Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-06-30

al other. IN imporiarss and command for it-@it
the highest space in The thouxht. % the people
such : question. we now have IN the federal
system Of protective TAXATION. Tariff reform
has ben the leading political i.sas in this
%ccuntrg since thu democratic party commenced
% battle for . revision and . reiaction % ts1f
tares more than four years ago II must con-
true 70 be such until &, shall b firmly 70 es,ab-
iishe-i A. the on. fundamental principle tina,
the federal <ovsrnms1t has no constitutional
POWER 20 impose and collect tarn duties er-
ospt for revenue alon~ lchecr-I. and tina,
even then ths tax~s should D. limited n the
n-crs-itte@ Of the government economically aud
honestly administered Republican protection
vas robbery. We hojievs 10 to b. So. said
Hr Neal. and We ought to hsvs the courage
% our convictions Its parposes were SC
camglishei By - 'aith. and this aggravated the
oarnse-repuhlicsn protection va. a. hostil, 10
our principle Of government as taxation with
o1t representation To longer he'd it's siren
cry woud b. to change the character o. our
government By converting It from . democracy
into an aristorracy. Tns concentratiaa %
wealth fore shai9wsf this chang. TIE ovn-r-
ship Of half the wealth Of tho country hy ION
Of it. people was the proof OF T. big thu
democratic party not e. turn its back on that
question bat to cypress itself 80 plainly that no
woruagmsn reading the platform could mis-
understand a.
Mr. Ssafs ren1rxs ~ers Constantly inter
rupte4 with Applsnss. When he etss>d ta@r.
-ere cries FOR watter>oa~ from The g.Ilsris7
and nurh coasnsio1. Mr.. Waiter so7 was
finally escorted % the platform where his sp-
pesrsnc' raih~i forth great applrus~. In hts
hand Nr. Watt~rsoa he'll a book A. h was
about 10 speak. Mr. Sheehan. q Sew York. at
.rscted attention hy comm. MP the ai<l. and
shakfag hands vita Mr. Neal Mr.. wat,erSon
hanied tho hook 80 the secretary ami sail
fhnH he AaaNraF N-Fnwa ha aT~ra 80 49,.
rad Al extract from the democratic
platform % 1874 Tbs rlsrk real, and
Mr. Wstter.o7 al the cfoss q the rsafigg i'm
pressively sail: Thfs de-lar-tfou Of prin-i-
pies COMES 10 ne with the impression Of the
wisdom AMI the hsudsction spirit % that saint
and faint Of demccrsts.Samuel J. Tfldea~ The
mention Of Tiii~n's nam, was 81 -eted with
loUi cheers Mr.. watt.r-on continuing. re
ferrFt to bis rast iabors in ths rau.s % tariff
reform. AMI said when he hal sen the rrincr-
PIE embodied IN q message ~ a great demo-
cratic president lchser.l. a1d embo-iiot in the
st Louis platform. h sail. Vow NV hbor-
sre over; my Fight i. eni.d. the victory won.
sni can ~ 70 sleep I shall never agsin be
need"i In n democratic platform committee AMI
ran ertru-t - younger sn1 i~Ss experienced
han l. this work ~ my life. Bat continued
Mr. Watt rsoa. When I listened to the extra
ordinary essay We have h-ari from this ccsk
Laughter AMI checrsi. | AsS-1 myself whether
~ ~ aAfA#1"s tN"Hs Y tl@tifr|FtEf Convention or
SIMPLY a republican convention Irene we'd
aught'rl revised BY jams % Blaine or Ben
iamtn 2 Butler. for the ,1-iH plank We hsv.
h-trneet to this evening l. shines. identical in
principle With the minority report sabr.itt-f
20 tn temocratie convention in ISss by Ben
Ismia = Butler and voted down almost unsai-
mru-ly; lApplsuse i
Mr. wattsrson further sail that h. hal no
dissertation 20 OFF,. bat simply a statement %
fact Either the cunTent5oa shonld rpi~rs this
moustruSitT and Ntopt the simple lucid .snf true
sm@ndn-ut oT~rNf frhs~rsi. or " Il want@f To
tsxe time. reecnsnmit the wbOi- matter. fCrsss
Of So' ami ~New rummitt-s~I Th.rs vas
great cuufusioa in THE galleries. cries Of Nit.
sri kissing. and the chairman hal to rap
sharply q ss~u-e ort-r.
