Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-22

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DISTRESS AND DISASTER.
"The leaders OF this party have been
unparalleled aUGacity to attribute the
distress and disaster TO a Democratic
administration that had just come into
power and had not changed a single
law With such a record they ask the
people of this country TO restore them
10 power With as much propriety
might the incompetent and discredited
directors of q bank corporation, wreck
ed by them. ask to have an honest re-
ceiyer removed and the old directors
returned TO control. We protest against
such a party being again entrusted with
the administration Of the government
and declare that their return TO power
would be fraught with danger to the
business interests and to the people OF
the country
believing that the true interests Of
the people require shat the earnings CT
trade and the wages Of labor be paid
in mCney has is irrrinsically worth,
in all ,he m2r6e IS OF The world what
il PUrI0r-s 10 be worth. we demand
me MAIN te1slCe Of the existing gold
standard Cs value. and thas the gov
errmant shall keep all its obligations
2c all zines redeemable and payable
in gold; and We oppose the free coin
age Cs silver and any further pur-
Ch2sss of silver bullion or the coinage
cbsrccf on government account.
We reldiUm .le demands OF our re-
cert SHe platform thar the govern
meE- shall take the ini,ial steps for
,hs Withdrawal from circulation Of ,he
= g5l tender nCses issued in time of
war under the pledge CT prompt reire-
men, We GenCunce the action Of the
Republican majority in the present
House of Representatives in attemDc-
ing TO reafiirm the law OF 1878. reQuir-
ing ths perpetual reissue O. these
notes. and their failure TO deal properly
and honesty with ch.s problem; we
declare our belief chat this inaction
has added 10 the impairment of cur
credit caused by the silver legislation
erac.ed during two
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS.
we demand that the necessity for an
adequate medium Of exchange in all
sections Of our country shall be me-,
by provisions for an elastic banking
currency. subject to such government
control as shall insure uniformity and
redemption in standard coin on de-
mand.'
Thanks are rendered Secretary Car
Isle fer his course as Secretary Of the
Treasury, and for his presentation Of
the money question in addresses and
papers.
The admission of raw material free
/ Of dU-y is recommended.
The suppression Of trusts and the reg
U,1-iCn of mcncpoNes is demanded.
L. is demanded that the legislative
/ cooperate with the execWtiye depart
ment in eff0n.s for the further reform
Ce the civil service.
sympathy with che Cuban insurrec-
tiOnists is expressed.
The Republican PaTry is accused Of
/ "CoQUsJirg with a secrer political or
ganiZa-ion and by innuendOes and
plNtUdes in its platforms. endeavor-
/ ing o cCncili2ce men whose avowsd OBJ
! jecc is 20 prevent q large number Of The
ci;izens of this republic from eXercis-
| irg their constitutional rights On
/ tAe cther hand ~ lis declared to be a
| principle Cf he Democratic party that
no subCrdinariOn OF any one seCc or de-
nomination 20 another shall ever be
established by law. and that ii is the
absolute right OF every citizen to wOr-
snip God as his conscience dictates
The Monroe doctrine is endorsed and
| Presideu- Cleve'3nds a-titude On the
Venezuelan boundary dispute is
praised as being firm and dignified, and
/ +, IS said 20 be the subject for congTatU-
lation that in his crisis she Office Cf
Secretary Of State was filled by a man
! whose S,a1e papers have reflected new
lusre on American diplomacy, an
eDoch-making stateSman-a distin-
guished son of Massachusetts, great
American Richard Oiney."
THE PLATFORM CONCLUDES
as follows;
FOLLOWING long established Demo
cratic custom. the Democrats in Mas
sachuseIs in convention assembled
will nc, in any way instruct or pledge
their delegates. bu- lney do declare
hat rs is the wish of the Democratic
panty Cs tha State to present, and rhey
earnes -ly recommend 10 the considera-
ton Cf the national convention, to be
held in Chicago as thsir candidsia for
he Office Of President of the United
Sac.es. the name OF their victorious,
courageous. high-principled eX-GOy-
erGor. William Eustace Russell"
AGer the election Of altern4-es the
convention adjourned.
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