The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-26


among the money metals Of tho world.
Applause. Some Of my friends In tho
west thought was uttering now doc
trlnoa when | declared that ! believed
tho iroo use OF silver upon an inter
national agreement that would assure
its continued equality with gold would
do moro than anything that / knew Of,
save tho establishment OF tho prolec-
ton principle, to bring again prosperity
INTO our commOtco. tAprlausc.l Tho
Trouble upon this question has boon
that some OF IL western friends would
not receive any man rs tho friend OF
silver who believed that We would coin
1t freely and maintain its parity with
gold by coming into an arrangement
with tho other great commercial nations
oil tho world. They should havo been
more liberal. ! believe to-day that We
can sec in England, tho nation that has
stood most strongly against tho use OF
silver. and In Germany, n nation that
has followed England, the clear indica-
ton OF q growth OF sentiment for an
international agreement upon this Quos.
ton. It Is increasing In power, and |
believe II rightly and wisely encouraged
and directed from America 1t will finally
bring other nations, by tho compulsion
Of thor own necessities, into accord
with us upon this subject. [Applauso.l
General Harrison closed with Il roier.
enco to state Issues.
The platform was then reported by
the committee on resolutions.
TIE PLATFORM.
The platform reaflrms faith In Rcpub-
llcan principles, and declares tho ad.
miniatrations OF President Harrison and
tho Republican Congress we're wisc and
patriotic, aud says: ave bolievo in
the Republican doctrine OF protection
and reciprocity, which furnishes 4
homo market Tor the productions OF our
factories aud our farms, and protectH
the American laborer against tho com
petition OF tho pauper labor OF Europe.
Wo dcnounco tho uuwiso and unpatri-
otto action OF tho Democratic party in
attempting to eliminate the reciprocity
principle from u tariff system. there.
by closing u large foreign market to
products OF American farmers and de.
pressing agricultural interests. We de-
nounce tho present attempt OF q Demo-
cratic Congress TO overthrow and des-
troy tho American industrial system, n
courae that, with the general feature Of
n violence REIMBURSEMENT OF the coun-
try's business to a FREQ trade basis has
increased the national debt, has plung.
cd the country into the most disas.
trous business depression Of our his
tory, has closed large numbers OF banks
and fatories throughout the country,
has thrown an unprecedented number
Of American citizens out OF employ
ment, has compelled thousands OF able
bodied and industrious men TO humili-
ate themselves by asking for charity
aud has filled our bread land with free
soup houses and food markets.
We believe in currency composed OF
gold, silver and paper, readily con-
vertible at q fixed standard OF value,
and entirely under national control,
and We favor the imposition OF increased
tariff duties upon the imports from all
countries which oppose the coinage Of
silver upon 4 basis 70 DO determined by
an international congress for such pur-
poses. We %denounce the avowed pur-
pose Of the Democratic party to restore
the era Of wild cat" money.
We believe in n liberal construction
OF our pension laws, and VIC condemn
the unjust policy OF the present admin
istration Of d%epriving ex-soldiers of
their pensions without q hearing. We
favor the establishment by the state OF
a suitable soldiers' home for the recep.
ton OF such soldiers, their wives and
widows as may be oyertakon by ad-
versity.
We demand O rigid enforcement OF
all existing immigration lava by tho
national government and demand such
further legislation rs will protect our
people and institutions against the in
tlux OF the criminal and vicious classes.
We denounce tho unpatriotic action
Of the Cleveland administration in haul
ing down the American flag Mt Hawaii
and condemn tho arrogant assumption
OF power displayed i'll their effort to re-
store a tyranic1l queen oyer q free poo
pie who had thrown of the yoke Of des.
potism.
Il TICKET.
Balloting for candidates was then pro-
.ceeded with and the first ballot was
taken for the secretary of state. There
wero no nominating speeches. There
wcre five candidates rs follows: Aaron
Jones, OF South Bend; A. D. Owen, OF
Loganport; J.. E. Watson. Rushyllle; NJ.
r. Sulzer, Madison; Jasper Packard,
Nav Albany. Owens was nominrtnd
for secretary OF state on tho fourth bal.
lot.
On the fourth ballot A. G. Daley. OF
Boone county. was nominated Tor audi.
tor OF state. There were six candidates
ballotted for.
F. c. Scholz, Of Evansville, was NOM
mated Tor treasurer on the first ballot.