Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-20
THE FREE SnVERITES WON.
Result of Yesterdays Democratic Conven
vention in jefferson County. Ohio.
Special To- the REGISTER

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vention in jefferson County. Ohio
Special TO the Register.
Steubenyille, August 19.-The free
silverites had an Overwhelming major
ity in to-days Democratic county con-
yenton, so large that the administra-
tionists never moved a hand One no.
ticeable feature was the fact that every
granger delegate was uncompromising-
ly in favor of silver. The resolutions
adopted We're radically tree silver and
i the delegates TO the State convention
are fully i'm accord with the same ideas.
The following county ticket was NOM
mated: Representative, c. II. Spauld-
ing; Auditor j. IL. Dawson; Treasurer,
Joseph Reed: Sheriff. William Fore
man; Commissioner. Fremont Iarr,
Coroner, Johu Yocum; lniirmary Di-
rector, w. b. Orr. Delegates were Sc
lected to the Senatorial convention
and James +. Ban endorsed Tor tnat
Office. The following delegates were
selected TO the State convention: ii.
II. McFadleu. Peter Elliott, James
Hageerty, G.. IT, Spaulding, j. ii. Daw-
son. W. G.. Bell J. G. Mitchell
The resolutions. after affirming their
devotion to the founders of the party,
jefferson and Jackson are as follows:
I. We favor good, sound, honest
money and we accordingly denounce
the single gold standard, because after
a trial of more than % years II has
proven not to be possessed of the
qualities named. Shown by the fact
that while the intrinsic value-cost
price-has been considerably lessened,
its exchange value has doubled We
therefore demand the full restoration
of silver as money of final redemption,
as contemplated by the Constitution of
the United States by free and unlmit-
ed coinage of both silver and gold in
the ratio of l6 10 I. thus re-eStaDllsn-
ing the old time parity between the
two metals. and that the monetary unit
be the peoples money. one dollar con
tanning 1922 grains Of silver, nine
teuths fine
II. We point with pride to the inn
Dr0vement i'm business SO soon after
the r-pal of the iniquit0Us and burden
some Mckinley tariff law. and we be-
Ieve that this Improvement would be
greatly accelerated and made lasting
by the proper settlement of the money
question.
III. We favor an income tax because
Fl is most equitable in placing tax bur
deus upon the class which reaQs the
largest bcnfts from the products Of
labor and to this extent relieves the
wealth producers from am unjust share
of the expenses of government We
favor the initiative being taken i'm this
matter by our own State legislature
making application to Congress for q
convention TO propose an amendment
to the Constitution of the United
( States. as provided I'm Art. 5 thereof
I'm order that such tax may not be over
ruled by the U. S. Supreme Court
IV. We approve the administration
OF Grover Cleveland as paT.ouc. wise
and Democratic on the tariff question.
Y. We doDrccate the legacy from the
last Republican administration and
/ Congress of O. depleted treasury and in-
adequate revenues associated with
large increases in the fixed expenses of
the government. causing issues Of
bonds i'm time of peace; which, how
ever. we believe could have been avert
cd If the last and present had eXer-
ciso5 their prerOgative of redeemlng
the legal tenders i'm silver. We believe
/ the Mckinley law was intended 10 ere
ate q deficiency in order to give the
money power an opportunity TO fasten
and perpotuate its lien upon the nation.
We approve the action of the Demo-
cratic Congress i'm refusing to be a
| ua-t-- tn the fseuo of bonds Distinctive