St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-05
MIR. Folsom Withdrew.

Col. Levi W. Folsom arose amid
cheers and applause and thanked his
friends for the number of unsolicited
votes given him. He desired harmony,
and with that object in view withdrew
his name. and moved the nomination of
MIR. Darragh by reclamation. j. d.
Markham, j. G. Nethaway and Hon. E.
w. Durant seconded the motion to de-
clare Mr.. Darragh the unanimous nom
inee. The convention rose en- masse to
show its assent. Three cheers were
then given for the nominee, aud like
compliment was paid Col. Folsom.
David f. PEBBLES. Judge Flandrau
and j. c. Nethaway were named
as committee to escort the
nominee to ithe stage. When they
appeared in the hall with Mr.. Darragh
the band struck up HAL to the Chief"
and the convention greeted their NOM
1nee with prolonged cheers and ap-
plauSe. Mr.. Darragh was introduced
by the chairman as the next congress.
man for the Fourth district, and dsliv-
cred an address that was heard with
manifestations of enthusiasm. The
speech was a masterful one. and evil
IDENTIFY convinced the convention that
Mr.. Darragh is brilliant young man
and amply equipped for congress.
The speech was in part as follows;
Darragh Accepts.
l appreciate very highly the con-
fidence and respect manifested by this
convention and accept the nomination
with feeling of gratitude and a full
sense of the responsibilities which &C
company 1t.
In these days Of selfshness we con-
hdently appeal to the people to turn
from the Republican party to our faith
as the sizn and the hope Of progress
and reform. Starting with firm. i'm
plicit belief in the people. in their in-
tegrlty, Intelligence and patriotism, the
Democratic faith demands that political
power be given them, not as privilege,
but as right.
1t demands the freedom of the indi-
vidual from unnecessary burdens and
restrictions. 1t would make the hum
bic partner in, not dependent upon
government. That power which con-
trolls the lives, liberty and property of
the people our faith insists shall be kept
closely within their reach. 1t therefore
demands home rule-the right OF
each community to govern itself,
without interference in it's local
beyond it. In the administration of the
peoples government as public trust
Democracy demands honesty, efficiency,
economy and unselfshness. Recently,
under the wise, brave and honest
Grover Cleveland, the people have felt
the blessing OF these principles viger-
ously and unselfshly administered.
Between Grover Cleveland and William
Mckinley. who is evidently the head Of
the Republican party OF today. there is
difference as great as be-
tween courage and timidity. pa
trlotism and policy, progress
and stagnation, the living principles of
a living party and the lifeless faith of
party that dwells only in the past; be-
tween a peoples man who fights for
the peoples cause, who serves them
and them only, and party man who
hears and listens to the voice only of
the politicians and the capitalists. l
charge the Republican party in state
and nation with repeated, constant and
deliberate violations of these principles,
that are cardinal to our faith and at the
very foundation Of republican institu-
lions. The Democratic party can
not be charged with being party
of ever changing principles. What
Grover Cleveland believes today was
also the belief of such patriots and
statesmen as Thomas jefferson and An
drew Jackson. There is but one safe
rule. and that is to contine the general
government rigidly within the sphere
Of its appropriate duties. 1t has no
power to continue a high tariff except
for the purposes enumerated In the con-
stitution, and if its income is found to
exceed these wants 1t should be forth
with reduced and the burdens of the
people SO far lightened.
Fellow Democrats, it is needless for
me to say that [ am in full accord with
the resolutions as passed by this con-
yention; they make a platform upon
which any Democrat should feel proud
and honored to stand. Every word of
these resolutions breathes the pure
Democracy Of Thomas jefferson. AS /
listened to their depreciation of the law
lessness OF railway companies In their
violations Of the Interstate commerce
law" l recalled an article / read few
days ago in the Chicago Times which
stated that an examination of the books
of the Santa Fe railroad showed that
seven millions of dollars were paid by
that railroad to shippers in rebates in
the last four years, which was direct
violation of the plain provisions of the
interstate commerce law.o Fellow
Democrats, the present business fiHan-
cial depression is charged to our party,
but in blaming Democracy for it the Re-
publican party forgets that we are still
living under the laws and policy of
their Iarty Its tariff policy is still the
law of the land, LIZ Mills and manu-