Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-08-18
POLITICAL ITEMS. .

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The Democrats of the Third Congressional
District. at their recent Convention adopted
platform of which the following ia4 cons
idensed declaration Of principles IN oived,: !,
l.. The powers of the general government,
as limited BY the Constitution, must be main-
tanned. H4t
2. Rights Of Safest manage. their own
affairs must be preserved inyiolste.
3. Direct responsibility of those in au>
thority to the people, must be enforced.
4, Taxation equal aud unitorm aud upon
every species of pTopeFty.st } r. Il 4
% The public lands are The poor mans
Inheritance"
6. The. currency sbqsld p9tbetf pnpeoes-
sarifylcontracted FreetBanfhg safeguard,
and bonds to secure bank notes ought not to
bear interest.
Il: Opposed TO the creation Of m6lo5d6po5lies,
or special exemptions and privileges being
:. 8:~Bncompromising opposition to the Civil
RightslBTl II u2G1l ,T3a hi
9. In thirteen years of Republican rule
every department of'ths eoverbmefTs i1asFbeen
corrupted, and the Americantnamed isgraced.
To r re y these abuses the tDemocrasic-party
is pledged.
10. Democratic unity is essential to Dem
ocratic success. Divisions in the. raHiks only
contribute to'the success Of fty opponents. Z,
- Captain Robert; F. Dennis, of Green
brier has received the nomination, IF the Dem
cratic Convention for the Senate The county
of Fsyette, Summers, Raleigh, Monroe. Green
brIer and, Pocahontss compose this District.
49, Hon&B. F.zMaftin will be nominated at
Piedmont. Mark thstI- Graf Sentinel
81 The Wheeling Iate17Igt6ncc:r remarks. that
Hon. j NJ. Hugans present iucumbeGt;,is
likely TO have no RePublicsn opposition in the
contest for Congress. - -,
ri = The Democrats and Conservatives of
Morgan county held their Convention forthe
appointment of delegates to the Congressional
aud Senatorial Conventions, on Saturday,
August 9Th, 1874. ..-l7 sas.trieH iao7 5
= It made US rub our eyes first, and then
our hair to see if. all was white, when an
electioneering circular of Sandy Bnteler as an
opposition candidate against U j. Faulkner,
met our startled gaze.
q We did not read it through Life. is too
short for that. But we read enough to JUS
tify our previous confidence that A., Il. b,
like c. j, F., was for everything aud every
body that had vote.
We have no doubt that this brace of invet>
crate enemies will for centuries to come be
running against each other for the suTTrages
of the shades Winchester NetcS.
= The State Journal of Parkersburg, gives
the following as its dcfinition7of Mr.. Faulk>
ner's address to the people,: -..--.
81 was once Wing, afterwards Demo-
crat, now am neither. Il. e.. .-=.ir--
Il was once Confederate, now am a
Federal.
81 am for gold and silver currency; but
rather opposed to a return to specie payments,
lest it would lead to q general stagnation of
trade"
81 am opposed to civil rights, but in favor
of giving the negro all lie asks for. ....
ri am in favor of railroads. and also op,
posed to them. ''
81 am in favor of Grants administration
sometimes, aud sometimes opposed to it."
"A correspondent of the Grafton Seminal.
writing from Moorefeld, hardy county, says
mir. Faulkner was here only few days be-
fore the publication of your paper, and Pc
remptorIy declined to answer the question
whether he was an independent candidate or
whether he proposed to submit his claims to
the Piedmont convention. he did not even
delgn to give his opinion OF the prHprlcty and
policy of a convention. Mr.. Fanlkner's age
and experience ought to have made him a
statesman ;>but they seem to have added only
to his early acquired fund of political triokery
You may count him minus in the South
Branch
r.. Hume Butcher is announced in the
Spirit Of JrfsrSon as suitable person to
represent that district in the next State Sem
ate. Mr.. Buther one of the ablest mems
bers of the last House of Delegates, and while
serving there acquired the esteem and graft
tude Of the people of this District by his
frank and unselish opposition of the Copital
removal scheme His ability was recognized
by all, and his staunch adherence to the
right wrung even from his political enemies
their respect Charleston Courier
-Pocuhontas democracy iustructs its delegates
20 the Congressional Cow ton for Ma rtin.
Morgan didn't instruct, but the delegates sent by
the meeting of Saturday last are decidedly FaulE-
ner men--Morgon Mercury.
For the Spirit of JeEerson.1
Ma. ED1TnR In the Briefs of the Shepherds
town Register of the 11tb Inst the following par
aVraDh occurs:
politics are waxing warm. and we homo good
men will be sent to the different Legislatures to
protect the INTERESTS of tho labnrer, mechanic
and farmer. Tney are the bone and sinew of
the country"