The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-17

Gov. Mckinley Takes tho Permanent
Chairmsnship-A Magnificent Ovation
The Governor Defends Protection.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 9.-The
second session Of the republican nation
al convention was set for II o'clock but.
was not really opened until HAS
o'clock, so slow were the delegates in
gathering.
The hall was crowded almost to its
utmost capacity when Chairman Fas-
sett pounded for order.
The proceedings were opened by Bish-
OPP II. II. Whipple, Of Minneapolis with
prayer.
L. L. Walker, OF Beatrice, Neb., on
behalf Of the Nebraska delegation pre-
sented Temporary Chairman Fassett
with a gavel made from trees grown on
the first homestead In Nebraska. The
gavel, he said, was of wood Of hard Ia.
growth and was inlaid with silver.
s. G. Lockwood, OF Idaho, presented
the report Of the committee on organ-
ization. A wild scene took place when
the committee reported Gov. William
Mckinley, OF Ohio, for permanent chair
man.
A magnificent ovation greeted tho
governor when he stepped to the chair
on the platform. Temporary Chairman
Fassett introduced his successor, say.
ing: THE chairman, gentlemen of the
convention. Before presenting to you
your permanent chairman, the chair
desires to thank you most heartily for
the kind ~forbearance which you have
extended to him. ] now have the honor
and the distinguished pleasure to intro
duce Hon. William Mckinley, Of Ohio"
Temporary Chairman Fassett retired
amid great applause and there was pro-
lOnged n renewed cheers and waving
of banners, after which Gov. Mckinley
spoke rs follows:
thank you for the honor Of presiding over
the ninth quadrcnnial convention Of the rcpub-
lican party. [Applause.l Republican conven.
lions mean something. They have always
meant something. TApplause.1 Republican
conventions shy what they mean and mean
what they say. GApplause.1 They declare
principles and policies and purposes and when
invested with power execute and en-.
force them. tApplause.l The first mn
tional convention Of the Republican
party was thirty.six years ngo in
the city OF Philadelphia. The platform OF the
great convention reads to-day more like in
- " " IL uutTIubtlOn ol " DDlILlCnl
party. tGrcat npplausc.l Every provision Of
that great instrument made by the fathers Of
our party Ia In the statutes OF our country to-
day. tApplause.l Every one OF them has been
embodied Into public law md that cannot DO
said OF tho platform Of any other political or.
gnnizatton In this or any other country OF the
world. [Chccrsl
We arc for o protective tariff and for rect.
prochy. IGreat applause We propose TO
take no backward step upon either one of these
great republican principles lApplnuse.l Wo
stand for u protective tarin because II repre-
scnts the American home, the American fire.
side, the American famil, :, the American girl
and the American boy IND the highest possi-
bilities OF American citizenship lApplause
We propose to raise our money to pay public
expenses by taxing the products Of other M.
tons rather Than by taxing the products OF our
own IApplause.l The democratic party be.
lieves In direct taxation, that Is In taxing our
selves. but We don't believe In that prin.
ciple, so long rs we can find anybody else TO tax.
Our protective tariff not only does everything
which q revenue tax Is doing. raising oil needed
revenues, but u protective tariff does more. A
protective tariff encourages and stimulates
American Industries and gives the widest
possibilities TO American genius and Amer.
ican effort Does anybody know what
tarir reform Is? mo, no. and laughter);
md that Is TO be the platform OF our
political opponents this year. What does IL
meaus You say Grover Cleveland's utteranccs.
From tho first one he made In New York when
he said he did not know anything about
the tarifi until his last one In Rhode Island.
you como away ignorant and uniformed
~ 10 what tariff reform means. Since
the war there have been three great
tarin reform bills proposed by democratic
leaders, none OF them alike, neither OF them
with the same free list, neither OF them with
the SAM tariff list. neither OF them with tho
same rates OF duty, but ai made by tho demo-
cratic party upon the same principle to sym
bolize and present tariff reform. You may 20
TO Mills, you may go TO Springer, md you will
I'm: they differ totally; but you may 20 to
the house Of representatives Mt Washing
ton which was elected distinctivcly upon
what they call d tariff reform issue, with
tho two-thirds majority In the house. and
what do you iind' They pass three bills. Lea
me namo them: First, FREQ tin plate. leaving
sheet steel from which 1t is made, fairfield that
Is, the finished product free and the raw mate.
rial bearing y duty. Second, free wool tn tho
manufacturer and fairfield cloth TO the con.
sumner. Third, free cotton ties to the cotton
states and fairfield hoop iron to NIL tho rest OF
the states. That Is their idea Of tarir reform.
Henry Bingham, of Pennsylvania,
presented the report of the rules com.
mittee and it was adopted by acclama'
ton.
Ex-Governor Foraker arose in re-
spouse 10 the call for the committee on
resolutions and requested further time
to consider the resolutions. An exten.
sion Of time was granted and the roll OF
states was called for the names Of the
new national committeeman.
When Iowa was called and the re-
election of GARRISON, the Blaine leader,
was announced, cheer after cheer fol.
lowed from the Blaine delegates. A
similar demonstration greeted the re-
port Of the names of J. II. Manley, of
Maine, and William Malone, of Vir-
ginia, and when Missouri was called
and William Warner presented the name
Of Richard C.. Kerens the Harrison dele
gates made q grand counter-demonstra-
ton.