The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-02

cation ard the necess.ticg Of his household. and
he is ready TO do his part in giving the electoral
vote Of Missouri to the nominee of this conven-
ton by +0!G1 maj Trity.
Thu chairman. accounting the gavel, repeated
in substance tar remarks O! Hr. Phelps, which
had been almost iuaudihle to the convention.
The chairman Of the committee on resolu.
tions no. h,inz in sight. the chairman ordered
the clerk to ask the delegations to send to the
desk the names Of members Of tina national
committee and of the COMMITTEES OF notifca-
ton.
There was a long interval while the names
werr being sent IN. Then someone moved that
Mr.. Carlisle be sskel TO address the conven-
ton. Ths motion was adopted. and tho chair.
man appointed Mr.. Walker. Of Missouri, and
Mr. Porter. of Tennessee, to escort the Ken.
tuckiaa to the platform. The committee
seemed unable to hai NJ. Carlisle. AMI ths gtl-
leries continued to cry Carlisle" spasno lie
cily while the convention renamed inactive.
Adjourned till p. m.
Evening Session.
CHICAGO. June 2-when the convention re-
assembled, the atmosphere was almost unbear-
able.
The band finding Dixie" so popular in the
morning tried that air over again several times
in a medley Of Other tunes and each time drew
out answering wells.
Chairman Wilson took his scat at 5:l5, hut
Simply for the purpose OF enabling Secretary
Rcll to annoUrcs kilograms for delegates which
be did in characteristic fashion Whining M with
the invitation Come AMI get EN-. gentlemen:
my page is sick"
A few minutes later the new zirc gavcl raped
to order.
Order was slow in e ming. and so was bust
ness. 1t was fully twenty minutes before the
convention WIS called upon TO listen TO any
thing else except the band.
An innovation in the usual curse OF pro-
ceedings was made by the chairman calling
upon another reverend gentleman for a second
prayer in the same DAYS proceedings The
g"ntlc man selected for this s"ryice was Rev.
Tho=. q G-crn. If Ceiar Rapids. In. He wore
the full back of the Episcopal church. lie is
a tall man with FIll trimmed it black beard.
He spoke with a penetration that should be the
envy OF some of he orators who have addressed
the convention. II, prayed that they might
choose a man "of ellen hands and Pure heart.
one who is above all selfish ambition. ore
whose aim will 10 his country and his God"
At 6:25 the chairman announced to the i'm
patient convention tina. thu platform WAS ready
and woull be presented by Mr.. Jones, the
chairman.
Mr.. Jones from the platform, anil cries of
"louder. WHICH grew II intensity. said:
Mr.. rHAIRMAS ASD GENTLEMEN OF THE Con-
yE"CICS: ! pre- ume thar this coInElittcc in its
relations to the convention presents a case Of
beng letter late than never l with 20 sav.
I ltFE Vel. IN b+rAlI Oh TlF FpllNlH11pc mat any
delay to which you hsv, bsan subj srted was
dua to no lack of diligence or industry on til cir
Fart lRnrewtd cries of louder. ami a voice
lie the secretary read.
Mr.. tfoa,s: II you viii h. a li,t:s ou:"tar
perhaps thlrc wul DO no d~inicaity ia herring
I am instructed by the committee on reeo,u-
tons to present TO Won As the report of the
committee the following resolutions and TO
ask their adoption. In order ;hlt you may
more distinctly hear what :he coIsmit:cn has
prepared intend TO ask the gentleman who is
familiar with the phraseolcgy t. read them for
me and as socn rs they are real. l shall NOV.
the previous question upon the adoption of the
Platform.
Mr.. Joa s clio 7el BY asking Mr. Villas. of Wis
consin. to real the platform.
Mr.. Villas logan to do so in his magnificent
| sonorous votca AMI most impressive Style.
The first mention Of Cieve'ari's mama in the
convention Was when Nr. Villas. in the first
p raSraph of the Platform. real from Madison
to Cleveland" Il call:i ont the Joint cuthusi-
asm Of the delegates. The Syracuse men led
the cheering as tn. Cleveland delegates and the
Cleveland Esn in the galleries sprang TO their
feet waving hats. handkerchief and fans.
