The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-12
The Peoples Indictment OF the De-
mocTacy, and Their Platform.

From the PAtkersburg State Jourpal.)
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted at the Peoples Conven.
tion held 10 this city September 10th.
They are powerful indictments OF the
Ring Democracy of the State, and the
platform upon which the people propose
to fight this campaign.
The Ring Democracy came into power
in this State under the most solemn
pledges Of economy and reform.
Has 1t redeemed those pledges in any
part or particular
We charge that 1t has not, and II we
fail to make good our indictment we &C.
cept the iull responsibility OF such failure
The first act Of the Bourbon Democra.
cy after assuming power In our State was
to call Constitutional Convention, which
has already cost the people $3.50, 1000, and
with 1t mass Of legislative jargon that
Is void ol law, understanding or sense, In
the place OF well arranged and care
fully prepared code.
II has introduced contention into every
department OF our State Government,
compelling the judiciary to drabble the
ermine with partisan filth, the Executive
to an open warfare to protect its preroga.
tives and compel corrupt officials to dis.
gorge their ill.gotten gains, and covering
our legislative records with q partisan
strife that Is shameful, wicked and dis
gustlDg.
II has given US road law that befogs
lawyers and road surveyors alike.
II has given US aschool law that makes
our public schools the shuttlecock for
contending political factions.
1t has given US Homestead Exemp.
tion Law that leaves a tenant as .hor
oughly robbed as the man who travelled
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell
among thieves.
1t has spent $4,000 for Christmas
spree.
1t has attempted TO cover up and con.
done the crimes Of State official who
has robbed the State Of thousands oil dol.
lars in his printing peculations.
It has imposed taxes upon us that are
burdensome aud grievous.
II has destroyed our local self.govern.
nent and placed the smallest minutin ol
our police and fiscal affairs in the hands
of court house cliques.
1t has imposed upon US the County
Court-an ancient and etiete system thai
is burdensome, expensive and oppressive
It has enacted laws that revive land
suits and dispossess our honest yeomsnry
of their homes, where they were reared
and their fathers before them.
1t has, with a wasteiul extravaganza
appropriated money for moonshine rail
road surveys for the exclusive benefit o.
bogus corporations and bankrupt non.res
idents.
For the truth Of this Indictment, we sp
peal 10 every page OF West Virginia's his
tory that has been written within the pasi
three years.
Our platform Is the total obliteration o
all these things from the pages Of our his
tory.
The restoration Of the old Constitution
or amendments to the new that will re-
lieve 1t OF this odium and oppression.
The repeal OF the County Court SYs-
TEN.
The restoration Of Townships and To-
cal self.government.
The enactment Of IN efficient road law
The enactment Of a Homestead law
that is Homestead law and not an In
famous swindle.
The separation Of everything Of q par
tisan character from;our public schools.
The enforcement Of the Capital ques-
ton from the schemes Of designing poll
ticiRns and its permanent settlement upor
q basis that shall bring quiet to our Slate
and more healthtul influence upon leg
islation.
The record that the Bourbon De,
mocracy has made In our State during tn
past three years, and more notably, tn
legislation OF the last session OF our Legis
lature, has convinced the people tina
support OF measures oil reform must b
sought elsewhere than In the ranks O
Bourbon Democracy; and that to secur
q real reform the honest voters Of al
parties must unite In this contest oi III
people perSuS the Ring Democracy,
For the enforcement OF these views "
Invite the united action OF oil the peopl
as opposed 10 the schemes oil designing
politicians, cllques, rings and packeC
Conventions, promising TO withhold ou
support from any nominee or cAndidat
who will not pledge himselito the suppol
OF these propositions unequivocally an
without mental reservation.
Tamm0nY Nomination for MaVoP.