The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-29
VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 966.

and immortality Of that party. Which dur.
ing eleven years q peace have made nc
, advance TOWARDS resumption, but instead
has obstructed resumption by ywasting our
resources and exhausans all our susplus
j income, and, while annually proiessins
10 intend speedy return 70 Epecie nav,
ments, has annually erected lresh Rin.
drances thereto. The law for the resump
tion Of specie payments IN. 1879, having
been enacted by the Republican part!
without deliberation in Congress or dis
cussion before the people, and being bot
Intellectual to secure this object and high
| ly iniurioua TO the business Of the country
should be forthwith repealed.
The President-The gentlemen from
Ohio Ewing) has the floor now, and tht
convention will please be silent.
Mr.. Ewing-Mr. Speaker and gentle
men Of the convention, ! desire 70 briefly
state my objections to the clause which
we propose 10 have stricken out. II de-
nounces one clause only Of the specie pay
ment resumption law, the clause fixing
The time for the resumption ofspecie pay;
ment, leaving the rest stand unobleGted
to and by Implication approving 1t: But
why does It object to that clause? lie,
cause Il Is destroying the business oi
the country, merely because 1t is hind
raIc to specie payment. The lair infer.
ence being at any rate, II not fair one
| the inference that win surely be drawn Is
that the objections Of the National Demo-
cratic party 10 the specie resumption law
Is confined only TO the vote for
resumption, and the objection to
that data Is hindrance 10 resumption
and the construction will be given, and
with the same degree Of plausibility, at
least, that the Democratic party want re.
sumption earlier than the date fixed. l
object to that clause in the resolution be;
cause Il has the effect, and yet ! will not
say that 1t was intended, to palter with
the subject in double sense, keeping the
word OF promise to the ear to break it 70
the hope. l said that by interences the
balance OF the law Is approved, and It Is
a reasonable and fair Inference, II not a
necessary one, and what does that COM
mittee say about it2 1t commits US TO the
issuing Of gold bondsto take up a costlesA
fractional currency. flr-i.. ..lll
The Chair announced the question 70
be on the adoption Of the report oil the
Committee on Resolutions.
The call Of the roll was proceeded with
on the adoption Of the platform, when
various delegations explained their votes
and their opposition to the financial
plank. ~ ~ W. %
Mr.. Belb ahe Secretary, announced
the vote as follows: Yeas, 051. ZAP
Mr.. Dorsheimer Three cheers for the
platform. [Hisses and applause.] ]
The Secretary-Noes, 3.
The President-The platform is adopt
ed. n.
Mr.. Hutchins, Of MissOuri,-M Pres
ident-l ,fft
Mr.. Dooli.tle-Mr. President-u
The President-The gentleman from
Wisconsin, Mr.. Doolittle, has the floor.
Mr.. Doolittle-I now move to recon-
slider the vote by which tho report was
adopted for the purpose Of moving to in:
sert at the end Of II, an addition which |
am about to read. F7t
A delegate from Arkansas-1 move TO
lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
Mr.. Doolittle-1 have right to the
floor. will occupy but five minutes
reading.
Resolsod, That silver coin as we'll as
gold coin Is legal tender money by the
Constitution. applause.). That in lis
sound normal condition there should DO
| no money or currency but gold and silver
coin, and paper convertible on demand
| into coin; that we favor gradual,
certain and steady return to that
condition; that as most import
ant step in that direction, We fay
or the immediate restoration Of the silver
dollar, which has been for more than
eighty years the unit Of value or standard
dollar OF the rephblic, as a legal tender,
as IL was before The act Of 1879, and that
immediate steps be taken to coin and is.
sue the same, to meet the just demands Of
the government and the people, and TO
restore the. double standard OF gold and
silver upon true adjustment OF their
relative value; and further y :.
''lResoiud, That any law in place Of the
resumption law which we propose TO re-
peal, providing for the payment or re-
sumption Of legal tender notes shall also
provide that such retirement shall be SO
gradual as not TO disturbyalues, as not to
impair the honest bearing Of contracts;
as not 10 increase the burden OF existing
debt; as not to destroy the confidence,
create alarms and uncertainty for the fu.
ture, and thereby paralyze industry and
enterprise. The motion to reconsider \
was voted down. ...,...-. :.
The Secretary then called the roll Of
The States for the first ballot with the tol-
lowing result: First ballot; Tflden, 4l24;
Hendricks, 140l; Hancock, 75; Bayard,
SO; Parker, IS; Broadhead, 10; Allen, 5O.
Mr.. Hutchins, Of Missouri desire to
ak, on behalf Of a portion Of the Mis-
souri, delegation, II 1t is in order for that
delegation TO change It's vote before the
vote is announced. (cries Of no, no and
III The chait-Tfe Chair rules that IT Is
Mr.. Hutchins-well, We desire time in
which to consult In order 10 change our
vote. Missouri asks to withdraw for five
minutes in order TO have a consultation
The Chair-Afissouri has leave to
withdraw for consultation.
Senator Wallace, Of Pal rite 10 q
point Of order. The only business in or
der is the announcement Of the vote. !,
The Chair-The vote Is not made up.