Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-17

WHICH MEI Al The SAME
TIME-A POSITIVE AND UNE-
QUIvCCAL UTTERANCE RE-
GARDING IMPERIALISM AND
EXPANSION.
DES MONIES, Iowa, August 16.-The
Democratic State convention to-day
nominated the following ticket:
Goyernor-Fred E. White. of Keo-
kuk county.
Lieutenant Governor-M. L. Bevis,
Montgomery county.
Judge Supreme Court-A. Van Wag-
enen, Woodbury. county.
Railway Commissioner-W. H. Cal
houn, Marshall county.
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction
B. P. Hoist, Boone county.
The Populist State convention also
met and endorsed the above ticket.
All the nominees are Democrats ex-
cept Calhoun, who was the Populist
candidate.
The Chicago platform was endorsed
in its entirety and the Democratic State
committee was empowered to fill any
vacancies caused by death or otherwise.
Cato Sells was to have been named
for governor, but was not acceptable
10 the Populists and withdrew, throw
mo his strength to White.
Fred E. White was the candidate on
the fusion ticket two years ago, being
defeated by Governor Shaw, who is the
Republican candidate again.
The convention was very turbulent
throughout and the business was trans
acted with difficulty. but the results
are satisfactory to theradical silverele-
men. which was in control. 1t is not
probable. however, that the sound mon
ey element will make an attempt to
maintain separate organization this
year.
For State superintendent of Public
instruction, B. F. Hoist. of Boone
county. was nominated by acclamation.
The platform after endorsing the Chi
cago platform Sin the whole and in the
detail" expresses admiration for and
loyalty to VIM. J.. Bryan and favors
him for the nomination in 1900.
The platform continues:
1--WE rejoice in the exalted sentiment
and motive that prompted the govern
ment OF the United States to take up
arms in defense Of the bitterly OPP
pressed people of Cuba and in the sue
cessful termination of the war with
Spain, it's patriotism and the unsurpass-
cd bravery displayed by our soldiers
and sailors on land and sea. War for
liberation for the tyranny-cursed ISL
and was worthy of greatest republic
and the most civilized nation that
has flourished in the tides OF time.
But for the same reason we glory IN
the successful war against Spain, we
deprecate war against the Filipinos.
One war was for emancipation CT
people, the other for the subjugation
of a people, and if war against Spain
was right, and it was, that against the
natives of the Philippines, who have
committed no offense save to love lib
erty and to be willing to fight and to die
for it, is wrong. The attempt, unau-
thorized by Congress, TO conquer the
natives Of oriental islands is a repuuia-
ton OF the American doctrine Of consent
affirmed in the Declaration of indie
pendence, and in conflict with the prin-
ciple which George Washington and his
fellow patriots Of the revolution made
sacrifices to establish.
1--WE condemn the war against the
Filipinos. believing it to have been in
spired by Great Britain for the purpose
Of producing conditions that win force
an Anglo-American alliance, and we
not only protest against the war and
demand it's termination by extension to
the Filipinos of the same assurance
given to the Cubans, but we record our
deep-seated antagonism to an alliance
with Great Britain or any other Euro
pean power and express our detestation
of the attempt made in British interests
to disrupt the friendly relations which
have uniformly existed between the
United States and Germany. We op-
pose conquest of the Philippines. be-
cause Imperialism means militarism,
because militarism means government
by force, and because government by
force means death of government by
consent, destruction of political and
Industrial freedom and the obliteration
of equality Of rights and assassination
of democratic instructions.