Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-23


gold or silver as standard money of the
United States.
The policy of the administration in
this respect to the independence of the
Cuban republic is yet unannounced.
There is a sort of intercourse, exclu
sively military, so to speak, between
our forces and those of the Cuban revo-
lutionists. This studied silence and
prolonged inaction can give rise only to
grave suspicious in respect to the utter
ior purpose of such sort of manage
ment, and breed questions of serious
responsibility in regard to the old Span
ish bonds and debt charged upon the
Cuban revenues. We may yet hope for
the best, but why should we only hope,
why should we not have the declared
and plighted assurance that Cuba libre
is to be as result of our campaign one
Of the new nations of the earth. In my
Judgment, as strictly war measure,
this would give reinforcement to the
fleets and armies, to the prestige and
power of our country in all quarters of
the world. Recognition is reinforce
ment, reinforcement to the cause and
side of liberty-it ought not to be de-
layed for single day.
Concerning the disposal of our mill
tary acquisitions, and of the subjects
incident to the close of the war now
pending, they may we'll be
RENTED TO THE FUTURE
to which they belong, to the great fut-
ure rapidly approaching, fraught with
high questionings of the career and des-
tiny of our beloved country. There we
may leave them in the full confidence
that the American democracy will deal
with them in due season and in such
manner as shall best subserve the ma
tlonal interest, and best comport with
the national honor
THE PLATFORM
which was adopted aff1rms that the
present war with Spain is just and
righteous, and recalls with pride the
persistent support of the cause by DEM
ocratic Senators and Representatives,
congratulates the country on the uni
versally patriotic uprising which has
swept away the last vestige of sectional
ism. rejoices in the heroic deeds of
Dewey, Bagley and Hobson. The plat
form favOrs such permanent
Strengthening of the navy of the United
States and the coast defenses as shall
assure adequate protection against for
eign aggression: liberal pensions are
advocated for the survivors of the civil
and present war; The platform favors
the construction and control of the Mic
araguan canal by this government when
its feasibility shall be determined. but
opposes a loan of the national credit
to any private corporation for the pur-
pose: on the financial question the plat
form affirms with emphasis loyalty to
the platform adopted by the national
Democratic convention in 1896 at Chi
cago in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver. The
platform declares against the declared
purpose of the present Secretary of the
Treasury to apply the gold standard
policy more thoroughly.
THE TARIFF PLANK
eve earnestly reassert the Democrat
ic doctrine that all tariff taxes shall be
laid for revenue as their sole object
and purpose, and we do at this time es-
pecially denOunce and condemn the
high prohibitory rates of the present
Republican tariff, commonly called the
Dingley bill, under the operation of
which trusts and combinations have
multiplied and the cost of the neces-
saries of life has been increased and
the wages of labor have not been adj
vanced. and which has entailed upon
the country a deficit of many millions
to be made up only by additional taxa
ton in time Of war, thus imposing, IN
stead of a benefit. an onerous burden
upon the people of the United States.
We reaffirm and emphasize our re-
peated declaration in favor of the cleo
ton of United States Senators by the
people"
MR.. BRYAN WAS THUS ENDORSED:
eve express our undiminished conf
dence in William Jennings Bryan, our
peerless leader in the national cam
paign of 1896, and we note with much
qualification his patriotic course in
leading to the defense of his country
regiment of citizen soldiers"
The platform also commends the
course of Senator Turpie in all public
affairs.
The ticket nominated is as follows:
Secretary of State-Samuel M. Rails
ton, Boone county.
Auditor of State-John W. Minor, Ma
rlon county
Treasurer of State-Hugh Dougherty,
Wells county.
ATTORNEY General-John G. McNutt,
Vigo county.
Clerk Supreme Court-Henry War
rum. Marion county.
Final adjournment was reached about
9 O'Clock amid enthusiastic demonstra-
ton for Dewey. Hobson and Sampson.
The convention was one of the largest
poIitical hcdIes ever assembled in In
diana. fully representative of the best
elements of the party. What few con-
tests there were seemed free from ac-
rimonious feeling and all nominations
were made unanimous.
FOUR YOUNG FOLKS DROWNED.
Saginaw, Mich, June 22.-By the
capsizing of boat in which party
of young people were rowing on Flint
river. at Flushing. this afternoon,
Chauncey Cook, aged IS; Lulu Loup.
IA: Odelina Loup. 16: and Mildred
Pickard aged two years. were all
drowned. Arthur Maxwell, young
man 20 years old in attempting to res
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