The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-15

Reid for the vice-presdency. General
Horace Porter of New York and Governor
Bulkeley of Connecticut seconded the NOM
nation Then Mr.. Settle of Tennessee
nominated ex-Speaker Reed, and the nom
ination was seconded. Subsequently IL was
learned that Mr.. Reed had not authorized
the presentation of his name, and Whitelaw
Reid was unanimously nominated. The
convention adjourned amid great cheering.
The Platform.
The platform adopted is quite long. 1t
begins with the following tariff plank:
" We reaffirm the American doctrine of
protection. We call attention to its growth
abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our country is largely due to
the wise revenue legislation of the republic
can congress. We believe that all articles
which cannot be produced in the United
States, except luxuries, should be admitted
free of duty, and that on all imports COM
ing into competition with the products of
American labor there should be levied du-
ties equal to the difference between wages
abroad and at home. We assert that the
prices of manufactured articles of general
consumption have been reduced under the
operations of the tariff act of 1890. We de-
nounce the efforts of the democratic ma or.
ity of the house of representatives to de-
stroy our tariff laws piecemeal as is mani
tested by their attacks upon wool, lead and
| lead ores, the chief products of number of
4 states, and we ask the people for their judg-
ment thereon"
Then reciprocity is commended as follows
" We point to the success of the repub-
lican policy of reciprocity, under which our
export trade has vastly increased, and new
/ and enlarged markets have been opened for
the products of our farms and workshops.
| We remind the people of the bitter opposi
ton of the democratic party to this practi-
| cal business measure and claim that, exc
cuted by republican administration, our
present laws will eventually give us control
of the trade of the world"
The silver issue is presented in these
words:
1.-THE American people, from tradition and
interest, favor bimetalism, and the repub-
lican party demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such re-
strictons and under such provisions, to be
determined by legislation, as will secure
the maintenance of the parity values of the
two metals, so that the purchasing and
debt-paying power of the dollar whether of
silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times
equal. The interests of the producers of
the country, its farmers and its working
men, demand that every dollar, paper or
coin, issued by the government shall be as
/ good as any other We commend the wise
and patriotic steps already taken by our
government to secure an international con-
ference to adopt such measures as will in
sure parity OF value between gold and
silver for use as money throughout the
world "
Then follows the demand that every citi-
zen " shall be allowed to cast one free and
unrestricted ballot in all public elections,
and that such ballot shall be counted and
returned as cast" This plank is very en-
phatic. Then the various minor questions
of public policy are discussed. Southern
outrages are denounced; the restoration of
our merchant marine and the creation of
navy are commended; more stringent i'm
migration laws are advised; legislation for
the protection OF employees of railroad,
mining and manufacturing companies is
favored sympathy with Irish home rule
and condemnation of Jewish persecution in
Russia are expressed; any union of church
and state is opposed; trusts are denounced;
free postal delivery in villages and rural
communities is approved, and one-cent pos
tage promised as soon as possible. Civil
service reform is referred to in these words:
We commend the spirit and evidence of
reform in the civil service, and the wise
and consistent enforcement by the republ-
can party of the laws regulating the same.'
The construction of the Nicaragua canal is
declared to be of the highest inn tance to
the American people, both for national de-
fence and for building up American COM
merce, and it is further declared that it
should be controlled by the United States
government; admission of the territories
into the Union at the earliest practical date
IS favored: cession of arid public lands to
the states and territories is advised: prompt
and reasonable legislation in favor of the
Columbian Exposition is favored; call
wise and legitimate efforts to lessen and pre-
vent the evils of intemperance and promote
morality" are approved; watchf1l care
and recognition of their just claims" are
promised the veteran soldiers; finally the
administration of President Harrison is
commended in the warmest terms.
President Harrison's Speech.
Secretary Elkins, acknowledgement
Wanamaker, Secretary Halford and num-
Der of newspaper men were at the White
House, Friday afternoon, and as soon as
the vote of Texas, giving the president
clear majority had been received, the pres-
dent was informed and all crowded around
him to congratulate him. Mrs. Mckee and
his neice, Lieutenant Parker's wife, ran into
the room and kissed him. Then, at the re-
quest of the newspaper men, the president
made the following little speech:
81 can only say with reference to this
event that has brought you here that the
drst thought that fills my mind is one of
gratitude and thanks to the great multitude
Of friends who have in this way and vari-
Gus ways expressed approval of very con-
scientious, though possibly now and then
mistaken, attempts to serve the country
upon republican lines. l claim to serve the
country upon republican lines. / claim no
other credit than that of having attempted,
without sparing myself as to labor, to dis
charge those public duties conscientousy.
cannot expect my democratic friends to
and yet it has been very gratifying to me to
know that many things have secured the
approval of my political opponents l have
been filled with the thought that this coun-
try was coming TO an epoch when the flag
and those things that it symbolizes will be
upon still higher plane than now, and
when our influence among the powers of
the earth will be enlarged wisely and en-
practically. | have a sincere love for all
our people. | exclude no section. | take
into my affection and accept all the states
and all our people. On entering upon this
campaign / shall do so without malice
toward any one. l think l have sometimes
been suspected of being very little of a pol
tician from the fact that / have never
lrawn, inside my party, personal lines. L
have tried to treat every one with that re-
spect to which his station entitled him, and
have never in any case suggested much
ess demanded, personal loyalty from any
body. / have asked of all public officers a
aithful performance of their duties. have
elt great regret that | was unable TO find
suitable place for every deserving friend,
but have insisted that / did not disparage
hose i cOuld not aDnOint tn nlace .