The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-12

government; (8). Subordinatlon of tn,
military to the civil power; (4) th'
equality and constitutional self govern
ment Of the States, leaving to each Of then
respectively, the solution Of questions anc
difficulties arising therein, subject only
to the Constitution of the United States
(6.) No occupation of State Territory
by Unit ed States forces except in aid o
civil authority, upon demand of the Gov
ernor, as in the Constitution prescribed
i6) Reform of civil service, in such
manner that honesty and competency
shall again be regarded in the selection
of Federal officers, and that such officers
shall not be permitted tointerfere with the
freedom Of elections, nor be subjected te
contributions to further the political aims
or aspirations Of the appointing power
III Complete and universal uncondi-
tional amnesty for all those who par.
ticipated in the civil war upon basis OF
mutual reconciliation, such as the spirit
of the age demands, and the per.
msnency of our institutions requires.
(S.) A return 10 the old landmarks Of
Anglo Saxon liberty, viz: No suspen-
sion of the writ of habeus corpus in times
of peace; trial bya jury of the vacinage
when the prisoner demands it; freedom Of
tbs press, and no religious or expurgatory
political tests for suffrage or Office holding
10y. No interference by the general gov,
eminent with education and religion in
the States, upon any pretext whatever,
however plausible. 10.l Firm and I'M
compromising resistance to the further
infection of the American mind
with the spirit Of peculstion, plum
der and universal corruption in office,
inaugursted by the Republican party,
fostered by the war, and eliminating IN
the disgusting indecency practlced by the
present administration.
Resolved Sd, That while We belong to
a debtor State, and believe that the RI
publican party has treated such States
unfairly and unjustly, by its financial
policy, and while we favor an immediate
repeal of the "spece resumption act"
taxation of United States bonds like
other property, and the abolition of the
present banking system, yet, at the same
time, we emphatically deprecate the
effort to divide the Democratic
party upon issues involving money
only, and recommend that such
issues be RENTED to the Congressional
Districts, or otherwise subordinated to
those great moral and constitutional
questions which underlie the very exis-
teBce of the Union and its institutions
Resolved 4th That we arraign
and oppose the Republican party
as having violated all the con-
servatlve principles herein an
nounced, and that the thanks of the
whole people are eminently due to n
Democratic House OF Representatives for
exposing such condition of corrupt n
in the dominant party as renders thu lr
continuance in power dangerous to tile
liberties of the people; that we have con-
fdence that our delegates to the Nation
al Convention will support only those
who are proper representatives of the
foregoing principles, and we leave
them free to exercise their discretion a.
to the choice of men best fitted to bring
about u thorough reform in the sd.
ministration OF our National affairs; that
in the interest ofpure government, and out
of regard for free institutions imperilled,
and TO redeem the American name from
the stigma attached to il by the corrup
tions of that party now in power, we do
cordially and earnestly invite all honest
men irrespective of former party atlilia
lions, to unite with us in the coming
campaign.
Signed, JOSEPH SPRIGG,
II. A. BRADFORD,
}. II. Go,D,
l.. b. HhYMoND,
JOHN ". HARRIS,
ID. B. ] uCAs,
j. III. G., ,RoLL.
concur with the majori'y IN fore
going report rs to all but the Hird reso-
luton. JOHN D. DAVIS
Henry S. Walker, on behalf Of four
members Of the committee, submitted the
following
MINORITY REPORT.
Tho Democratic and Conservative
party of West Virginia, in Convention
assembled, congratulstes the people upon
Their enjoyment of free government and
all the rights of American citizenship
SINCE the retirement of the Republican
party from power in this State, and de-
clare their purpose TO adhere TO such
policies and principles as shall secur"
the rigid accountability of all public "tii
GERS and agents; economy in public 'x-
pendltures, purity in public sdministra.
ton and equal justice to all sections and
in the legislation of the State.
Upon National questions, while coun-
selling harmony and liberation on the
part of our representatives in the Ma
tional Convention, we desire the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the Republican measure
for the resumption of specie payments
the abolition of special exemptions up
IN the property Of wealthy individuals
and corporations, and such other imam
cial reforms As should furnish the bust
ness and labor of the country with II
sound and ample currency which with.
out forced contraction, without forcea
resumption, will aid in restoring pros
perity 10 our land.
That we are opposed to the extension
of the charters of National banks; That
each Of said banks should be wound ep
at the expiration of the time for which
1t is chartered, and in place of its notes
legal tender notes of the United States
should be- issued to the extent OF the pre-,
sent National bank note circulation; and
We demand the abolition OF the national
tax on State banks.
We pledge the Democratic and Con.
sentative party to the preservation OF &. our T.
public school system, free from sectarisn
influence or control, TO the continued re-
duc,ion of State and local taxation, to the
prompt Inauguration of such changes
m our statute or organic law, as the wish
es and interests Of the people may from
time tn time demand, and especially To
such reforms in our Judiciary system a
the experience and growth OF the State
may prove to be necessary.
And in order to remove from our legs
lstiye halls a cause Of dissension ana
trouble. the Democratic and Conserva-
tive party should provide through us
ranresen,.tives In the next Legislature