The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-19

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read dispatch announcing that Gov.
Flower had declined to bo candidate
for governor. There were cries OF
Good Good and applause and
cheers. Members Of the convention ex-
pressed the greatest surprise at Cow
Flowers netiun:y
The usual committees wero appoint
cd, their chgirnen being as follows:
Credentiala, William A. Sutherland;
permanent organization, Cornelius Van
Cott; resolutions, s. Z Payne, Messrs.
Meuyon, Fox and Gleson were appoiut.
cd secretaries, and, at 1885. tho conven.
ton took recess until $3.50
The convention re-assembled at 4:55
p. N. Hon. Warner Miller was made
permanent chairman. The report OF
the credentials committee, seating tho
Barnes delegation from Albany and
deciding against the lillholland dele
CATION from Now York, was thon read
and adopted.
THE PnArF oRM.
Congressman Serene E Payne. chair
man Of the committee on resolutions,
presented the platform, which extends
greetings TO tho Republicans Of Penn
sslvania, Rhode Island, Oregon, Ver-
mont and Maine ~for their prompt and
lust Judgment OF an incompe tent Dem
ocratic administration"
The state Democratic administration
isdenounced for extravagance. National
affairs arc rcferred 10 as follows:
The Democratic President OF tho
United States and the Democratic
chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittee Of the house Of representatives
have announced that the war against
tho protected industries OF the country
has but Just begun, and that II Is to be
prosecuted to the bitter end. On behalf
Of the waga:carnor,3 the agriculturist,
tho business man and oil oyery sacred
interest In tho empire state OF tho
Union, tho Republican party OF the
state OF Now York, In convention as.
semblod, accepts this challenge, and
pledges Its faith 10 defend against all
assault tho rights Of tho workingman
and his. employer, both wantonly tnvad-
cd by reckless dethagogues.
Then follows an arraignment OF tho
Democratic administration, declaring:
It's most important achievement thus
far has been f1tly characterized by the
chief executive az one Of perhdy and
dlshonor; II has rewarded the largest
contributors to ito campaign fund BY
the bostowal Of foreign missions; de.
nouncing trusts, II permitted ono oil
them to formulate It's tarid bill pro-
missing continuance Of tho vigorous
foreign policy established by tho lament
ed James @. Blaine, IL substituted q
policy OF infamy" whom Hawaii was
freely offered us; denouncing tho shor.
man act as "cowardly mako.shtfh" 1t
was enabled to repeal the silver pur'
chasing clause OF tho act only by tho
help OF Republican senators; arratghinR
protection as "a fraud upon labor" 1t
passed mongrel protective measure
go tainted with scandal that IL
barely escaped the veto ot q
Democratic Presldont; advocating
free raw materials and an eXten;
sion OF foreign trade, IL destroyed all
tho profitable reciprocal agFeements
made by President Harrison; pledRing
itself 10 tho payment OF 'just and II b
eral pensions" It treats tho union SOL
diers as II tho grand army badges were
tho badge OF boggary and brigandGgo
pledginR retronchm0nt. II exceeded nj
the last session OF Congress tho expond;,
lures Of tho corresponding session OF
tho last Ropublican Congress by s27,-
100000 in tho facc Of decreasing rove:
nuGs, and attor 1t had added $50, 10000
to tho public debt; whilc pretending to
DO In favor OF individual freedom, It
hautoncd to onnct an odious incomC, tax
iorco bill, empowering deputy eollec;;
tors to enter tho homoS Of citizens and
compel them by throata Of oi oillGia'
Enmmons and heavy penalties to u.s.
close thoir private ndaira.
WO dohounco northern Democratic
congrOSsmen for permitting southern
members to protect the chict products