The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-26


Republicans. ana the record shows that
81 80 Of cur voters went from Us. con-
troued BY these people who ask FOR rec
ignition here"
Mr. Bell, Of Kings, chairman OF the Gre
dentiais committee. took the platform.
He said. y had the honor last night 10
preside over the largest committee meet
ing ever held az a Democratic gathering.
The whole matter was detailed ar length.
and later in executive session the matter
was carefully considered. Mr. Patterson
was there. and presented his resolution
for ene-third. II was defeated BY a large
majority, ard then. by 4 large majority.
IL vas decided 70 give them one-fifth.
Tarumsnv objected and voted against H.
We consider It fair. and we consider il
especially fair because both parties OBJ
1ect 10 l. II It is an insult to offer one
fifth. Il is an Insult 10 offer one-th.rd
(Hisses and grnansl. We had great re-
spec. for the gentlemen ccntesting. but
we had also 70 consider the question Of
the Democratic party OF ,he state. I move
the adoption Of a resolution indorsng cur
attitude"
Senator Charles Guy. Of Tammany. took
the stage. one II has first assertions was
that Taunany had upheld the Democracy
for Loo years.
A yr.ce-Who slaughtered Winfield
Hancock
The chair-The gentleman Will cease his
Interruptions.
Thomas Grady said that the state De-
mocracy. with the German reformers 10
help them. were less than one-fifth of the
party They had been given fifth. Why
ask for a half? Il is surprising that they
do not ask for more than this. This is a
matter of conscience. not politics. said
Grady What would they do il they had
a third? l venture a prediction. If for
1fF 10
here. that moment they will be without a
constituency. I had supposed that after
the decision last night the kicking and
cutting would he over. Tammany 10 the
number of 100 900 will decide whether the
action OF this committee and convention
is right or wrong"
The question was put by the chair, and
the Patterson resolution was killed and
the other resolution, giving the State De-
mOcracy ole-fifjh, adopted The Grace
FairchiI1 people started to leave the hall.
and as a number OF them filed out there
was = repetition Of the scene in the Dem
oCratic convention OF 1894 at Saratoga
They were alternately cheered and hissed.
When the tumult had subsided the re-
pert of the committee on permanent or
ganzation was read. and the chairman
appointed John Boyd Thacher and James
y. Shepard 10 escort ex-Cov. Fowler to the
chair. Assuming position of permanent
chairman. Mr.. Fowler said. in part:
Ex-Gov. Flowers speech
''The memory of the people of New York
Is not short enough to forget entirely the
promises with which the Republican party
assumed complete power on January I,
backed by an unusual expression of pop
ular confidence. nor can il forget the mel
ancholy, humiliating and disgraceful fail
ure to redeem those promises or the mis-
erabie fiasco which has followed every pre-
tension of reform. No party within re-
cent years has assumed the powers of gov
ernment in our state with larger meas
ure Of public confidence. or with a greater
opportunity of gratifying public expecta-
tion. But even month of power was suf-
ncieut TO expose the false pretenses by
which power had been obtained and 10 re-
veal the professed reformers in their true
light as political pirates. The lofty pro-
fessions OF morality and public duty be-
fore the assumption of power degenerated
afterwaTd into party feud for political
spoils, the perversion Of legislative power
10 personal cupidity. and the betrayal Of
every genuine reform
After giving details of what Mr. Flower
called The contrast between Republican
promises and Republican performa nces,'
the speaker expressed himself on national
issues as follows. IT have alluded as yet
only TO matters OF state concern for in
the coming election those are the ques-
tions Of paramount interest, but Federal
issues cannot and will not he ignored
Fortunately for the Democrat tic party the
tide is with IL here also Every weeks
Improvement in industry aud commerce
Is a vindcation Of that Democratic states
mauship which placed the finances OF the
country on a sound basis by repeating the
sherman law and revived waning indus
tries by the enactment Of the Wilson bill
TO those two beneficial measures every
recent increase of wages, every recent
advance in business. every recent sale OF
American securities in Europe every re-
cent opening Of mills. Is distinctly due.
The hard times which followed the fright
caused by the Sherman law are rapidly
disappearing under favoring conditions
for recovery from hardship and de-
preston. Credit must be given TO the
party which had the sagacity TO, remove
the causes of financial and industrial dis
aster and provide sound legislation under
which business and manufactures can
legitimately prosper. The danger OF de-
preciated currency Is now gone and tariff
duties are no longer so high as TO restrict
foreign commerce and overstimulate a
few Republican industries at the expense
Of the many. The best proof that the
Democratic position on the tariff is right
Is found IN the universal revival Of indus
try since the enactment OF the new law.
Our woOlens are already finding markets
in England, and our iron and steel mills
are hummiug with new business. Cnder
such conditions no Republican attacks
can undermine the Democratic vantage
ground. The people Will not be easily de-
luded. nor can their confidence be shaken
I'm tie integrity and intelligence Of the
Democratic administration at whose head
is honest and courageous Grover Cleve-
Lard. The contest we are beginning is
the pre- iminaTy contest for next years
great political battle in the nation. Dem
ocr2uc success this fan VIII make Dem
ocrats cvervw here lift up their heads and
buckle on their fighting armor Victory
here now viii do much II secure victory
iE the nation. So let Us subordinate all
selfish or local interests AMI i0in each 9TH
or an restoring to power the party 20
which we belong and In which we believe"
The Platform.
The platform declares for honesty in
reAUc Once no tainted legislators. no cor
rget traffic ia legislation, clean men and
Frfe agents. equal and honest enforcement
. All laws. a proper Observance of q day
- rest aud an orderly sunday modidca-
ttau or repeal Of laws unsupported BY
public of{uton. no unjust sumptuary laws.
Hr h, laws. recognition ~ The fuuda-
mental American principle q freedom Of
conscience home rale iu excise as well
~ iu other matters with re8sonable I'm
stattors established 70 protect the inter
csss ~ temperance and morality. and an
amen 5rucnr Cf tEc excise and other laws
Ht tr. }rgiStatffr. az the state which wliI
permit each municipality. expressing rs
sentiments bv a popular vote ~ ma ior-
t-v ~ IFS citizens 70 determine. within
s8~A proper legislative restrte etiors as shal
ne required hy the interests Of the entire
state What may best suat its special
necessities and conditions. honest elec-