The state capital., 1892-06-25

| oil others II, irnrorance and command Tor hssh
an hgheat s,mce in the thoughts OF the Ieop z;
| snrs, i sCeeti1n, Wc ROW have II 1ne leaei & a.
ssst,s,n If protective taxation. Tariff reform
| has beeh the leading political issue III l.'3
Gnuntr since the democratic party co-iinlTi -
to battle for revision a1d feducIoh - ~.
t,~es more than four years agd. It must con
t:,1a ~ ha sucn until it sh4ll be iirmly e-estap
1isbad 8s the CHE fundamental Principle that
tha federal government h IS no coIstltuIoh't
,ower to impose and collect tar IL dutle5 eA
I cent for revenue alone icheersl, any pla1
even then the taxes should pc ln1htso " VA
necessities of the government econom1c1liS cav
b,nestlv administered Repubi lean protectlo9
was robbery. We believe it 70 be SO, sac
Mr. Neal land we ought to have the couf'Se
- onr convictions Its purposes were ac
, complished by stealth, and this aggravaeea tnt
offense-republican protection was as noStitn
our principle of government as taAa'loi - - 49,,
out representation. 10 longer, ,ator nssd of on
crv would be to change the character y. ~
/ Government bv converting 1t from d deniocl a.
. | in+o an sristoefacy The concentrationr- r.
Ees,th foreshadowed this chang' Iha oHs,00O
( shin of half the wealth of the country e the
!. of its neople was the proof OF u. on that
= democratic party not to turn It's ~ that no
= question but to express itself Sc could mis-
l. workln gman reao11s Wig -
Nj M NeaTs remarks ~eSs sho closed there
1t rnnted With applause. from the galleries
wers cries for :" Watt lr- Watterson was
IN and much confuss sAtform where his APP
10 finally escorted u great applause. In his
hand A1r. u Tshoohan, of New York, at
r. about to e. fby comm: up the aisle and
ut tractea with Mr.. Neal. Mr. Watterson
shaks book to the secretary and said
O. haT desired before he spoke to have
ou II extract from the democratic
] Il Ane n ri
~. Fattersoa at the close OF the reaiief I'M
,Fessively said! This declaration Of priuci- |
pies comes to Us with the impressi6l Of th, |
wisdom and the Bendicti6n spirit of that saint |
ana SAINT OF democrats, Samuel J. Tilden" The
mention Of Titdens nam3 was greeted with
LOUD cheers Mr.. Wattar5oh continuing, re.
ferred to his past laEors in the cause of tariff
REFORM and said when he hal s ,an the primer
pie embodied IN message Of great demo
cratic president [cheersl, and embodied in tha
St Louis platform, he said Now nv labors
are oyer; my fight is endod. the victory won.
and can go 10 sleep I shall never again be
needed in & democratic platform committee and
can ehtrust to younger AMI less experienced
han IS this work of my life. But continued
MI. Waite rson, When listened to the extra
ordinary essay we have hard from this desk
| Laughter and ch3ersl, | asked myself whether
we are indeed, then, a democratic convention or
SIMPLY republican convention [renewed
i''"SHp - ISFloeu nE Jam IS II. Blalne Ben
lam;n f. Butler for the tariff plank we have
listened to this evening is almost identical in
pflnclple with the minority report submitted
20 the democratic convention in 1884 by Ban
lamin f. Butler and voted down almost unan-
nously: lApplau3e i
MI Watterson further sail that h hal no
dlssertaton to Offer bat simply statement of
TACT Either the convention should reject this
and adopt the simple lucid: an i true
amendment offered IchecrsI or If 1t wante to
take time, rceco11imit te whole matter: Cries |
DC no and New c0rnmittae''l There was |
great confusion il the galleries. cries of Mills |
and Kissing, and the chairman hal to ran
sharply to secure order.
hir. Villas got the floor and said that he pre-.
sumed there was no one who knew his record
VINO Gid not know that he had reiterated for
many years every Statement III the substitute
offered. But it was impossible to say enough | !
II condemnation Of the iniquitous tariff lagsla-
ION inflicted bn this coitntrS. Bit this fesolu-
ION; which it was proposed to strike out, was I
resolution reported to the convention of 1881
'ver which he presided and it was presented by
Nm. L. Morrison, of Illinois, and no voice
cunded sWeeter in its behalf than that of Mr. I
Natterson Half Of that which had been de /
ounced as republican here tonight he had
owed down to in 1894 under the leadership of
is distinguished friend. Mr. Watterson could I
ot help smiling and the convention laughed l
Continuing, Mr.. Villas said that 10 one vonld Y
ccept this form Of expression nj ore quickly a
han he. lCries Of Take it'll He did not think G
made any difference in what form of word, 0
he democratic party declared its hostility to n
ne lnlquIty of the tariff. Five years ago
president led the PARTY into g7osi- {
on on that question which was not on1v mag | Il