The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-21
action will rebound to tho prosperity Of
our our people aud tho continued glory aud

action VIII rebound to tho ptoBporlty OF
our people aud tho continued glory and
auyahcemcnt Of tho country" I
IL whs argued against tho Patton sub.
stitusc that tho national league at lis
lust convention at Denver, and tho pro.
vious year, At Louisville. aud at other
national conventions had adoptcd roc.
omnondatory resolutions withou. tho
constitutional objection ever bcing
raised, md tho adoption OF tho substi-
iulo would bc accepted ~ n confession
OF tho conventions inability to meet tho
silver issue.
Although thoso arguments poured In
hot and fast aud Chairman Robinson,
OF pennsylvania, loft the chair to op.
noso 1t, vet tho plan Of ignoring oyrry-
thihg. II tho silver question was ~.
norod, gained such houdway that tho
Ration substitute was adopted at $50
p. H., without dissenting vote.
as the address TO tho people" that
was ruled out by tho adoption Of tho
RATION substitute, reatlirmcd tho rcso.
lntions OF previous natl onal league con.
ventions. there was much discussion
on tho following adopted at Denver last
year:
We believe in tho uso OF gold aud sill.
yer US money metals. maintained on a
perfect parity and interconvertible. Wa
do not Oelieyc that there will bc pcr.
manent return Of prosperity until tho
iuIl use and highest position of silver
shaii be restored, and ask for such leg.
islation US will bring about this result.
The following is "lhe address to tho
people" that wss presented by the sub.
committee and rejected by tho full com.
mistec, which substituted therefor tho
Patton resolutions:
The Republican National League, in
convention assembled in tho city Of
Cleveland, declares its continued allc-
glance to the principles and doctrines Of
tho Republican party, aud hereby To-
affirm and ndopt the p rinciples and doc
trines as declared from time TO time by
tho Republican National League con-
| yontion."
Tho address then recounts tho works
OF the Republican party and says:
Tho record OF tho Democratic party
has been record OF dishonor and It's
history the story OF national disaster
1t wcil-nigh dismenberod tho Union
in its effort 20 perpctunte slavery. and
has destroyed its prosperity in king
to establish free trade.
ut dishonored our flag n third OF Il
century ago, when It went out OF power !;
and since again being vested with ma.
tional control has trailel its folds in tho
dust OF an island OF the western seas.
Its policy has put out the fires OF our
furnaces; stopped the spindIes in our
factories. tho ring OF tho anvil in our
shops and filed the land with enforced
idlers.
at has reduced the public revenues,
until they failed 10 meet the necessary
demands OF the government and has
largely increased its bonded public deb.
in time Of profound peace.
"ln short, tho record aud history Of
tho party shows its utter incapacity 10
the demands OF great people, It's in
competency. its insincerity and its
utter disregard OF the national common
wealth.
Every page OF its history is dark
with mistakes and failures, with broken
promises and unredeemed pledges, and
every month of its existence shows the
growing incompetency OF its leaders.
40 tho national convention OF onr
party we confidently refer the declara-
tion OF principles, upon which tho next
great campaign is TO be conducted, satis.
fed .ha. such platform will embody the
| doctrine OF the party and contain the
declaration OF these principles which
will bes. conserve tho welfare OF the
people. 10 that platform then de.
clared, and to the ticket then to be
nominated. We can safely defer, satisfied
that they will merit and receive our
hearty and undivided support.
"And We again declare i, AZ q cardinal
principle of tho Republican party tha,
all local questions of the proper repre-.
sen,a,ion OF the republic shall be rc!e-
gated to the respective states OF tho
union"