The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-20

COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. 19-The Democratic
! convention consumed about four hours to-
day In making an important bit of history.
The convention was slow in converting, the
| ali-nlght session of the committee on reso-
| lutions being responsible for the delay.
| The entrance of Congressman Tom John
son at the head of the Cuyahoga county
delegation was the occasion for the out.
| bust OF applause that indicates that he had
many followers among the delegates.
| Senator Calvin 5. Brice came upon the
stage from d side entrance and as soon as
| his presence was discovered there was a
round of applause, but it was not nearly so
enthusiastic as that which greeted the free
| trade congressman. There were few
| scattered Kisses but they were not SO audi
| BILE as to attract general attention, being
| drowned in applause
The appearance of Congressman Outh
waite, who took seat beside Senator
| Brice was the occasion for an ovation,
| precipitated by local admirers. IL was
| 10:45 when the convention was called to
order by Chairman c. ID. Critics of the
| state central committee. Rev. Long, a
Luther an clergyman of this city, invoked
the divine blessing, departing from the
| usual custom by a severe criticism upon
| the presumption Of Colonel Breckenridge
Of kentucky to stand as statesman and
lawmaker. Hon. Frank Hurd was intro
| duced as temporary chairman and j. j.
McNally of Youngstown as temporary
secretary. Mr.. Hurd was received with
an outburst of applause. His remarks on
the new tariff law were loudly cheered and
don rn<far Of ha
tive association was also loudly applauded.
HURB HAS HIS SAY.
He spoke In substance as follows:
MY Fellow Democrats: | congratulate
you upon assembling in state convention
the first flushes of the dawn of new day
of prosperity in the United States.
Through red seas the business men of this
country have passed until hope had began
to fail and despair had seized the man.
ayers OF nearly every enterprise in the
land. For more than twenty years
such condition must inevitably
result from protection. Restriction
of markets resulted in over-production of
domestic goods, nor for this condition was
Democratic party in any respect respon-
sble. Whatever disturbance comes
through reforms must be charged against
the wrongs which make reforms necessary,
and not against the reforms themselves.
That the promise of business revivais
has come is partly because the element of
uncertainty as to what the tariff rates
would be has been removed. The new law
is not likely TO be modified for some time
by general revision. But chiefly this re-
suit has been produced because the new
law is cheapening the expenses of living.
1t proclaims the doom OF protection in the
United States"
NO DEMOCRAT MUST BE AN A. p A.
Local interests, represented by con-
gress men who desire popularity with their
constituents, often lnterpose TO prevent
necessary changes and TO prolong system
which bestows local favors. These consid-
eratlons make great reforms so slow as TO
he exasperating to enthusiastic reformers.
The new law reduces, on the average, the
rates on the Mckinley law so per cent.
But its chief merit is to be found in the
free list. People will be saved nearly 49,
600 COO per year"
Coming 20 a division in parts of the tariff
question, Mr.. Hurd said: First and fore
most, | give credit to Grover Cleveland and
John G.. Carlisle Free wool is worth mo re
to tariff reform than all other provision 8
of law put together"
Different schedules will re quire further
adjustment in the interest of free trade
The Chicago platform declares that pro-
lection is unconstitutional and robbery.
If that declaration be true our mission
cannot be ended while the protective stat
ute remains"
Mr.. Hnrd closed by saying that he was
opposed TO the American protective asso-
citation because such organiZat ons We're
violative of the fundamental law both of
the United States and of this state The
A. p A. gave Governor Mckinley his ma
iority of s.. 900 and the large Republican
majority in Maine. We must make il
plain that no man can be Democrat and
an y. Z. \.
WHAT THE PLATFORM Is.
business reported in favor of five-minute
speeches and the reference of ali resolu-
tions to the committee without reading or
debate. Judge Tarbell of Brown county
and others characterized this as a gag rule
but no attempt was made to change or
modify it and the report was adopted.
After the report Of the committee on per-
manent organization had been adopted,
making the temporary organization per-
maneDt. General Il. b. Finley of Bucyrus,
chairman of the committee on resolutions, |
read the report of that committee
lt praises the efficient, economical and /
honest administration of President Cieve-
land''; declares protection a fraud, and
while recognizing the benefit of reduc- |
ton of duties on imports just made by |
congress. favors such further reduction as |
can be made TO the end that all purely |
protective duties be abolished; declares (,
that the Mckinley law caused business |
depression, reduced revenue aud led TO the I
necessity of issuing more government 1
bonds Business failures, strikes, low 1
wages, low prices for farm products are |