Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-08

tire programme made and puOilSneds
and is sticking 10 It. How different
has been the policy OF Mr.. Cleveland.
That ne proposes 10 regard 10 the cur
rency, 70 stand by the Republican stat
utes and practices we freely admit.
But where does be look TO uphold these
laws? he is looking with hope and
confidence 10 ree.fourths OF the Re-
publican Seators, and 70 at least ITO OF
the 12S Republican votes In the House
OF Representatives. The effort 10 re-
peal the sherman law Is terrible. De-
iective rs IL was admitted to be By It's
author, 10 prevented free coinage Of sill
YER. Danger OF free coinage is not yet
passed aud the Democratic party alone
is not able 70 defeat il.
The speaker closed with tribute TO
the Harrison administration, endorsed
she Legislature and Governor Mchin-
ley's State works, praised Sherman ana
Foster, and spoke Of personal contro-
versieS IS contemplate and the pehal'y
as political death.
The reading Of Senator Sherman's
letter was listened to with close atten-
tiOu.
Among other things he said:
The public policy of the Republican
party. both State and National, IS ALREADY
eugraflcd in our laws, and believe mas
the approval and sanction Of the people OF
Ohio. Governor Mckinley IS an honored
representative Of this republic, ana Justly
commands the confidence, not only OF the
neoDie If Ohio. ont Of the United States Of
America. What we need most in ONO
is a wise revision of our laws, leVying
State and local, and equal taxation on all
property Of every kind in Ohio. Next TO
this. we should seek TO secure labor. ana
TO labOring men every advantage and OPP
portunity for education, employment, nap
piaess aud comfort which can DC conferred
BY the law.
"Niuch Of the good we now enjoy is the
work Of the Republican party. The policy
of our party has preserved and strength
ened the union; it has made Us free peo-
pie in fact as well as in name; 1t has dem
Onstrated the strength OF popular govern
ment resting upon the equality Of men, and
has proved that each generation IN a re-
public can furnish 0y election from the
people great men, greater and wiser than
kings and emperOrs, 10 administer inc
highest functions of the government IN
peace and wac.
COMPARED with the empty and fruiuess
promises Of its adversaries, the Republican
party has engrafted its policy IN the acts
and executed them, and now points TO the
history Of its deeds as the best evidence OF
what 10 viii dom the future while Demo
cratic party and q Democratic President can
not agree upon or formulate single affirm
alive measure Of public policy and cannot
oven agree uuOn how and where 10 will, or
can attack any measure OF the Republican
party. 1t relies upon temporary olscon-
tent. the slum bering animOSities Of the re-
belliOn, and the corrupt agencies OF the city
OF New York.
Considerable soreness was manifested
during the day regarding candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. Apparently
efforts were being made TO stir up
trouble between Governor Mckinley
aud Lieutenant Governor Harris. II
Harris were debarred from renomina-
ton, the outlook was that he would be
the only State officer thus Disseminated
against in the convention. The Ill
feeling sure TO be engendered among
Harris's friends seemed to be calculated
to result In complications delight
ful TO McKinley's enemies. The candi-
date chiefly relied upon TO displace Har-
ris for the second position on the ticket
was Col. +. 5. Purcell, OF Logan.
The indications scarcely seemed to
favor a fight on Purcel's part, the For
aker element, upon whom be, to a large
extent relied, not caring apparently to
commit themselves 10 an open shGw OF
their strength in his favor. A little
boom for ex- Secretary Foster as guber-
material candidate was talked OF good
naturedly, the idea of it being that
Governor Mckinley might step aside as
an expression of sympathy for him
id his financial reverses. While
there was no lack of widespread
feeling manifested for the ex-Secre-
tary the proposition was not treat
ed seriously 70 any appreciable extent.
There was q suspicion that the sugges-
ton OF Foster was of a mischief
making character, in the hope that he
might possibly develop into formida-
BILE rival OF Mckinley. Elk. Representa-
tive Griffen and other prominent men
were also mentioned, but to no better
purpose for the time being, at least,
than Foster.
After committees on credential and
permanent organization had been an-
nounced a recess was ordered until to-
morrow