Show i THE PLATFORM I 1 important resolutions offered and speeches made at lie democratic convention in st luni the djs read on alic WL i tf anale annj resolutions read 1 alic birly of lie in n ion renews uio ic ailt lo 10 lie reil Hrina the plit forni ailus tal iby ils in lie convention nf essl aira 0 inlo alic 9 vicca ly liand in iii lit li t cirii wt fie to consitt nj 1 tion of ifill on lle tion of tirier and it iilo cn boites do ites of our tic i i i to reduction of tax antion onions il of piety biru alif of in union ot fica binl in stitch ct now about to enter ita it a of it to u by 1 written strictly specifying overy grant cj cr anil expressly to alln states or alir alic critien mi grint pd re idue of rii ail bif yc alon ilire cled n aill liivi baru lur brief tei to ami in cliitis il alie ionly of pre bic ci finality fint lity aind alir Deino crilio welcomes nil exacting scrutiny of the of the power four year sago aaa in il lint in tin cli action of drover iii of alic enild stites it alic limit sea re hi n g its aud the then invited the es of alic people during the anost critical period of resulting finiki avci taxation lie of our cy icil debt lias liy alie of 1 tiiu itina cohne ciol averted ant prosperity of air ii ic it lits i erard tiie I 1 nud policy al clr licin party touching aliu jonii liu lias froin corpor tons ibid s and abid rasto cil lo 10 alie people acas of valuable val land to be sacredly ais lur our cities i while carefully iw ditis alic iii ind principles nf id equity it liis out more for nicil to ibid sailors lors of alio iliin ats ever o nil it lias saud purs neil ii linn anil forn ii policy lucli willi ill while scrupulously aug nil alic rights nud of our own govern and mid aboid id alie froia our of hai ly under alic of treaty operation had by ahr acton tl in i n u licau ill alic aunte oun te an in alio civi service liz been abid by cleveland and h lias brou glit the public s cr to lie hildat hil nat of not only by rule ibid precept but but by the example ot iiii own and of public in every branch and department of government under control alie rights ind of all alie people have been and defended every public interest lias bepin protected and alie equi lity of all our alie lav without legard to race or color lia been antly maintained upon ita record thus exhibited and upon tho of a unco 6 liase benefits of deino it kt n i of alic popular ti ml by the election reelection re of the chief magistrate who ha been able and prudent it invokes an addition to that trust by aliu transfer alao to alic democracy of alic entire les power the auty controlling the anil existing iu both houses of by opposing alic reformation or unjust and tax laws have outlasted out lasted the of the war aril abc now the abundance of a ong peace deny to the people that equality heroic the low and and ji ilice aluch are choir right jhc cry of american labor for leller share in the of industry is still still cil with talc is fettered annj blown to boine arkels in capitalists aru doubt aej unequal aej unjust laws which can neither be properly or democratic party will all tho power connived conni led to it alie struggle to reform these laws in accordance wih the of its last phi endorsed at the ballot bo by tho suf frages of the people of all alio fri amen of our liuni the immense majority air clu iiii tiller of alie soil gain no advantage from fcc ive tax laws but the price of nearly every tiling they buy is by favoritism of an unequal of lax all unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation it is repugnant lo 10 lh creed oi democracy that by lucli taxation alic cost of alic of life should bo to all our people judged by tic principles alio interests of alic people arc buried when by dunec casary taxation trusts abid thoin arc permitted tu exist unduly enrich the few that combine to rob alie body of our citizens by depriving of alio llio of competition every Daino cratic binl of govrin mantal action is violated ii taxation i enst siim of anoney far beyond the ion ii didan from the people and llie of ti adf and lilt aa j i irah ir jH in alic tre nury the money now lying alie federal lrea nry insult ing from taxation tu mere unc nud and alie surplus is laic suin of inure alrin sixty by aur menu temptation hie i kniely alic iti I nty ij to meet il by ap eiLi ic i or not tins lalion of iton alic alicy n to enforce in ex ami taxation our hid list acs en tei arises not anil not be ly si abid corn altion ol 01 lie of taxation on tin i fair anil ol 01 our tin allowance for ii between un viea if foreign imbor tn coure rorry branch of iichi s anil by gning them ui hii market binl continuous in stauf labor which in no be mcg lie revision of our tax by the lirty promote lie adv in tiac of libor by tin col co l ut the acs ics of life in tho of every at alie same tinie securing to libin steady employment upon this question of tariff reform tu closely concerning of our national life and upon acry question iq tha api i qt aqil ilni acino cratic baity its to alic ii epou of loii henry willar sait to speak in ilai orl lie was greeted w ali bonnil after of order was inal ly watterson daiil mr Clr Tinn fm creti YI inua to you a upon aluch tin democrats may feeling alic arc away from biome In uliter ani it a of uial sub crici aliu anil it a of facts incontrovertible clicc ra it alic canic of reform biml gici to it which ciny be alike in new anil iowa cheers aisil cries of cooil good in massachusetts and in ia renewed aln cring Us aie is tight direction and its 93 os kupon loo the ciol f op blansc plan sc alic language of agitation is one tiling