The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03

| Devery forced his way, the crowd
| clearing the way for him. When he
| reached the platform steps, ne raised
| his hands in an effort 20 stop the pande-
monium that reigned. A sergeant-at-
arms with his hands on the big ex-
chiefs shoulder tried 10 force him back
to a seat, but he Shook him OF and
started to speak.
He said amid cheers:
Democrats of this convention, Sam
uel j. Tilden was deprived OF mis- right
OF franchise, as were the people of the
United States. We do oct want that to
occur here today. 1t was through the
work of a clique of this convention that
the people OF the nintn district are
about to be deprived or q similar right.
Mr.. Hill, as state leader Of tfc state Of
New York. we ask justice from you as
leader OF the democratic party. We do
not come here as honest democrats to
be deprived Of our rights
AS Devery left the platform. not a
delegate was in his seat and the gallery
was in a wild state OF excitement.
A Devery delegate got to the platform
and attempted to speak. The chair told
him that he could not address the con-
vention. Amidst a tremendous uproar,
he started to speak and the sergeant-at-
arms hustled him down tie steps. For
fully ten minutes the convention and
spectators roared, appiau1ed and Kissed
Finally some semblance of order was
obtained and then Devery presented
minority report.
The majority report OF the committee
on credentials throwing out the Ninth
district, declared that neither the
Devery nor the Goodwin delegates were
entitled to seats by reason of whole
sale corruption pertaining to the pri-
mary election in said district, whereby
it cannot be determined what delegates
were legally elected"
The majority report was sustained.
When the vote had been announced
Devery left the hall followed by his del
| egates and friends. There was not
much trouble or cheering.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation made its report, naming Martin
w. Littleton. of Brooklyn for permd
nent chairman. Mr.. Littleton made a
/ speech in which he criticised some of
/ President Roosevelt's recent speeches.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Littleton's s
! speech the platform was presented. 1t
lis for steadfast fidelity to American
| principles, for the lack of which it ar
! raignS the republican party, demands
the return to the principles of Thomas
! Jefferson to stop Generalization of the
/ country; faVorS trade expansion, but
| objects to this country "apeing Eng
| land in trying to establish a colonial
/ government" condemns the action of
! The government in it's treatment of the
! principles; demands justice for Cuba
! in the matter of trade, by reducing the
! tariff to strictly revenue basis; de-
! nounceS the present state excise laws
| and demands the return of all monies
(; received to the country where collected :;
SympathiZeS with the Jews in Rouma-
/ mia; favGrs the election of United States
! senators by direct vote, and condemns
/ the national administration for trading
! judicial positions for state aid
/ The platform declares that "the i'm
| mediate revision of the tariff is the
| supreme duty Of the hour" that tariff
| ta::ation should be limited to the neces-
| stiles of the government, economically
| administered. 1t declares for recipro-
| cal trade as the traditional democratic
| policy, and opposes the system by which
| a surplus is locked up in the treasury
| thereby contracting the currency.
| The platform criticiSeS republican
| remedies for trusts, especially the pro-
| poSal for the constitutional amendment
| as intended to postpone remedial legis-
lation. The diffuse. evasive and con-
| Trajectory partisan speeches OF the
president in which he criticises every
| simple and plain remedy propos-
! ed and hints IT redress in the far dis
. tGut future by means of an impractic-
aole, dangerous and doubtful scheme OF
| n constitutional amendment-only eX-
| hibits the grotesqueness of his attempt
to ride two horses upon this subject, in
his endeavor to please the people and al
! the same time not offend the trusts"
We condemn the neglect of the federal
| and state administrations to enforce the
| provisions of the statutes known as the
| Sherman antitrust law, the Donnelly
| antitrust law and the conspiracy laws
defining crimes against the trust COM
| bination violating them.
The platform was adopted and after
making nominations the convention ad-
| journed.