The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-25

has been defeated and that A. n. Fleming, Il
duly elected Governor OF this State, Is now
chief magistrate.
TIE SILVER QUESTION.
When the reading was finished, Co
Ed Blue started to make q speech, bl
he was called down by n good denl (
stamping and yelling, though he mad
several attempts TO renew his talk.
Ira Post had the silver resolution rea
again, and then offered a substituto:'
| RsOlred. That we demand that tn
Federal Government provide for tn
free and unlimited coinage Of the silve
dollar.
| Yoice-That's the same thing!
Mr.. Post--I want you to be undt
celved; that Ia not at all the same thins
! do not want to stand On tho Republ
can platform on this question. II there
a man here who wants to DO a Republi
can on the financial question, let hir
answer 10 his name when tho roll !
called. He went on 10 denounce some
thing rs "the great robbery OF 49," mi
"the great criminal who perpetratet
that robbery" lie wanted the STANDARD
silver dollar restored back to the peopl
from whom 1t was stricken down" IL
1873. An allusion 10 the Farmers' Ali
ance was loudly applauded by every
lawyer and banker in the house.
Mr.. F. P. Jepson moved to table th'
amendment.
Mr. Joseph Gallagher moved to adop
the substitute, saying that 1t was exactly
what the committee desired to reach
This motion prevailed almost unani
mously.
| 4 FREE TRADE RACKET.
George Woods called for a re.readinI
Of the clause relative to the tariff, ant
the Secretary read 1t. There was rip
| pie OF applause, but Mr.. Woods rost
quickly and said:
THAT goes farther than any Demo
cratic platform ever went before.
that is equivalent to the language Of tht
St. Louis platform, l certainly total,
misappreheaded that platform. Imovt
to strike out that clause. 1t goes toe
far"
Mr.. McGary said the resolution was
all right; the protective principle was
all right in some respects, but as now ap
piled the resolution fit it.
Mr.. Braddock moved to amend by
making the language read, what il
called by the Republican party protec'
tive tariff"
Voices-Let it alone.
There was some desultory talk, and
John Patton, Of Harrison, arose. There
were cries OF question! but Mr.. Hurry
and others cried amid the confusion
"tle must be heard!" Mr.. Kincaid pleat
for fair play.
MEANT WHAT IT SAID.
Mr.. Patton said the Committee on Res
o!utions wanted the clause to read jus
as it was reported, and the majority o
the Democratic party wanted it just thai
way. He had very poor opinion OF 6
candidate who was afraid to stand on
that platform. Toadopt the amendment
he warned them, was to invite defeat
His delegation came here, paying theil
own way [cheers] to see that the party
expressed itself right.
Alter lots more confusion, Mr.. Ira G.
Post said he believed the resolution was
right. If any man here believed pro.
tective tariff to be constitutional, let
him say 80, and the speaker would
answer his arguments.
Mr.. Braddock-I have accomplished
all wantedto. withdraw my motion.
Mr.. McGary-I renew it.
Mr.. Braddock-All right; if you want
to father it, you may have it.
MIR. McGary-This resolution goes too
lar. I don't believe in throwing open
the food gates Of free-trade, and putting
a club in the hands OF the astute Repub.
lican orators which will make US sore
before the campaign is over.
VARIOUS VIEWS.
Mr.. Camden Sommers asked, Are we
here for policy or principle2 The gen.
tiemau has made an able argument fol-
policy. We are here for principle, and
the principle OF the old Democratic
party. Give us this resolution as it is,
and Harrison county will roll up biz
majority for the Democratic party.
Mr.. Earnshaw, Of Welzrl-Are we
here to spend the day in tariff stump
speeches, or to nominate candidate ior
Congress2
No answer.
Another Wetzel delegate - Wetzsl
gives the best vote, and it don't make
no difference whether you give ue tariff
or free trade 80 We get the right man.
G. II. Higgs, OF Marshall, favored the
original resolution.
J. B. Mcclure, OF Marshall, was for q
tariff for revenue with incidental pro
lection.
Mr.. Patton renewed the onslaught
He was for a tariff for revenue only, and
so were the people OF Harrison county
The Republicans in that county were
ashamed to talk about the "broad shielt
OF American law" business now. Ht
drew a terrible picture OF agricultural
and industrial depression due to protec
ton. The confusion all this time wa!
very great.
REFUSE TO STRIKE OUT.
Mr.. Woods insisted on a vote on hil
motion To strike out, and got it, and hi,
motion was almost overwhelmingly de
feated.
Then the counties were called for
vote on the motion to amend.
Ohio county voted solid for the amend
ment. So did Doddridge and Hancock
Wetzel did the same. Tyler and Lewi
split their vote in half and threw bott
halves away. Marshall voted four 10
and fourteen against. Braxton, Brooke
Gilmer and Harrison voted solid for tn,
original resolution. Tho amendmen
was adopted by n vote Of Sc! to 1851.
Attorney General Caldwell moved t,
still further add, "beiug tariff purel,
for protection, without any reference tt
the necessities Of the revenue"
There was good deal OF kicking owe
this, and Mr.. Post said the conyentio,
was voting without any intelligence
He said some other things.
Mr.. Caldwell demanded a vote b,
counties.
Mr.. Post talked again. He did no
want protective plank; he didn't wan
a resolution that could as well be adop,e,
by q Republican convention. Protec
ton is robbing one class to put money
in the pockets Of another class. He 20
of the chestnut specifications under thi
head. He WAS opposed to protection b,
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