The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-19
BUTLER'S BREAK
From the Chains That Once En-,
thralled Him.
Ills Address to the People Of the
United States. .,3.
A Ringing Arraignment Of the
bourbon Democracy.
Their Platform One Of Expedi.
ency "Only."
Tired Of Waiting for Cloyeland's
Essay
Bepjamin Eliminates a Thunder.
bolt at Him,
Which Will Waken the Echoes OF
His Retreat. II

euo'Sol0uuteej tue uEhL IOur RltlClee were
agreed to without division; bnt the fiftb,
declaring. the duty Of the government to
so lay taxes rs best TO promote. American
enterprieo and American industry, and
cherish and loster American labor, failed oil
adoption by vote Of four 10 four.
From that hour sny candidstureof mine
IN that convention became to me impoesi.
Bile. a7- ,s-,! !'eI1z.7 !,
The defeat Of any possible nominee Of
the party upon Tree trade platform
seemed to mo inevitable, even II not de-
airable. The influence which caused the
change Of three votes out OF seven clearly
toreshadowed the nominee. rfst flI'E
Then eneued in the committee a struggle
OF many hours so to frame tariff plan K
that should appear to say what mine said,
and yet no. say IL, and appear to Say the
contrary and yet not say il; like the west.
ern hunter who tried to shoot his rife at
something be dimly cav stirring in bush,
so at to hit 1t II i. was deer and miss It ii
it was calf. an 5IGS7l 217
He sSys that all OF his resolutions in
favor Of working men and women, against
monopolies, in favor Of public lands for
actual ssttlers. in favor Of education and
against the building OF the Panama Canal
without the consent Of the United States,
were voted down. '7
CITIZENS NOT TO BE SENT AWAY TO BE TRIED
Agsip, I offered in subcommittee reso.
lutions defining the duty Of the Bnited
States 10 protect every citizsn everywhere
and also that no American citizsn should
be tried tcr any act done in this country
except under ita own lawe, and on it's own
soil, and that there was no power in the
Government to eend citizan elsewhere TO
be tried therefor.
These resolutions were voted down in
the subcommittee, but when offered in the
general committee, there being nothing in
tho platform deemed by that committee to
be q substantial equivalent, they were
adopted, although there were some namby-
pamby statements repsrted by the sub
committee on the came subject.
This will account to thoss curious in such
matters for two sets Of resolutions upon the
same subject in the platform, to which l
call attention, and designate for ccnven.
ience ss the american" and the English
resolutions, as TO the rights Of American
citiz.ns to protection by their government.
These declarations Of principles seem to
cover most Of theilive questions in politica
in which the people are sinterested.
FULL CONSIDERATION NOT PERMITTED. q
Through the courtesy OF tho chairman oi
the committee, and by personal intercee.
sion, l obtained tho boon Of thirty minutea
to present and discuss charter Of the peo-
pies rights at an hour crowding on mid.
night, bat before it could bs printed and
laid before the convention, and with the re-
iuaal Of the convention 10 adjourn to the
morning. before q vote was taken upon
them. 30 eager were the members to get
at their work of predes!ined nomination. /
And such a convention hes been called
1el;bera.ive body! 55z,a ..,sssts:.j
1t is true, that 1t spent days upon the
unit rule, which required a mans vote to
be cast sgainst bis COINCIDENCE and iudg.
ment, in spite Of his protest by others, and
days in trying to settle the internal dissen-
sions Of the machine politics Of single
State but it could give thirty minutes only
to the discussion OF principles for the gov-
ernment OF the nation. I therefore could
substantially present but one plank, the
most important Of oil, the protection ol
the American lsborsr and producer, with.
odt which, in my judgment, there can be
no prosperity to this country.
And this was voted down in the conyen.
ton by vote OF ,7l21 to 974. ~ z
l felt It but right 10 warn the convention,
however unimportant euch warning might
aeem, Of the course Of MY duty if such a
vote was passed against the workingmen
and women Of the country, for whose vel.
lare 1t ia we'll known I have stood from
my earlies. manhood. The notice was in
this emphatic language, III you refuse to
stand by the worklngmen. God help you,
cannot" In this there was ne mistake.
Mr.. Watterson, Of Kentucky, who followed
me, took warning, uaying the party would
look 10 God for help, but the scripture
saith, 'Yhe prayer Of the wicked availeth
not" 1t wSB due to myself no. to adop.
the course which certain pure minded, and
upright, and highly moral politicians deem
it proper to pursue, take part in the pro:
ceedings Of 3 convention to ils end, and
then, without giving any notice to anybody,
aud without protesting, reluss to support
ils doinga. l5s:y E'::,