The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-17

business, trade and prosperity Of tn,
country.
1--WE demand that grsenbscks be mad
full legal tender foe all dues and de
mandS, public aud private, including i'm
ports and customs. 70
8. We demand that outstanding liAbil
tiles OF the Government, redeemGble il
lawful money, including -Ihe 500 bonds
be redeeuedyin greenbAcks,. according L
the original contract.
e.iWe declare that 20 privilege or ex-
emption should be enjoyed by the bond
holders or any other class which Ia not ac'
corded TO the business smau, the farmer
the mechanic and the lAborsr. We there
fore demand the taxation Of United State,
bouda. . - -
10. We demand graduated tax on In
comes.
II. We demand retssnchment and re-
form in public affairs and the strictes
economy in the administration Of the gov
ernmenl. lss
IL. Believing large standing army il
time Of peace TO be dangerous 10 repub-
lican Institutions, aud to have q tendency tc
Capitalization and despotism, we demand
d reduction Of the standing army Of the
United States, and the zrelega,iou Of po-
lice dutyIto the States where 1t properly
belongs. t,7-s.ss
Is, Realizing that the welfare and hap
piness OF our people depend upon the
observance of law and order in our
midst, we counsel harmony and good will
between all ,classes Of our citizens, and
We dema that the redress OF grisyan-
ces shall be BY lawful methods.
IA. We recognize the mutual depend
encs Of capital and labor, and We deny
thatidle capital should be more profitable
than idle labor. We will therefore, ia
vor the enactment ofssuohs laws as will
encourage the investment, Of capital in
active industries, and such as TO foster,
encourage, protect and adequately re-
ward the honest labor OF the country.
10. Asserting that the Democratic par.
ty for sixteen years hAA batIled btasely
for the financial principles hereid an.
noupcsd that upon thesea issues II has
acquired control OF the House OF Repre-.
sentatives that on the 4th ol Marchpext
IL will have n msiJritY in the United
States Senate, and that BY united effort
il can attain m easy victory in 1880 in
the contest for the presidency, we declare
that the only hope of this country for
financial relief is in the triumph Of the
Democratic: party at the polls. : We
therefore deprecate !theseforts now in
progress to create distraction in theDem.
ocrstic fold the only, result whereof
would be TO divide and. weaken the
friends, and to encourage and strengthen
the enemies. of financial reform.
l6. Declaring our devotion TO theprin.
ciples herein announced and our deter.
minaIion to press them TO a successful
and final issue. we cordially invite. the
corporation Of all good men Of whatso
ever class or condition, TO the end that
business may be revived, labor employed
and prosperity restored within oursbor-
ders.
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED.
The platform was received with cheers.
The "Sanga delegate especially looked
immensely pleased. he expects to get
S5 pound for "Sang' when the Democ
racy elect President, and to buy hisstore
goods cheaper than at present. He- has
read all the ColonePs speeches and thinks
that wisdom will die with Ben. After
the applause had subsidsd over the serv-
ing up OF this second hand hash from the
Third District, the Chairman announced
that nominations were how in order.
Whereppon the inevitable and venerable
General B. w. Price, Of SMatshall, arose
and ptonouneed 'high-falutin pane.
gyric on Col. Ben, at the conclusion OF
which he placed him in nomination. Gen.
Price did not forget to menIion the fact
that be himself had once been q a.rlenber
OF the West Virginia Legislature. The
old man never omits that great historical
fact. he got the Siug song tone started,
and almost brought tears TO the eyes OF
Plattenburg Of the Hancock Courier, who
wasn't familiar with the operation and
thought the General was iu earnest. Price
having taken his seat, Col. Alex. Camp.
bell proceeded to second the nomination.
Colonel Ben. being thus disposed oil Tor
the moment, the next man announced
wss Col. Dan. John.on-the great Green
blcker OF Tyler-the man who wants
eighteen hundred millions Of money pa,
Ia circulation; Thos. J. s.alsY, E.q, 40.
couched Col. Dams candidacy, and did
il very creditably, ~ did Mr.. Eagle, Of
Doddridge, who seconded 1t.
Col. Dan being thus put in the show
Gaze slong with Col. Ben for the inspeo-
ton OF the Convention, the nominations
stiIl further progressed BY the coming
for ward Of hon. John R. Donehoo, Of
Hancock, as the chAperone Of Hon. John
Hanson Good. Our old friend has q
graceful aud airy style Of his own, and
he m ade it do good service for Hanson.
II wasn't quite equal to Bob lngersolls
nomination Of Blaine, but, ike Mercuti6'a
cut, il answeredvery well, and John 81 HLh.
san; should be grateful all his life that be
had two oil the best speeches oil the day
made on his behalf. The other one was
By Mr.. Henry Ferguson, . young lawyer
d 6fsYheeling, who, 40 the boys say, did
himself proud on the-occasion, Hansons
failure TO win the prize was certainly not
because he had hot been, as Portia once
observed, we'll Gathered" for the occa.
sion. Bot 6ne words, we are told, "but'
ter no parsnipsp add no more doe they
secure a nomination when the pins have
been long and well set.i driven In and
clinched.
l-Thelst candidate announced was Col
Jake Jackson, oil, Wood. His sponsor
and spokesman was the handsome and
lirrepressible Charlie Caldwell. The chisi
point he INSIDE on Col. Jakes behalf was
that he had bled and died In theAtheneum
at Wheeling 10 the sacred cause Of ssces'
Siou and febellion. sThist statement
touched sympathetic chord in the breast
Of the "SangSr delegate and almost per-
suaded him to be 4 Jackson inan, bat be
had read Col. Ben's great financial
speeches and he could not give up the
| idea Of S. per pound fot SSangll and cheap
store clothes for the children. "a s..,-. .,r.
Il Is proper 70 say that q volley Of
cbeers greeted the. aunouncementot Col,
Jake's incarceration In the Atheneum'
| II anything could have loosensd the pics
| SO securely set by Col. Ben it would have
been this announcement. As soon rs the
applause subsidized Mr.. Lively, Of Lewis
county, made very lively speech on be-
half Of COZ Ben. Crsefalt followed with
number three for John Hanson, Abd
brought down the house with a very de-
cided demonstration o. applause. Col
Bill Thompson seconded Jack.onA non1'