Arizona republican., 1896-06-04

l appOTtlOn the LefrltOTlal QoIoSaLeS among the twenty-two precincts. Smith didn't understand the motion, but it probably passed unanimously, the following named being appointed as the committee: Frank Baxter, c. R. Takes N Sharp, R. c. Goodwin, George Purdy Bullard, L. H. Chal- mers, E. Gang.
 After a short recess the order of business was changed to admit of the presentation of the report of the com mittee on platform. It was as follows:
 we reaffirm the time-honored prin- ciples of the Democratic party and are in favor of sending none but true and 1 tried Democrats to the territorial con- vention.
 : We are unalterably in favor of the i free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of the policy of any other nation, and hereby instruct all delegates to the territorial convention to elect none but free sil- yer men as delegates to the National Democratic convention to be held at the city of Chicago.
 we are in favor of the early admis- sion of Arizona into the sisterhood of states and is is the sense of this convention that the delegates sent from this territory to the National COR vention at Chicago use their every ef- fort for statehood for Arizona.
 we, as Democrats, are proud of the grand achievements of our party; we are proud of it's record and it's illustrf- ous deeds; and we believe in party unity and organization and pledge our selves to stand by the platform to be adopted at Chicago and to support the nominee"
 To the report w. T. Smith sought to add the following resolution: Re solved, That in common with the Dem ocrats of the south and west we en- dorse the administration of Grover Cleveland in everything save his inan- cial policy" Frank Trott seconded, complimenting the early administra- tion of Cleveland, but affirming that the last four years of Grover were op- posed to all interests of the west. | J. W. Crenshaw opposed the resolH- tion, as well as anything that might reflect upon the territorial or National administrations.
 Then came the unique feature of the day. Till this the convention had been harmonious, expeditions, quiet and sedate in degree unknown to any previous Democratic gathering in the county It was too quiet to last. The sensation was furnished by the coR- vention's secretary. Judge Morton of Mesa. He got to his feet about the time the chairman was calling for a vote on the platform and announced he had a few words pertinent to the occasion and subject.
 l The speaker desired it known, first of all, that he was and ever will be a Democrat, which he regretfully re- marked could not be said ot Grover Cleveland. He declared that TO Jeffer- sonian Democrat could see anything Democratic in Cleveland's administra- tion save the aptitude Of the president to go fishing and to hunt ducks. His administration, shouted Merton, "has been the laughing stock of every little empire on the face Of the earth. How can you endorse his policy, even with his Wall street views excepted? Do you endorse his Sandwich island policy or his policy as to Cuba? l do not en- dorse CleVeland's administration on any question and am not afraid to say so l would denounce him even were I in the precincts of Wall street itself. That is the kind of a Democrat I am, and am by far better Democrat than he. The Democratic party is now prlr- suing the policy of the Republican party in '73, when silver was demone- tized. Cleveland is to blame. His en- tire policy is one of igrominy. Do you endorse his bond issue? 1 under stand he is about to call for a.no.her issue. Why, if Uncle Sam gets in debt much more he wont be able to buy clothes under any tariff. He'll have to get barrel and crawl into it to hide his nakedness and poverty" l Judge Morton asked the reason why a convention of Democrats in Mari copa county, Arizona, of all places and conventions, should be the first to fall prostrate at the feet of the dictator at Washington and suggested that it be the better to follow the example of the states of the Mississippi valley and speak plainly upon the subject. He concluded: "In all of this 1 wish it dis tinctly understood that I am true 1 blue Democrat; have fought beneath l the banner of Democracy for thirty years, but I never will fight beneath the standard of Grover Cleveland" It cannot be said that the speech provoked any marked enthusiasm; it seemed rather to be something in the way of a shock, just as though the bar keeper had set out liquor other thaR |'the statutory Bourbon. But if there was no applause, at least there were no | hisses and the silence, profound and meditative, was only dispelled by the voice of the chairman as he recurred to the question of the adoption of the report of the platform committee. The report was adopted and then the Smith resolution relative to the National ad-