The record-union., 1892-06-23
THE CONVENTION.
Wilson of West Virginia Chosen Per-
manent Chairman.

ton hall at that hour. The bright, clear
and pleasant weather had the effect of
filling the galleries.
Shortly after IL o'clock the delegates
began to come in slowly.
The spectators watched the delegates
as they made their appearance and
were ready to cheer the notables on the
smallest provocation. Governor Flower
of New York was given great reception
as he was making his way toward his
seat.
At 1880 o'clock the temporary Chair
man assembled the platform, and at the
fall of his gavel hush fell over the huge
assemblage.
At this moment the Boies banner was
carried in by the Iowa delegation and
wave of cheers swept over the hall. The
report of the Committee on Credentials
was called for.
The committee sent message to the
Chairman that it was not ready to report,
and would not probably be able to do so
until p. NJ.
On motion committee of two was ap-
pointed to wait upon the Credentials
Committee to ascertain when a report
would be likely to be had.
Then some delegate started the cry of
mills, Ill ;" and in an instant the con-
vention took up the cry, most of the
delegates rising to their feet and cheering.
Mills was invited to address the con-
vention, and committee of two was ap-
pointed to escort him to the platform.
Mil ! ,wever, was too i'll to deliver a
speech and he left the hall to go to his
hotel.
Loud calls were then made for Palmer
of Illinois. He was invited to address
the convention and mounted the ros-
trum.
He appealed for harmony in the party
as absolutely necessary to success. He
said that the Democracy had good men to
choose from, and at this juncture there
were loud cries for Fill. Some kissing
indicated the ill-feeling toward the New
York Senator.
Palmer predicted that Illinois would
go Democratic this fall, both on the Presi-
Dental and State tickets.
When Palmer finished there were loud
calls for Fellows of New York, who was
invited TO IDo pIal1OfIn.
Fellows mounted chair and said that
as he was delegate the time had not an
rived when it would be proper for him to
address the convention.
The Committee on Credentials then
made known its readiness to report. The
committee made a unanimous report
favoring the seating of the regular Ala
bama delegates, while the contestants
We're given seats on the floor of the con-
vention. The same reports were made
regarding Pennsylvania, Ohio, Utah,
New Mexico and Arizona.
The report of the Committee on Creden-
tials was adopted unanimously.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization was then called for.
As was expected, Wilson of West Vir-
ginia was named as permanent Chair
man of the convention. The report was
adopted without dissenting voice, and a
committee of five was appointed 10 notify
| Wilson of his selection as permanent
Chairman.
| A heavy rainstorm was prevailing at
this stage of the proceedings and the hall
became dark. The band began to play to
lessen the air of gloom in the hall.
When Wilson was being escorted to the
platform the delegates and galleries
cheered him enthusiastically.
CHAIRMAN WILSON'S SPEECH.
After the convention had thanked the
| temporary Chairman for the able man
ner in which he had discharged his
duties, his successor proceeded to address
| the convention, as follows:
GeaHemea Of the Convention 1 thank you
most heartily for this honor / shall try 10
meet the duties OF the high position to which
! you call me with a spirit OF fairness and equal
! ity. That is Democracy. This convention
! has a high patriotic work to perform We
! country. The mission OF the Democratic
party is to fight Tor the under dog When
! that party is OFT of power we may be sure
! there is an under dog TO fight for and that un-
| der dog is generally the people. When that
/ party Is out OF power we may be sure there is
some party in the control of our Government
| that represents u section and not the whole
country. that stands Tor q class and not the
whole people. Never was this truth brought
! nome TO us more dennltely than by the recent
| convention at Minneapolis. We are not de-
| ceiyed as TO their temper. We are not in
! doubt as TO the purpose of our opponents
/ Having taxed us for years without excuse and
without mercy, they now propose TO disarm
| us OF further power to resist their eXactlons
| Republican success in this campaign when
! we look 10 the party PLATFORM. the party cam
didates or the uttertliceS OF the party leaders,
means that the people are to be stripped OF
| their franchise through force bills in order
| that they may be stripped of their substance
! through tarin bills. Free Government is self
! government. There is no self government
wnere the people DO not control their own
elections ana levy their own taxes. When
/ either of those rights is taken away or dimin-
| isned breach is made, not in the outer de-
fenses, but in the citadel OF our freedom
! FOR years we have been struggling to re-
l oil n
| now we are reatened with the loss of the
| great right OF governing ourselves. The loss
OF one Ialows IN necessary succession to the
loss OF the other. When YOU confer on the
| Government the power OF zeal NJ out wealth
! you unehain every evil that can prey
| upon aud eventually destroy the free insfiti-
! tons excessive taxation, class taxation
blllion-dollar Congresses, corrupt civil service
the debaUched Dallot-boX and purchased eler.
tons. IN every campalgn tie privilege OF
! taxing the people VIII be bartered for contri-
! buttons to corrupt them at the polls
| After every victory new Mckinley bill is
to repay these contributions with taxes
! wrung from the people. For every sslfgov-
erning people there can be no more moment.
Gus question than the question of taxation
1t is the question which burke truly said was
the ground on which all the great battles OF
I freedom had bean fought. 1t is the question
1 out of which grow all issues OF governments
/ Until we settle this question wisely, perma.
/ nentiy. Justly, we build all other reform on q
! foundation of sand. We and the great part '
I we represent are to-day for tariff reform be-
cause il is the only gateway to genuine Demo
! cratic government.
The distinguished leader who presided over
| the Republican Convention boosted that be
does not know what tariff reform is Who
/ ever said lie dido Let us hope with that char.
( itv that endureth all things and belieyeth an
! things. that he is truly as ignorant as he
wants himself TO be. Unfortunately the peo-
rle are not so ignorant of the meaning of pro.
j lection, at least Of the protection which is
dealt out to them in the bill that bears his
name They see the meaning writ large to-
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commerce, in stricken industries, in compul-