applause the hand of construction is another tiling applause thanks to grover cleveland cheers the nt of alic country by others so long in vain ii fixed at last cry of good upon alic of real instead of imaginary evils arising out of alio slate of war and henceforward the democratic has been alic voice wilt become ali linnas 0 the people aut Us hands will be alic hands of alic builder not alic destroyer and it will remove the occupants before it takes the roof off the house applause fellow democrats I 1 bid you be of cheer touching alio llio fai 1 lure of he parly and the country the at least is oue with and wo may contend among ourselves our contests shall be those of the romans of alil only in moro great cheers it is now lime for alic to know what it is to have only half the country and no leader at all cheers two good democrats can only understand one another thoroughly and love one another entirely when they have biad some fun together laughter and cheers and allm wilt bo a cical reason it any reason were needed why 1 should present you Gornia not land chairman gentleman I 1 present to you mr gorman loud cheers president men 0 alic and democrats alt 1 would be out of place were I 1 found elsewhere llian in a democratic convention and landing upon democratic principles as written by jefferson and now being en forca by alic democratic party under abo lead of grover cleveland cheers and cries of louder senator german well abat i impossible four years ao at alii stating restating re its declaration 0 promised with power aliat sectionalism should be wiped out forever abat alio llio finances of our be so controlled and its tariff directed not to impair alic brilliant in of the laurl but extravagant bo reduced until we would a government economically no administered and lie wac tucci placed epou ua by hie republican party should be reduced according to alio llio ot the gov I 1 but that in alic reduction capital invested in aud labor employ liou lil bo upon abc declaration of jirine ipina lluis in chicago wo before attic anil lie ir aill va aljo election 0 grover 1 in hie gitlit of tion of lih aim bius been lioneal aal in alic desire to airry out to alic lutter hie prom jsoe of liis and alic n lie ilc flared we arc DOW lo 10 face alie fact of of aal wipe out aliis lu indred of it was no longer n nor it lie controlled liy abc clap of alic opposition cli arsin us free trade or ailt r but we started is mei n Is cst reformers to S taxation of one fiur a about liras cs we li io a platform in strict knitli aill declarations clial 11 aamir nall said it is a platform upon which ei cry democrat in this lain can applause mil it in alic of great questions where local play so sharp n part there 13 hiring alie aint li ring campaigns sone difference bo genie spirit of lol ion vc will cioll every dann aril to alie cardinal principle of alic party but we will give libin lili eity of conscience anil artion on bial points I 1 say with such n cleela ration ciul such a u will go forth IQ baltic against alic party i yet nall organized holding alie advantage of po ilion villious villi making le for measure we will nol alim bill 1 say to you though I 1 hae had no op of villi nur follow democrats in every sinic of lie alic present with hie great u biad in 1881 anil I 1 inac certain of victory alini inonia alie aloi liin af alie of il R plit foni alie ane tiomi wis amt binl alic report was kat by alii e action ot alie c 01 act alii lions ue then aliu tiou tant alii em loises alio raily pasi ige t lie bill for lie of alie giov arin ing ir i it was a ili ing voice k liinus Lii nun it 1 ali en tiiu aroln tiuis wa op pa antion Jv solve clial si nt biml lili policy by in refer ence to tho canto ries alt lir right 0 n I 1 lili crint in alie anil cil under alie hut ilni of wa Mon lann and new nio by if 1 to into alie union s cs and we con ilena alie course of the pirty in refusing statehood anil alt to their people henry Walters ex governor abbott of N jei ocy 1 l ay iy d ly cw and ato ablett sa air arf iida nt I 1 pliant for lassige pas sige aliis ic ou tiuis by lie committee on resolutions coming to it for passage bioni a gratt political voicing not but ts I 1 believe alie of all tine cans eliat we chirt car cordial syr nat in il ti ller jing people of all nations in their ell ort to secure for alie blessings ol 01 beli mant and civil iiri religious liberty applause and we especially declare our sympathy alie of these noble who iad by and I 1 irnell upp luise have d alir grand ibid ful conte t for fiume rule ill mclind rc lind tic adopted U W haker of ohio mr president in ut A in alio clifine of I 1 ask unni inious consent lo resolutions of respect alie democracy of the nation in convention assembled remember with pride and merit the serviced of lion thomas A great applause to lib pirty and his country he wai n acad cr a a pure pad 1 l at all feats lie acted with honor nJ clity we to K mrs in her bereave the affectionate respect sympathy of alic democracy of the states applause the resolution was unanimously juaire alie chair to state eliat alic chairman of alie committee on resolutions announces there was a slight mistake i saying alie committee from at least a aart of the platform tho convention is informed eliat air cooper of new boik vilh eliat exception there was perfect unanimity in the committee ourien of mikii hero m alc violent to attract alic attention of the chair calling at the top ol 01 his ok c mr chairman Chair mau tho only notice given him was iho fol in a tone ot voice there la DOl liing ia anler tov to to bomi bato or the blew 0 vicc prisident |