The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01

III HAa lNAtltlltNH 10 sllNHts 4 Nt hGN-
note Of everything was silver. The giee
club that entertained the large audi
ence In the early hours, sang only sill
yer songs and II was on the silver
chords that Chairman Sloane struck the
responses,
The committee on rules and order OF
business made the usual report with the
exception OF q supplemental report on
the question of leaving one vacancy ON
the state ticket TO be filled by the stata
league OF Silver Republicans. The re-
port referred the question back TO the
convention without recommendation.
A communication was then presented
from the Populist state committee. also
asking for place on the Democratic
state ticket with view to fusion, the
place to be filled by the state commit
tee OF the Peoples party.
The special report and the communal
cation to give the silver Republicans
and the Popuiists each O place on the
state ticket we're lRld on the table after
d heated discussion,
After the adoption OF the report on
credentials, which settled immaterial
contests in the fourth and seventh con-
gresslonal districts the temporary or
gansation was made permanent
General A. ]. Warner, as chairman
of the committee on resolutions re-
ported the following platform, which
was loudly cheered and adopted.
The Democrats OF Ohio IN convention
assembled, ,reaflrm and indorse the dec
laration of principles contained In the
platform adopted by the Democratic
party In the national convention at Chi
cago In 1896, which platform declares
the money question paramount to all
others at this time, and Is ns follows:
Recognizing that the money question
is paramount TO all others at this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
constitution named silver and gold to-
gether as the money metals Of the Uni
ted States and that the first coinage
law passed by Congress under the con-
stitutlon made the silver dollar the mo-
ney unit, and admitted gold 20 free
coinage at n ratio based upon the sill
yer dollar unit,
FINANCIAL PLANKs.-We declare
that the act of 1873. demonetizing sill
yer without the knowledge or appro-
val of the American people, has result
ed In the appreciation of gold, and
corresponding fall In the prices Of COM
moditles produced by the people; Il
heavy Increase In the burden OF taxa
ton and OF all debts public and private:
the enrichment OF the money lending
class at home and abroad the prostra-
tion of industry and lmpoverlshment OF
the people.
We are unalterably opposed TO mon
ometalllsm, which has locked fast the
prosperity of an Industrial people in the
paralysis OF hard times. Gold monomet-
alllsm is a British policy, and its adop-
tion has brought other nations into
financial servitude to London. 1t Is not
only un-American, but anti-American.
and It can be fastened on the United
States only by the sitting Of that spir-
It and love of liberty which proclaimed
our political independence IN 1776, and
won II in the war OF the revolution.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 10 to ], without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be
lie and private and we ia
Yor such legislation as will prevent for
the future the demonetlgatlon OF all
kind Of legal tender money by private
contract
We are opposed to the policy and
practice Of surrenderlng to the holders
OF the obligations OF the United States
the option reserved by law to the gov
ernment of redeeming such obligations.
in either silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed to the Issuing of In
terest-bearlng bonds Of the United
States In time Of peace. and condemn the
tratiictlng with banking syndlcates
which. In exchange for bonds and at an
az "a kat lee
the federal treasury with gold to main
laln the policy OF gold monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and Issue money, and President Jack
son declared that this power could not
be delegated to corporations or individ-
uals. We therefore denounce the issu-
ance OF notes intended to circulate as
money by national banks and In dero-
CATION of the constitution, and we de-
tnand that all paper which Is made n le-
Eal tender for public and private debts,
or which is receivable for duties to the
United States, shall be Issued by the
government Of the United States, and
shall be redeemable IN coin
In support of these principles we invite
the corporation OF all men who love
liberty and hate corruption, oppression
and tyTrany.
General Warner explained that the
committee was unanimous in present.
Ing the majority that covered ably the
financial question, but that two supple
mental resolutions would be offered by
a minority Of the committee.
Z ADDITIONAL PLANRs. The anti
trust resolution, presented by the com
mlttee last night, was offered by
Casper Lowensteln and adopted as fol-
lows;
l"wo hereby declare all trusts and mo-
nopoles hostile and dangerous to the
peoples interests and standing menace
70 the perpetuity of our free institutions:
and we demand the vigorous enforce
ment OF all antitrust laws and such nd
dltionnl legislation az may be necessary
for their immediate and final suppress
sion"
l.. c. Cole presented the Cuban reao-
luton that had been offered to the COM
mlttee last night, and II was adopted as
follows.
I'VE demand the Immediate recognl-
ttnn Of the belllgerent rights OF the re-
public Of Cuba an an act Of Justice to an
American nation struggling for liberty
against foreign oppression, and we de-
nouncc and protest ngnlnst the action
OF Senator Hanna IN voting to nulllfy
the memorial presented To Congress
unanimously by the legislature OF Ohio
In favor Of the Cuban patriots"
Names were then presented for nom
lnatlOn for governor as follows
P0ul j. Sorg by Allen Andrews; Allen
D. smallcy by u. u. Finley; Allen w.
Thurman, by Benton W. ChIldurs, -,
u. Donovan. by Dr. j. Garrett, H. y.
Hough. by Jesse l.. Lewis; Horace l..
Chapman, by william Fink; $, NJ. Hun
ter by John Mcsweeney, Jr; l. NJ Van
Meter, by = r. Garrett; y. w, Patrick,
by j. NJ Mitchell; james a. Rice, by
John Reed.
When Stark county was called II was
announced that II had no name 10 pro-
cent This meant that John G, Welty,
the nolghbor Of President Mckinley, at