The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-26

pointed John BOYD Thaohar ana James
n. Sheppard 10 Escort Ex-Governor
Flower to the chair. Assuming the
position OF permanent chairman, Mr..
Flower said, In the Gouraa ot hia address;
"IhH hard timeS which followed tho
fright caused by the sherman law are
rapidly disappearing, under faYoring
conditions, aud tar recovery from hard
ship aud depression credit must bo
given to the party which had the ssgse'
lEy 10 romove the caucus OF financial
aud industrial disaster, and provide
sound legislation under which buHue,S
and manufactures can iegi.imNtDtY pros,
per, Danger OF q deprecated currency
now is EonO and tRriH duties arc no
longer 40 high as to restrict foreign
commerce and oVerestimRte a fow
Democratic industries at tho expenIo
Of the many. The best proof that the
Democratic position on the tariff ia
night is found in the universal refival
OF industry since the enactment OF the
now law. Our Woolens arc already
finding markets in England aud our
iron and steel mills are humming with
now business. Under such conditions
no Republican attacks eau undermine
the Democratic vSntsge'groundG. The
people will not be easily dsluded, nor
csn their confidence be shaken in the
integrity aud intelligence OF tho Demo.
cratic federal administration at whose
head iS honest and courageous Grover
Cleveland"
The speech Of Governor Flower was
received with much applause, aud then
Chairman Lockwood appeared and bO.
gan tue reading OF the platform,
THE PLATFORM.
Tho platform adopted makes tho fol.
lowing declarations Of principles and
policy:
First-Homo rule; tho frat essential
condition Of good muuicipal goyern.
ment; local Jurisdiction aud control
over purely local affairs; no legislative
meddlng.
Secoud-Economy in public expense;
no public money for private or political
iohSi GtricG audit OF official expenditure;
low tax rate.
Third-Fonssty in public Office; no
tainted Legislators; no corrupt traffic in
legislation; clean men aud free agents.
Fourth Equal and honoit enforce.
msRt OF all laws; proper observation
Of a day OF rest, and an orderly Sunday;
notifications or repeal Of laws unsup.
ported by public opinion; no unjust
samptuary laws; no blue laws; racog.
milton OF tho fundamental American
principle OF freedom OF conscience;
home rule In excise, as we'll as in other
matterS, within reRsonablO limitations.
established to protect the interests Of
temperance and morality, aud au
amendment Of the excise and other
laws By the Legislature OF the state
which shall permit each municipality
expressing its sentiments by a popular
vote OF a majority OF its citizens to
determine within such proper lsgisia-
tive restrictions as shall bs requiredby
the interests OF tho entire state what
may best suit its special necessities aud
conditions
Plauks ffth, sixth, seventh. eighth.
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth relate
to purely state issucI, paragraph II, dc.
claring for good roads IN "the Interests
VI AuN AAl0NA AAA Wv NAU bAA keAN
platform concludes as follows:
Thirtesnth-Fedoral taxation for 70.
venue only; nogovernmsnt partnership
with protected monopoliea; no moddling
with the present reformed tariff to the
injury and unIett,iuS Of buIiueas aud
industrioA
Fautteeuth-souud money; gold aud
silver the only legal tender: no currency
not convertible iuto cain; gradual retire.
ment and extinction OF Greonback cur.
reucy; no free aRd ualimissJ coinage Of
silver.
T,i.eenth-Ssrict construction Of the
iodersl conIttuton; rigid maintenance
OF tho reserved rights Of tho states; no
force bills.
s,x.ssnth-No entanglins alliances
with foreign nations; tho vigorous Gu.
iorcemsnt Of the Monroe doctrine; no
jingoism. Wo rsatiirm the Democratic
national platform Of 1899, and rougratu.
late tho people that Democratic lsgi+.
iRtion aud tho Democratic aimInistra'
ton have fully brought ths country out
Of tho difastrous financial aud indus.
trial condition into which Il was
PLUNGED by tho iil.conceived acts oil the
Republican party.
seveuleenlh-We endorse tho admin.
iStralion Of President Cleveland.
Tho platform closes with donuncia.
ton OF the last Republican legislature.
Tho applause that grOOte1 tho bicycle
clause was tho hear;ieqt OF the sosaion,
aud lhero was laughter mixed with IT,
The conclusion Of the reading was
greeted with applause.
Mr. Lockwood movcl tho previous
question. Tho platform was accepted
without debate, unanimously.
Mr.. LArkin read tho resolution adopt
cd by the state committee, SOLICITING
star as tho party emblem. IL was
adopted.
Congressman Sulzor then offered a
resolution, which was adopted, sympa'
ihizng with the Cuban Insurgents
TnE TfCEErHAMEp.
ThOn tho nomination OF the caudl.
date, began and Mr. J, A. Greenfield,
Of Auburn, put in nomination for judge
OF the court Of Appeals, John g. Teller,
Of Auburn. Tho nomination was maio
By aeclNRatiua,
MI i. NJ. Bell, OF Klugt county,
named tor secretary Of stS.s, Con. HeFh-
ito o. King and tho nomination was
mads hy @ccISMatioH,
john y. Jud-on aud John H. ASho
were nominated Tor com mptfollSf. Tho
voting bcgau and whom II was con.
elHdsd tito RhhsHheemNnt was madB 95
- - I
WheH New York was fbteltrd only Si
yoica wUro cast, tho iour0lti allowed
80 Iammany by iho convention No.
body Cast tho other twonlv,
Tho nomination whN mNtounnnimDur,