Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-30

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consent Of any other nation. We de-
| clare our unalterable opposition to the
/ single gold standard, and we protest
/ against the purposes of the Republican
| Secretary Of the Treasury in the open
attempt to apply that policy to national
| finances. We especially denounce the
| present administration for defeating the
will of the masses by the Walcott COM
| mission in endeavoring to secure the
| cooperation of foreign governments in
! the restoration of silver as a money
metal, President Mckinley having SOL
| emily promised the people that he
/ would endeavor to secure such interna-
/ tiOnal cooperation.
| Second-We denounce as a violation
of the rights of the people, the issuance
| OF bonds, and the imposition Of a tax
upon the business of the country and
! the necessaries of life in order to make
up the deficiencies Of The ruinous, i'm
/ provident and burdensome Republican
measure known as the Dingley bill.
Third-We approve vigorous prose
I cution Of the war with Spain, and de-
mand the freedom of Cuba, and we
I pledge our unqualified support to the
I administration in all legitimate efforts
! to secure the speedy and victorious
| termination of the conflict with honor
| to our beloved country We call atten-
! ton to the loyalty of Democrats in
! private and in public in maintaining
| the honor of the country and the glory
| Of its flag, and we
DENOUNCE AS UNPATRIOTIC
| the bombastic declaration by certain
| Republican partisans that this war is a
Republican war.
| Tourth-We congratulate the coun-
try on the universal patriotic uprising
| which has swept away the last vestige
of sectiCnalism and revealed us to the
world as a united people. We rejoice
! in the heroic deeds OF Dewey, Bagley,
| Hobson and their brave comrades,
| among whom we are proud to recog-
| nize a native and citizen of this Con-
| gressional district, Lieut.. Col Andrew
| S. Rowan, the first American soldier to
] set foot on the soil of Cuba. The
! splendid courage and achievements of
! these intrepid Americans have added
! new lustre to our countrys glory. We
| honor the patriotic citizen soldiers of
our own State of West Virginia who
| have volunteered for the defense of
| their country, and to them we send
cheer and greet 9.
| tltth--We proudly cherish the trsydi-
| tion and history of the foreign policy
! of the Democratic party, which has al
| ways advocated the acquisition of such
| territory as is required for national de-
| velopment, and fulfillment and realiza-
| ton Of the highest aspirations Of
American destiny
Sixth-We denounce the Republican
| party for inaugurating the methods in
| 1890 Of colonizing the negroes for po-
| litical purposes, which has debauched
| our elections and brought disgrace
upon our State, and we hereby invite
| all fair minded men to vote with us in
| November next to condemn such meth
| DDS.
| Seventh-We call attention to the
improvident and vacillating admins
| tration of the affairs Of this State by
| the present Republican officials to the
| abuse of the pardoning power vested
| in the Governor by which so large
| proportion Of
THE CONVICTED CRIMINALS
! is turned loose to prey upon the COM
munity. the decrease made by the Re-
publican administration throughout the
| State in the valuations of the corporate
| property and the expenditure of public
funds for junketing trips of public Of
| ficers
Eighth-We declare our undiminish-
! ed confidence in that peerless champion
| of the people, William Jennings Bryan,
whose exalted character and glorious
| patriotism are only equalled by the
| splendor of his ability. We recognize
| in him the ideal leader of the cause Of
| true Democracy, and we note with
| qualification that he is leading to the
| defense Of his country a regiment of
| volunteer soldiers.
Ex-Governor Wilson being called
upon, made a splendid speech in be-
half of Democratic principles. He was
vociferously cheered, and the conven
| ton passed a resolution thanking him
| for the address.
! The following Congressional Exec
utive
COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED:
H. Lou Carter, of Boone; Richard
| Shelton, of Clay; j. S. McWhOrter, of
Greenbrier; D. @. Gallagher, of Kan
awha; Billion Mcdonald, of Logan; B.
| w Massie, of Mercer; Douglas w.
Brown, of Mingo; A. W. Johnson, of
Monroe; A. n Campbell, of Nicholas;
W. H Stokes, of McDowell; w. A.
Bratton Of Pocahontas; J. H. Miller,
| Of Summers; ]. L. Toney, of Raleigh;
| G. A. Newton, of Upshur; c. P. OAR
lington, Of Webster, and Ed Sarver,
Ne