Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20
ed to await the action OF its revisers
to meet again at midnight

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The recess until midnight was taken
for the purpose of permitting Lemuel
E. Quigg. the New York member of
the committee to go through the draft
of the platform and make the changes
necessitated by the action of the sub
committee. When the recess was taken
at 9 O'Clock a positive policy had been
decided upon most of the questions
considered proper for action.
The principal declaration Of the
financial plank had been completed, but
there was still doubt as to whether any
refernece would be made 10 silver, with
the indications favorable to a slight
recognition of international bimetal-
lism, this, however, to be accompanied
by the positive declaration that with
out international agreement bimetal-
lism is not to receive any recognition
whatever. At that hour. however. the
resolution declared absolutely for the
Maintenance of the Gold Standard.
commended the passage of the fnan-
cial legislation of the last session of
Congress and then adds some features
from the plank suggested by Messrs.
Hanna and Payne, favoring such legis-
lation as will secur lower rates OF in
terest in times of financial stringency
by permitting the temporary issuance
Of a limited increase of the bank cir
culation to be secured by depositing
United States bonds.
On the question of trusts, the docu-
ment says that while recognizing the
necessity and legitimacy of the CO.
operation of capital in the promotion
of industrial enterprises, we are OPP
posed to all combinations intended TO
restrict trade TO limit production, to
affect prices and to destroy eompeti-
ton, and we favor such legislation as
will effectively prevent abuses liable
to arise from such combinations"
There is also a declaration in the in
terest of labor, with which is coupled
| a demand for the restriction Of immi-
grafton. This plant says that lin the
interest of the American workingmen
! we favor such legislation as will regu-
late and restrict foreign immigration
There is also a demand for the rails
ing of the age limit of children en-
ployed in factories and for shorter
| hours of employment for all classes of
laborers.
The President is commended for his
tender of mediation in the war be-
| tween Great Britain and the South AT
| rican republics, and this is coupled
| with the declaration that in view OF
the restrictions placed upon him by
The Hague treaty,
He Could Not Go Farther.
| The fact is pointed out, however, that
no other nation has gone so far in
manifesting sympathy for the Beers.
There is the usual declaration for a
| protective tariff, coupled with an ex-
| preston of commentator Of the
| course of the Republican party in en-
| acting the Dingley law and a deter
mination to maintain the policy ex-
pressed in that law.
The Presidents course in the wal
with Spain, in the Philippines and In
Cuba and Porto Rico is commended
| There are two or three drafts of the
| resolution, all differing in ~phraseolo-
| gy and all the same in sentiment, but
it is not known yet which OF them
will be accepted.
A liberal pension policy is favored
Liberal laws and the liberal admin
| istration of them"
There is a declaration in favor OF
maintaining the country's pledges to
| Cuba in the matter of independence
demand for the maintenance of the
present civil service law and for it's ex'
tension to the new possessions as fai
as practicable under prevailing condi-
| lions, a declaration for the protection
of the colored people Of the Southern
States in their rights under the consti-
tuition: commentator of the movement
for good roads in the country incor-
/ porated at the instance OF Senator Gal
linger and a suggestion looking to the
removal OF a portion OF the war taxes