The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11

! they are deceived by sp .cious phrases coined
| and used by designing men for iurthering their
! ambitious projects, or in accomplishing their
personal ends. They led to believe that
! republication is but another name for patriot
ism and virtue and democracy the synonym
for treason and evil. They, like ourselves, are
! vitality interested in good government ecOnom-
| ically administered; in laws impertially en-
forced; and in legislation that considers the
| welfare of the whole people. But what are the
| facts and who is responsible for the grave con-
| dtion OF affairs existing iOdGyY Instead OF
| government economically administered we
! have acknowledgements and every repub-
/ lican sheet GDpiauds the spoIation of the peo-
pie. Instead OF seeing laws impartially en-
| forced BY conscientious courts, We see the
/ authors of the ''bocks-of-fivs" iniamy, dis
| charged by the court and the judge rewarded
! for his partisan decision by a promotion as
| fragrant as any recorded in history,
ana the republican press is silent.
Instead of laws enacted for the welfare of the
| whole people, we behold class legislation.
special and partisan Legislation. and that COM
pound of ell iniquities-the tariff legislation OF
the last congress known as the Mckinley act
! and still every protection organ g-inds out the
| same refrain, Enacted in behalf OF the poor
| lAboring man snd the farmers OF America
"What audacious mendacity! What over
| whelming confidence in the power OF associa-
| ton is thus exhibited by these expOnents of
! republication. There was once a time IN the
| history of the republican party when a tariff OF
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! 1857, this tariff was reduced by the first repub-
! licen congress of which y. p. Banks was
! speaker the ground that the revenue was
| excessive. no laudation of extravaganza by
| the republican party then. A tariff then was G
| tax and burden on the people, to be reduced
/ to the lowest possible limit. But what a change
has come over the spirit OF its dreams since
| 1857.
"Besotted b. a long continuance Of uncon-
| trOlied power, first acquired by appealing TO
| the best sentiments OF humanity. ami afterwaTd
/ maintained by force, fraud and treachery, en-
| plOying every form Of injustice and corruption
| to maintain itself in power; making midnight
| treaties with those bOges of the North the
/ rebel brigaders, and turning over to their ten
/ der mercies the helpless wards Of the nation,
/ reiess and Indifferent TO their fate, could il
/ but keep its power and control OF the dsbuTse-
ments from the Z. ). treasury; trueulent in the
/ North bringing in the South and corrupt every
! where, such was the republican party in 1876,
when By its ineifable baseness, Il succeeded
/ IN accomplishing the greatest political crime
OF modern times, the theft OF the
: presidency OF the United States From that
| time on there has BEEN a continual descent OF
| the party from one depth OF inlsmy 10 another,
| more execrable STILL until at last it rests Its
( hopes on Quay aud Dudley Wanamaker,
/ Reed and a Harrison; on force bill and an
/ GEmy of officers created and designed to dis
/ burse the money extracted from the toll and
! the necessities Of the in the purchase of
/ the yenal voter. Consistency is jewel, but it
/ is to which the republican party lays no
/ claim and IS about the only thing OF value it
has not appropriated. Bat 1t is not to be
/ blamed.
CAL parties have q tendency to become AFRO
| CANT despOtc and corrupt by q long lease OF
unbroken mower Men whose ambition and
Avarice control their principles naturally drift
| into such party. All selfish interests center
there for
Where 'er you spread the honey the buzzing Fly will
crowd
whers er you ding the carrion the ravens crOak is
loud
"But for this tendency of parties in all forms
OF government aud in every exercise OF power,
| there would be no need OF parties and no neces-
/ sity for revolutions"
Mr. Lee continued at some length, opposing
| free silver, denOuncing the Bennett law and
| praising Governor Peck. He concluded, as
| follows: They see the handwriting on the
wall and are already preparing TO retreat before
/ the victorious cohorts OF democracy and next
| November, when we march TO the polls to
| battle for freedom with solid front to the foe,
their retreat will suddenly be changed TO pre-
cipitous flight as they see our standards in
scribed with the shibboleths Of democracy,
Tariff Reform Honest Money ami Grover
Cleveland"
Wild with Enthusissu.
The apparently talismanic name that con-
cluded the chairman's speech the signal
for such q renewal of shouting aud stamping
that the painted forest scenery on the stage
swayed and tapped as If a tOrnadO.was coming.
Everything in the way OF business now seemed
10 flash along with lightning-llke rapidity 80
careful apparently had been the preparations
of the recognized leader 20 prevent the smallest
atom Of friction or anything sevOring of q dis
turbance.
The committees were named In one, two
three order and everything merry g mar
rage feast. The committee on resolutions was
then announced. The Hon. William Z. Villas
4 80.
lutians.
Just when the convention was swimming in
harmony and the air seemed Tedolent with
incense 10 Cleveland and a hundred or more
| cents 10 be dollar. the delegates were shocked
| by man named AicklelohD, the second mate
OF the biggest steamboat on the MisSissi ppi.
| He had seemingly been watching an Oppor-
| tunity 10 get an underhOld on the harmony that
was running az large and the way he tripped il
| was something astonishing. An innocent Tcso-
| luton had been offered. and was abou. 10 be
adopted, referring all resolutions TO the
| platform committee without reading or
dabate. That's the way ward caueuses
are handled, Mr. Chairman yelled Mckee
| john, who, from an advantageous seat IN the
/ front row o. the paTQuet, had sprung UP. i've
read that's the way ward heelers 90 thilgs
] TO straugle the truth. don't believe it is true
( democracy, and l object here and now" The
| effect was startling, 80 utterly unexpected was
/ the interruption. Hes q Hill man or free
slverite," was the muttered explanation heard
/ from more than one IN the confusion that
| sued. A big, swarthy Observation-Disclosures OF
| WateTtown-was the frat man 10 pull himself
/ together.
This convention is unanimously for CIeve-
| land, shouted Gardner, amid tremendous sp-
plauss, land il is unanimous that dollar shall
| be worth 100 cents. 1he resolution is entirely
proper 20 facilitate business, and the eleven
| who have been named On the platform com
| mittee can be trusted 10 deal rightly with any
resolution or series of resolutions that could be
| brougt before us"
| Notwithstanding eliohn's protest, the
resolution to refer resolutions without reading
was adopted with regular pils-driveT aye"
| Then the convention decided TO take a recess
and cool of the ieverish feeling that had de-
vsloped, but paused TO give senator Villas an
/ ovation when he arose in the center OF the hall
/ TO announce the place for the meeting of the
/ committee on resolutions.
! The Platform
| On reassembling the magic voice OF Villas and
| his popularity were shown to great advantage
when he mounted the stage to read the plat
form that had been prepared. The report OF
the committee on resolutions was as follows:
ave, the democrats of Wisconsin, in state
| convention assembled, do declare our contn-
ued allegiance to the fundamental principles of
| democratic faith.
"Me believe that in the patriotism and wis
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