Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-05

ed Just yet W Iuono W.
George C. Ward, of Missouri, got rec
ognition at once on this announcement,
and moved 10 suspend the rules and
proceed to ballot for nomination of can
ddates.
Lamb, of Texas, Weaver man, and
also working for Terrell for Vice Presi-
dent, moved to adopt the entire st.
Louis platform. This motion was
greeted with mingled approval and dis
approval.
Brown, of Maine, made speech on
the subject declaring amid applause
that the ST. Louis platform was the
one upon which the organizations of
United Labor stood. Therefore let us
adopt the st. Louis platform, and pro-
ceed with the nomination Of the Peoples
leader upon the principles which are to
smash plutocracy. Let the nominat-
ing speeches be made on the Fourth Of
July, the National day Of the country's
independence.
The effect of the proceedings in the
Convention were to alarm the Resolu
peded and soon filed on the stage with
platform hastily brought to a compile
tion. Their appearance removed the
cause of the fight on the floor, and it
was permitted to go by the board, and
the convention became silent, while
Thomas V. Cater, of California, read the
preamble Of the unanimous report of the
Resolutions Committee on the platform
adopted. Cater moved the adoption Of
the preamb BILE, and it was adopted by an
uprising of delegates and tumultuous
applause. The following is the plat
form;
Assembled upon the one hundred and
sixteenth anniversary Of the Declaration Of
Independence, the Peoples Party of Ameri-
ca. in their first National convention in
voxing upon their action the blessing of
Almighty God, puts forth, in the name,
and on behalf of the people Of this country
the following preamble and declaration Of
principles;
The conditions which surround us best
Justify your cooperation. We meet in the
midst of nation brought TO the verge OF
moral. political and material ruin. Cor
ruption dominates the ballot box, the legis-
latures. the Congress and touches even the
ermine of the bench. The people are de-
moralized, most Of the States have been
compelled to isolate the voters at the
polling places to prevent universal in
timidation or bribery. The newspapers
are largely subsidized, or muzZled; pub
lie opinion silenced; business prostrated; (;
our homes covered with mortgages; labor
impoverished and the land concentrating
in the hands of the capitalists. The urban
workman sdenied the right OF organization
for self-protection; imported pauperized
labor beats down their wages; hirellng
standing army, unrecognized by our
laws, is established TO shoot them
down and they are rapidly
degenerating into European conditions.
The fruits of the toll of millions are boldly
stolen to build up colossal fortunes for
few, unprecedented in the history of man
kind; and the possessors of these, in turn,
despise the Republic and endanger liberty.
From the same prolific womb Of Govern
mental injustice we breed the two great
classes-tramps and millionaires.
The National power to create money is
appropriated TO enrich bOndholders. A
vast public debt payable in legal tender
currency has been funded into gold bear
ing bonds, thereby adding millions TO the
burdens of the people.
Silver, which has been accepted as coin
since the dawn of history, has been demon
etized to add to the purchasing power OF
gold by decreasing the value of al! forms
OF property as well as human labor and the
supply of currency is purposely abridged
to fatten usurpers, bankrupt enterprise
and ensiave industry. A vast conspiracy
against mankind has been organized on
two continents, and il is rapidly taking
possession of the world. If not met and
overthrown at once II fOrbodes
terrible social couvulsinns, the destruction
of civilization, or the establishment OF an
absolute despotism. We have witnessed
for more than a quarter Of a century the
struggles OF the two great political parties
for power and plunder. while grieyous
wrongs have been inflicted upon the suffer
i ing people. We charge that the controlling
influences dominating both these parties
have permitted the existing dreadful con-
ditions to develope without serious effort
to prevent or restrain them Neither do
they now promise Us any substantial
reform. They have agreed TO ignore, in
the coming campaign every issue but one.
They propose to drown the outcries OF q
Murdered people with theuproar Of sham
oattle over the tariff. so that capitalists,
corporations, national banks, rings trusts,
watered stock, the denonetization Il silver
and the expressions Of the usurpers may
! ali be lost sight Of. They propose toSacri-