IL was twenty minutes after the shouting b.
gan bsfoTe Mr. Villas could bring his Zig voice
to bear on the convention again. and even then
it had to run 4 brief competition with 4 IaIrmur
of suppressed entbui:sm that continued to
run thronyb the suiieace.
The further reading of the documnns was at
times puGctuatei with applause: but its ey-
trers length seemed TO diminish il interest.
When tic silver plank was reached there WIS q
stronger outbreak of approval than al any ror-
| ton Of the platform.
The familiar phrase, public off ,e is a public
trust" which followed was Promptly recog-
nized and brought ont another Int very brief
Cleveland demonstration.
The civil service plank called ont more Kisses
tb~n cN.arl Tho ra1Ia r;.s or,,r,,1.1 +I,, ,o,
deEnatioa of ths republican Office lolisre con-
~veutio1. Very few demonstrations were made
by the delegates themselves at any point. Not
counting Interruptions the platform occupied
thirty-ive minutes in the reading. Its conclu-
sion was obviously welcomed as a relief.
Mr.. Jones, at the close OF the reading. sail:
"On behalf of tho committee on resolutions I
move the adoption of tho platform as read"
This was mot / y cries OF No" Mr.. Neal, Of
Ohio. took the stand and said: AS a r-rrcs.n-
tatire from the state Of Ohio. appointed on the
OH resolutions. | gave notice of nv
intention to present to this convention an
amendment 10 the section OF the platform rcla- |
tive to the tariff. hava been unlblc consci.n-
tiously to agree with tina majority Of my fellow
members upon that section of this platform, I
therefore gave notice to the committee that /
would move in open convention to strik, out
all that section Of the platform after the words
denouncinG the Mckinley act, and 20 submit |
tho following:
denouDce tho republican protection as a
fraui lchecrsl, 4 robbery OF the great ma
jority Of the American PEOPLE. for the beaaf.
of the few lloud cheersl We declare it to h,
i fundamental principle of the democratic
party that TN feisra, government has no
constitutional power TO enforce and collect
tariff duties kept for the purpose OF revenu, |
Only renewed and long continued cheeringl, |
and demand that the collection of such taxes
shall be limited to thu necessities OF the gov
eminent honesty and economically ad-
ministered."
Mr.. Cochran asked that the report of the
minority be read again by the clerk for inror-
nation. This was ordered and the clerk again
read the report slowly and distinctly.
delegate then asked TO hear thu part 70 be
struck cut. When the clerk had finished the
reading. Mr.. Neal. who still held the platform, |
said: The history of our country demonstrates |
the Tact that tn American people will consider
ana determine bu one great public question at
4 tine. Many questions in a government ike
ours with a variety OF interests will uecss-
sari'y attract some share of public attention at
one and the same time; hut 1t il none the less
true that some one question will overshsdow
al others in Importance and IT for itself
the highest space in the thoughts of the PEOPLE.
Sucl n question. vi now have in the federal
system OF protective taxation. Tariff reform
has heen the leading political issue in this
couner since the democratic party commenced l
to hattie for a revision ali r reduction OF tariff
taxes more than four years ago. 1t must con-
tue 10 he such until It shall he firmly re-estab-
lished as the one fundamental principle that
the federal government his no constitutional I,
power TO impose and collect tariff duties ex-
cept for revenue alone tcheersl. and that
even then the taxes should be limited to tho
necessities of the government economically and
honestly administered. Republican protection
was robbery. We believe il to be So" said
Mr. Neal, and va ought to have the courage
of oar convictions. It's purposes were ac-
ccmrlished by stealth, and this aggravated the
OF metropolitan protection was as hostile to
our principle of government rs taxation with
out representation. To longer heed its siren
cry would be to change the character Of our
by converting it from a democracy
into an aristocracy. Tine concentration Of
wealth foreshadowed this change. The ownsr-
ship OF half The wealth Of ths country by 1900
of its people was the proof of it. / beg thu
democratic party not to turn ITS back on that
but to express itself so plainly that no
work,nsrnan reading the platform could mis-
understand it,
Mr.. Meals remarks were constantly inter
rupted with applause. When he closed there
werl cries for " watterson" from the galleries
much confusion. Mr.. Wattersoa was