The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-10

Ihe Convention re.aseembled at4 r, N
aud completed the permanent organic \
tiond Pending the arrival Of the Commit.
tee on Resolutions Isaac Il. Huntor, (col.
ored) ot New York, was called for and
spoke at length, declaring 1t their duty 10
nominate ticket, and naming SANFORD
Z. Church and Thos. E. Stewart as his
choice. .-Jr.....'.-..,...'=-7'.' =
Gen. Merritt, from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following:
Resolued, That the Liberal; Republicans
Of the State Of NewYork stand for the
defense Of constitutional liberty; for the
right of local sell,goVernment; for the
restoration Of the delegated power; for a
strict accountability on the part OF public
omcerE lor restoration Of constitutional
currency, and for the rights and interests
Of tho masses Of the people.
Rksotoed, That the administration OF
President Grant has failed to fulfill the
Reasonable expectations Of the people;
that It has pursued o Vaciliating and i'm.
becile financial policy, which has plunged
the business Of the country into disaster
and bankruptcy; that 1t has Invaded the
rights Of the sovereign States BY impos-
lng upon them Governors by means oi the
payonet whom the people had rejected at
the ballot. box; that II has employed spies
and intormGH 10 plnnder our merchants
and established q system Of terrorism
paralyzlng enterprise; that Il has con.
spired with corrupt men and monopolies
10 press upon the community and has
Kept In existence in the District OF Co.
lgmbia an Infamous ring in whose thelts,
although carefully screened by their con.
iederates in Congress, high officers OF the
pants. I:.5
Re'o'red. That the liberty Of the press
Is essential to the security OF freedom;
that The sedition law Of 1898, abridgipg
the freedom OF speech and press, was an
intrschon Of the Constitution which Justly
exaSperated the nation and was resent
ed by exiling forever from power the
party responsible for It's enactment;
that the Polsnd, FreliDghuysen bill oi
1874, under which an immediate attempt
was made to procure the indictment OF an
obnoxious editor, Is q measure Of like
Character, even Of greater peril 10 our
liberties, depriViDg US In many cases Of
the benefit OF trial by Jury and trans
porting citizen away from his home and
IRON Witnesses by whom his innocence
might be established 10 a distant place to
be tried for pretended offences; that its
precedent Is 70 be sought in the tyrannical
acts Of Great Britain as enumerated in
the Declaration Of Independence, and
that us enactment can only be effectually
met BY expelliDg from power both men
and party guilty Of treason.
ReSolred, That while we believe that
sound policy requires that no Pres.
ldent should be reelected; we further
declare our incorporating hostility TO
every pretenSion towards perpetustine
power In the hands OF some pereons be.
yond the second term. Such preteusIop
deserves and should receive tho indic-
nant condemnation Of people who should
demand OF any party expecting their
votes an explicit declaration against the
claim OF any man 10 become President OF
the United States for tho third term or
against the conduct Of suy man tolerat.
ing the use by others ol his name for such
candidacy. 4T''g1
Re1oEred, That the return Of tho country
to specie basis Is an object Of paramount
Importance; that as the great purpose Of
money 10 to serve aS o medium OF ex-
change, the national integrity demands
a speedy return 10 the common standard
OF the world. and that tho business in-
terests OF the country require that a free
banking system should be established.
Reso!red, That the acts Of Congress pro-
viding for Supervisors oI Elections arc
oppressive and should be amended or re-
pealed.
RiolVed, That experience demonstrates
the injustice OF governing the cities OF a
State by legislative commissioner, and we
advocate the restoration to them OF the
right OF selt'government.