Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-30
CHAIRMAN ST. JOINS SPEECH.

Members of the Convention: I return
my sincere thanks, and shall ever be CRATE
full for the distinguished honor of being
chosen to preside as temporary chairman
of this magnificent political convention;
the greatest and grandest, in sobriety,
moral force, aud brain power, that ever
convened on American soil. 1t represents
q party that dares to do right beoause 1t is
right, and condemns wrong because it is
wrong. 1t stands for peace, prosperity,
and happiness to every home, and death
to every saloon in the land. 1t demands
for woman equal pay in the shop and
equal say. at the polls, free
ballot for the white men of Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts,, and Iowa, as well
as for the black men of Mississippi,
Louisiana and South Carolina; that north
rich and poor-every human being should
have protection to life and property; that
the expenses of government be levied up
on the wealth instead of the necessities
of the people. We claim that any system
which imposes q high tariff on the food,
fuel and clothing of the poor and let's the
diamonds of the rich come in free is le-
CALLED robbery under the guise of ''pro-
lection" and ought to be forever abolished;
that all money should be issued by the
general government and that every dollar,
whether gold, silver or paper, should stand
upon an equality before the law for all pur
poses, and that the coinage of both metals
should be free; that railway and telegraph
lines sho uld be under the control of the
government, to be operated at cost, in the
interest of all the people (applause]; that
president, vice president and United States
| senators should be elected by a direct vote
of the people, and that the term for presi-
dent be extended for six years, with no
| second successive term for any man; that
all monopolies which Cypress the people
| ought to be suppressed; that the legalized
| liquor traffic for beverage purposes is
the greatest monopoly that ever
existed. 1t destroys $780, 900 lives and costs
| 81, SOC, 0O0, 900 annually, and sends misery,
| poverty, crime and heart-ache broadcast
among the people. It is the product of
democratic and republican rule; q damning
blot upon our civilization, q sin against
God, and ought to be made q crime sgainst
humanity and driven from the face of the
earth. The prohibition party Is the only
party that darss to fight the mightiest
curse of the world. Here We are, and we
have come to say. From this hour on let
no fusion, no deals, no compromise, be
our motto Let our platform be 30 broad,
Just, clear, and comprehensive that all
who lows God, or home, or country can
Join the procession which 10 now ready to
The frst fight in the convention occurred
ON the question adopting temporary rules
prepared by the national committee. These
provided that only delegates present
should be entitled to vots. This would
have deprived . number of far-of states,
especially those in the extreme south. OF
part of their representation in the tenn
porary organization, as all their delegates
could not come on account of the expense.
s. B. Cranfll of Texas moved that each
delegation have the right to cast its full
vote, whether all delegates were here oil
not After lively nebate the motion wal
carried.
Committees were appointed and the con
vention adjourned until 4 O'Clock.
THE CONVENTION RKAssxNBLKs.
Soon after O'clock the convention q