Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-09-12
FOR SOUND MONEY.
The National Democratic Party
of West Virginia.
THE ELECTORAL TICKET NAMED.

Ringing Resolutions Adopted at Great
Convention Held in Wheeling, August
20 - They Declare For sound Money.
Tie Brains Of the Democratic Party
Represented spiendid Convention.
The state convention Of Sound Money
Democrats (the National Democratic
party) Of West Virginia was a splendid
gathering of noarly 800 delegates from
every section OF Ghe state, men Of repre-
sentative character and standing in their
party. A more representative conven-
ton Of brains and character could not be
found in the Democratic party Of West
Virginia No action was taken as to
the State Democratic ticket, but full
electoral ticket was named and delegates
selected to the National convention at
indianapolis.
The electors selected are as follows:
Electors ut Largo.
Henry NJ. Russell of Ohio, ]. ID.
Baines Of Kanawha.
District Electors.
First District-W. d. Royleston Of
Braxton.
Second District William II. Wilson
of jefferson
Third District--B. Burrell Of Upshur
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Richardson
of Writ.
The platform adopted was as follows:
The Platform.
We, the representatives Of the National
Democratic Party Of West Virginia in
convention assembled, asserting the prin-
ciple that representatives Of free people
derive their powers from the consent of
those for whom they are delegated to act,
deny the power or authority of the recent
Chicago convention to impose upon the
Democrats of the sovereign State of West
Virginia any obligation TO support candi-
dates for President and Vice President OF
the United States whose declarations ard
Interpretation of the platform upon which
they stand are at variance with the vital
principles of the Democratic party Of the
country as heretofore declared and reiter-
ated throughout its patriotic and glorious
history.
We also deny that allegiance TO any
party organization requires or Will excuse
our support of policies which we believe
to be subyersive of the integrity and gem
eral welfare of our country and dangerous
to the perpetuity of our government.
We hold to the use Of both gold and sill
yer as the money Of the country We are
in favor of IA firm, unvarying mainte-
nance of the gold standard We favor
the most liberal use of silver consistent
with the enforcement of u gold standard
We are absolutely opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and TO the
compulsory purchase of silver bullion W
the government
We believe that the interests of the peo-
pie demand that the earnings of trade,
agriculture, manufactures and commerce,
and especially the wages of labor, should
be paid in money of the highest intrinsic
value and OF the highest standard adopted
by the civilized nations of the world We
are, therefore, unalterably opposed to all
devices and schemes for the debasement
of our currency and to all eyasions and
compromises of question so closely af-
fecting individual and national credit and
honor.
We denounce and condemn as danger
Gus and revolutionary the attempt of the
Chicago platform to subyert the Supreme
Court TO partisan control.
we DcleYe IN the supremacy Oh lne law
and its enforcement as the only guarantee
of liberty, aud that the courts of the coun-
try, constituted us they have been for a
hundred years are and have been the pro-
jectors OF the rights and liberties of the
people, and that the maintenance of their
powers and authority in their history in
tegrity is essential TO the preservation of
the peace and order Of society.
Recognizing fully the embarrassments
that were transmitted to Grover Cleve-
lands second administration bv the pre-
ceiling Republican administration, we
heartily endorse and approve his honest
efforts to maintain the public honor and
credit both mt home and abroad and in
couragcously battling TO carry out sue
cessfully the national platform of 1892,
and in executing the law and maintain
ing public credit.
f" f. b. ENsLow, Chairman.
F.. NJ. TURNER
FRANK WOODMAN.