Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-09
as they Will be the assurance OF hepuDiican
victory.
Protection or Reciprocity.


as they Will be the assurance OF hepupncan
victory.
Protection or Reciprocity.
We are for a protective tariff and recip-
rocity. We propose to take no backward step
upon either one Of these great Republican
principles. We stand for n protective tarin
because II represents the American home, tho
American hreside, the American family, the
American girl. the American boy, and the
highest possibilities OF American citizenship
We propose TO raise our money Tor public
expenses by taxing the products OF other ma
tions rather than by taxing the products OF
our own. Thu Democratic party believes In
direct taxation. that is, In taxing ourselves;
but we do not believe in that principle so long
as we can find somebody else TO tax.
Our protective tariff not only does every
thing which revenue tariff is doing-raising
all needed rsvenues-but of protective tariff
and stimulates American Industries and gives
the widest possibilities TO American geniu3
and American effort. You may study Presi-
dent Cleveland's utterances from the first one
he made In New York. when he said he did
not know anything about the tariff, till his
last one in Rhode Island; and you come away
ignorant and uniformed as To what tariff
reform means.
Free Ballot aud Fair Count.
This contest that we enter upon is for tho
maintenance OF protection and reciprocity,
and want TO say here that there Is not a line
In that tariff bill that is not American; there
Is not n passage that Is not patriotic; there Is
not "a page that does not represent true Ameri-
canism and the highest possibilities Of Ameri-
ran citizenship.
We are to declare ourselves upon other ques-
tions here today. We are to declare ourselves
upon Other qu stions OF a free ballot and fair
count. No platform should ever be made that
does not reitr rate that great constitutional
guarantee. no Republican speech should ever
he made that does not insist firmly and reso.
lutely that that great constitutional guaranty
shall be n livin b.rthrlght; not n cold formal
ity OF constit iiUnal enactment, but n living
thing which ie poorest and humblest may
confidently enj'v. and which the richest and
most powcrfp' d r' hot d,G".
We can w. a ,caye to the co Nn,ittee on reso-
luton, the daty Of making "a platform that
shall represent the best thoughts and the best
ideas and the best wisdom OF the Republican
party. When we go out of this convention
upon a true Republican platform, we go out
marching to victory, no matter what name
may carry the banner.
Reeds Rules Recognized.
The speech was greeted with prolonged
cheering. At its close there were repeated
cries of Douglas" and the venerable ex
slave bowed his thanks. When order was
restored the chairman recognized Chair
man Bingham of the committee on rules
and order of business, who took the plat
form and read that committees report.
The paragraph adopting "the rules Of the
Fifty first congress" was emphasized by
Mr.. bingham In reading. and the conven-
tion applauded. Mr.. Bingham explained
that with two exceptions they were the
rules of the last national convention.
One Of the these exceptions was the inser-
tion of rule providing that motion to
table an amendment shall not prejudice
the previous question. This was the rule
OF the United States senate. The other
was the recognition Of the rules of the
house of the Fifty-irst congress. instead
OF the rules Of the present house, which
permit indefinite filibustering and OBJ
struction, and no non-action except when
reported by the committee on rules"
The report was agreed to without divi-
sion, and the chairman announced that
the next order of business was the report
Of the committee on resolutions. Chair
man Foraker took, the floor to ask further
time. He couldn't be heard by the con-
vention for the applause The chairman
heard him, however, and said that IL there
was no objection further time would be
granted.
Tie roll was then called for the names
OF members of the national committee
men. Mr.. Clarkson was named from
Iowa, II. &. Merins from Missouri; Pres
ton D. Cheney, New Hampshire; Mason S.
Hol ert, Vermont; and William Malone,
Virginia. Several women's suffrage
memorials from the Honest Money league
Were presented aud referred
Tie chairman then announced that the
next business was the naming of candidates
for the presidential nomination. There
was an excited buzz and Senator Cullom
Jun ped to his feet aud asked that the list
OF states be read to name honorary vice
presidents. Mr.. Ingalls, got up and asked
that rule 3 be read Clerk johnson read
this rule, which provided that the commit
tees on credentials and rules must be
acted upon before any nominations were
made for president and vice president.
Chairman Mckinley gracefully accepted
the correction aud withdrew his announce
ment. On motion of Mr.. De Young of
California the convention at l2:4s ad-
journed until today ut IL o'clock. There
were cries OF MOP as the motion to ad-
joura was made. and the vote in its favor
was small, but the chairman put it
quickly AMI as quickly declared it carried.
Convention Rules
The report of the committee on rules,
mia, is as follows:
Rule 1.-The convention shall consist Of a
number Of delegates from each state 10 double
the number of its senators and representatives
In congress-; six delegates from the territory
OF New Mexico, two from each OF the remain
ing territories and two from the District of
Columbia.
Rule 2-The rules Of the house of representa-
tives Of the Fifty-flrst cor. .ress shall be the
rules OF the convention so far as they are ap-
picabe and not inconsistent with the follow
ing rules:
Rule 3-When the previous question Is de-
manded by majority OF the delegates from
any state and the demand seconded by two or
more states and the call sustained by a ma
jority Of the convention. the convention shall
then he proceeded with and disposed OF ac-
cording to the rules of the house Of representa-
tives in similar cases.
Rule 1T shall be I'm order to lay on the
table a proposed amendment 20 pending
measure, and such motion, IL adopted, shall
not carry with IL or prejudice such measure.
Rule 5-Upon all subjects before the conyen-
tion the states shall be called in alphabetical
order and next The territories and District OF
Columbia.
Rule 6-The report of the committee on
credentials shall be disposed OF before the re-
port of the committee on resolutions Is acted
on. and the report OF the committee on resolu-
tions shall be disposed OF before the conven-
tion proceeds to the nomination of candidates
for president and vice president.
Rule when the majority of delegates Of
any two states shall denaud sthat vote be
recorded, the SAN. shall he taken by states,
territories. aud tIe District OF Columbia, the