The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-29

Judges Senator'S Representatives anu Cat
met officers, these and others In authofit
arc the peoples servants, their office
are not n private perquisite, but are
public trust. The annals Of this re
public show the disgrace and censure Of
Vice President; a late speaker OF th
House OF Representatives marketing hi
ruling as a presiding officer; three Sena
tors profiting secretly by their votes q
law makers; the Chairman Of the lead
ing committee OF tho late House Of Rep
resentatiyes exposed in jobbing; lat
Secretary Of the Treasury for wronI
balances in the public accounts
u late Attorney.G General misappropriat
ling the public funds; Secretary Q
the Navy enriched, or enriching friend
by percentages levied on the profits o
contractors in his Department; an em
basSador 10 England concerned in q dis
honorable speculation; the President
private secretary barely escaping convic
tion upon q. trial for guilty completely II
frauds upon the revenues; Secretary O.
War impeached for high crimes and con
fessed misdemeanors. The demonstra
tion Is complete that, thefirst. steps In re
form must be the peoples choice ,oi
honest men from another party lest the
disease Of one political organization in
fest the body polite, and lest by making
no change Of men or party We, can get no
chanZe Of measures and no reform. All
these abuses, wrongs and crimes, the pro.
duct Of sixteen years sascendehcy Of the
Republican party; create necessity fol
reform confessed by the Republicans them
selves. But their reformers are vyoted
down in conventions and displaced Rom
the Cabinet. The party and mass Of the
honest voters Are powerless to resist the
$4,000 office holders. leaders and guides,
Reform can only be had by peaceful
civil revolution. We demand h change oi
system, change Of administration and a
change OF parties that we may have q
change Of members and Of men.
The minority report.presented by Gen
Ewing recommends an amendment to the
resumption clauses Of the platform pre-.
sented by the majority, embodying west.
ern or soft money ideas.
Gen. Ewing spoke at some length de-
Tending the minority report and urging
the adoption OF the amendment.
Mr.. Dorsheimer-I will say that ut the
end OF the resolutions relating TO the
matter of Mongolian importations there
were two or three lines OF language
adopted by the committee which were
written in lead pencil and which ] was
unable to read, and the Secretary, when
Ihaye closed; will supply the omission.
Mr.. Brown, OF 0regon-TWe9want them
read now. Nj. Presfdent, I am On that
committee myself and / demand that they
shall be read in Conjunction with the
other-[cries Of "no !! now ,ls ~ /
Mr.. Dorsheimer-Your committee
have also had referred to them and rec
ommend the adoption OF the following
resolution: !.
Resolped,, That this Convent on, repre-.
senting the Democratic party Of the
States, do cordially endorse the action Of
the present House Of Representatives
(appiause), J, in reducing and curtailinsth the
expenses OF the. Federal Government, in
cutting down salaries, extrayagant ap-
propriations and In the abolition OF use.
less offices and places not required by the
public necessities, and we shall trust SC
the firnness Of the Democratic Imembers
of the House that no committee Of con.
ference and no misinterpretation Of the
rules will be allowed 70 defeat these
wholesome measures oil economy de-
manded by the country. [Applause.
Resolred, That the soldiers and sailors
OF the Republic and the widows and or
phans OF those who have fallen in battle
have Just claim upon the care, protec-
tion and gratitude Of their fellow.citi'
zens. [Applause.
Governor Dorsheimer-The resolution
closes as follows: we denounce the pol
icy which thus discards the liberty-loy.
ing German and tolerates revival Of the
coolie trade in Mongolian women for i'm.
moral purposes and Mongolian men held
to servile labor. contracts, and demand
such modification Of the treatywith the
Chinese Empire, or such legislation with
| in constitutiopall limits, as will preven
further importation or immigration @
the Mongolian race. Cries Of "Good'
and cheers. q .ftll = h-.a 2 Hs.
General Tom. Ewing, Of Ohio, at the
request Of several members Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, presenteda ininori
ty report "a to one clause of, the platform
Tho undersigned members Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions moved that the fol
lowing clause in the resolutions reported
by the committee be stricken out,viz., "a'
suchhipdrence we denounce the resump-
tion clause Of the act Of 1873 sand we here
demand its,repeal. | Cheers! And they
recommend that there be substituted fol
that clause the following: The law fol
the resumpionof specie payment on the
1st Of January 1879, having been enacted
by the Republican party without delib
Grafton in Congress OF; discussion, before
the people, and being. both ineffective to
secure its objects and highly injurious e
the business OF the country II ought to b
forthwith repealed. Cheers.
TSigned. THOMAS EWING, Ohio,
D. W. VOORHEES,, Ind,
JOHN @. Brown, Tenn,
'',f '' '"W W. HAYS GREER, Pa,
srI4sI ". ID. IRNRLE, xe(
JOHN J. DAVIS, IVA,
u4 I'll. DAVIS, KS,
4ls a- G. II. HARDIN, Mo.
Therefore move that the clause refer
red to in the resolution reported b.
stricken out, and the resolution / have
read inserted in its place,
Mr.. Eaton, Of KansaS-I second th'
motion. a1u. ~
Mr. Ewins-Gentlemen dftRe conyen
= Mr.: cox=rHavethc- floor. 1fthe gen
tleman from Ohio intends to take th'
| floor, I would not take It from him. !,
Mr.. Ewing-Yes, sir, have got tht
floor and may ~. ..t
A delegate from Michigan-The dele
gates in this part OF the hall have not beer
able to distinguish the difference between
the parts stricken out and in the. amend
ments to the platform. 1 request tha
part Of the platform to be read agaiuyitl
the amendments. \ I
The Chair-The request Of 4the gentle
man shall be complied with. The Secre
tary will read the part Of the resolution
sought to be stricken out.
secretary-I will read the passag,
stricken out and then / will read th,
resolution. "As such hindranee We de
nounce the resumption clause Of the &c
Of 1875, and we demand It's repeal" Nov