The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-10
ON on THE FEATURES OF THE HOWLING FARCE.


and usage OF one hundred years and
sanctioned by the examples OF the
greatest and wlscst OF those who iounu-
ed and maintained our government, that
no mnn should bc eligible for thlrd
term Of the Observation-Disclosures
COnndIng in tho Justice OF our cause
md the necessity OF It's success at the
polls, We submit the foregoing declarn-
ton OF principles and purposes TO the
considerable Judgment Of the American
people. We invite the support OF all
citizens who approve them and who de-'
sire to huYe them made effective through
legislation for the relief OF the people
and the restoration OF the countrys
prosperity.
Then the report for the minority was
read by J. II. Wade, OF ONO, former
reading clerk OF the house or representa-
tiv-s. The gold people rose ana cherreu.
hut after their outbreaks on yesterdaS
these efforts were faint. The endorse
m-nt OF the Democratic administration
which Senator Ilill had made losing
fight for In the committee on reSolI-
tlOns, brought down Il yell from the gal
lerles. Several New York delegates
stood and waved their hats. but they did
not Include I'M. whitney nor Flower,
over on th. far right the stalwart frame
OF Senator Gray, OF Delaware, stood
alone. and silence peryaded most OF the
delegations.
Minority Report.
The minority report was as follows:
Sixteen delegates, constituting the
minority OF the committee on reSolu-
tons, find many declarations In tn. re-
port OF the majority 70 which theyocan-
not give their assent Some OF these are
wholly unnecessary. Some are vi con-
sIdered and ambIguously phrased, while
others are extreme and revolutionary Oh
the well recognized principles or the
party. Ths minority content themselves
with this general expression OF theIr
dissent without going into specific
statement OF these Objectionable fed
lures OF the report Of the majority.
But upon the financial question which
engages at this time the chief share OF
public attention, the views OF the ma
tJrity differ 20 fundamentally from
what the minority regard as SltaI DEM
ocratic doctrine as TO demand a dis
tInct statement OF what they hold 10 as
only Just and true expressions OF DEM
ocratIc faith upon this paramount Is
sue. as follows. which is offered as 4
substitute for the financial plankS III
the majority report:
We declare our belief that the expert
ment on the part OF the United States
alone OF free silver coinage and a
change OF the existing standard OF
value independently OF the action OF
other great nations would not only
lmperII our finances. but would rctard
or entirely prevent the establishment OF
international bimetallism, TO which the
efforts OF the government should De
steadily directed. II would place this
country at once upon silver basis,
impair contracts, disturb business. d.
mInish the purchasing power OF the
wages OF labor and inii!ct irrepnrnoie
evils upon our nations commerce anu
industry.
Until international cooperation
among leading nations for the free coin
age OF silver can be secured, We favor
the rigid maintenance OF the existing
gold standard as essential 10 the pre-
scrvatIOn OF our national credit. the,
REDEMPTION OF our public pledges. anu
the keeping lnvlOlate OF our countrys
honor. We Insist that NIL our paper and
silver currency shall be kept absolutely
at a parity with gold. The Democratic
party Is the party OF hard money, and
is opposed TO legal tender paper money
as part OF our permanent financial
system and we therefore favor the
gradual retirement and cancellation OF
all United States notes and treasury
notes. under such legislative provisions
us Will prevent undue contraction. we
demand that the national credit shall
be resolutely maintained at all times
and under all circumstances"
"The majority also feel that the report
of The majority Is defective In n,failinS
10 make any recognition OF the honesty.
economy, courage and fidelity or the
present Democratic administration and
they therefore offer the following dec
luration as an amendment TO the ma
jority report:
eve commend the honesty. economy,
courage and fidelity nf the present DEM
0cratic national admInistratl lon."
DAVID b. HILL. New York.
WILLIAM F. Villas. Wisconsin.
GEORGE GRAY, Delaware.
JOHN PRENTISS POE, Maryland.
IRVING; w. DREW, New Hampshire
c. o. HOLMAN. Maine.
7, j. FARRELL. Vermont.
LYNDE HARRISON. Connecticut.
DAVID +. BAKER. Rhode Island.
THOMAS a.. C. WEADOCK. Mich.
JAMES i. O'BRlEN, Minnesota.
.u..N T.. RUSSELL, Massachusetts,.
ROBERT T.. WRIGHT. Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM II. STEELE. S. Dakota.
ALLEN A, McDERMOTT, y. Jersey.
CHARLES d. ROGERS. Alaska
Senator Hill offered the following
amendments to the platform and moved
their adoption:
but It should h. carefully provided by
law nt the same time that any change In
the monetary system should not apply 10
existing contracts
"Our advocacy OF the independent free
coinage OF silver being based OIL belief
that such coinage will effect aud MAIN
tain a parity between gold and silver nt
the ratio OF 16 to |, VIC declare rs
pIcdEc OF our sincerity. that II such frro
coinage shall fail to effect such parity
within one year from lis enrichment by
law, such coinage shall thcrcupon BE-
suspended
rIicIirnrk TIIlman Appears.
Tho Issue was drawn. Senator Ben
Tlllman of South Carolina. mounted the
stage tJ open tho great debate In behalf
OF free coinage. a striking figure he
was, ns he faced the audience. With
no prctensIOns In dress, shnbby-cOated,
wearing q heavy silver chain across, hIg
breast, he Instantly drew tho eyes OF the
twenty thousand people present, They
turned toward him MS II hn were an an
Ia ngonIst. His thick get commanding
form was full Of defiance. His head,