The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-02


Judge James r. Tarvin. of Covington.
KY. presided Following the outline OF 4
plan which had been adopted a, meeting
OF the executive committee OF the OHIO
Valley League OF timetable Clubs at the
Gait house this morning, the following res
oiution was introduced by Gen. T.. g. Fir.
ley. OF Ohio:
Resolved. That with view of taking
measures 70 thoroughly organize for the
campaign or 1900, committee be selected
OF whlcn the president Gs this association
snail De member That said committee
De required TO co operate with the national
committee in perfecting thorough organ
zation OF the Democratic party through
OUT ali the states and territories OF the
United states, the president of this asso-
ciaton TO name the committee"
Judge TarTin by virtue OF the authority
vested In him by this resolution accord
fnxiy handed in as his selection for the
committee the following:
John +. Aitgeid. Illinois: George Fred
Williams, Massachusetts: w. j. 0vermey-
er.. Indiana: W. j. Semonin, Kentucky:
Allen W. Clarke. Indiana. and James p.
Hon. p. Watt Hardin.
The first speaker on the programme for
me afternoon session was the Hon p.
Wait Hardin, of Mercer county. The
speaker lost no time in getting down
70 discussion OF the financial question.
he said that wherever money circulated
there were bound TO be some existing
evils.
Mr.. Hardin gave 1t az his opinion that
blmeiaiiisTn Is the true issue confronting
the Democracy OF the United States and
the one upon which. with William J.
Bryan n the head. the party will march
TO triumphal victory In 1900
Hon. William GOebel.
The Hon. William GoebeI. Of Coyington.
followed Mr.. Hardin briefly He said that
the Democratic party In the selection of
presidential candidate for the candidate
OF 1909. need lock no further than William
]. Bryan and the Chicago platform. The
importance.
After AR. Goebel. William J. Stone made
oEef speech. covering nearly the same
ground as Gen. Hardin.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Stones address
the convention adjourned for supper.
Mckinley Declared Odious.
Hon. Henry Warrum. OF Indiana. opened
the speaking at the night session by say
Ing that the Democracy Of Indiana had
remained steadfast In its determination 10
have the principles as enunc!ated in the
Chicago platform prevail and that II would
continue until bimetallism had been sue
cessful.
He paid hts respects to the ad.ninstra
ton. saying that Mckinley was In odium
throughout the land.
e. ID. Finley.
The routine business OF the convention
was then taken up
Judge James p Tarvin. of Kentucky,
was re elected president
Later In the session Judge Tarvin intro
duced H. r. r. Finley or Ohio. who in
the course of his speech said:
In forming our line OF battle for 1890
/ am opposed TO taking any backward
steps | am for the Chicago platform in
It's entirety without the change of
single sentence or word. Some of these
gentlemen who are now advising us what
to do In 1890 are suggesting that We get
together and drop the money question
and take up the tarir and other issues
and intimate that If we do they will for.
give VS. and consent TO again take their
positions at the head 81 the Democratic
party. We cannot enter into an alliance
with this coteris Of so-cailed Democrats.
We are abandoning the principles which
We defended in 1896 There In nothing in
imperialism. I do no: favor the so-cailed
expansion policy OF President Mckinley.
The conduct Of the administration touch.
Ing the Philippine question has been un-
American and from the first 20 last In
violation of the principles expressed IN the
declaration Of war with Spain. and our
treatment Of the F1liplnos has been sim
ply d!sgraccfuI. \ violation OF tho prin-
ciples of free government in the Philip.
pines may De hut the forsrunner of a
violation Of the same principles In the
trust "a any president the power 10 de-
priNe unr people II self government upon
any prefeSt whatever"
Free silver Once More Endorsed.
The committee on resolutions submitted
IN" following report. which was enthu.
sias'ically received and unanimously
aeaptsti.
'tfrst~our fatta tn tametalnsm ia vim
dichtet nv evanta. The necessity for the
restoration 90 the double standard was
az know lodged w the president and con
SttSs in lsal. when a commission WAS sent
10 kuropc - cftscat other nations 10 -
t.elisa eiinetai!is2n and the failure ~
tt" commission - secure European CO.
operation confirms the friends OF free
coinage In ,hsiE belief that relief can only
come by th, independent actor. ~ the
tsites STATES, The present ~ TO c.s l. 10
| r. the only rattle at which hi .nataiii Syu
can be Restored ami opposition 10 st is
cefhn*a 10 those who oppos. bianetaitl&n
az any ratio ard 10 those who r,ixappre
hcnd or ignore the reasons which lei. three
national conventions tn adopt 10 That
whatever paper rnnuey needs ~ ~ Issued
81 this cnmatrg - supplement- a gold ard
silver currency should h@ issued directly
hy tho government 90 the United Ssages
without the Intervention 81 any hank O.
corporation whatever.
''s%ssosni--Ns <axer and recommend the
adoption ~ tAs Democratic national CFn-
yeutgon - isa - the Chicago platform Of
lsN without change,
''Tbtr,a-We especially favor afis rsrsFys~
MS nd the adoption by the Democratic
national convention - 100 ~ fhc financial
plank ~ the Chicago Platform cg 49,
without any change
'FonrtA We believe The trass; Is she ~
srsis - large ussasgre ~ :hs methods
decentralization 0s silver ny which tie
volume ~ currency has bsen Kept FseIsw
The terna ssdS ~ businesses We favor ira
destruction - tse result WEI "a sAe
Ysfss4N 81 - TIE causes TIE astahFsshr,txl s
a. independent hs1;as' ailtsrn 81 = 10 !