The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21
VOTE FOR THE
A ID d Is Il $ $
OF THE
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECU
TIVE C0MMlTrEE,

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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECU,
TIVE C0MMlTTEE,
TO TIE
DEMOCRATIC AND C0NSERyA.
TIVE VOTERS OF LEWIS
COUNTY.
Impellcd by an intense sense Of duty,
we call upon the Democracy to rally
again 10 their united strength to guard
and assert their traditional devotion tC
the principles of Constitutional safe.
guards in their fundamental Law.
The Democratic men bcrs of the last
Legislature, impressed with the neces
sity that the good people Of this State
should have afforded to them, an OPpor.
tuuity to revise aud amend our State
Constitution, unanimously passed a law
referring to the people proposition for
call for n Convention for this purpose,
to be voted on on the 2lth day Of Au'
gust, 1871.
The present Constitution was adopted
in 1868, during the excitement olilng,
rant war, aud has, from hat time to the
present, been regarded as the work nj
The then Dominant par!izsnship Of its
trainers. Aud from that period to the
period of the Legislative action referred
IN IL wns rnnnoInI hv nil man tlnt
w. w. ~ was so" S " III ',yI' 10 ' =,
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NATION anu, from a""a uay W '"'s'
.ney nave ey persistent 1 n,'s'HP,sse" II,
l'on' sought 10 ln's;eau ST' aIarG ,. ,nS
prcWc-'o u'Vet' Tue pI"I'c miua ,, W.;
u 'alf, Just ana Impartial cCn,'uV' S
OF ,nls 'i,"l ana most essential, reform
an! We hnu !n'lr Par.'Ia u. ie'T p.s.I
.hG,r reserves IN once "na '"el' rsss
un''Gu IN active communion as"'I'' !,
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VI .nU blessings I'LL VI L'O''ty' ca" ~ s h..
serNeu " ""y ieVp'o' u"I W " anti
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J"",''"e""" P''"''E'S'
That the present Constitution Of th'S
State is inadequate to- ana has 'aii'G To
preserve aud maintain individual rights
and fundamental principles none VINO
Will look back over the past seven years
can pretend TO deny
II has tailed to guarantee anu pfo'Gc'
the voter during ana preceding inc
year lSOO' anIOgorc tue u's'ranG''Siie
Amendment OF that year was ADOPTED
IN n's right OF suffrage ana ~ mere
legislative prohibition TINS most sacred
privilege was destroyed: and lhIs de-
s'ruc'lon has been JGd'cLa1Iy heLa 10 be
III eonsonanse with the Constitution
1t has failed to protect citizens now
ever exalted By ability or moral worth,
however rich or however poor against
Legislative mandate to close the doors
OF the Halls OF Public Justice against