Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-23

necessity Tor this change. [Applause and
There were cries of "Watterson," and
| Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, came for
ward, his appearance being greeted with
prolonged cheers He spoke as follows:
Before open my lips to expires. an opin;,
ion upon this matter. desire 70 have read
National Democratic platform OF 1876.
| when the clerk finished the reading MIR.
watterson resumed.l This declaration OF
| Of the wisdom and the benedictfon OF the
| spirit of that sage and saint of Democrats,
Samuel j. Tilden. 1.-THE mention of Mr.:
| cheers, all the New York delegation stand.
| ing up and yelling.] Twelve long years
| fought upon all occasions and at every op.
plank as an article of the cardinal Demo-
| cratic faith, finally seeing 1t at last practi-
| cally confirmed in three great Democratic
tariff nets, and finally in the message Of
plause
The Speakers Task Apparently Done.
Finally, when saw it confirmed and pro-
claimed by the Democratic Convention
which assembled in 1888 in St. Louis, said
| my labors are over, my fight Is ended, the
victory is won and can go to sleep. Zap
| plause.1 I shall never again be needed on .
Democratic Platform Committee, and can
| entrust safely to the younger and less ex-
| perienced hands this work of my life and
love. [ApplaHse.] And when listened to
| the extraordinary essay we have heard from
asked myself " ether we were indeed in a
Democratic Convention or simply Repub-
| lican Convention laughter and applause J.
| Republican Convention revised by James
G. Blaine laughter and applausel or Benja-
| min f. Butler, for che tarlf plank we have
listened to this afternoon is almost entioal
in principle with the minority report sub
| 1884 by Benjamin F. Butler, and voted down
almost unanimously.
1 have no dissertation to offer you, but
accomplish one or two things-eiehsr you
should reject this rnonstrosity which has
been hurled among you, and adopt
true its snd@ens ndas the orsa s%pe Sy i1ss shs rna
don't want to do that. If .you want
to take some time to think about It, re-
commit the whole matter to committee with
Instructions to clarity and purge them
solves.
There were cries of 'No. nc" which were
followed by cries for Villas, who came to the
stand and said in the course of his re-
marks:
A Tilt Between Villas At Wutterson.
1t is impossible to say too much. 1t is al
most impossible to say enough in denuncfa-
ton OF the iniQuitous and reckless tariff
legislation which has been inflicted upon
this country. You can extend your platform
to any degree you see fit, or the wearfed
powers of your committeeman In hearing
argument and debate would enable them to
sustain, but this resolution which you Dro-
pose to strike out was a resolution and re-
ported to the convention of 1884 tcries Of
''That is right"l over which l had the honor
to preside and it was reported Gy %,,ia that
r. Morrison. [Applause]. .,
Mr.. Watterson walked up to Senator
Villas, handed him the report Of the 1884
convention and pointed out the plank in
the platform referred to, and said to Sena-
tor Villas "Read that read it well; you can
read it great deal better than can." The
best of feeling seemed to prevail between
the great orators contesting for their re-
spective views. Mr.. Watterson leaned
back upon the Speakers desk with smile,
while Mr.. Villas read from the book handed
him.
Gentlemen, on that occasion, it IS an
honest platform. entirely so. Laughter
and applause. 1t is a sound platform, emi-
nently So" And then Mr. Villas laid the
book down at Mr.. Watterson's side and pro-
ceeded as follows:
The Rejointer Of the Kentuckian.
read at length the discussion which the dis
tinSuished gentleman made on that occa-
sion. Half Of the words Of the mass in that
part of the platform which II is proposed to
strike out, and which we have heard bap-
tized to-day as Republican, / bowed down
to in 1884, and sound Democratic doctrine
under the leadership of our distinguished
ana magnificent friend (referring with a
bow to Mr.. Wattersoh). I do not think it
IL, to vINaA f<,,,rn Of
words we repeat our unvarying and un.
swerving hostility to that great robbery and
iniquity. [Applause and cries of "Good,
good."l don't care much for the words, be-
of the United States led the Democratic
party into position on the tariff question
which was not only right and brave and
which has given life-blood- perpet-
uation to the party. [Applause and cries of
"WattersOn."]
Mr. Watterson replied:
In 1884 we were in the midst of the throes
Of Il great internecine tariff controversy.
The party seemed to be split wide open and,
Platform Committee, the best that the mod
crate OF conservative members OF the oonl-
mittee-myself among the number-could
obtain as common ground to stand upon was
the platform of 1884.
The Necessity for StraddliDg Is Past.
But since then we nave DaQ the second
Morrison bill, the Mills bill [applause] the
message of the President in 1887 [applause],
the great campaign of educatio in 1sss-so
that cannot help saying to myself: MY
God is it possible that in 1892 we have to go
back for tariff plank to the straddle OF
lss4?"
The Chairman-The question is on a mo-
tion of the committee.
The sentence of the Chairman was
drowned in the roar of applause and Kisses,
after which Colonel Jones, editor Of the st.
Louis Repu5lic, said: ''On behalf of the
Committee on Resolutions, wish to say
that we are to accept the amendment Of the
gentleman from Ohio as an addition to
section g." At this point of Colonel Jones'
remarks, there arose such tumult in the
chamber of Kisses and applause, that his
voice was drowned and he could not be
heard After waiting patiently for some
moments, Colonel Jones retired in despair.
Mr.. Neal demanded call Of the roll of
States upon this amendment.
There were several calls OF ''Mr. Chair
man" by delegates wishing to be recognized,
but he refused to recognize anyone, and
much confusion followed.
Indescribab Confusion Reisns,
There was still greater confusion, and
cries of "Mr Chairman" all over the house
from members endeavoring to be recognized.
Chairman Wilson finally ordered the ser
geant at arms to seat the delegates, and
Colonel Bright and force of deputies
started in on his apparently impossible job.
1t was like pushing corks under water. AS