The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-31
AFTERNOON SESSION.

DaftV l9 q mehuS VI 4C9hOAAhtS Wv hS'SHA
ment to its former purity.
Adjourned until 2 p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Columns, July 30.-The Peoples
Convention reassembled at , =. II. NOR
ton B. Townsend, Of Lorraine, was made
permanent Chairman.
The Committee on Nominations re.
ported tho following ticket, which was
adopted by the convention:
For Governor-1saac Q. Collins (Dem9,
Of Hamilton.
For Lieutenant Governor-A. Saunders
Piatt Glib. J, OF Logan.
For Attorney General-seraphim Mey-
ers (Lib.), Of Stark:
For Supreme Judge--P. B. Ewing
Dem.), Of Fairfield, and D. W. Q. LOU
den Nib), Of Brown.
For Board Of Public Works-James
McBeth (Dem.), Of Allen.
For State Treasurer-Jonathan Harris
horn (Dem.), of Montgomery.
For Comptroller Of the Treasury-O.
P. L. Butler Lib.), ol Franklin.
THz PLATFORM.
The Peoples Convention this evening
adopted the following platform, with much
enthusiasm:
Resolped, That We declare against the
infallibility OF partY;that when the caucus
or Convention fails 10 present ft ,candi-
dates for office, It Is the high privilege, as
well as the bound duty Of all good Citi.
zens 10 withhold their votes from such
candidates, and regardless OF party affllia.
tions, 10 support the best men presented
for official position.
2, That both the Republican and the
Democratic parties have Outlived the Is.
sues in which they had their origin, and
have outlived their usefulness; and new
organization Of parties is demanded In the
interests of the public welfare.
3. That the Republican party having
the control Of both branches Of Congress
and Of the Executive Department, is re-
sponsible for the legislation known as tho
salary grab, for tho squandering of the
public lands in grants to private corpora
lions, for the release OF railroads from
their Just obligations to the government,
and other manifestations Of corruption as
developed by the Credit Mobllier and 9th.
or Investigations; and those members Of
the Democratic party who have aided or
scquiesced In such legislation equally dc.
serve public condemnation.
4. That we believe that tho fundament-
al purpose ot government Is the protection
Of persons and property, and not the med.
ding with and the regulation OF the busi.
ness, industry or consciences Of Its citi-
zens, nor the assumption Of such works
by Federal, State or municipal govern
ments as may safely and should properly
DO left TO individual enterprise.
8. That corruption can be successfully
combatted only by tho removal or the
lessening OF temptation. We are In ia.
yor OF the reduction Of the functions now
exercised by the Government and a con.
seouent diminution Of Government bu.
reaus and officials, believing as we do
that q continually increasing army Of
federal officers Is an evil increasing in
danger as the country grows.
6. That grants Of subsidies in land or
money, and Of special privileges and ex.
empEons to national banks and other
great moneyed corporations, and all fos-
tering oil monopOlies at the expense of
the whole people, are unjust and oppres'
sive.
z. That the practice Of clectlng stock
holders and officers oil National Banks to
seats In Congress, whereby tho great
gains Of irredeemablo paper money arc
secured 10 those institutions by tho votes
Of interested parties Is o national scandal
which, deserves the condemnation OF
every good citizen, and ought to be pre-
vented by proper legislation.
8. That We insist upon strict observR.
ton by tho general government Of the
constitutional limitations oil its power,
and we demand homo government in all
local affairs.
o. We believe that the business Of the
government should DO transacted upon
he same principles that regulate the bust.
ness Of private individuals; wo believe
therefore, that the appointment ol subor-
dinate officers should depend upon their
qualifications, and that their tenure
should depend on their fitness and ell
cheney, and In this respect o return to the
practice Of the early days Of tho republic
Is highly desirable and necessary.
10. That the duties on imports, rs long
as such duties arc necessary, should be
imposed for the purposes Of revenue only
and not for the purpose oi benefitting ol
enrichiuI private individuals or COM