The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-17
,v,sr VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC
WIS., PLATFORM.

,,.n,,I ID, Charleston. Juno sth, 1891
"' p..o,roi |. That the Democratic and
c,n,s,yatiye party OF West Virginia is
o ", ,wo PARTIES in alliance, but is and
.b,Ii remain one homogeneous party
thoroughly united and harmonious in ita
"rincipIe., It's aims and is organizations
md tba, il is the duty Of all its members
,o discourage every effort to disorganizee
", IiviIe il by any reference to local
questions, personal animosities, or Pollt-
,r,l divisions upon matters now elmer
nb,oleie or which ought to be subordin-
,,sJ tn the more vital issues OF the day.
. That the great principles which in
arr opiniou underlie and must sustain
rhs National Democratic party, OF which
We are an integral part, are
l. restriction Of the Federal govern;
mrnt to ia original sphere OF action, and
to the power prescribed and limited by the
. The independence Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, preserved
,gnin.t Intimidation or undue influence
an the part Of the coordinate depart
ment, OF the general government.
4, Sabordination OF the militaryto the
civil power.
/, The equality and constitutionalseli-
government Of the States, leaving TO each
Stthem respectively the solution Of ques-
lions and difficulties arising therein, sub,
lee, only to the Constitution Of tue United
States. ~
!, 30 occupation Of territory by Uni
ted States forces except in aid Of civil au'
,bori,y, upon demand OF the Governor,
a in the Constitution prescribed.
{. Reform Of civil service in such
manner that honesty and competency
hall again be regarded in the selection
Of Federal officers, and that such officers
.hall not be permitted to interfere with
the freedom OF elections, nor be. sublected
10 contributions to further the political
aims or aspirations Of the appointing
/ Complete and universal uncondi-
,ional amnesty for all those who partici.
pa,ed in the civil war, upon basis oil
mutual reconciliation, such as the spirit
Of the age demands, and the permanency
Of our institutions requires.
S. A return to the old Landmarks oil
Anslo4SaxOn liberty, viz: No suspension
ol Ihe writ Of habeas corpus in times OF
peace; trial by jury Of the vicmage
when the prisoner demands it; freedom
Of the press, and no religious or expur'
ga,ory political tests for suffrage or
0tEce.holding.
.. No interference by the general gov
crnment with education and religion in
the States upon any pretext whatever,
however plausible.
10. Firm and incorporating resist
ance to the further infection OF the Amer
lean mind with the spirit Of population,
plumber and universal corruption in Of
ice, inaugurated by the Republican par
ty, tostered by the war, and eliminating
in the disgusting indecency practiced by
the present administration.
Rsaolrod, 3. That while we belong
toa debtor State, and believe that the Re-
publican party has treated such States
unfairly and unjustly by its financial pol
icy, and while in favor Of an immediate
repeal Of the specie resumption act, taxa
ton Of United States bonds like other
property, and the abolition ofthe 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 Con-
gresiOnal districts, or otherwise sueor'
diRated to the great moral and consttu'
tiOnAl questions which underlie the very
existence Of the Union and its institutions
Realrtd, 4. That we arraign and op'
pose the Republican party as having
violated ali the conservative principle,
herein announced, and that the thanks o.
the whole people are eminently due to
Democratic House Of Representatives
for exposing such condition OF corrup
ton in the dominant party as render
their continuance in power dangerous t
the liberties OF the people; that we hav'
confidence that our delegates tothe Natior
alConvention will support only those who
are proper representatives Of the torego
ing principle, and we leave them free to
exercise their discretion as to the choice
Of men best fitted to bring about Q
thorough reform in the administration
Of our National affairs; that in the in
terest Of pure government, and out Of re-
gard for free Institutions imperilled, and
to redeem the American name from the
stigma attached to it by the corruption o.
that party now in power, we docordiaily
and earnestly invite all honest men If
respective Of former party affiliations
tolniIe with US in the coming campaign
NorE.-This platform was signed D.
: out Of the l2 members OF the Commit
tee on Resolutions. John G. Davis, o
Clarksburg, refused to concur in tn!
financial resolution las not "Billallen'
enough and Henry s. Walker, Ira J
McCiiRnis, H. R. Howard and J. W
lIorner brought in a Minority report
On the vote to substitute the financia
resolution Of the Minority report for tina
o!the Majority, the convention voted yea!
lI6!, nays 3O54. On the vote to substl
!Qie the whole Minority report (incInd
ing the resolution in favor Of submitting
The Capital question to popular vote
the convention voted yeas 225; nays 2Ot