The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

formed. The Democratic party nelleves IN
home rule and the control Of their own affairs
by the people Of vicinity
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor legislation by Congress and state
legislation to protect the lives and limbs OF
railway employees and those other hazardous
transportation companies, and denounce the IN
activity OF the Republican party. and partlcu-
larly the Republican Senate Tor causing the ue-
feat of measures beneficial and protective 10
this class of wage. workers.
We are in favor of the enactment by states OF
laws for the aboliShing OF the notorious sweat
ing system for abolishing contract and convict
labor and prohibiting the employment IN rae
tories of children under 10 years of age.
We oppose all sumptuaiy laws as an inter
ference with the individual rights of the citizen.
Upon this statement of principles and policies
the Democratic party asks the intelligent Judg
ment OF the American people 1t asks change
of administration and change of party in order
that there may be a change OF system and
methods thus assuring the maintenance unlm-
paired of the constitution under which the Re
public has grown great and powerful
SCENE OF TUMULT.
The first mention Of Cleveland's name
brought forth such applause as is seldom
witnessed in q national convention, but
the feature of the demonstration was the
fact that the states which had heretofore
given close Democratic majorities were
conspicuous by absence in the applause
phalanX
IN sTERNE SILENCE.
A great majority of the delegates from
the states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and Nevada
did not join il the cheering. Perhaps one
half of the entire number of delegates
could be fairly counted as joining the APP
plause for the ex-president. A banner was
brought into the hail by the Michigan dele
gates with a bust OF Grover Cleveland.
Immediately afterwsrd came the picture
of Horace Boies. This brought forth re-
newed cheering. at the lowest estimate
three-quarters of the spectators fayoring
the Cleveland hurrah.
While the uproar was at its height the
band played yankee Doodle" and there
was an increase in the volume of cheers.
John R. Walker of Missouri seized the
banner bearing the portrait of Cleveland
and marched around the hall with it, and
1T was greeted with burst OF cheers
LIKE THE ERUPTION OF A VOLCANO.
After eleven minutes Of indescribable
tumult an attempt was made to call the
convention TO order, but the troubled
waters refused to go down.
The portrait of Hill was circulated in
the crowd, but received but slight atten-
ton. Twelve minutes after the beginning
were heard, which appeared to terminate
from the neiR hborhood of New York But
they were overwhelmed by the cheers of
the great body of the convention.
Nineteen minutes were consumed when
Villas raised his powerful voice and pleaded
for hearing. After the uproar subsided
ne continued reading the platform, which
was greeted with great applause through
out.
Jones moved the adoption of the plat
form as read, but Neal of Ohio interrupted
with an amendment to the section relating
to tariff; moving to strike out in the sec
ton pertaining TO the tariff all words pre-
ceding the denunciasion of Mckinley and
substitute the following:
We deneunce Republican protection as a
fraud fCEeers.1 Tie labor OF the great ma
jority of the American people is for the benefit
of the few fCfies OF read it again. We de-
clare it to be-tne fundamental principle OF the
Democratic party that the federal government
has no constitutional power to impose and col
lect tariff duties except for purpo-e s OF revenue
ony and Gemand that the cOllecti n OF
such taxes shDf be limited TO the necessities OF
the government when honestly and ecOnOml-
cally administered.
In pursuance to request the secretary
read the minority report amid applause.
A demand being made for the portion to
be stricken out. The secretary read the Dol-
tion relating to the tariff, after which
Neal asked the conventions advocacy Of
the amendment.
In response to call, Henry Watterson
took the platform, and his appearance was
greeted with prolonged cheers. He had
read an extract from the tariff plank of the
National Democratic convention of 1876
and afterward, among other things, said
''When l listened to the minority extra
ordinary essay this afternoon | asked my
self whether we were indeed q Democratic
convention or simply Republican con
vention, laughter and applause revised
by James G. Blaine or benjamin f. Butler,
for the tariff planks we have listened to
are almost Identical in principle with the
minority report submitted TO the Demo
cratic convention of 1864 by Benjamin F.
Butler and voted down almost unanimously.
Either you should reject the monstrosity
which is hurled among you and adopt in
it's place the simple lucid amendment Of
fered by the gentleman from Ohio, or, if
you don't want TO do that. recommit the
whole matter to the committee with in
structions to clarity and purge themselves.
lCries of mo, No." and Villas"
Villas then took the platform and, when
the cheers had subsided, said 1.-The reso-
luton which you propose 10 strike out was
the resolution reported TO the convention
of 1884, and of all the eloquent voices
lifted in behalf of it none rang with such
blissful JOY as that of the distinguished
gentleman from Kentucky. Long contin-
ued laughter and applause.
Watson handed Villas the report of the
1884 convention aud said "Read that
THE BEST OF FEELING
seemed to prevail between the great ora
tors. Villas read from the book and said :
"Gsntlemen, on that occasion the distin-
guished Kentuckisn said in reference
=. !, n1o fcv.
! r. aughter and applause. 1t is sound
/ doctrine, eminently So"
Vlas, continuing said: 81 do not propose
/ to enter into debate or discussion of the
particular form of words in which we de-
clare our opposition TO tariff legislation
and desire only to suggest. il il please you
to take in this form the words and leave
that only upon which Cleveland is elected
! president"
Watterson replying said: "In 1884 the
party seemed to be split wide open aud
after ffty-two hours OF unbroken discus
/ sion in the platform committee, the best
| that moderate and conservative mem bers
! of the committee myself among the num-
/ Der, could obtain, rs common ground to
| stand upon. was the platform Of 1884 in
that convention, but since that time we
| have had 2 second Morrison bill, Mills bill,
message OF the president in 1887, the great
campaign of education oflSSS and say to
myself, my God, is it possible that in 1899
we have to go back for a tariff plank TO
straddle that of 1SS4'n
Jones stated in behalf Of the committee
/ on resolutions they were ready to adopt
1 the amendment of the gentleman from
Ohio as an addenda to the tariff section
At this point he was interrupted by tu-
multi of Kisses and applause and retired in
despair Henry Watterson said the con-
vention needed instructions as to whether
it proposed to accept the amendment as q
substitute, which ho would support, or
whether to take it in as an addition, which
he would oppose.