The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

20 Inform the convention When We may reason
ably expect a rsportr'
Gen. Cogswell-"Mr. Chairman, my answer
is simply an Individual opinion, snd is that II
the committees work is attended with reason
able success il cannot hope to report before to-
morrow"
The Chairman-"In the absence Of a motion
all debate or remarks occur with unanimous
consent"
Senator Spooner-"I desire the privilege Of
interrogating the gentleman further. simply
desire to ask the chairman whether the busi-
ness of the committee is such that II is ready
now or will soon be ready to report TO the con-
ventiOn list OF uncontested delegates and al
ternates."
Gen. Cogswell-"The question would seem
almost to answer itself. IL cannot be a long
work to report list of unconteSted delegates.
The Chairman-"Arey you ready for the ques-
tionY
'There being no objection the committee is
extended permission to sit continuously until
they have completed their reported report
PermanenE Organization.
The next order of business was the report Of
committee on permanent organization by Chair
man B. c. Lockwood of Idaho. Cheers greeted
the appearance of Chairman Lockwood. who
submitted the following report:
We recommend for permanent chairman Of this
convention the Hon. William Mckinley OF Ohio.
PrOlOn ged cheers.l Your committee further recon-
mend for permanent secretary OF the convention
Charles w. johnson OF Minnesota; and the recOm-
mendatiOn of the committee further Is that the
temporary working force of secretaries, reading
clerks aud assistant secretaries be the Perma-
nent officers OF this convention. Your committee
further recommends an honorary seer tary and
honorary vicepresidsnt for each of the states and
the committee desires also TO suggest that the dele
gates irl the following states send report TO the
desk Tor yice-presdents aud secretaries who, up 10
tn time, have not reported to the committee Ala
hama North Carolina. Louisiana Maine, Kentucky,
Nebraska, Arizona, indian Territory and Utah.
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| report on permanent organization"
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Chsirman-"The chair will appoint as
committee to escort the permanent chair
man to the chair the Hon. Samuel Fessen-
| den, Senator Spooner and Gen. Malone"
| The announcement of Gen. Mahons's name
was greeted by enthusiastic approval from the
| galleries and portion OF the delegates.
An Ovation 40 Mckinley.
Governor Mckinley was in his seat with the
| Ohio delegation, and there was q slight hush
as the committee approached him and formally
notified him of his election. With a bow, the
| governor OF the Buckeye state arose and, arm
in arm with the chairman of the notification
committee. marched up to the platform. No
occasion could have been more fitting to demon
strate the popularity of the great American
protectionist, and his admirers were not slow
to catch the inspiration of the occasion. II
was nearly q minute before the deAfening
cheers ceased reVerberating through the halls
and corridors, and when silence was finally re-
stored Chairman Mckinley wAa introduced by
| his predecessor a. follows:
| GENILhMEs OF The CoSvENTIoE-Befors pre-
senting to YOU your permanent chairman, the
chair desires to thank you most heartily for the
kind forbearAnce which you have extended to him.
| [ApplAuse.l / now have the honor and the dstin-
| guished pleasure TO introduce the Hon. William
Mckinley OF Ohio Prolonged sPPlsuso-l
Mckinley Speaks.
Temporary Chairman Fassett retired amid
| great applause, and after prolonged and re-
newsd cheers and waving of banners, Governor
| Mckinley spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE COSvENTIoN-I thank you
| for the honor Of presiding over the tenth national
J convention Of the republican party. Republican
| conventions mean something-they have Hlwayl
| what they mean, and mean whst they say. They
declare principles aud policies aud purposes, and
! force them. The Grst national convention OF tbs
| republican party was held thirty-siK years ago In
the city Of Philadelphia. The platform Of that great
the Animation of. political party Every provision
Of that great instrument made BY the fathers Of ouI
party on the public statutes OF our country today
| Every of them has boen embodied in public law
and that Oe said of the platform of other
political organization in this or any other country
Of the world.
Whenever there Is ANYTHING TO be done In this
country, and by this country and Tor this country
is oue thing that be said about our organization
that cannot be said about any other. II can look
backward without shame or humiliation and It car
look forward with cheer and 0Xultatton. That can
not he said OF any political organization other thar
ours in the United States.
Thus, gentlemen of the convention, we are her,
today to make a platform and ticket that vii
commend themselves TO the conscience and In
telligence and judgment OF the American people
and weH do it, Whatever Is done by this conVen'
| as 70
approval OF the American people in November o
this year. We have already heard some Of the pote
| of victory, for this is republican year. hhod'
Island has spoken. 0nly yesterday Oregon spoke
| electing three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES republican
representatives TO tho congress Of the United States
and whoa we get through with this eonvention it
conclusions will be the law OF the republican actor
they will be the assurance Of republican victory
| We are for protective tariff aud for reciprocity
We propose to take no backward step on either on'
| Of these great republican principles. We stand 10
protective tariff because II represents the Ameri
can home, the American hrsside, the American
| family, the American girl and the American boz
aud the highest possibilities Of American citizen
ship We propose to raise our money TO pay publ
expenses by taxing the products Of other nation
rather than by taxing the products OF our own
| The democratic party believes In direct taxation
that s King oursolyes; but we do not believe II
that principle 80 long we can ind body else 4
tax Our protective tariff not only does everything
which a revenue tariff s doing--aiSing all reVenue
-buts protective tArif does more proiectiv
tariff encourages and stimulates American In
dustries and gives the widest posslblllte
1
| body know what tariff reform is2 l"NO," "no," an
laughter.l And that is 10 be the platform OF ou
| political opponents this year. What does IL mean
| You NAV study President ClevelAnds uttterance
| from the first made in New York when be sat
he did not know anything about the tariff, until hi
last one in Rhode Island and you can come away ig
| norant ard uninformed % what tariff reforn
means. Since the war there have been three grea
tariff reform bills proposed by democratic leaders
Of them alike neither of them with The same IRE
list neither OF them with the same tarif ist nethe
| of them with the same rates Of duty, but all mad
| by the democratic party upon the same Prineipl
| TO symbolic and represent tariff reform. You ma
20 10 Mills; you may 10 70 Springer aud you vii
find they differ totally; but yOu may go {
| the house Of representatives Rt Washington
| which was elected distinotivsly spOn wis
they call tariff reform issue, wit
| two-thirds majority in the house and what do 20
hndg They pass three bills. Let me name them
which Il Is made, tArihed. That Is the hnishe
product free and the material bearing duty
| (2 Free wool 10 the manufacturer and tarife
cloth to the consumer (Sl Free cotton ties TO tn
cotton states and tared hoop iron TO all the rest
the states That is their idea OF tariff reform.
| Gentlemen of the con vsntion, how do you like 1t
This contest we upon Is for the maintenance
| protection and reciprocity, and want to say her
that there not line In that tarin bill that is no
American; there is not passage that Is no
patrotie; there is not page that does not represen
| true Americanism and the highest possibilities Q
American citizenship.
We are 70 declare ourselves upon other question
here today. We are TO declare ourselves upon Othe
questions of q free ballot and fair count No plat
| form should ever be made that does not reiterat
| that great constitutional guaranteei no repubica
| speech should ever be made that does not insis
firmly ana resolutely that that great constitutions
guaranty shall be a living birthright, not cold for
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