The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-29
Platforms and their Meaning.

If there is any triCkery, or fraud, or de-
ceptOn about it, 1t is q cheat, and the
party that adopts 1t is simply attempting
to deceive and dctraud the people out OF
an election Weeling Register.
To illustrate the foregoing, VIC copy the
following from that old and reliable Dem
ocratic organ at Charleston, the KdnaIrha
Republican, in order that our readers may
see, and that we may put on record, u copy
of the Democratic platform rs really adopt
ed by the Charleston Convention and not
us afterwards doctorcd up by the platform
carpenter.
Editorial In tie Rdmawhq Republican Of JWHs 49,,
| 1870.
On our first page will he found YER
batim report Of the platform adopted by
the Democratic State Convention held at
this place on Wednesday, June Sth, 1871:
We notice some of the papers have garDlcd
productions, which differ slightly from
the true copy.
From The KaHatrAq Rspu6licdn Of June II, 1871.
Platform Of the West Virginin Dem-
| OCracy.
The Democratic and Conservative cl!i-
zens OF West Virginia, desiring to aid IN
preserving free government, and in pro,
noting HE hest interests OF the State and
couniTv present to the voters OF the State
the following declaration fprinciplcs and
invite their cooperation in giving them
effect:
/. That the Federal Government has
no right TO deny to States of this Union
the privilege of equal participation in its
affairs, and that all distinction against the
equal representation Of States in Congress,
and all Federal interference in the purely
domestic concerns Of the State, are unwar-
rnntcd by the Federal Constitution, and
ought to cease.
T. The present system Of National tax
alton, raising rs it does the bulk OF the
Federal revenue from the labor rather
than from the wealth Of the country, is
unjust and oppressive, and that this ssys-
ten should be so reformed us to relieve
the industry Ofthc country from its unjust
burdens, abolish the unnecessary and veX-
atious features of stamps and licenses and
income taxes, dispense with the swarms Of
Federal spies that pry into the private bu-
siness of the people, eating out their sub
stance, and provide for the collection Of
the Federal Revenue by State and county
officers
3. That the Republican party by voting
to ratiEy the Fifteenth Amendment has
shamciully violated its pledge that the
question Of suffrage should be retained
within the control Of the people Of the
States. Calling Opoliticalpower I'M alien
and inferior class ithas declared the white
race incapable Of selC.gOvernment. In
opposition TO this mOnStrOuS doctrine, we
invite all intelligent white men TO unite
with us in asserting the principle that the
white race is the ruling race OF this he
public.
4. That the bill 10 enforce the Fifteenth
Amendment lately passed by Congress is
contrary to public morality, in that It
offers premiums on perjury, subvcrsivc Of
the States in that it gives Federal author
ity control of State affairs, und destructive
Of the peace Of the country, in that it in
vests the negroes with exclusive and pc
culiar privileges, lifting them to power
and dignity through the degradation OF
the whites.
5. That we are unNltcrably opposed TO
the bill recently introduced into the Sen
ate of the United States for enforcing the
social equality of whites and blacks, plac-
ing negroes upon iuries and doing away
with all distinctions between the races,
6. That for the advancement of West
Virginia in all her interests, and cspc-
Cially to secure good government to her
people, we demand thorough reform in
our system of local offices, and the great
est reduction in the number of such OIL
Ces, that may be consistent with public
interest; full protection to the people
against the Outrages provided for by the
registration law, and committed by regis
tration officers; prompt collection Of the
large balances in favor of the State, which
through Republican inGlliCienCy, have 0c-
Cumulatcd in tho hands Of delinquent
ShCriifS; such faithful management Of the
State finances as will prevent further de-
iiciencics in the revenue, and such econ
omy in the appropriations as will secure
the administration Of the government at
the least cost to the Taxpayers Of the
State; public policy that will invite i'm
migration. capital and enterprise into our
| State, in lieu Of the measures OF the dOml-
nant party (that have driven these Gle
mcnts of growth and greatness from our
midst; the continued exclusion of negroes
from the public schools attended by white
children, in opposition to the Radical pol
icy of mingling the races in those institu-
| tiOns land OF destroying our educational
system for the benefit Of the blnCks,)
:. We invite all good citizens, without
distinction of party, whether Democrats,
Conservatives or Republicans, to unite
with us in giving effect to the policy here
cnunCiatcd
In referring TO the platform directly
after the Convention, we noticed the Omis-
sion Of any promise to the DISTINGUISHED
element, in connection with the dcclan-
ton made by the chief orator on the win
Ning side in the Convention that the en-
franchisement of the rebels was not at all
necessary to Democratic success. When
the Register printed its Official copy, we
called attention to the fact it contain
cd the following, which had not appeared
in the copy embraced in its report of the
Convention or in ours, rs among the "dc-
mands" Of the Democracy:
1.-THE prompt abolition of every test
oath upon the statute books Of the State,
"And finally, to wipe ont the injustice
and the disgrace incident to the distran-
chisemcnt in our midst Of twenty-five
thousand men of our own race, while ne
grocs exercise the elective franchise with.
out hindrsncC or condition, we demand II
free ballot for white men and the immG-
diatc enactment OF such measures as will
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