Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-02

TOLEDO, o., August IA light at
tendance but much enthusiasm marked
| the second days session of the con-
vention of Ohio Democratic clubs The
principal speech of the meeting was de-
hvered tonight at the Lyceum by
former Governor Altgeld, of Illinois.
He spoke i'm reply to the address of
Governor Roosevelt before the Nation
al League of Republican clubs at Ut.
Paul.
Hon. w. j. Schriner, of Hillyards,
vice president of the Ohio Association,
presided at the morning session, and
speeches were made by +. w. c. Wiech-
ers, OF the South Side Democratic club
of Columbus; John l.. Trauger, of CO.
lumbus; Hon. Reuben Turner, of Erie
county, and Hon. l.. H. Gibson, of
GAINESVILLE
Just before the noon recess Judge
Allen Smalley reported the following
resolutions which were adopted:
BE it resolved by the Ohio Associa-
ton of Democratic clubs in convention
assembled, that we heartily reafirm
the platform of principles adopted
last month at Kansas City by the
Democratic party of the U. S. in con-
vention assembled.
THAT we hail with delight our ma
tional ticket, headed by Bryan and
Stevenson, and we unite in saying to
the Kansas City convention We'll done
good and faithful servants
That citizens enjoying the protec-
ton and blessings OF government, in
this republic, cannot reasonably OBJ
ject to bearing their just proportion
of the burdens of such government
And TO this end we demand the enact
ment and enforcement of a properly
regulated income tax law.
That we demand an explanation
from the national administration for
the attempted cession to Great Britain
OF about 1000 square miles of our ma
tlonal domain in Alaska; and to dis
close how much land, if any, has late
ty been given away to favored imper-
tai scions Of royalty.
That We further demand of the gen
eral government an explanation for the
recent purchase from Spain of two
more slave-cursed islands in the Sulu
group after she had parted with her
equity to us in all of that territory for
$4,000, O00
That we demand republican form
of government for Porto Rico.
THAT we hold the present Republi-
can administration responsible for the
cruel war that is now being waged in
the Philippines and the blood of thou
sands Of gallant soldiers, the waste of
hundreds of millions Of treasure and
untold murder, misery and suffering
inflicted upon the liberty-loving Fill
pinos stain the greedy hands of this
administration.
That we demand for the Cubans and
the Filipinos Independent republican
government, deriving their government
tai powers from the consent of the gov
erned.
That we recognize the solemn fact
that the government of the United
States cannot be both republican and
imperial.
That we are radically and unal
terably opposed to imperialism in the
United States of America"
At the afternoon session held under
Vie llScS, VIII d LIdSulhCcuI plScHS
blowing in off the lake, speeches were
made by Gen. l. R. Sherwood, Judge
Allen Smalley and Hon. H. H. McFad
den, Democratic candidate for Secre-
tary of State.
This evening at the Lyceum theatre,
Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld, Of Illi-
nois. addressed a fair-sized audience
In reply to the address of Governor
Theodore Roosevelt, recently delivered
at st. Paul.