Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09

zasoh Vsnef IMAM ours IN the United
States Thus. gentlemen. Of the CON-
vention. We are here to-day to make .
platform and ticket that will commend
themselves to the conscience and intel
ligence and Judgment OF the Ameri-
can. people. Prolonged applause ]
And We will do il. lCheers.
Whatever is done by this con-
vention, either ns to platform or as
to ticket. will receive the approval OF
the American people in November Of
this year. tGroat applause] We have
already heard some OF the notes Of VIC
tory. for this is Republican year.
Rhode Island has spoken. [Appause.l J
Only yesterday Oregon spoke. electing
three representatives--throe Republican
representatives--to the Congress OF the
United States, and when we get through
with this convention its conclusions will
be tho law of Republican action, as they
will be the assurance OF Republican VIC
tory. [Applause.l
| PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY.
eve are for q protective tariff and for
reciprocity. [Great applausel. We pro-
pose to take no backward step upon
either one OF these great Republican
| principles (Applausel.
1--WE stand for protective tariff be-
cause il represents the American home.
the American freside. the American
family, the American girl, the American
boy, and the highest possibilities Of
American citizenship. [Applausel
1--WE propose to raise our money for
public expenses by taxing the products
OF other nations rather than by taxing
the products OF ourown. IApplausel.
THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
"Tbe Democratic party believes in
| direct taxation-thnt is, in taxing our
selves but we do not believe in that
principle as long as we can lind anybody
else TO tax.
"Our protective tariff not only does
everything which q revenue tariff is
doing raising all needed reyenues-but
a protective tariff does more. A protec-
| tive tariff encourages and stimulates
| American industries and gives the widest
| possibilities TO American genius and
| American effort. Does anybody know
what tariff reform means? L"Ao, no. +"
and laughter
TARIFF REFORM.
"And that is to be the platform of our
political opponents this year. What
does il mean? you say. Study Presi-
| dent Cleveland's utterances, from the first
one in New York, when he said he did
not know anything about the tariff, until
his last one IL Rhode Island, and you
come away ignorant and uninformed as
as 10 what tariff reform means. Since
the war there have been three great
tarifi-reform bills proposed by the
Democratic leaders. none OF them alike,
neither of them with the same free-lst,
neither OF them with the same tariti-list.
neither Of them with the same rates OF
duty, but oil made by the Democratic
party upon the same principle-to SYM
belize and represent tariff reform.
MEANING (0 OF TARIFF REFORM.
"You may 60 to Mills, you may 60 to
Springer, and you will find they differ.
totally. You may go to the House OF
Representatives at Washington, which
was elected distinctively upon what they
call a tarif-reform issue, with two
thirds majority in the House, and what
do YOU find They pass three bills.
Let me name them. First, free tin
plate, leaving sheet-steel, from which IT
is made. tarifed. That is, the finished
product free and the raw material bear
| ing duty. Second. Free wool to the
| manufacturer, and tariffed cloth to the
consumer. Third. Free cotton-ties to
| the cotton Statee, and fairfield hoop-iron
10 all the rest OF the States That IS
their idea of tariff reform.
FOR PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY.
| "Genslemen Of the convention, how
do you like it? This contest that we
enter upon is forthe maintenance OF pro-
lection and reciprocity. Applause. J
And want to say here that there is not
q line in that tariff that is not American ;
there is not passage that is not patriotic
there is not page that does not repre-
sent true Americanism and the highest
possibilities Of American citizenship.
| Great applause. We are to declare
ourselves upon other questions here TO-
day.
"FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
ave are to declare ourselves upon the
ouestion of free ballot and tair
count. rApplause. No platform should
ever be made that does not roiterate
that great constitutional guaranty. No
Republican speech should ever be made
that does not insist firmly and resoluteiy
that that great constitutional guaranty
shall be a living birthright-not cold
formality of constitutional enactment,
bnt living thing, which the poorest and
the humblest may confidently ENJOY
and which the richest and the most pow
erful dare not deny. Applause
THE PLATFORM ALL-DiPoBTANT.
"We can we'll leave TO the Committee
on Resolutions the duty OF making 0
platform that shall represent the best
thoughts and the best ideas and the best
wisdom OF the Republican party. When
we 90 out OF this convention upon true
Republican platform we 60 ont marching
10 victory. no matter what name mag
carry the banner" [Great applause
FRED. DOUGLASS BOWS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McKinley'f
speech calls for Hon. Fred. Douglass,
the colored orator, elected simply q
bow of acknowledgment.
Hon. Henry Bingham. OF Pennsylva'
mia, presented the report OF the huief
Committee, and it was adopted by accla'
nation.
FORAKER CHEERED.
Ex-Governor Foraker arose in 70
sponse 10 a call for the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS, and the convention burs'
into applause that continued for some
time. When the committee requested
further time to consider resolutions the
extension OF time was granted, ana the
roll OF the States was called for the
names of the new national committee
men.
cLAgKsoN ApPLAUDED vocTHRoUsLY'
When Iowa was called and the re-
election of Clarkson, the Blame leader