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

this system of taxation, and to purge away
this system of tribute. 1t means that we
have not reached the equality of true free
| dom SO long as any citizen is forced by law
to pay tribute to any other citizen, and until
our taxes are proportioned to the ability
and duty of the taxpayer rather than to his
| ignorance, his weakness and his patience.
We can throw the support Of our own Cow
ernment OH other people only by beggary or
by force. II We use the one We are pau
per nation; if we use the other We are
pirate nation. The Democratic party does
not intend that we should be either.
But, gentlemen, we are confronted with
new cry in this campaign. The Republican
party, says Governor Mckinley, now stands
Ior protection and reciprocity. He was Tor
protection alone when he framed his Dill IN
the House, or rather permitted his benef1-
ciaries to frame it for him, and firmly re-
sisted all efforts of the statesman from
Maine to annex reciprocity to it. NO Won
der that he favors the reciprocity added to
his bill by the Senate. You may explore
the pages of burlesQue literature for any
thing more supremely ludicrous than the
so-called reciprocity of the Mckinley Diil.
1t is not reciprocity at all. 1t is retaliation,
and, worst OF all, retaliation on our people
1t Furnishes the American citizens for the
necessities or the follies of other people.
Reciprocity Comes in for Rap.
1t says to a few little countries south Of
us: 'Tf you are forced by your necessities or
led ty your follies to make bread higher and
scarcer to your people, we will make shoes
and sugar higher and scarcer to our people"
And now we are told that reciprocity is to be
the battle cry. Already we are RECALLED with
pictures of Benjamin Harrison clad in armor
and going forth to battle on a plumed steed.
Simple Simon fishing for what's in his moth
er's rain barrel, in great triumph capturing
an occasional wiggle- -waggle, is the true real
istic picture of reciprocity of the Mckinley
bill.
wa ora for +ba ,,rotaction tbat rrotects
and for the reciprocity that reciprocates.
We are in favor OF protecting every man in
the enjoyment of the fruit of his labor, di-
minisned only by his proper contribution TO
the support OF the Government, and we are
for that reciprocity that throws no unneces-
sary obstacle between the American pro-
ducer and the market he is obliged to seek
for his product.
We cannot shut our eyes to the fact that
many who have heretofore followed our
plan with enthusiasm are to-day calling with
eXcusable impatience for immediate relief
from the evils that compass them. What
ever can be done to relieve the burdens, to
restore, broaden and increase the prosperity
of the people, and every party of them,
within the limits and according to the prfn-
ciples of free government. that the Demo
cratic party dares TO promise it will do
with all its might. Whatever is bevond this.
whatever is compatible with free govern
ment and our historic liberty, it dares not
promise to anyone.
Jibe at Carnegfe's Castle.
One thing only I venture say. Whoever
may be your chosen leader in this campaign,
no telegram will flash across the sea from
the castle OF absentee tariff lords to con-
gratulate him, but from the home of labor,
from the fireside of the toiIer, from the
heart of all who love justice and do equity,
and who wish and intend that our matchless
heritage of freedom should be the common
wealth of all Of our people, and the common
prayers for his success and recruits for the
great Democratic hosts that shall strike
down the beast OF sectionalism and the
Moloch of monopoly and res1ore once again
to our happy land government of the
people, by the people, and for the people"
There was a cry from the gallery,
"What's the matter with Wilson for Presi-
dent?" There were numerous favorable re-
sponses, to all of which Mr.. Wilson shook
his head and waved his hand deprecatingly
The demonstration ended with three formal
cheers for the Permanent Chairman by the
delegation from Missouri. The report of
the Committee on Rules was presented by
Mr. English, of Indiana, Chairman, as fol-
lows:
l. Report of the Committee on Credentials.
2. Report of the Committee on Permanent
Organization.
5. Report OF the Committee on Resolutions
and Platform.
4, Nomination OF q candidate tOr the Oh
flee OF President of the United States.
g. Nomination of candidate for the Of
flee of Vice President of the, United States.
Your committee further recommends that
the rules of the last Democratic Convention
shall be adopted for the government of this
convention.
The Unit Rule Is Retained.
The report was unanimously adopted, al
though there had been sharp fight in the
= ha, ,-r,lo ha hox
ing stood % to 15 in favor of the retention
of the unit rule.
The next order of business was the report
of the Committee on Resolutions, but no
members of the committee were present in
the hall Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, took ad-
vantage of the lull in the proceedings to
present gavel of zinc to the Chairman of
the Convention. Mr.. Phelps, in making
the presentation in behalf of dhe zinc pro-
ducers and miners of Missouri, said:
present you this gavel not made of tin
or stolen from a Nebraska homestead, but
mined and made in Jasper county, Mo-, and
lection" as protest against the,mockery
of legislation which imposes a useless tariff
of 80 per cent upon the metal as a pretext
for taxing the lamp, pick, shirt and blanket
of the miner more than 40 per cent
The speaker added that Missouri's cleo
toral vote would be given to the nominees
of the convention by 40,o0O majority. The
Chairman accepted the gaveL expressing
the hope that this convention or its
nominee will use this gavel to knock out of
the tariff the protection upon zinc. APP
plause. The roll. was then called for the
naming by States of their national and
notification committeeman. AS far as agreed
upon the names are as follows:
The Names of the Committeeman.
State. Nat Com. Not. Com.
Ala. II, ID. Ciayton....-.-R. r. n. hodPs.
Ark .....N. Eose.--.... -..-R X. Davidson.