The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-29

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 2S.-Harmo-
ny of the old-fashioned kind prevailed
at the Democratic state convention to-
day and II was clearly demonstrated
that United States Senator Gorman,stitI
has his hand on the lover that controls
the movement of the organisation. The
candidates nominated by the conven-
tion were selected by him and the reso-
lutlons adopted were OF his Inspiration.
As chairman OF tho committee on reso-
lutionH, he read the platform and read
Il In such way as to indicate that he
knew 1t almost without looking at Il.
Al his request. both gold and silver men
waived their convictions for the nonce
and voted to adopt n platform that de-
eiares for bi-metaiiism. but Is silent as
TO- the vital question OF ratio"
The following state ticket was nomi-
mated; For comptroller. Thomas A.
Smith, OF CaTmine county. For clerk OF
the court OF appeals. J.. Frank Ford. OF
st, Mary's county.
The resolutions declare that the fun
damental principles OF Democracy re-
main unchanged; that the Democracy
OF Maryland believe now and always
have believed In honest money. the
gold and silver money of the constitu-
ton and the coinage OF both metals
without discrimination OF either into
standard silver dollars of final payment
and redemption" and asserts that the
recent action Of President Mckinley In
asking for a currency commission is the
result OF the demand OF more than six
uT nd ha 80 n. 81
voters, expressed at the last national
election. The Dingley tarlff law
termed more odlous measure than the
Mckinley net OF 1890. and II is asserted
that II will be more signafiy condemned
In 1898 than was the Mckinley act In
1899. A demand is made that the Unit
ed States government take such action
as viii ameliorate the atrocities now
being committed IN Cuba. and to fully
protect every American citizen there In
the enjoyment OF life and property.
"Ths Suffering Masses"
Continuing, they say: THE sufterings
of the masses, the honest toilers. the
bone and slnew, the brain and courage
and manhood of the land have met with
the sympathy of the Democracy, and
the protest OF our great party, so elo-
quently voiced in last years elections
has forced the Republican party, de-
spite Its arrogance and rechlessness to
recognize the needs OF an aroused and
patriotic people. And while many
Democrats have not approved all the
expressions OF their party In national
convention, bi-metallism will surely
come. II may come through the instru-
mentalitles set in motion by the pres
ent administration. though In truth In
spired by the intrepid action of the
Democratic voters. But II will come
and the prosperity and happiness that
follow in It's train will be due to the
courage, the undaunted fidelity and the
intelligent patriotism OF the Democracy.
Nall respects other than this relnc-
tant performance, the Republican party
has been false to the pledges and pro-
fessIons upon the strength Of which,
last November,it secured the suffrages
OF the American people.
"Triumphing upon an Issue OF finan-
clal reform, II was bound by every obli-
cation of good faith to redeem Its pro-
misses to the country. Every existing
act relating to the currency is the work
OF the Republican party. That party Is
for every one OF the defects
in q system now universally regarded
as being vicious and unwholesorne.
That party is therefore responsible for
their correction. Yet. President Nc
Kinley convened the Congress in extra
session within the fortnight following
his inauguration. and now, after more
than four months OF deliberation, which
the Democrats had no power to inter-
rupt or influence the Congress has ad-
journed without giving the people the
smallest measure Of financial relief and
with the sole result OF imposing upon
them n tariif law more oppressive and
lniquitous than has ever dlsgraced our
statute books"