Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-16

tereSb Ol laVOreu CLASS against bne
masses.
"We favor a graded income tax.
"We denounce the demonetization OF
silver In 1873 by the party then in power
as an iniquitous alteration of the money
standard in favor of creditors and
against debtors, taxpayers and pro-
ducers, and which, by shutting off one
of the sources of supply of primary
money, operates continually to increase
the valxe of gold, depress prices, ham
per industry and disparage enterprise;
and we demand the reinstatement of the
constitutional standard OF both gold and
silver with the equal right of each to
unlimited coinage.
"We denounce the Republican billion
dollar Congress, which, by extravagant
expenditure, exhausted surplus in
the National Treasury left there by
Democratic administration, and created
a deficit, and which substituted
despotic rule for free dis
cusslon in the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
"We congratulate the people on the
defeat OF the odious Force bill demand
ed by Republican President and cham
pioned by the Republican party, for the
purpose of perpetuating its rule by per-
verting the constitutional powers of the
government, destroying free elections
and placing the ballot box in the hands
of INSCRIPTIONS partisans, in order, as
declared by Speaker Reed, ''to register
the votes, supervise the elections, count
the ballots and declare the results"
"We are opposed to the enactment OF
all laws which unnecessarily interfere
with the habits and customs of any of
our people which are not offensive
to the moral sentiments OF the civilized
world, and we believe that the personal
rights of the individual should be cur
tailed only when it is essential to the
maintenance of the peace, good order
and welfare TO the community.
eve favor the passage Of such laws
by the General Assembly as will give
us system for the government OF our
municipalities uniform throughout the
State, as the constitution requires, in
which the executive and legislative
power shall be separated, the former to
be lodged in a Mayor, and the latter in
Council, both TO be elected by the
people; thereby realizing the principle
of home rule, safe from the dangers and
evils of special legislation.
"We favor closer commercial rela-
tions with our Canadian neighbors and
the removal of the embarrassing and
annoying restrictions which only vex
our people without yielding any sub
stantial revenue to the government.
"We favor liberal and just pensions
to deserving and disabled soldiers and
sailors who fought for the maintenance
Of the government, and like pensions
to their widows and orphan children.
"The persecution of the Jewish peo-
pie by the Russian government justly
deserves and receives our unqualified
censure. We extend to them our sim
cere sympathies and believe that this
government, in connection with the en-
lightened governments of Europe is dis
posed to unite with US, should take
proper steps to alleviate the wrongs
thus inflicted on this ong-suffering and
oppressed people"
Following is the minority report
which was presented by Frank German,
of Cincinnati:
eve, the undersigned members OF
the Committee on Resolutions, recon-
mend the adoption Of the following res
olution as a substitute for the plank in
the platform on the free and unlimited
coinage of silver;
"We believe in honest money, the
coinage of gold and silver, and circula-
ting medium convertible into such
money without loss, and we oppose all
legislation which tends TO drive either
gold or silver out of circulation; and we
believe in maintaining the coinage OF
both metals on a parity.
"We also recommend that the resolu-
tion declaring for graduated tax on
incomes be stricken from the platform"
The minority report is signed by
James ID. Ermstom, First District: +.
NJ. German, Second District; +. 0. Far
rell, Seventh District; Manus O'Don-
nell, Ninth District; 5. A. A. Harter,
Sixteenth District; c. n. Schmick,
Eighteenth District; ID. c. Coolmans
Nineteenth District; James Lawrence,
Twentieth District.
The majority report OF the Committee
on Resolutions was adopted.
Nominating speeches for Governor
commenced at / o'clock. Follet, OF Gin
clnnati, placed in nomination Neal, at
the conclusion OF which the convention
went wild.
At one o'clock Dodge, OF Cleveland,
arose TO nominate Kline.
RYAN's GREAT EFFORT.
Michael Ryan, Of Cincinnati, nomi-
mated Gov. Campbell. His speech in
support Of the Governor was very elo-
ouent, and was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
sit has been intImated by his enc
mics that Governor Campbell was
not always Democrat. That
is true When young man, in
Republican district surrounded by Re
publican influences, he was Republic
an; but when his conscience and his
reason taught him better he had the
courage to become a Democrat. Thou-
sands OF the best men in the party to-
day are not Democrats to the manor
born, but like Gov. Campbell are Demo-
Gratis born of conscience, conviction
and intelligence. He then recounted
the victories gained by him over Ii. l..
Morey and Ex-Gov. Foraker.
1.-TWO years ago the great Republican
party was in the full tide Of its power
and glory in this State. Surrounded by
cohorts, an army of Office holders Of
their own making and backed by the
strength and wealth OF the National Re-
publican machine, it did indeed seem a
vain attempt too seek to defeat Foraker.
But, nevertheless we put up James E.
Campbell against him. Why 1t was like
putting up David 10 fight Goliath, but
the fight came off all the same, and
Goliath was not in it. Laughter.
"a banged up editor and a patent
ballot box was all that was left 70 COM
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