The herald., 1894-08-30
WILSON RENOM|NATED.
The Author Of the Tariff
Bill Rewarded.
His Constituents Give Him an
Ovation.
He Rides in Carriage Drawn by
His Admirers.
The Professor Makes a Speech Extollipg
President Cleveland and Pre-
dieting Success for
Tariff Reform.
By the Associated Press,


Hon. w. L. Wilson was nominated to-
day by the most enthusiastic convention
that was ever held in the Second con-
gressional district. Upon his arrival
from Washington he was eezed by the
enthusiastic Democrats who were at
the depot to receive him and carried
bodily to the carriage in waiting and
hauled by hand to the Central opera
house where the convention was held.
His reception amounted to more than
an ovation. The convention was the
largest ever held in the district and by
far the most enthusiastic.
MIR. Wilson was greeted with tremen-
dous cheers when he aroee to deliver his
address. He said he should ask for an
honorable discharge from further public
service but ior what seemed duty and
a call growing out OF the tariff struggle.
The congress which adjourned yes
terdey," he said. "was charged by the
people with duty, clesr, unmistaka.
BILE. tranecendant, to secure from the
grasp of selfish hands the power of
federal taxation; to lift from the
backs OF the American people a burden
OF tribute to privilege and monopoly,
which under 80 years. Republican legis-
lation bad grown constantly heavier
until it far exceeded their legitimate and
necessary taxation for the support of the
government; to reclaim and make for
ever cure that heritage of American
youth which is the true meaning and
priceless boon of Democratic institu-
tions-eoual opportunity in land OF
equal rights.
This WAC the inspiring misaion which
the Democratic party had long aought
from the American people, power and
authority to perform, and to this mis-.
sion the immediate representatives of
the people gave themselves earnestly
and faithfully. In that work they were
at all times cheered and encouraged by
their great leader, who for eight years,
in defeat and victory, has led in the
movement for tariff reform. While he
ecrupulously abstained from interference
with the work of those intrusted with
the reform legielation, he WAS insistent,
in season and out OF season, in urging
that the pledges on which he had come
into power should be fulfilled in the
letter and in the spirit, and that the
blessing of reduced and just taxation
should be fully and honestly secured to
the American people.
"You know this, for you have followed
with watchful interest the varying his
tory OF our attempt at tariff reform.
You have followed with rising hopes
and hearty approval the action OF the
house Of representatives. in the framing
and passage OF a measure bearing the
badge OF Democratic principles, and
watched with waning hopes and angry
disapproval the tedious and tortuous
passage of the bill through the senate
and have seen that despite nominal
Democratic ma ajority in that body, the
great trusts and monopolies were
still able to write their taxes, as
they had done under Repu blican rule
in some of its most important sched-
ules. The burden upon you is the same,
whether they use Democratic or Re.
publican hand as an Amsnuenss. But
the loss to yoa is infinitely greater
that those who bear the commission of
your own party thus prove faithless to
it's highest dutiee.
Il could not recte to you the success.
i've steps. the material and baleful rela-
tione through which the house bill
quietly passed into law yesterday
morning without the signature and ap.
proval OF the president, who was
elected upon the iseue of tar
if reform, and who anticipated IA
the signal triumph and historic
achievement Of lis administration the
privilege OF atfxng his name to
genuine and thorough reform bill. You
know by what influences this was
brought about. The country knows
Nd tefp l. hav
the responsibility for our partial failure
to redeem our pledges to the people and
our partial failure to dislodge the great
privileged interests from our tariff.
am not sure that this very failure may
not be the harbinger and assurance of a
speedier and more complete triumph Of
commercial freedom than the smooth
and unobstructed passage of the house
bill would have been. The American
people are aroused, as hardly anything
else could have aroused them, to the
deadly menace which protection begets
to the purity and the very existence of
free government. They have seen a
einge great trust empowered by our
tariff laws to control the production and
sale of necessary of life, as parceling
out the country with it's pertness and
using ite low-made wealth and power to
thwart the best efforts OF the people to
reduce their own taxation. They
have seen it hold up congress
for weeke and have heard it's
representatives boldly declare that there
would be no tariff bill in which their
interests were not protected, and they
have realized the final fulfillment OF the |
boast. When the sugar trust thus chal- !
lenged the American people to contest
OF strength, ite days were numbered
its temporary triumph 10 its speedier
and more complete overthrow, and with
its overthrow will vanish its sister brood |
of monopolies that are strong through |
its support,
"But, as the president we'll said, we |
have gained vantage ground from |
which we shall continue to shell the
camp OF monopoly. The day of mad
protection il over in this cOuntrv: No. |