The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-03
Populist Convention.

Mr.. j. p. Pickens, Chairman of
the Executive Committee, called
the convention to order. and read
code of rules, and usked'all who
desired to affiliate with them to
subscribe to pledge, as follows:
wThat we will in no way support
any candidate for office whose past
record does not show in unmistaka-
BILE terms, that he believes in the
above principles, and will use all
honorable means in his power to
have the same become the law of
the land; that we in the future will
affiliate with no party whose can
didate on these matters are uncer-
tain and whose platform uses un-
meaning terms, such as "honest
money" parity of values" Sin
trensic values" Hinternational
monetary commissions &C., so ar
ranged as to admit OF a double
meaning and deceive the people as
has been the custom of the mono
metalists in the past, securing the
votes of the masses in support OF a
financial system that in every es-
sential is in the interest OF the
foreign money lords as opposed to
the liberties of the American
people"
On motion B. S. Smith was
named and elected Chairman, and
accepted the position in very
nice speech.
On motion G. e. Skinner and
John Dover were elected Score
taries.
On motion the Chair was in
structed to appoint six as a Com
mittee on Resolutions. The Chair
named ID. w. Skinner, Theodore
Ohlinger, @. M. Skinner, j. @.
Kautz, II. e. Greenlee. Adjourned
until one p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention assembled, and the
Committee reported the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The declaration of in
dependence, as n basis for Republi-
can form of government, that might
be progressive and perpetual, states;
That all men are created equal;
that they are endowed with certain
inalienable rights; that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness; that to secure these rights
governments are instituted among
men deriving their justpowerfrom the
consent of the governed, therefore,
Resolved,
4 Il, Il
reney sound and flexible; issued by
the general government, only, and a
full legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and receivable for all
dues; and an equitable and efficient
means of distribution of this curren-
cy directly among the people at the
minimum of the expense, and without
the intervention of Banking corpora
tions, and in sufficient volume to tran
sact the business of the country on n
cash basis. -
2. That we hold that the. power to
control Gnd regulate paper currcn-
cy is inseperable from the power to
coin money, and hence, that nll cur
rency intended to circulate as money
should be issued and it's volume con-
trolled by the general government ON.
ly, and should be n legal tender for all
debts, public and private.
3. That we are unalteraDly opposed
to the issue of United States interest
bearing bonds in time of peace; and
we denounce as n blunder more than
crime the present treasury policy,
concurred in by Republican Cong
ress, of plunging the country into
debt in vain attempt to maintain
gold standard.
A. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold,
at the legal ratio of 10 to /.
8. That we are opposed to the issue
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and demand the payment of all coin
obligations of the u. s. as provided
by existing laws, in either gold or sill
yer coin, at the option of the Govern
ment and not at the option of the
creditor.
9. RELYING upon the good common
sense of the American people, and be-
lieving that n majority of them when
uninfluenced by party prejudice, Will
vote right onall questions submitted
to them on their merits, and further
to efTectuaIly- annihilate the PERM.
cious lobby in legislation, we demand
direct legislationIby means of the ini-
tiative and referendum.
z. That we are in favor of pension-
ing all honorably discharged Union
soldiers.
ty, w. Va, shall have the power to
revise the ticket at any future time
that they should think it necessary.
The following nominations as
reported by the Committee on
Resolutions, were endorsed by the
Convention:
Sheriff John j. Dover; County
Clerk. p. r. b. Smith; Cir
cult Clerk -Chas Edwards; House
of Delegates-D. w Skinner and
Il. e: Greenlee; County Commis-
sioner-J. A. Dunn; Assessor-1st
District a. Fisher; I'd District
j. M. Kinney
The offices of Prosecuting At
torney and Surveyor were left tc
be filed by the Executive Commit.
tee.
The following delegates we're Sc