Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-30


political organization can permanently
endure whose principles and policies are
not founded upon eternal truths. (Ap-
plause.) We are here to-day
because we believe that he only Is free
man whom the truth makes free. ZAP
plause.) The preservation Of
the truth and of social order is greater
than any man or any party. (Applause)
We are here because, at Chi
cago, the delegates OF the Democratic
party surrendered themselves to those
who advocated principles diametricallyt
opposite 10 the Democratic party
The principles of the Democratic party,
If it mas any, is 10 say to the govern
ment: Hands off, We have surrender
ed to men who believe the government
must take care of everybody. The con-
dition of this country to-day is the re-
suit Of thirty years Of Republican legis-
lation (applause), and that party is re-
sponsible (Applause) It's financial
policy has been the reverse of what II
Should have been. Its industrial legis-
lation has been most harmful; ii has
legislated for the classes, and not for the
people (applause), and we may never be
able 10 recover from il. We
are here to-day TO oppose this, and to
maintain the ideas and principles of real
Democracy. (Applause) And so, to-
day, we are here antagonizing the prin-
ciple5 OF the Chicago platform.
The prosperity of one Is tna prosperity
of ALL and you canno. strike down one
class without having all suffer, and the
foundation of all is an honest dollar
(Applause) The Supreme Court is tho
great balance wheel of justice and the
very citidal for the preservation Of our
liberties, and 1t must be kept free from
all passions, prejudice and political con-
troll, and when the reverse is the case
we have come 10 the end of freedom in
this country. 1t must not be
attached or re-arranged to carry out the
wlhims of a passing hour. The
distinguished gentleman from Nebras-
ka, now preambulating the country, said
in Madison Square Garden that the free
coinage of silver would result in raising
the value Of silver to S129 per ounce,
the world over. CA voice: Anybody who
believes that would believe anything. }
Now, if he believes that. what relief
can he give the people? Because. if ne
price of silver is raised a silver dollar
will be just as hard to get as a gold
dollar, and prices will remain Just az
they are now. His argument refutes it.
self. II anybody can get his intellectual
apparatus into shape to believe these
two things and reconcile them, he can
do more than | can
The chair then called for the report
CT the Committee on Resolutions. 1t
Twas not ready; neither was the Commit
tee on Executive Committee ready to re-
port.
The Third Congressional district re-
ported its delegates and alternates to
Indianapolis, as given at the outset and
then Mr.. F. 3. Ensl0w, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions. announced the
report of his Committee. He took the
stage and read the document, as fol-
lows
I've. the representatives Of the Ma
tional Democratic party Of West Vir-
GINA, in convention assembled, assert
ing the principle that representatives Of
free people derive their powers from
the consent of those for whom they are
delegated to act, deny the power or au-
thority of the recent Chicago conyen-
ton to impose upon the Democrats Of
the sovereign State Of West Virginia
any obligations to support candidates
for President and Vics President Of the
United States whose declarations and
the platform upon which they stand are
at variance with the vital principles Of
the Democratic party of the country
his heretofore declared and reiterated
throughout its patriotic and glorious his
tory.
1--WE also deny that allegiance to any
party organization requires or will eX-
cusa our support of policies which we
believe to be subssrsive of the integrity
and general welfare Of our country, and
dangerous to the prosperity Of our gov
eminent.
1--WE hold 10 the use of both gold and
silver as the money Of the country.
I've are in favor of firm ,unwaver-
ing maintenance of the gold standard.
While we favor the most liberal use OF
silver consistent with the enforcemen1
Of the gold standard, we are absolutely
onnOsed TO the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and to the compulsory pur-
chase of silver bullion by the govern
ment. We believe that the Interests Of
the people demand that the earnings OF
trade. Agriculture, manufacture and
commerce. and especially the wages Of
labor should be paid in money OF the
greatest intrinsic value and OF the high
est standard adopted by the civilized ma
,rfons of the, world. We are, therefore,
unalterably opposed to all devices and
schemes for the debasement Of our
money. and to all evasions and COM
promises Of a question so clearly affect
ing individual and national credit and
honor.
eve denounce and condemn as dan
,gerous and revolutionary the attempt
of the Chicago platform to subvert the
Supreme Court to partisan control.
"W2 believe in the supremacy OF the
Law in its enforcement as the only guar
anten NJ liberty. and that the courts Of
the country. constituted as they have
been for a hundred years, are, and have
been. the protectors Of the rights and.
liberties of the people; and that the
maintenance of their power and author
itv in their historic integrity Is essen
tial TO the promotion Of the peace and
order of the country.
Recognizing fully the embarrass-
ments that were transmitted to-
Grover Cleveland's second ad-
ministration by the presiding
Republican administration, we heard-
" endorse and approve his honest
efforts to maintain the public honor and
credit. both at home and abroad, and in
courageously laboring 20 carry out