The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-25
NEW YORK pEMoCRATs

declare Against Free eStlVer-Whitney anu
mn Chesred-Tne Sound Money Plank
Almost the sAms n that In tiiS NsPubll-
can Platform.
SARATOGA. June 24,-whIle the
number of people In attendance upon
the Democratic state convention to-day
was Nnaller than usual, there was IN the
last few hours a marked awakening OF
Interest In the outcome. This was due
To the aggressIveness OF the free silver
wing OF the party. The convention. was
called to order by State Chairman
Hlnckley,' who introduced John Boyd
ThRcher as temporary chairman.
In the course OF his speech on assum-
ing the chair Mr., Thacher said:
ut is the duty OF the Democracy In
the presnt crisis to clearly speak on the
financial question. Neither consldera-
Uon OF eXpedlency nor the selfish inter
est Of those who own silver bullion
should lead us TO depart from the sate
and secure path"
gates there was enthusiasm and pro-
tracted cheers when the name OF Will
lam G. Whitney was reached, and
demonstration OF almost equal feryor
greeted the name OF David u. Hill
few minutes later,
The committee on credentials report
ed in favor OF the sitting delegates In
every case. and upon the report being
adopted, the Shepardites from Kings
county and the Wayne county delegates
walked out OF the convention amid
Kisses from the delegates.
The platform adopted declares that
the decline In the commercial value OF
silver has brought about disparity be-
tween that metal and gold which can
onlS be adjusted with the cooperation
OF other governments. Until an inter
national agreement can be reached the
plRtform declares for the maintenance
Of the existing gold standard.
Following Is the important. part OF
the financial plank:
i, We favor gold and silver as the
standard money OF the country. We
are opposed as a permanent financial
policy to gold mono-metalllsm on one
hand, or TO silver niono-metnilism on
the other hand. The pledge contained
in the repeal OF thc Sherman law,
which repeal was passed by a Demo-
cratic congress and approved by q
Democratic President, should be faith
fully carried out, wherein II was de-
'clRred that 1.-THE efforts OF the govern
ment should be steadily directed to the
establishment OF such a safe system Of
bK-metAllIsm as will maintain at all
Zines the equal power OF every dollar
coined or issued by the United States
in the markets and In the payment OF
debts"
"We believe that such bi-metaIlIsm
to which the nation Is solemnly pledg-
ed can only be secured and permanent
Is maintained through tho concurrent
action OF the leading natIops OF the
world.
Neither this country NOR any coun-
try, independent and alone. Is able to
maintain II and II would be folly 10
attempt II. Being 50 convinced We
are opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver in the absence Of the
cooperation Of other great nations.
Eve declare our belief that any at
tempt on the part OF the United States
alone to enter upon the experiment OF
free silver coinage would not only prove
disastrous TO our finances. but would
retard or entirely prevent the estnb-
llshment OF international bi-metalliSm.
Until International cooperation by
which bi-rietalllsm cOn be secured-to
which end all our efforts as a govern.
ment and as people should be In good
faith dIrected-we favor the rigid main
tenRnce of the present gold standard
as essential 10 the preservation OF our
national credit, the redemption OF our
public pledges and the keeping inviOlate
OF our country's honor. We insist that
all our paper and silver currency shall
be kept absolutely at a parity with
gold"
The following delegates and alter.
mates at large 10 atte1d the national
Democratic convention, were elected;
DeleEates--David u. HIll, Edward
Murphy, Roswell p. Flower and Fred
erick'R. Coudert.
ruates-RObert Earl, s. NJ. Weed,
Jacob A.. Canton. William Purcell.
The convention declined to name It's
electors, has not put Itself on record on
any state Issue and has left the selection
" n state committee until the next con-
Yention. /.
These things have all been done at the
instance OF the leaders and with the
avowed purpose OF placing the party In
such position that no matter what the
platform OF the national party IL, It can
be supported by the electors and the
party In this state.