Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-23
GOD IS WITH US,
(oon.inued From First paee.l

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cheers Of the great body Of the conven-
tion.
Nineteen minutes were consumed,
when Villas raised his powerful voice
and pleaded for hearing. After the
uproar had subsidized, he continued the
reading of the platform, which was
greeted with great applause throughout.
MINORITY TARIFF PLANK.
Jones moved the adoption OF the plat
form as read, but Neal, of Ohio. inter-
rupted with an amendment to the sec
ton relating to the tariff, moving to
strike out of the section of the platform
pertaining to the tariff all words preced-
ing the denunciation of the Mckinley
law, and substituting therefor the fol.
lowing:
"We denounce Republican protection
az fraud. Cheers. The labor OF the
great majority OF the American people is
Tor the benefit of the few. TCries OF
s'Read it again."l We declare it to be a
fundamental principle of the Democratic
party, that the federal government has
no constitutional power to impose and
collect tariff duties, except for the pur-
poses of revenue only, and we demand
that the collection of such taxes shall
be limited to the necessities of the gov
ernment when honestly and econ
omically administered"
In pursuance of request, the eecre-
tary reread the minority report amid
applause. A demand being made for
the portion to be stricken out, the secre-
tary read the portion relating to tariff,
after which Neal addressed the conven.
tion in advocacy Of his amendment.
wATTERsoN TAKES THE FLOOR.
In response to call Henry Wattereon
took the platform, his appearance being
greeted with prolonged cheers. He read
an extract from the tariff plank of the
national Democratic convention of 1876,
and afterwards, among other things, he
said
"When I listened to the extraordinary
essay we heard this afternoon, asked
myself whether we were indeed
in Democratic convention or
simply in Republican con-
vention daughter and applause)
revised by James &. Blaine or Benjamin
f. Butler. For the tariff plank we lis
tened to is almost identical in principle
with the minority report submitted to
the Democratic convention in 1884 by
Benjamin f. Butler, and voted down
almost unanimously. Either you should
reject this monstrosity which has been
hurled among you, and adopt in its
stead the simple, lucid and true amend
ment offered by the gentleman from
Ohio; or if you don't want to do that,
recommit the whole matter to the COM
mittee, with instructions to clarity and
purge themselves. [Cries of IDOL"
''Ncl" and "Vilasl''l
Villas ANSWERS THE KENTUCKIAN.
Villas then took the platform, and
when the cheers subsidized, said: "The
resolution which you propose to strike
out, was resolution reported to the
convention in 1884, and of all the elo-
quent voices lifted in behalf OF it, none
rung with such blissful joy as that of
the distinguished gentleman from Ken
tucky." lLong continued laughter and
applause
Watterson handed Villas report of
the convention of the '84 convention,
and said: "Read that"
The best of feeling seemed to prevail
between the great orators. Villas read
from the book and said:
Gentlemen, on that occasion the
distinguished Kentuckian said, in refer
ence to it: 1T is an honest platform,
entirely so. Laughter and appplause.
1t is sound doctrine; eminently so.'"
Villas, continuing, eaid: II do not
propose to enter into a debate or dis
cussion Of the particular form of words
in which we declare our opposition to
tariff legislation. desire only to sug-
gest that if it please you take
in this form OF words, and leave that,
there also is the plank upon which
Cleveland was elected president"
Watterson, replying to Vilas, said:
In 1884 the party seemed to be split
wide open, and after ffty-two hours OF
unbroken discussion in the. platform
committee, the best that the moderate
and conservative members of the COM
mittse, myself among the number, could
obtain as common ground to stand upon
was the platform of 'S4, in that conven-
tion. But since that time we have had
a second Morrison bill, the Mills bill,
the message of the president in 'S7, the
great campaign of education of 'S8, and
l say to myself: My God, is it possible
in 1892 that we have to go back for a
tariff plank to the straddle of '84?'"
Jones stated on behalf of the commit
tee on resolutions that they were ready
to adopt the amendment of the gentle
men from Ohio as an addendum to the
tariff section.
PANDEMoNIUM BREAKS LOOSE.
At this point he was interrupted by a
tumult of misses and applause, and re-
tired in despair.
Henry Watterson said the convention
needed instructions as to whether it was
proposed to accept the amendment as q
substitute, which he would support,
or whether to take it in addition. which
he would oppose.
The chairman stated that the commit
tee on resolutions offered to accept the
proposed amendment as an addition to
the platform. Interruptions of "No,
no." and "Queation, question:" and
"Call the roll."I
I. L. Johnson endorsed the amend
ment of his Ohio colleague, and the
chairman put the question on Meals
amendment, which was motion to
strike out and insert, and the call of the
roll was demanded.
Several demands for recognition were
made, but ignored by the chair.
state the motion, and great confusion
ensued in the hall, and the chairman
pounded in vain for order. The mem
bers kept calling: "Mr. Chairman,
Mr.. Chairman" and the chair contin-
ued to reiterate his statement that he
would recognize no one, until the con-