Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-01
RINGING WORDS FOR SILVER
Uttered by President James P. Tarvin,
Of Kentucky,

J.
AT THE SESSION OF THE OHIO
VALLEY BIMETALLIC LEAGUE,
AT LOUISVILLE, YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON-AN UNRESERvED
DECLARATION FOR SILVER AT
16 TO |, DENOMINATION OF
THE TRUSTS. AND A BELIEF,
WELL FOUNDED. THAT DEMOC-
RACY WILL WIN IN 1900.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May s1.-Ths
third annual convention of the Ohio
Valley Bimetallic League convened at
Macauley's Theatre this afternoon.
After warm welcome had been ex-
tended the delegates by Mayor Weaver.
Judge James p. Tarvin, of Covington,
KY, president of the League, called the
convention to order He said in part:
The question is to be determined in 1893
l1r me time IS, whether the government
yves or the organized capital, and for
the benefit OF organized capitah or wheth-
er 1t shall be administered by the people
IN suen way as TO permit the opera ton
OF natural laws In the distribution of the
fruits OF labor, sometimes called money,
sometimes known as wealth.
With this knowledge of the question at
issue, this convention may express an
opinion as 10 the platform that ousht to
be adopted by the Democratic convention
or lsv, Tor L happens that the orgauiza-
ton OF the Democratic party of this coun-
try is now in the hands of those who be-
l.eNe thaI the government should be adj
ministered by tae people and not for the
dement, or the organized wealth of the
country IL has not always been true
that the organization of the Democratic
party has been so controlled, and for
eight years 1t was under the same domi-
nation OF the same forces now controlling
the Republican party There has not
been single national administration since
the close OF the civil war that has not
peen dominated by the wealth of the
country, and that has not been used to
divert the fruits of labor from those who
laeored to those who do not labor This
convention Is representative OF the
BRAVE AND SINCERE PEOPLE
OF your great States. 1t IS representative
OF a peop4e independent of the domination
Oh, and not infected by, corrupt municipal
pontcs, and who. in their condition. their
aplaties, their desires and their ambitions.
are typical Americans, seeking not 10
fashion either their government their
morais or society OF a vicious debauched
and arrogant class of any other people in
the world. IL IS not representatives OF a
nigh social class; nor of concentrated
wealth; nor of those who seek TO control
municipal, State and nat. onaI government
Tor the dement, OF organized wealth Ii is
representatives of the people and not for
the Royaiists. 1t is a convention with tho
courage to express its convictions and be-
llefs, and not seeking 10 hide behind gem
GRANTEES and piatstudes. We expect to
express here just what we mean. IN terms
tnat no man can fail to understand
We stand without qualification, reserve
OF conditions FOR the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio
of is to /, by the United States, without
at N rxr
on earth We express our opinions that
TINS plank ought 10 be in the Democratic
National Platform of 1900. We are of the
opinion that no steps should be taken to
OESCURIIa THIS DOCTRINE
or to relegate 1t. We believe that the
Democratic National Convention of 1900
should adopt the Chicago platform of 1856
without the omission of a word a letter
or a punctuation mark: and that Il should
add thereto a specific and an appropriate
declaration against the existence and tho
and specific promise of legislative ac-
ton looking TO Their determination; and
that II should add thereto a declaration
against any policy OF Imperialism. APP
propriate to an absolute government, but
repMgnant to every line Of the Bill OF
Rights and the Constitution of the United
States
We venture to express the opinion that
the Democratic platform of 1900 ought TO
pc made by Democrats. and that those
who are not Democrats ought not to un-
dertake TO dictate what that platform
shall be. We believe that those who
made the platform of 1896 and who con-
tended for the success of that platform in
that year; and who placed the Democratic
organization under the control Of the peo-
pie should make the Democratic platform
OF 1900. We believe that the Democratic
national convention OF 1900 should be COM
posed of those who are now in sympathy
with and in accord with the Democratic
party as now organized, and not of those
who are hostile to 1t, and If a convention
50 composed should see fit TO take away
from or alter the Chicago platform OF
1896. II Will then remain 10 be seen wheth-
er the people of this country will endorse
II. | am we'll aware Of the fact that In
1896 thousands of intelligent and sincere
American voters refused, because of hon
est conviction, to support the Democratic
nominee for President | am aware that
many Of those had for years belonged 20
the Democratic party. We have no right
to criticize such men for leaving their
party, or for voting their convictions:
they had the right 10 so leave, and they
mad the right TO so vote and no man
ought TO be expected TO vote contrary to
MS Judgment and his conscience. no mat
ter what sat, the eopxeation q any party may
have concluded that they were wrong
and they want to come back
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT
to come back. expressing their belief In,
and their adherence t. me doctrines and
the PLATFORM OF Democracy as now esfaf,-
hsned. and no one has any desire TO keep
such men away.
bUl tAttEH - dbtIHEE CLASS maze tlp OF
men Who have spent their lives In the
PUBIC service. and who nave spent years
in office by the grace On the Democratic
voters, and who have for years expressed
their belief IN the cardinal doctrines Of
the Chicago platform 81 1856. men who
abandoned tneir party. violated their con-
Nictions. Gisregarded their expressed be-
hefs. and sought 10 destroy those who
had bestowed upon them every dollar and
every honor they had ever known These
men acted under Influences and the doors
OF the Democratic organization ought 70
be closed TO them. II they seek 10 return
Il Is for the purpose only OF betrayal We
have some of them In Kentucky: some OF
them who declared that they would sup
port the Chicago platform OF 1886 after its
minds To men Of this class, we may
say that we followed them for years.
nonored them for years. and trusted them
for years: but that now cur path lies one
way. and Their path lies another We
may say to them that they have beer,
tried and found wanting. ard that we do
not want our course or oaft platform TO
be marked out by them We may say 10
them. Good bye and God be with you
for you VIII need Him.
Tie trust is the highest form OF cor
centrated wealth yet known. IL ~ the
perfection Of the ownership by the mon
the land. The trust meets with universal
condemnation, yer as We may observe
that some Of those who have the power
10 destroy the trust, but fail 10 do 50 We
may observe that the Office Of Attorney
General of the United States through
which the trust could be destroyed has
been filed by one who was the Governor