Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-22
.nlA F08EN-GOI. RUSSELL
....., Massachusetts, Democrats
Meet

-~5o~se His Candidacy, Al
r They Follow a Time-HOn-
custom and Send an Unin-
sd DelegatiOn-A Platform
O,D9ses Free Coinage and
s~sss the Cleveland Admins
v-Rhode Island Democrats.
-- Mass. April 21-With en-
snost surprising that noted
recent safe convention OF the
Of Massachusetts, when
Reed was endorsed as a
candidate the Democrats
-s ,o-day set their approval
rrer Cleveland as President
Ex-Governor William E..
heir choice for the nomina-
President Cleveland's sue
rr1mas j. Gargan. OF Boston,
Us chairman OF the Commit
RS oluuons. and Hon. John f.
Of Worcester, was chosen per
chairman.
Fan Thayer claimed for the De-
-dat it is the party of the peo-
far the influence of its effort
the 1ac-ment OF statutes for the
euent and well-being of the la
gras-es. ne said, capital and labor
coming to a more intelligent UNDER
r- OF The rights of both. prepIr-
4 uay for an amicable adjustment
economic and industrial questions.
speaker said that the pledges made
people az the Democratic nation
convention four years ago TO repeal
.s enacted for the purpose OF per-
rating 0ne party in power, had been
u.i and the force bill. the Sler-
pan silver purchase bin and the Me
sr Hrff bin are now things Of the
The repeal OF the two measures
named had. he said. been followed
return Of prosperity. The charge
republicans that the Democrats had
n -1 provide a revenue sufficient for
wants of the government was met
NJ citation 10 the income tax law.
c' although Identical with the ear
Pr 'ar for the same purpose. had been
Jared unconstitutional by the United
es supreme Court.
,r Thayer took the ground against
a free coinage Of silver The true
-'s- of all our people he said.
5o cannot constantly and closely ob-
a The money market is 10 have
T dollar issued or authorized by
-'re,nment ar al times. under all
instances, and in an its uses the
ENCHANGING EQUIVALENT.
only i'm debt paying but i'm its pur-
ing power Of any dollar. This mat
Nr. Thayer said. can only be O6-
el tv the maintenance Of the mon
standard universally adopted by
civilized world. OF what avail" ne
sis it TO pass resolutions fer the
gold standard if. as now appears
probable. Mr.. Mckinley is 10 re-
-he nomination for Presjdent9
people wen know that Mr.. McKin-
is upon record as a white metal ad-
I that he has a long. consistent
Uninterrupted record while i'm Con-
favorable 20 silver. We do not
-he, rs chairman Of the Commit
u Resolutions Of the Republican
..naI Committee i'm 1883. he sub
platform which condemned
policy Of the Democratic admins
- IN i-S efforts to demOnetize sill
Na SEQ him as one of the great
o' his party in his commanding
1 as chairman Of the Ways and
Committee. urgently supporting
'er purchase bin. which inCreas sed
amount Of silver the government
''rei 10 purchase even under the
Allison law Nor is this all.
IHarer denounced the American
'e Association which he COM
'' % fungus growth that Spraug
ana took root dourished and fruc-
-1e very heart of the ReDubli-
MAYER closed his address with
SNm upon the administration of
n- Cleveland.
..r Th2yer's address. the Sc
m of The American Protect
''.a-io1 was enthusiastically
ID. e DELEGATES-AT-LARGE
were Hon. John Z. Russell.
Williams John W. Corcoran
James W. Donovan.
THE PLATFORM
presented and adopted.
tle platform declares that
ans epoch i'm our cOuntry's
.' inc executive chair been
roader-minded statesman
-... dent chosen by our party.
-t...... land with which he has
-...-... MS Office. Upon the subject
- Hl2nce The platform dweyfs
us follows.
sEe that the Republican
.aIy controlled the inan-
-. country for a Quarter of a
lnaugurated q currency
.i Ted To- The imitation of val
creation of corporations
capital Waterei stocks
.es were doated upon the
world at their face value
...l instances they We're not
.r-... .la, amount.
.'gt cleveland came to the
'h 1875 he was confronted
-l,'Qn OF our finances. Rv
ana fidelity and by the pru-
economy of a Democratic
was accumulated at the
1 ST. term a surplus of more
V IN the treasury. S19O.-
.'.eh was in gold to protect
..,. promises; on the return Of
@n party TO power in 1889
sold reserve had been re-