Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-02

The committee on credentials reported that II
was ready to make its report. The committee
made q unanimous report tdvoring the seating
Of the regular Alabama delegates, white con
tcstauts are given seats on the floor. The same
as TO Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah. New Mex
leo and Arizona will be given seats on the fioor
of the convention
The chair again asked the convention Its
pleasure just then some one in the galleries
caught sight Of senator Mills OF Iexas' anu
started A cry for him, which was taken up by
the floor and soon spread, until the delegates
were all en- chairs and in The ais!es, crying 'he
distinguished Texans name but Mills was Ill
and did not desire to speak
The committee on rules, by a vote OF y TO w.
agreed TO reverse the Judgment OF the sup-com
mittce ON the unit rule aud adopt the minority
report against any change.
A motion that Senator Palmer be asked TO ad-
dress the convention carried Palmer TOOK the
platform amid general cheering. He Appealed
for harmony in the party as absolutely heees
sary for success and said that they hau 8oou
men TO choose presidential candldale lroiii
Loud cheers for Hill, followed ny hlssesl
Palmer predicted that Illinois would go demo
cratic this fall on the presidential ana sta'e
ticket .,
The committee on permanent orgahzal'oh
rcported VIM l.. Wilson, OF west virginia
for pcrmuncnt chairman ana = T. Shocrlh' VI
Indiana, for permanent secretary """ "''O
elected by the convention n.
The permanent chairman was eseorteo I" '"o
chair and addressed the convention ~ H'N' i,
81 thnnl, Won most heartily for this honor
shau cndrayor to meet the duties of the high
nosition 10 which YOU have called me WIN 'he
snirit of fairness and equality that is dcmoe-
racy. This convention has high and pariouc
work to perform. we owe ihu'n " o"' P'''''
we owe much 10 our country a.
The mission Of the democratic party is 10
acht for ,be under dog When that party Is out
Of nowcr we NAV be sure there is an unuer oos
IN icht for and the under dog is the American
nconlo. When that party is out oil power We We
may be sure that some party Is in control 0, ou,
90 vcrnment hat represents section IN" Nv, 4,
,ho whole copntry-that stands for class anu
not the whole People ,,s r,ore
Neycrwns this truth brought home 70 us ',iolo ,,l
denantlv than by the recent convention d .am
| neapolis We are not deceived as 10 Va. " a.,
pcr of the republican party We "io NV ,nr
douht as TO its purposes. Having taNeu W ~,
| v,ars without excuse and without iher's' d" ~
nronoses IN disnrm us OF all our powers vi ~
sistance, ,,,,,r wheth.
or we lool, 10 the party platform lhe po,H
candidates, or the uttcranccs ot 'hc paI.s 's' y,
crs means that the people are 10 DC s'rippVn,
,heir franchise through force bills IN orue, ',",
they may be stripped OF 'he'r sups''">'
through tariff bills, ,, There
Froe government is self government ,nu,, a,
10 M self government where the people uo Nv
control their own elections and levy 'nc'. ,on omn
,awa. When either of these rights Is .ohe''
away or diminished brench Is maui "o o,,r frce
outer defcnscs. hut in the citadel OF oui - ',ss ro
dom. For years we ave ben slrugsl.us ,,,cs w wrs
cover the lost right of hNins ou' ,os,
and now w, are ihreatcl ed Win 'ho I've u
of tho greater right OF governing ou' '',c
NM loss Of the zone follows in necessary oon ooa
aa'sio, ,hc loss of the other When you wv ,os
for upon the government the power VI ", ,,rn,
out wealth You unchain every cVil Una, ,"a
nnon ana eventually destroy lreo I,,o,
cycessiye taxation class taxation p",'ua ncl
c,nsr,ss,s. !, ,otrupt ciyll service u
n,ilo,. .hox md purchased elections IN
| wA nnd Tho rrcat party we represent, "u W
day for tariff reform because .'.mon, VS. wy
l.wNv TO genuine democratic gover"'.e",r, ove,
Tbo distinguished leader VINO Tssr hs doc,
A1,e renup,itan convention boas'eu INV Nv sait
wv, @ ,,nnw what tprin reform IT, VINO WV n,'.y,,,
~. ~, ~, d,1, let us hope, with tnat sns' II Y
.u@. a. .ndnrc,h nil things and poiieNem
,s,n,s % Inn, ho Is fully as ignorant as W ,s "r,
1mssl, sprnsS' t 10 be unfortunately the pop'e wv