The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-19


orostituted their higher power TO partisan
purposes, lie made lengthy review ol
state matters, and WAS Gpplauded
stOTmily.
Al the conclusion Of Chairman Finley's
speech, the Committee on Rules reported,
and the report was adopted, Hon. J, Nc
Sweeney, Il Wooster, then reported the
platform as follows;
PLATFORM.
The Democracy, OF Ohio, in convention
assembled, congrstulates the country upon
the fact that the party Of the people has
been restored TO power, end with 1t the
promlseG OF i!s1eRdArs and hopes Of its fol.
lowers are being fully realized. We cor.
Ially inGorse the administration Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, as we believe the people
Of all parties are convinced that his official
'nndurt has been mark ed by great courage
and honesty.
The resolutions after deploriug the death
II Democratic leaders, such as Tilden,
Hendricks, Ward, and others, 60 on to say
chat taxes should not be collected beyond
lie needs OF government economically adj
miuisterCd, and We hereby resllirm the
principles laid down in our last State and
National platforms upon the tariff ques'
don, and demand q thorough and Just re-
vision Of existing tariff laws In accordance
with these principles.
We heartily approve the policy OF pay
ng out the surplus revenues heretofore
accumulated in the Treasury, on the inter-
4st.bearing debt.
Every dollar OF unnecessary taxation,
State or National, is robbery, and in dero.
y4tion OF tho rights OF the people; M un.
necessary surplus In the treasury is an in'
CenIive corruption and Congressional job
oBry, and an oppression OF the people,
whose money Ia thus locked up beyond
heir control.
We donounCe tho attempt to change the
measure OF values, in the face the worlds
Iast debt, from gold and silver tO gold
alone, as an aC! OF lnonstrous injustice, and
Iemand that both gold and silver, as es'
.abliGhed by tho Constitution, shall bo
maintained gs tho basis Of our money sys'
tenn.
!ratic H1uSe oil Congress in iorleilinG and
cstoring to the public demand, for home.
,Ieada for actual scttlerR, nearly a hun
lred millions Of aCrea Of unearned lands
heretofore granted by Republican Con.
resses 10 railroad corporations, and We
.l.o approve the act preventing alien
|lynership In large tracts oil public lands
in the United States. We approve the
prompt, firm and vigorous action Of the
Stats Department and the present Demo
cratic administration IN the protection Of
| American CitizenG In foreign countries.
Iu common with the Democracy Of the
country wo express our sympathy with
ireland and her great struggle for Home
Rule. The friends OF liberty throughout
he world Gle deeply interested In this
,iloIt, which the supporters Of Gladstone
and Parnell are now inafiDg to give the
Ight 10 govern themselves to the long.
,ulleripg and greatly wronged Irish peo:
Jls, and We sincerely hope the struggle OF
Ireland Tor her just rights shall be crown
I'd with complete SUCCESS.
oil, DO YOU?
We denouuce the usurpatlons OF the
Republican Lieutenant Governor and less
than a quorum Of Republican Senators Of
the State Senate as All act Of revolution
land grave crime against the Constitu-
lion Of Ohio, and q precedent too danger
lus to permit to paSg uncondemned by the
oeonls Of the State.
We demand that every safeguard OF the
,alIot shall be maintained, that the votes
Il the people shall be honestly cast and
honestly counted, and that every crime
,sainst the purity OF the ballot box shall
,e promp ly and vigorously punished, by
yhosoevet committed. We denounce
,nd condemn tho partisan reorganization
the penal and benevolent institutions
Of the State not made with view 10 In
crease the efficiency OF their management,
ont for the purpose Of controlling their re.
venues and incidental powers to partisan
ourposes, thus dragging down to the
oGsest uses and willing gift Of the people
ior the smCliorAtou Of the unfortunate.
We hereby express Our unbUunded con.
I6dence In the integrity and Democracy Of
the Democratic members oi the Senate
and OF the slxty.seVenth General Assem-
bly, OF Ohio. ,...,
Bslieyipg that tho evils growing out Of
tho traffic Ia Intoxicating liquors can best
he provided against by vel eIl'regulated
license system, we renew our declaration
lin favor Of an amendment to the Constitti'
tion, that will permit judicious regulation
OF the traffic, and repress the abuses grow.
ing out Of II, without destroying the prin:
Iciples Of personal liberty or the right Of
private Judgment.
We heartily endorse the course Of the
Hon. II. d. Payne as the representative Of
the State In tho Senate Of the United
states, The purity and integrity OF bis
character arc well known 10 the people oil
Ionic, aud we rejoice that the Republican
Senate OF the United States refused TO bD.
come tho medium through which the
4 baill,d and malicious Republican poll
tiClans sought TO injure the fair fame Of q
man whose life is llOnorably interviewer
with the history Of the State for more thar
half q century.
I'he prosperity Of q country must neces
uAFily dppend largely uton the relations
between labor and capital, aud We iaySol
the principle Of arbitration In the settle
ment Of all the differences between thest
great interests.
TIE NOMINATIONS.
Nominations being next In order, Lht
following names were pressntedi FoI
! Secretary Of State, Henry Aptlorp, o
Ashtabula, William Bell, Jr,, Of Licking
Boston g. Young, oi Marion, John Nc
l Bride, Of Stark.
The llsl ballot resulted Young, 290l
MClIhde, 2lOl Bell, 1904, ApthOfp, u
|. Necessary To- CHOICE, iSJ. There beinI
. no choice, ABeCond ballot was ordered.
The second ballot proceeded 10 a close
!. but before tho result was ANNOUNCED
several counties changed 10 MCBhde
Some confusion resulted from an Attemp
to cast the solid vote Of Hamilton count!
2 lot him, but The chairman reinIed Il
4 change Il until tho chairman announced
0 Il as Ihe desire Of that delegation, Ouya
4 huga and other counties swinging Int
line for MCBhdV until " WAS seen Thai b