The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-03
A Word from California.

a ord from california.
President Caffery's speech was warmly
applauded throughout and at it's close the
! convention rendered him three formal
cheers.
In the absence of other business, Col.
John +. Irish was introduced by the presi-
dent and said that in this convention Turk
no sinister motives. A generation ago a
convention met in Indianapolis without
hope of victory. Upon it were trained
shotted batteries and over it hung the
shadow of physical determination, but dis
regarding al this, that convention affirmed
it's principles without fear. (Cheers.) To-
day the Democracy was threatened with
the determination of that which was dear
er than life-the honor of the party and
its principles. The Democratic party had
always abided by it's convictions and had
no affiliations with the principles of the
Chicago and st. Louis conventions, which
had debauched those principles. This con-
v%ention, Mr.. Irish said, represented that
organization and those principles which
were upheld during the war and finally
were incarnated in the magnificent person.
ality of Grover Cleveland. (Cheers.) The
convention had met determined to swear
with Jackson, "by the Eternal that the
moral strength of the Democratic party
should be neither obscured nor beiittled in
history nor submerged under Populism
(cheers), whether declared by the Populist
convention at Chicago or the PopuliSt con-
vention at st. Louis. CHEERS and laugh
ter.) The Democratic party was in conven-
ton to stand for the victory over avarice
which was. won when Grover Cleveland
smote with his renewing hand the appar-
entity dried-up fountain Of unselfishness in
this Republic, and it became aff1uent under
his touch. (Cheers.) The convention had
met for the purpose of permitting every
man to stand up and say, Il am a man."
The convention was assembled to d%enounce
the enemies of all that had been gained
since 1884; to denounce the Republican
party because of it's extravaganza in the
administration of the finances of the gov
ernment, which formed an excuse for a re-
neWal of the paternal policy of protection.
(Cheers.) The convention was assembled
TO denounce the policy of the Republican
party, which had Daralyzed the activities
of the people, limited trade ana reduced
consumption to such an extent that the
present inDost and excise laws do not
produce the normal revenue which they
would yield if confidence were abroad in
the land with its corresponding prosperity
in the Republic. Mr.. Irish said the Democ-
racy arraigned the PoDuliStS and the Re-
publicans as co-conspirators in the policies
which have produced the conditions to
ing voice of complaint and accusation.
(Cheers.)
POPULISM AND REPUBLICANISM.
THE candidate of one continuation
said Mr.. Irish, stands for an advance of
prices by that article called protection
and they preach to the people the gospel
of the benefits of high prices for the neces-
saries of life. The other conspirator is
represented by a candidate for the presi-
dency who is preaching to the people the
gospel of high prices to be secured by re-
ducing the purchasing power of their
money. (Applause.) Each policy means a
burden upon the industry of the laborer,
upon the profits of enterprise and upon
the avails of inventment.
We stand where Jefferson stood, where
jackson stood, where Cleveland stands
Capplausel, crying to these twin daughters
Of the horse-leech-a plague upon you both.
Laughter and applause.) The candidate
of the. Populist daughter of the horse
leech deals in phrases, and one of them
is, We are compelled to say farewell to
trusts and syndicates.' Ave. this gentle
man, standing himself as the agent prop
agandist and commercial traveller
daughter and APPLAUSE OF a syndicate
sole and only purpose of advancing the
price of this great syndicate.s products by
making the people believe that it will be
L was Unexpectedly called upon to de-
liver, a message from the far lands in
which 1 live. L have delivered it. Let me
add only that L bring to you words of
cheer from that golden State whose noun
tains look out upon the peaceful Pacific.
We come to assure you that there the
fires of the honored Democracy are burn
ing on every mountain top and lighting
every plain. (Applause) My colleagues
bring to you the message Of cheer and
hope, and when the battle shall be over
it will be seen that California and her
younger si~sters-Oregon and Washington
have abided by the faith, and if they have
not finally extinguished and yanquished
one daughter of the horse-leech we have
left her without a sister" Great APP
plause)
The Chair announced that the committee
on resolutions were not yet ready to re-
port, and the convention adjourned until
II o'clock this morning.
Convention Notes.
The Citizens Band. of Peru. containing
twenty-five pieces, s~erenaded the Journal
last night.
The large number of fair women in the
galleries and on the stage at the convention
was a feature of the turnout.
The When Band s~erenaded all the princi-
pal hotels of the city yesterday morning
before it marched to Tomlinson Hall.
A telegram was received from David A..
Wells, of Connecticut, yesterday morning
stating that he would be bic to attend
the convention and had sent an alternate.
Long Island City's Mayor, Patrick Glea-
son, d New York delegate, was taken i'll
Tuesday night, due to heart trouble. and
was removed to st. Vincent's Hospital.
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