Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-23
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10 VOTE AS A UNIT.

! TO act as unit on all matters intrusted TO
| their charge, said action TO be determined
| by the vote of a majority OF delegates.
| GOVERNOR FLOWERS ADMINISTRATION.
| Resolved That we congratulate the peo-
! pic of the State upon the auspicious open
| ing OF Governor Flowers administration
and extend TO him the assurance OF our
cordial support in his earnest effort 10 give
| the people frugal, honest and efficient
government of State affairs.
When that passage instructlpg for
| David b. Hill was read the air was
shaken by an outburSt that made the
| hunting culver, and when the resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted, the
cheers broke forth again and subsided
only when Col. John K. Fellows arose
| in his place, near the front OF the Tam
many delegation, and moved that a
committee be delegated TO wait upon
Senator Hill and request him to appear
before and address the convention.
Col. Fellows, Mayor Manning, Of
Albany, aud Mr.. Adams, OF Kings,
were delegated to act under this motion
which was carried with renewed
cheers.
While this committee was on its err
rand, Secretary Of State Rice handed
up the report of the committee to which
was entrusted the preparation OF the
list OF National delegates and alter
mates at large and by districts. Next
was presented and read the list OF State
/ Presidential electors at large and by
districts. Senator Hill entered the
room at this moment and his appear
ance was the signal for unbounded en-
! thuSiasm.
The din died only Of exhaustion as
| Mr.. Hill, upon the arm of Colonel Fell
lows, walked down the aisle to the mea-
sure OF the band music. Coming finally
upon the stage, Mr.. Hill shook hands
with General Sickles, removed his over
coat, took from one of his pockets his
speech in printed copy, and waited for
! the applause TO Subside. When silence
| had come on the throng, General
Sckles, leaning upon his crutch, waved
his right hand toward Mr.. Hill and
said:
II present to you, gentlemen OF the
convention, the Young Hickory OF the
Democracy, our next Presidential can
! didate, David B. Hill"
Then came more cheers and added
din, and Mr.. Hill stood waiting, his face
very pale and one hand tightly gripped
! in nervous tension. At length the noise
! subsidized and Senator Hill spoke. He
said;
"FELLow DRMoCRATS-Your commit
| tee Summoning me to this presence
have apprised me OF that unanimous
vote which will make known your ap-
| proval OF me to the authorized rep
resentatves of the Democracy OF the
| United States and be recorded in the
annals of our National Convention.
| With what terms shall acknowledge
| this official act my fellow Democrats,
which instead of pointing to some new
untried career might amply reward and
crown the laborS Of the longest life.
From that great Cardinal whose "lead
kindly light" has touched the hearts OF
all christendom. Let my gratitude
humbly borrow this worthier response
than l myself could ever frame to the
great Democracy whom you represent.
NY respect for them obligeS me to sub
nit myself to their praise as to a grave
and emphatic judgment upon me, which
it would be rude to question; unthank-
full not to be proud of, and impossible
ever to forget.
The reawakening OF the Democracy
all over our land is the most auSpicious
sign Of the times. When the people OF
France rose against oppression a hum
dred years ago, it meant revolution,
change Of rulers and social earth
Quake. When the Democracy OF Amer
lea rise, IL means an upheaval at the
ballot box, change OF their
servants and political reform. This is
true Democracy. This is government
of, by and for the people. When you
see the farmers aroused and allied;
when you see all the Federations of
labor stirring; when you see in every
State the great Democratic party
up and afoot, it means that the
reign OF piutocratS is nearly
over and the bright day OF Democracy
is approaching dawn. The use OF politi-
cal parties Is TO promote the expression
of the peoples mandates. The function
OF statesmen is to frame and execute the
same by just and equal laws. The
Democratic party has this proud record.
Ii is swift in It's responses to the peo-
ple's needs. 1t makes choice OF safe
and wise statesmen TO be the Statuary
land marks OF the peoples progress,
and re- Ease their energies to an ever
larger liberty.
Democracy is progress.
"Liberty is its vital air.
constitutions and laws are the vol
untary, Self-imposed Safeguards OF De-
mocracy. II any woads Of mine could
reach every ireside in our land,
this is what l would ask my fellow
countrymen at this time 10 consider:
"All our dangers at this very hour,
after many years of Republican rule,
are the direct consequences OF that rule,
and flow from unconstitutional legisla-
ton by the very men who sit in shiver-
ing fits over what the Democracy will
do with power"
Continuing, Mr.. Hill said:-"Ihe
Sherman silver law now transforms the
Federal coinage power Of silver and
gold into an instrument for the gradual
expulsion Of our gold, for the establish
ment of an exclusive basis and for the
permanent reduction OF every Ameri-
can dollar by 30 per cent. or more be-
low the level of its true value during
the whole period Of our free bi-metallic
coinage from 1892 TO 1873. Shall such
law stand? There has been no such
legislation for free men since Cromwell
called the law OF England a "torturous
and un-Godly tumble. The demands
for repeal of these edicts Of the Billion
Dollar Congress has extorted from Re-
publican leaders their published pur-
pose to refuse repeal.
Tariff reform will remain and re-
quire progressive solution with the