The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-19

IN DETAIL.
Verbatim Report of the Ten Hours
Session.

seTpatim REPORT of the Ten HOur,s
Session
ST. LOUIS, June. 1S.-The convention
began its work. today at 1882 o'clock
at which time Thurston called the
body to order
Without waiting for the delegates
to get into their seats he introduced
Rev. John R. Scott, a colored clergy
man of Florida, who offered the fol-
lowing invocation:
Our Father, from whose hand cen
turtles fall like grains of sand. we
meet today united, free, loyal to our
land and to thee. We thank thee for
all blessings of life that are ours to
ENJOY, and we ask thy blessing upon
our labor in this convention, and we
ask that all things that we do may
be done to thy honor and glory. We
ask these things for the sake of him
who has taught us in praying to say:
Our father, who art in heaven hal
lowed be thy name, thy kingdom
come, thy will be done on earth as it
is heaven. Give US this day our daily
bread; forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespass against
u.s. Lead US not into temptation. Out
deliver us from evil, for thine is the
kingdom. and the power and the glory,
forever. Amen"
The Chairman-The order of bust
ness is the report of the committee ON
platform. Is that committee ready to
report?
Foraker, of Ohie-The committee Is
ready to report.
che Chairman-The chair recognizes
,7l1a r1f ~
tor-elect Foraker of Ohio
The announcement of Foraker's name
produced a tremendous outburst of
applause, which was continued for sew
eral minutes. The outburst subsidized
finally. but broke out again with re-
newed force. After quiet was restored,
the business was resumed.
Mr.. Foraker, having assembled the
platform, read the report, which was
as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the United
States, assembled by their representa-
tives in national convention, appealing
for the popular and historical tustifi-
cation of their claims to the matchless
achievements of thirty years of Re-
publican rule, earnestly and confidently
address themselves to the awakened
intelngence, experience and conscience
of their countrymen in the following
declaration of facts and principles:
For the first time since the civil war
the American people have witnessed
the calamitous consequences of full
and unrestricted Democratic control OF
the government. It has been a record
OF unparalleled incapacity, dishonor
and disaster. In administrative man
agement it has ruthlessly sacrificed
Indispensable revenue, entailed an I'M
ceasing deficit, eked out ordinary cur
rent expenses with borrowed money,
piled up the public debt by 1852, 600. 900
In time of peace, forced an adverse
balance Of trade, kept a perpetual men
ace hanging over the redemption fund,
pawned American credit to alien syndi-
Gates. and reversed all the measures
and results of successful Republican
rule. In the broad effect of its policy
it has precipitated' panic, blighted in
dustry and trade with prolonged de-
preston. closed factories, reduced work
and wages, halted enterprise and Grip
pied American production while slim
ulating foreign production for the
American market. Every considera-
ton of public safety and Individual in
terest demands that the government
shall be rescued from the hands of
those who have shown themselves in
capable to conduct 1t without disaster
at homeland dishonor abroad, and shall
be restored to the party which for
thirty years administered it with I'M
equalled success and prosperity.
THE TARIFF.
We renew and emphasize our allie
glance to the policy of protection as
the bllwark OF an American industrial
independence, and the foundation of
American development and prosperity.