The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-31

NAtN ~AAfAAhhNAs AV v AlkAEt. HErDE Hulu9tGu
through International agreement, or by
sach Eafs-Edhrds IL legislation al ghail
Insure 4 maintenance OF this parity az
tho tEd metals ana the cluai power Of
every dollar Mt all tines IN the markets
and In The payment Of debts; and wt
demand that NIL paper currency shall
be keps at pnr with and rGdeemnhle Ia
such coin. We Insist upon thds policy as
especially necessary Tor the protection
Of the farmers and laboFInS claSzes. tho
ilrat AMI most ~dtienxeIesS Victims Of
unstable money In a flnctrlting coun-
trY."
The Platform Defended.
atF. westsnhavsr. OF Berkeley, favor.
ed the atra!Eht.out sound money plat
FORM presented by tho committee. He
was for Il without the dottlns Of a "r'
or the crossing OF a st" We are here,
r. said, with honesty OF purpose 10 get
down to financial bed .rock, ard II nee
eSsary re-organiza the Democratic
party on sound principles. We have al.
ready proved our patriotism by COM
inS here. Anybody knows that blmet-
allism b Impractlcable unless accom-
pI!Shed through International agree
ment. He was therefore. opposed 10
anything but the report OF the com
nEttee. He would not teach the people
lies on the subject OF currency. The
committees financial plank 10 right, Il
honest. IL sincere. We should adopt It,
he concluded.
Mr. williams said he was a binetal-
LIST Is anybody here opposed 10 BIZ
uetAillsn. II II can ba secured? he In
qu!red. II not. why not adopt the
financial plank Of the Democratic plat
form Of 1897 It IA sound Democratic
doctrine. We are O here TO lnaugu-
rate a new movement or promuIgate
new principles. We are here "a Demo-
Gratis to reiterata Democratic prtnci-
pies.
Colonel Robert White. too, favored
the adoption OK the financial plank Of
1897. As he understood the plank re-
ported by the committee, II was prac-
ideally the Republican platform, which
declared for gold as the standard-
Mr. Wllllams--It IA not as good as
The Republican platform. That plat
form declared for an international con-
ference In the cause Of silver.
Col0nel Whlte-r am not a Republl-
can, and don't want the platform OF
that party. My Democracy Is the De-
mocrlcy Of 1899, when we won under
the glorious leadership OF Grover
Cleveland, Proceeding, the colonel
plead for the adoption OF the financial
plank % the platform Of 1892.
Mr.. Gllkeson. % Hardy, followed.
The platform OF 1882 was q compromise
measu upon which he was unwilling
TO stand. We must take 4 positive po-
sitlon on the money question here. and
must not recede from II. The CONNER
clal difference between gold and silver
to-day Is q TO /. Who can say that II
viii not be 20 to l d year hence, or even
greater ratio. and constantly changing
10 the detg!nent OF the business OF the
country. The adoption OF the plank q
1902 Will leave u position In mystery
and doubt.
yin,on's Great Speech.
3fr. z. Taylor VIrson, OF Huntington.
one of the brightest members OF the
Cabell bar. made the speech OF the day
in defense OF the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions. He said IN part:
The trouble with the platform OF
1892 was that II was susceptible OF two
Numerically different constructions.
Bryan and Bland. While In Congress,
said II meant the free and ualInIted
coinage Of silver at the ratio OF IS to /.
They say the same to-day. Mr.. Cleye-
land and Sir. Carlisle hare given, IT an
other construction, and that corStruc-
ton We have put in our platform to-
day. The question Is Whether We shall
adopt the construction OF Bryan and
Bland or the construction OF Cleveland
and Carlisle. We don't want a plat
form which every mar can Interpret
as he pleases. We want something
Democratic and which has been pro-
nouuced Democratic by the leaders OK
our party. Shall We follow Bryan and
the slverites, or Cleveland and Car
Isle? II we want the former. let US
take the resolution Of 1852; II we want
the latter, let US adopt the report OF the
committee. I take II that II we want
10 do something nor than another
to impede our progress and cut our
throats, let us take something looking
Swards Bryan and free silver. a
voice: How about McKInley's posi-
tIon?') I am glad you asked that. II.
after being wrong all these years, they
have seen the light and come over to
the Democratic idea, FOR Gods sake let
them PM II a Republican has, by
chance. after years OF wrong-do!ng.
done one thing that Is right, let US not
turn from that thing for that reason"
(Cheers.)
a Signal Victory.
1t had been clearly seen that the con-
ventIon vas overwhelmingly In favor
OF a straight-out. honest and unswerv-
Ing declaration for sound currency and
when the adoption OF the report OF the
committee on resolutions came up It
was not surprising that after the
amendments Of Messrs. White and Vim
son had been overwhelmingly defeat
ed. the convention adopted the plank
offered by the committee with but o.e
dissenting voice.
The committee on a state executive
committee reported a committee made
UP OF twelve members, three from each
congressional district, as follows:
First distrlct-AIlAn Brock. Ohio, ",
D. Roilyson. Braxton, ". T. Rice, Har-
rison.
Second dIstrlct-G. M.whltcscarver,of
Taylor: J.. a. Robinson, Mineral; D. C.
Westenh1vcr. Berkeley.
Third. T. Waters, KanawhA: L,
J. Williams, Greenbrier; T. 4. shep-
pard, Logan.
Fourth-F. 3. Enslow. CabelI: z. T.
VlnsoH. Cabell; 9. n. Richardson. Writ.
Before taking u monday recess, Mr..
W. II. Wilson, OF Jefferson, q son Of
Postmaster General William L. Wilson,
arose and requested that the sergeant
at-nrms use great diligence In procur-
ing a picture OF President Cleveland %
be exhibited on the platform, also that
one OF Vice President Stevenson. be
procured. But" added Mr., Wllson.
I'VE VIII forgive him II he finds It i'm
possible 10 get n OF Mr.. Stevenson.
daughter and applause.)
AFTERNOON SESSION.