The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-28

mating Blaine, a speech which during
thirty years in National Conventions |
have not heard equalled. j doubt if
Ingersoll, in his greatest oratorical eff
forts, ever reached the height of elo-
quence displayed by him on that day
Tt seemed TO the opponents of Blaine
that few could resist the effect of In
gersolls speech. Notwithstanding all
that, Hayes carried off the nomination,
National Conventions are wonderful
bodies after all. They are seldom, if
ever. influenced or controlled by popu
lar clahor. Colonel Boyd's Duluth
bulfrogs would never make an inn
preston on them
You will find that McKinley's boom
win grow weaker and weaker from
now tillfhe meeting of the National
Convention A boom of this kind
catchessa good many people who don't
get their eyes open Until it is too late
to reverse; and then they get left at
the distance pole. 1T is very fasina-
tings the first time a fellow gets caught
in it. e tt '*# &a
'sThen you think Morton viii be
nominated? pr r. ~
Yes, I do. Here, let ME give you an
extract from q speech made by Mr.. Ed
ward A LauteFbaeh I'M New York City
last week. Print that, it Will give
ydur readers a clearer idea of how Gov
ernor Morton stands on The tariff and
money question: thar can give you,
If YOU can see any attenptat d a+strad-
die in that, let me hear from you.
When the business Of the Conven-
ton had been concluded Mr.. LATTER
bach made .hiB speech He referred,
first, TO the platform, which, he says,
will be"aklopted by the State Cdnyen-
ton. He saidathat they aid mot want
a platform,lil<e1t that recently adopted
by the Republicans Of Ohio, but one
that would dbel plain on the money
question.
g Our platform, he said, will de-
clare for gold coinage and nothing
else. We do not iReend sta barteEssy th.
the silver men Of the West. There
will be no uncertain ring about the
coin which will be turned ont From our
mint on Tuesday next. FIshe eointthat
viii be presehted to yoar gaze will be
yellow. 1t will be the coin that is re-
eognized as the standard throughout
the civilized world a coin that will
represent 100 cents on the dollar and
nothing less. 1t will not yield under
pressure. That will be our coin until
the time comes when the nations Of. the
earth shall unite upon common
standard.
we want gold dollar and. nosotIF
er.If this is to be the platform which
will be adopted by our National Con-
yention there. is one man who
ear stand honestly and fear
lessly upon H. There are 9th
er candidates, no doubt, VINO
NAV maintain and uphold this plat
form. but on this question we are So
sure Of none as we are of Levi T. Nor
ton (Applause.) Our delegates are
instructed to insist from first to last
upon the nominationsof this maIty be-
cause they are absolutely sure Of the
ground upon which he stands. He Is
not. only the exponent Of this platform,
but. its champion as welt.
1--WE shall insist ON other questions
IN our platform the question Of pro-
lection. for instance, but we propose
that that protection shall be just to all.
we do not propose to go to extremes.
We are all protectionists, We believe
in paving our debts without issues
upon issues Of bonds.
1.-The question of honesty in our Ma
tional policy requires that we shall
have tariff that shall be equitable
and Just. We do not believe in pro-
lection as matter of course. We
want a protection that shall regulate
the question of wages and shall guar
antee to the American working man.
fair play for his labors, as well as the
reasonable luxuries Of life. We want
protection that will enable MS to pro-
cure adequate seacoast defenees, and
will make us as ready to bid defiance,
if necessary, as any other nation on
the earth.
We do not believe in the principle
that the highest possible duty must be
placed on every article t1atfconaes
through our Custom House. The duty
must be levied justly and with due re
gard to the existing situation
mr. Lauterbach spoke of Mr. Nor
toms successful commercial career and
his ability to understand the question
of the tariff iii all it's relations He
contrasted such a tariff as that in
which Mr. Morton believed with the
Mckinley tariff which placed sugar on
| the free list and paid a bounty TO
Louisiana sugar planters, which after