The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-16

Z committee AppOlnte1 y 49, : = : 2
Saturday evening TO DRAFT resoIutions'
renorted to the meeting the following,
which were adopted He5a. con.
woRKISGMES's PLATFORM.
WHEREAS. The Industrial classes are
the creators OF the real greatness and
prospAriIy of the country. and .at-the
| same time are the chief bearers OF the
! burthens of government, fighting ltE
I battles in timss OF war and sharing the
| largest proportion Of Taxation In times
| OF both peace and war and
| WHEREAS, The rights aud interests
| OF me Industrial classes have been Sc
riously aud grossly neglected IN Doth
/ National and State Legislation, which
/ neglect has been pre- oticed in the inter
ests of monoPolies and an Oppressive
monied aristocracy, Snd
| WHKRgAs. A vital necessity exists
/ Tor a thorough reformation of the Vari-
/ Gus abuses which for years have char
| arterizq,i our State Legislature, in or
der that the rights and interests OF the
! uIechanic ,the farmer, the ArttZAn and
! the IaboreF, and also the hones- caP-
tAIist, NAV no longer be subord1naied
10 the schemes Of corrupt politicians oil
/ the old political PARTIES and, believing
that experience bias clearly taught Us
/ thai the desired reformation cannot be
entrusted to professional politicians OF
+ eithef OF the said political parties,
RssoIped, Thst the industrial classes
1 ofOhio county, without regard 10 former
political opinions or ASSOCIATIONS
and speaking through their delegated
I representatives assembled IN ConTen-
yention, do decare,
i l. That we hereby organize PermAn-
I emily the La OOF Reform party of Ohio
7 county, in harmony with the cause OF
labor reform throughout the United
!. states and that we VIII, as WoFkirg
men, support those and those only
I Who wifi advocate the principles OF
Il labor reform, and use their influence
i in supt,oTt OF such laws as will secure
!. 10 the IAbOring classes their just rights.
\ 2. we declare that inasmuch as the
I workiugmau depends upon his labor
/ alone for the support OF himself and
4 fssatty.E and fuasmuch as he contrib
I utes more directly than any others,
I towards increasing the capital OF his
| eun ployer, his upRid wages should by
I law be made n lien Oni-the employers
/ properly, and then become preferred
cIsfui, so that tine Insolvency oil his
employer would not as now, result in
ldefrAnding him of his hRrdeHrned and
3. We declare that the present system
OF YSiuing property and Occupations
for the purposes OF taxation
whereby the cheap homes and small
& Incomes LLE HDIAA1lE L4HAL
lar higher, IN proportion 10 their real
worth, than those of the rich, thereby
throwing the burden Of taxation chieny
on the poor, is, in the opinion of this
COny an outrage that should be
speedily redressed by appropriate leg
lslaIion. Il being still further the oPin-
ion Of this Convention that there is
nothing upon which taxation should
Tear more lightly than upon the hum
BILE home and msagrs income of the Ia
boring man.
i. We declare that the administra-
ton of government should be marked
Dy the striciest economy, in order that
present taxation may be diminished as
rapidly as possible, and all additional
burdens upon the people ayerted.
.. We declare for equal taxation ac-
cOrding 10 wealth, and no favored
classes: every citizen should pay taxes
on what he POSSESSES. whether his pos
l sessions consists OF lands, merchandise,
houses, farms, factories, bonds, or
money on hand. And We declare also
that tariff duties should be reduced
upon all articles of necessity, SO That
labor may beIightly taxed. W
After the reading and adoption Of
the platform Mr.. Smith, the chairman,
having invited remarks and there be-
! ing no response, remarked that he
did not very well like the attendance.
They had been having very small meet.
ings all along. If the laboring men
didn't show more interest In the con-
( cerr he didn't think there would be
much of n vote at the election But as
he did not exactly understand the
| whole movement he would not like to
speak. He had not been ut the meet
Ing Saturday night, and did not feel
qualified, nor that he had right to
speak on the subject, for he did not e1-
actly understand IL. He would like TO
hear somebody who WAS at the meet
| ing Saturday night make a speech.
| The main principle OF the thing he was
lin favor OF and was one
Of the movers in it and was one of the
helpers getting up OF the concern, and
| intended to stay by IL, IL the thing was
not carried Into politics on one side OF
on the other. II Il was intended for. a
| political hook on either party, he did
not feel like standing mp and being
drawn by set OF lawyers or editors or
anything else into a political party; but
| he heard, and indeed he thought, there
was strong suspicion that there were
men that were not laboriDg men, that
never done an hours work and never
intend 10, that had been by few out
door manosnvers managing IL. He
didn't know how true IL was. But as
1t stood now he would not like to speak
on the subject, for he did not under
stand Il.
Mr.. Jshn Armstrong said the matter
| of nominating a Senator had been re-
ferTed by the meeting Saturday even
ing 10 this meeting; but he saw by Il
/ statement in the mornings INTELLI-
GESCER that under the Constitution the
Senator would have to come from one
of the other counties. He said one of
their nominees for the House OF Dele
gates, Mr.. Thos. Mnrns, had declined
the nomination and II would be neces-
RaTy TO make a nomination In his
place. 49, ra lEas ~ y
The Chairman announced that uomI-
nations for the vacancy caused by the
declination OF Mr.. 81. would be in or
der. - u.gr a#sllr -.sa -
Mr.. Armstrong nominated Capt. Porter
Smith. a
Capt. Smith, being present, said they
would have to excuse him. He WAS
not uu aspirant for any political office.
Not Int that he felt an interest in this
workinEmen's movement, but he knew
there were older and more experienced
and better qualified men 10 ill the
office. -T=s
Mr.. Armstrong then nominated Mr..
James Bulger, who declined.
a gentleman nominated Albert Lady,
who also asked TO be excused. Mr.. L.
said he was workiugman, but he did
not understand this meeting exactly,
and that was his reason for declining.
He expected he would make a very
goo Senator. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Lady nominated Mr.. John Arm
strong. EEf ~ II
Mr.. Armstrong said he should have
to follow the examples set him and de-
cline. He thought the working men OF
the city had got their eyes opened too
wide now to let another party govern
them. They We're going to cut loose
from parties and paddle their own ca