Mr. Was ct the -oor and sAtt tia, h prs-
sumed there was no one who knew hi. record
who dEi not know that n. had reiterated for
many year every statement n the substitute
offered But 70 was impossible to say enough
IN onnten1nstson q the in.quitous tariff trx.sis-
t7n inflicted on this country But thf- re-olu
tf1n. whach IL was proposed 70 strike ont. Wa
= rrsotutsun reported to the convention Of lss4
over whirh r. presided and il was presented by
Wm X Morrison. q Illinois. AMI no votaa
~nunted svecfrr in its behalf than that Of Mr..
watter~on- Half - that whirh kad bA-r de-
bounced a. republican here tonight he had
bowed down - IN iSSs Enier the leadership q
1N AA-AS I'm NAtE4 " ANfNrsel rurlN
ut help smiling and the convention auxh~iI
Continuing. Mr.. Villas said that no one woaif
-c~rpt this form % expression more gusrklv
than e. iCrS-s % Taxi III IL did not think
= made any dHsrenre N what sarm or word.
thu eeuuo~ratir party declared its hostility "a
ta~ nisuty % the taur Five years aSo q
de=soera.ic president I'D the rartv ip.o ro~i.
tern ca tnat question: wairh vas rot cu'y mag
arr e1t but gave l6--hiu--I IN the democratic
rsrty In eoaciE-ton ~ Suggested that the
convention take IN these wuris sai ksve thsrs
thee Il whssh Mr. Ckav'sEd wss elected
president
Mr. watterson s<aia eat TIE Platform snd
nrEed the s~'ioptieu % the suhstltat~. He ~
lated tn circumstance e she ABORTION Of tha
platform % Isl which was a rumFrumise. aaA
sdded; But sizes that tinse We hsv- hal the
secuEi Morrison bal. thu Mills hif. the ra.>
ssEe Of tn p-eSsisot IN iss7. the great cam
paisn % etgeation Of l,Ss. AMI I ssy TO myself
Ny God. u IL possible that IA Isss " have esna.
hack for 4 tariff to the straddis OF Isss Laugh
ter aud loud cheerS
L cheering that greeted the eonclusson oe
this brief rc9oinder vas followed BY further
cries for Mills.
The chairman pounded for order aaf Chair
uasn JOu~> OF the took thu Plat
form. He said: Il wish to say OF behalf a. the
COMMITTEES On resolutions that We accept IN,
amendment Of the grrtlemaa from Ohio ss an
addition u section =
Mr. Neal f-mansiei . call ON his au,e,,lr,sn.
AMI IL Was adopted
Ths announcement was greeted with cheer
tn< AMI waving Il hats
Next came the -ecoai attack on the Plat
forr-the opposition to the silver plank.
Mr. Patterson. % Colorado. SAID that there
wa a point % difference IN the committee on
resolutions IL related to the coinage plank
ami was embraced IN the Us. % Que single
word. and the substitute that some Of the
m~mbers from thu south AMI w-st offered con
sisted in a word-Eamely. the word free 10
fore the word coinage.
Mr. fait-rSon eontia uinx. wa, interruptei-
ant h zTr~aied 70 the convention FOR a re-
spectfgt hearfne The delegate. might dir.r
with hirn. bot there we're millions Of people in
this eoGztry Sns did Eet Agsin there we're
cries % Time II wss evident that the gal
lersss wanted the eeEventson 70 get down TO
halloting
He r-tir~d from the platform. and the chair
mas Qsicxiy rut the motion. and il was car
rNSt hys lsrge usrrity-so large that there
xss no division askel The chairman then put
tae question On The adoption ef the platfotm m
Eerrs were scne Dissenting votes. but the
Chairman declared the platform siopted.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that ths rex.
quesfssa was the call Of the roll Of states for
nominations q candidates for president. AT
this the convention loudly cheered.
Arkansas yielded her placs to New Jersey
AMID cheers and Gov. Leon Albeit. Of New
jersey Wa recognized and took the stand to
nominate Grover Cleveland He stood Just be-
hind tn ehairnaan's desk. q manuscript in
f'oat OF him and speaking 50 clearly that he
ec1t be heard all through the great hall he
@4ad.
NJ chairman AMI gentlemen Of the couver-
t'o1-ln placing a nRm< before this convention
| speak for the united democracy Of New yer-
sey whose loyalty to democratic principls.
taitnfal serviee TO the PARTY and whose con