The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-29
ENDORSES CHICAGO PLATFORM
And Commits Other BOilieI-massaohu'
sstta state Democratic Convention,


settH state Democratic Convention,
WORCESTER Mass. Sept, gs,-The
Massachusetts state Democratic conven-
tton assembled In this city to-day ta
nominate candidates for the various
state offices from the governorship down
to be filed at the election in November
The platform, which Ia a lengthy docu'
ment, opens with reaffirmation of alle-
glance TO the principles enunclated by
the Democratic national convention at
Chicago in 1896. and expresses apprecia-
tion OF the campaign waged by Mr.. Bry-
an. 1t says:
whether It is judlclous to abandon
half OF the money In the world Is the su-
preme question. The decentralization OF
silver, begun In 1873 with little or no
thought In Europe and America has been
n potent and increasing factor In the dis
astrous depression OF the last twenty
years, not uniform, but with ups and
downs, each level being lower than the
last. Gold has appreciated In purchas-
ing power more than per cent a year,
demoralizing the producing classes with
paralysis of trade through falling prices,
and causing cruel unemployment OF
labor and reduction OF the wage fund.
The destruction OF silver money already
in process will II completed, have dou-
bled the demand for gold, it's price and
it's purchasing power. while all other
prices will have suffered an enormous
decrease, with burden OF debts doubled,
debtors bnnkrupted and vast share OF
the worlds wealth transferred from
debtors TO creditors by the malignant
magic of an appreciatlng standard OF
value.
The Democratic party opposes the at
tempt to fasten on the country gold
monemetalllsm and demands the re-
monetlzation OF silver at the ratio to gold
of IS to /.
The demand for silver would be so
enormous and the demand for gold so re-
duced that the two would meet and re-
main at parity, and the paralyElng battle
OF the standards cease and the world
enter upon period of assured prosperi-
ty,
Just now n shortage OF the worlds
food crops, eliminating in widespread
and CHASTITY Aslatic famine has raised
prices for our products. These abnor.
NAL conditions have largely eliminated
the competition Of silver-uslng countries.
But n recurrence OF good crops will re-
new the fierce competition of these coun-
tries which will again underbld the
American farmer and reduce the worlds
prices of agricultural products. While
Republicans may place their reliance
upon temporary distress abroad. Demo-
Gratis demand such Just and broad basis
OF standard money as Will maintain a
stable standard OF value and stable
prices with steady employemnt of labor
and capital.
THE greenbacks issued by the govern
ment have proved the country's best
paper money and should not be cancell-
ed. There can be no privilege more dan
gerous than the control OF our currency
supply by private bankers and We stout
ly oppose their attempt to strengthen
such monopoly by the substitution Of
bank notes for our nation notes"
In the subsequent plank OF the plat
form condemnation Is passed upon gov.
ernment by injunction" This plank
says.
THE country has seen with lndigna.
tlon the logical result OF this judicial
tyranny, which. after an unequal strug4
gle lasting nine weeks. conducted with
remarkable self control and long suf-
ferlng by thousands OF straving miners
appealing In free land for a living
VASE Lltll hlli III ptdttuulH
procession are shot down on the public
highway. Let the people remember this
massacre at Lattlmer. and resolve that
government by injunction shall not be
tolerated, and that American liberty
shall not perish"
The platform also characterizes the
Dingley tariff az "a measure enacted on
the lmperious demands OF the corpora
tons which contributed to the scandal
Gus campaign funds"
The convention was so disorderly at
times as to almost require the interven-
tlon of the police. George Fred Williams
was the principal figure in the conven-
ton. There was no opposition TO his
nomination for governor but his in
slstencc on the turning down OF old
party leaders who were lukcwarm In
support Of himself and Mr.. Bryan last
fall, created II tumult nt the outset,
before permanent organization had
been affected.