The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17

buFFNlIO, Sept. 16.-Though they are
absent In the body. the leadership of
Senators Hill md Murphy anu w. +.
sheehan could be felt In the Democratic
st'te convention to-day. Rumurs were
current In the hotel Hobbies early In tho
day that all through the night tho wires
had been carrying Communications be-
tween the senators and other of the old
time leaders on the one hand and varI-
GUS OF their lietitenants now In the CITY,
tne purpose being TO bring about mod
iIcatlon OF the resolutions on the finnn-
Cihi question and on the endorsement OF
bryan anu Sewall. In this connection
II was n significant fact that Tnmmnny
men who were asked regarding the atti-
tnde OF their organization professcd the
utmost ignorance saying that that uues-
lion was yet 10 be decided at a meeting
10 ne held later In the day. II appears
70 DE fact that two sets OF resolutions
nave Deen prepared with view TO their
submission 10 the convention. One get
whlch Elliot Il. Danforth hns In charge
IS sa!d 10 nave the approval OF Senators
Hill and Murphy and Chairman Jones,
OF the Democratic national committee
The latter. It Is alleged IL willing TO nc-
cept qualified endorsement OF the Chi
caGo conventions work II thereby the
nomination OF n gold standard Demo-
| cratic ticket can be avoided. Congress-
man Sulzer and other of the radical sill
ver1teS declare. however, that there shall
be no half headed endorsement and that
II must be freed from the dominion from
those who are designated as kickers and
the assertion Is further made that the
state organization Will be made up Inde-
| pendent OF those who took part In the
revolt In Chicago. >
1t was 1890 o'clock when Chairman
Hinkley raped the convention TO order
and announced that the state committee
mad selected State Senator Thomas F..
Grady for temporary chairman. Mr..
Gr1dy addressed the convention for q
period OF about twenty minutes. In be-
ginning he said:
AS loyal representatives OF Demo-
cratic constituencies you have assem-
bled again TO declare your faith In DEM
ocratic principles, your respect for DEM
ocratic authority and your confidence
In Democratic success. In this respect
you differ from some who were. for
| many years. associated with you, uSing
their profession OF Democracy as mask
under which to conceal the purely selfish
character OF their political actions. and
who are now leaglled with your political
opponents denOuncing Democratic prin-
ciples. defylng Democratic authority
and aiding. insofar as they may. to de-
feat the Democratic candidates"
Grows Abusive.
ut IS" the speaker continued, "a
sham Democracy which sets up the opin-
ions OF the few ns entitled to control,
because of the wealth or culture or pcdi-
gree OF those by whom such opinions
are held. 1t Is sham Democracy which
has for Its purpose the undue enrichment
| OF the man who relies for his support
upon. what his money earns for him.
| and the consequent unjust empoverISh-
ment or the citizen who depends upon
what his labor may be able TO earn, 1t
Is sham Democracy which yesterday
asked for bImetalllc standard. upon
the single condition OF an international
agreement. and to-day oonfesses that
such declaration was but n subterfuge,
With which to deceive those honestly
favortng such standard. and that ali
the time Its purpose was to establish and
| maintain the supremacy OF gold"
Mr.. Grady alluded 10 Gov. Mckinley
as mortgaged candidate, and spurncd
the allegation that the Chicago plat
form IS nothing but n declaration fav-
orins repudlatIon, riot and ruin" He
proceeded TO argue the question OF free
silver coinage from the blmctnllIst
standpoint. Taking up the allegation
that the Chicago platform means n dis
turbance of existing conditions. Senator
Grady said:
1T Is entirely true that we mediate a
disturbance OF existing conditIons-a
disturbance, however, more In the ma
turc OF restoration than of revOlu-
t!on.
I'VE seek the destruction OF the Illegal
and oppressive trusts through which
production Ia limited and prices to the
consumer corrcspondngly enhanced.
But in the destruction of the trusts we
will restore to the producer that free
field and open competition which guar
nntees 10 him n fair return for his labor
mud We will restore to the consumer that
free field controlled only by the natural
laws Of supply and demand wherein hs
may purchase his neccssarics at q fair
and honest price.
1--WE would not dlssinntc, disturb or
| render Insecure the capital which repre-
Ssnts labor, intelligence. thrift or for
tune. We would give to II the highest
protection Of the law and find in It m
incentive for every toiler to work and
save. Neither would We attack the
| enormous accumlilations OF money
which represent neither labor, nor intel
llgcnce, nor thrift. nor fortune except In
the sense that those who have been en-
rched thereby have been by one gov
ernmontal favor or the other permitted
to exact tribute from the people by
levying against them a taxing power
which should never have been exercised
IN the form. or by the methods which
they have been employed. We would,
however, put an end to that system OF
accumulation. md for the accomplish
mcnt OF such purpose Rll TINT ls nccrs-
snry ia to have the opportunity for indi-
vidual advancement Increased and thnt
FOR cnrporute extension diminished.
Opposed to Rrforrn.
"Wc nrc opposed to civil service re-
form as now interpreted and enforced
under which, in Its present application
exacts collegiate and technical educa-
tion as Il requisite for employment In
the public seivIcc. We recognize the
fact that n vast majority Of the youth
OF the country nrh now compelled to
engage rs wage enrners and bread
winners without any opportunity for nd
vancrd technical education md we in
slst that honesty OF character ann The
ability to discharge the duties OF tho