The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-06-09

Charles w. johnson was named for sec
retary and assistant tsecretariesl OF the tenn.
porary organization we're recommended,
also that each delegation appoint an hon
orary vice president and secretary. Lock-
wood moved the adoption of report and it
was adopted and the chairman appointed
Samuel Fossenden OF Connecticut, ex-
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and Gen.
Malone of Va, to escort Mckinley to the
chair. They came up from the body
of the hall and went up the narrow aisle
to the place where Mckinley was seated.
Then Spooner proceeded and Gen.
Malone followed him down the aisle to
the platform. He shook hands with Fas-
sett while the convention arose and
cheered again and again, Fassett turning
from him, thanked the convention. Then
he introduced the permanent chairman.
There was another tumult Of
applause and an Ohio delegate sprang
to his feet and proposed three cheers.
They we're given and when the noise
had ceased Mckinley made speech say
ing among other things; "A Republican
convention means something. They have
always meant something. Republicans
say what they mean and mean what they
cay. They declare principles and policies
and purposes, and when instrusted with
power they execute and enforce them. The
first National convention Of the Republi-
can party met in Philadelphia. The
platform Of that convention reads today
more like an inspiration than the afflrma-
ton of political party. Every provision
of that great instrument made by the
fathers of our great party is on the statutes
of our country today. Every one Of them
has been embodied into public law, and
that cannot be said of the platform Of
other political organizations. Whenever
there is anything to be done in this
country and for this country the Republi-
can party is called upon to do it. There
is one thing can be said Of our organiza.
ton which cannot be said of any other. 1t
can look backward without shame or
humiliation and II can look forward
with cheer and exultation. We are here
today to make platform and ticket that
will commend themselves to the intelli-
gence of the convention and we will do it.
When we get through with this convention
its conclusions will be the law of
Republican action, and will be the
assurance Of Republican victory. We are
for protective tariff and for reciprocity.
We propose to take no backward step
upon either one of these great Republican
principles. We stand for a protective
tariff because it represents the American
flreslde, the American family, the Ameri-
can girl, the American boy and the highest
possibilities of American citizenship. We
leave to the committee on resolutions the
duty Of making the platform that shall
represent the best thoughts and best ideas
and best wisdom OF the Republican party.
When we go out of this convention upon
a true Republican platform, we go
out marching to victory, no matter
what name we may carry on our banner.
The speech was greeted with prolonged
cheering. At its close there were repeated
cries for Douglass. He came forward and
bowed his thanks. When order was re-
stored the chairman recognized Chairman
Bingham of the committee on rules and
order of business who read
that committees report. The
paragraph adopting the rules
of the fltty-hrst Congress was emphasized
by Bingham in reading, and the conven-
tion applauded. Foraker, chairman of
the committee on resolutions took
the floor to ask further time. He
could not be heard for the applause. The
chairman heard him, however, and said
that il there were no objections further
time would be granted. Being unable to
proceed further the convention adjourned
until tomorrow,