Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-23
l .VoLUMIHoUs PLATFORM,

Tariff Reform the Leading
Issue.
NO BALLOT YET TAKEN.
The Doings of the Democratic Con.
vention at Chicaao-CandidatesP Pre-.
scented at the Evening Session-CIeve-
land Placed In Nomination by Gov.
ernOr Albeit of New J w.
| C. Dewitt of New York Presents the
Name of H1Il-BOies also Presented
The Platform-TariG Reform the
Leading Battle Cry-Detafls of tho
Proceedings-senato voorhees, seri-
ously Ill.
CONVENTION BALL, CHICAGO, June %.
Precisely at 11:30 o'clock Chairman
Owens called the convention to order to.
day and called on the Rev. Alfred Henry of
the Methodist Episcopal church of Chicago
to offer prayer. just as the prayer was
concluded, the Iowa delegation entered
the hall, big blue banner with the pic
ture of Horace Boies borne in front of
them. There were cheers from all parts of
the hall, and the band very inappropriate
ly struck up, :'Maryland, My Maryland"
When the music ceased the temporary
chairman brought his gavel down and an
nounced that the first business of the con-
vention would be the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. He asked if that
committee was ready to report. Before
any one could reply Mr.. Winston of Min
nesota got the floor and in a brief speech
moved that the oourtesies of the platform
be extended to ex-senator James R. Doc
little and Lyman Trumbull. The chair
declared the motion carried without put
ting it. The chairman again asked if the
committee on credentials were ready to re-
| port
| Mr.. Shaw of Maryland, from the ex-
treme rear of the hall, replied they were
| not
The chair-At what time can the COM
mittee state that they will be readya
| Mr.. Shaw-Not before O'Clock.
This announcement was received with a
subdued murmur of disapproval.
| The chairman then announced that the
committee on credentials was ready to re-
port and Mr.. Lamb of Indiana, the chair
man, took the platform and read the re-
port. The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor of seating John T. Game
| and Henry B. Henderson as delegates from
Utah and in favor of seating the regular
delegates in Alabama, Pennsylvania and
| Chicago. There was no objection to it
and it was adopted.
Just as the vote was taken rain
began to fall, and the canvas over the
| ventilator was lowered above, making the
hall SO dark that there were cries for light
and much confusion prevailed. The chair
man raped for order and announced that
the committee on permanent organization
presented by Mr.. Fordyce of Arkansas.
It named w. L. Wilson of West
Virginia for permanent chairman, and
| continued the other officers of the tempo
| rary organization. The announcement of
Mr.. Wilson's name was met with loud ap-
plause. The report was adopted without
dissent. Then the band struck up a pot
pourri of popular and national airs. When
the music ceased Mr.. Dickinson of Michi-
gan moved that committee of five be ap-
pointed to notify Mr.. Wilson of his ap-
pointment as permanent chairman. The
chairman appointed as the committee Don
NJ. Dickinson, Michigan; J. F. Duncombe
Iowa; John R. Fellows, New York; Joseph
10. Richardson, Alabama, and NJ. L.
Clardy, Missouri. They escorted Mr.. Will
son to the chair and he delivered the fol-
lowing address:
CHAIRMAN WILSON'S ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the Convention: thank you
most heartily for this honor. shall endeavor to
you have called me with the spirit of fairness
n o wnr m
We owe much to our party; we owe much to our
to n anaef OF doh the e1 ha Pa
is out Of power we may be sure there is an under
dog to fight for: and the under dog is the Ameri-
may be sure that some party is iu control of our
government that represents a section and not the
whole country; that stands for class and not
| Never was this truth brought home to us
more dehantly Than BY the recent convention at
temper Of the republican party: We are not in
doubt as to its purposes: Having taxed us for
proposes to disarm US Of ali the powers Of re-
sistance. Republican success in this campaign,
to q
leaders, means that the people are to be
stance through tariff bills. Free FEES government is
self government. There is no self government
ton and Ivy their own taxes. When ether Of
these rights is taken away or diminished, a
the citadel Of our freedom.
We and the great party we represent arc TO-
day for tariff REFORM because 1t Is the only gate
way to genuine democratic government. The
distinguished leader who presided over the re-.
nOated shat he does not
: he dit? Let us hope, with that charity that en-
dureth all things and beeveth all things, that he
to be. INF ortunately the people are not SO
Of If the sscg Of % sae
| out to them In the bill that bears his name They
see that meaning writ large to day in prostrat-
q ness Of labor, in law: made wealth, In the
spair Of the farmer. They know by, hard
: | experience that protection as a system Of taxa
i11 to the Of
government. They know by hard experience
that protection as system Of tribute is but the
taxation of the people is made the private prop
erty Of a few of the people. 8,
g ute It means that we have not reached the
ferced By law to pay tribute to any other etiaen
r and until taxes are proporioned to the abili
,, ignorance. his weakness and his patience.
But, gentlemen, we are confronted with new
Govsrnor McKney, now stands for pr prot ss o
and cpFecty He ~; Vas for protection aien
permitted its benefciaries to frame it for him
a and firmly resisted all efforts of the Statesman
III / from Maine to annex reciprocity to 1t No won
g Ger that he favors the reciprocity added to hi
le | bill by the senate. You may explore the page
IS | of burlesque literature for anything more su
Y | premeIy tedious than the so-caed reciprocity o
" the Mckinley bill. 1t is not reciprocity at ali.
r is retaliation, and, worst Of ALL retaliation on GU
y | own people. 1t Furnishes American citizens 70
IN the necessities or the follies Of other people
1t says to q few little countries south of us: 81
you are forced by your necessities or led by you
follies to make bread higher and scarcer to you
peo lie, we will make shoes and sugar higher an
that reciprocity is to be their battle Alread
we are RECALLED with pictures Of Benjamin Ha
rson clad in armor and going forth to battle fo
reciprocity on plumed stesd. Simple Smo
of fishing for what is In his mothers raio-barrel
c., | great triumph capturing an occasional wigg
in Wagge is the true realistic picture of reciprocit
&C. | of the Mckinley bill.
We are for the protection that protects and IL
the reciprocity that reciprocates We are
- favor of protecting every man in the enjoymeI
| of the fruit of his labor, diminished only by h
proper contribution to the support of the go
ernment and we are for that reciprocity Thu
throws no unnecessary obstacle between Il
American producer and the market he is obligs
- to seek for his products.
h But gentlemen, must not keep you from Il
work That Is before you. Let us take up tn
work as brothers, as patriots as democrats
so large a convention as this, larger in numbe
than any previous gathering of our party al
. l representing a larger constituency, 1t would
strange, ominousy strange, IL there were n
some differences Of opinion on matters Of poll
and of prefessnss as to the sRci
Of candidates: One thing orly
md venture to say: Whoever may be your chos
leadtr in this campaign, no telegram will fla
across the sea from the castle of absentee tar