The herald., 1894-09-13


that Office. The nominations were sec-
onded by Mr.. Norton for Bower. and Mr.
Bledsoe for Dupuy, raising the point that
there should be no fusion with the Pop
ulist party.
BOWERS NOMINATED.
The secretaries proceeded to call the
roll, and the result OF the ballot was
that Bowers received 352 votes and Du-
puy 292 votes, 80 Mr.. Bowers was de-
clared the nominee Of the convention by
the chair. Mr.. Dupuy led in the ooun-
ty, while Mr.. Bowers got his strength
from the city.
SENATOR WHITES OVATION.
At this juncture Senator Stephen NJ.
White entered the convention hall, and
was accorded q magnificent reception.
He was escorted to the stage. and when
the cheers had subsidized, he delivered
mastery speech.
Mr.. White commenced by stating that
in view OF hia long absence from his con-
Btituents, he was particularly and CRATE
fully impressed by the enthusiasm man
ifested. He then briefly discussed the
political situation. He said that the
Democratic party was compelled to lace
the great and wealthy trusts which had
been created by the Republican party,
and that although the tariff Legislation
which had been accomplished was not
as radical as many Democrats hoped
that it would be, that nevertheless it
was great advance in the direction OF
tariff reform, and that the senate bill
which had been adopted, and which
had become law, was far more positive
in its reductions than the Mills bill,
against which the Republican party had
so often protested upon the ground that
it tended in the direction of free trade.
The Republican party, said the speaker,
objects to the present tariff bill. No
greater encomium could be bestowed
upon it. If it is 80 bitterly opposed by
that organization, it should certainly
meet the approval of the Democratic
party. Mr.. White then went ON to
chow that all the trust and monetary
power of the country supported Repub-
licanism as against Democracy. He
said the Republicans in congress and
elsewhere had shed tears, which he did
not believe to be sincere, because sugar
refining had been recognized in the
tariff bill. He declared that in his judg-
ment thsre should have been smaller
concession made to this interest, but that
the Republican party ia not in a poai-
ton to question Democratic legislation
in this regard, because the Mckinley
bill awarded to the sugar trust double
the protection that has been given by
the present bill.
He pointed out that the sugar people
desired the continuance of the Mckinley
bill, and that Republican opposition to
Democratic tariff legislation is really
based upon the theory that it is too
radical, and that he insisted that it is
common to hear Republican orators
state, and to read in Republican news.
papers, that the Democratic party has
failed to discharge its duty because
tariff reform has not been fully carried
out.
Senator White then asked where tariff
reform could be accomplished, save in
the Democratic party. Not within the
Republican organization, for that body
is pledged to the maintenance OF d trust
protective tariff. Not within the ranks
OF any side show or third party, because
the "isms," eccsntricities and imprac.
ticable features of such organizations
render it impossible that they can be
permanently successful.
He also pointed out that the eenti-
ment in favor of tariff reform had been
increasing and progressive, and that
that sentiment has eliminated so rapid
ly that one OF the houses OF congress
was unable to fully adapt itaelf to ex-
listing conditions; but that, nevertheless,
the tariff measure which had been passed
will relieve the people from i,nmense
burdens of taxation and ia the most
progressive measure ever proposed by
Democracy. He then proceeded to an.
alyze the Republican platform. He
said: THE Republican party of Cali
fornia, and especially Mr.. Estee, is at
present engaged in making very great
fuss about silver. The late convention
OF that party passed resolution favor
ing free coinage st the rotio OF Is to l.
This ia eccentric behavior for O Repub-
licsn convention. Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Me-
Kinley and the other great lights OF the
party during the campaign OF 1892, and
long before that date and ever since,
have called the attention of the country
to the danger Of trusting the Democratic
party with the control OF national af-
fairs, because they have said, and say,
that there are too many free silver men
in the Democratic camp. The votes had
in congress from time to time proved
the came proposition. The finance
committee of the United States senate
is today composed of thu following
Democrats: Voorhees,, Harris, McPher-
son, Jones of Arkansas, Vest. and my
self; Republicans: Aldrich, Sherman,
Morrill,, Allison and Jones OF Nevada.
The last named gentleman has lett the
Republican party, so that there are
really four Republican members of the
senate finance committee, and each one
is bitterly opposed to the doctrines OF
the California Republican platform on
silver. Each one has secuted at free
coinage; each even voted against
the coinage of the seignorsge. OF
the Democratic membership there 10
but one (Senstor McPherson) who
agrees with his Republican colleagues
OF the committee. Senator Jones of
Nevada is, OF course, free silver man.
The vote upon the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act
further supports my assertion. In the
senate but one Republican east OF the
Missouri river sided with silver. Out
side of Senator Cameron, the only SEN
atorial friends of silver who were not
Democrats were western Republicans
and the Populists. 1t would indeed be
a very peculiarly constituted sivler man
who could be deceived by the recent