The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-28
are no enemies of the Union
to-day On this continent except
that administrative centralism which Is
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! that administrative centralism which is
congesling at the Capital thevital currents
/ which ought to aow out through every
{ psrt, giving life to the farthest extreme
ties Ut the body polite, and energy to all
is members; except that corruption
which is the curse tha, centralism has
never failed in any age or land to entail
upon any government. Capitalization
and corruption have imposed on ten
States the rspscio1s tyranny Of carpet
bag rule, and since then they have
added 500, 900 900 to the debt. They
have infected the governments of our
Northern States snd Northern cities with
the same disease Of eItrsvsgsuce and
fraud. They have debauched the Fed
eral government itself. and made the
names of scores Of its high officers ssd
public men our public scandal, our
open shame The record is one
OF dishonorsble incapscity, venslity,
waste, found on the party which has
been powerless TO lead and trsmp.e
under foot its eorruptious. With stu
pendous anrontery, il pledges itself u
reform which il has become incapable
Of; so that party pledged itself TO re-
store specie payments, every year lskirg
Us further from specie payments: SO II
pledged itself u ciyi! service reform and
then dropped aud mocked is reform so
It pledged itself 10 protect American
labor, and with It's mouslrous custom
house taxation on over 5000 articles, II
, hss Impoverished American labor. A
few score monopslIsts, !ew thousand
corruptionists have been enriched, but
capital, IN the hands Of those that earned
| it by industry and saved it by frugality,
Is ever distrustful and rusts unuse'i,
while honest labor goes about the streets
begging bread Is this then the
fnal outcome uf centensry Of Repub,l-
can .elf-government God forbid II.
Gracious God, but We have wandered fsr
| from the right paths; we must return TO
the constitutional principles, the frugal
expenditures and the administrative
purity ofthe founders Of the Republic.
This is the first, the most imperious ne
cessity OF our day and nation; this u the
/ appeal we have 10 make 10 our tellow-cIti-
Zens of every former political atilistioni
this Is the one supreme commanding
issue - which sill others are interior; sil
others trivial Reforml Reform! Re
form! II you shall recognize this i'm
perious necessity; if you shall guarantee
IN your platform the successful achieve.
! ment Of this arduous work Of national
regeneration; If you shall select 8 stand
ard bsarer true 10 your own higher pur
pose and faithful 70 your pledge, victory
IN the November and victory IN the DC.
tober contests IS already yours incarnaie.
The vital issue OF reform IN
the candidate and platform, and
the States that have houored
Douglass and Lincoln; the States that 10.
day honor Hendricks and Thurman.
Hancock and Parker. Bnyard and TIL
den. These States, with ali their vast
popula ior, will rise like the woods and
the winds Inst followed the aeeiIng or
phans, and follow you 10 victory.
The Committee on Organization also
recommended that the rules and regu-
lstions of the National Democratic Con-
yen,ion of 1872 be adopted by this Con-
ventlon for the government Of the pro-
@ .edings. This ~As agreed 70 and the
port adopted
Mr. Williams, Of Indians-l under
staud that the Committee on Resolutions
are not ready 10 report; that they have
only informally organized, and have not
taken any action on their doings.
therefore move that we adjourn until to
morrow morning At u O'Clock. At the
request Of my friends about here, ! make
it 10 o'clock. A. the redues, OF Mr.. Bel
mont withdraw the motion and yield
TIE door 10 him.
Renarks sf August Belmont
August Belmont, of New Iork-Mr.
Chairman, hold in my hands q resolu-
ton for which claim the consIderstIon
of the Conyentiop- The campaign upon
which We are about 70 enter y Of such
vital importance 10 the dsstinies Of the
American people; more vital than any
Presidentisl election which bas beeu held
heretofore. The great question before us
ia whether ve will set aside the corrupt
administration which Is leading the couu-
try on 10 ruin, every section Of il, and
give 70 our country an industry and
prosperity beyond what the country hs.
ever seen before. Appisuse The
question 10, whether the iron heel Of ma
administration shall be pu: upon this
country, or whether the Democratic party
NAV ONCE more hold the reins OF govern
meat and restore the country 70 union
and prosperity, fApplsuse. The Re-
-L,:,.. j..lo-s ckarpspu t,n asr rai iosts
and oppressive ss ever, have, BY their
speeches in Congress and the teachings
Of partisan pres, and finally,
By their platforms in State sn1
National Conventions, tried % d.
vide and divert the attention Of
the American people from their mis-
deeds, and they appeal 70 the ~ors; Pas
.ions Of the people and endesvor 70 'ov
The seed. OF discOrd between The North
and South. This Centennial year Of
SatiorsI rejoicing and the ballowed
memories o; the past sdmonlsh usto drsE
eloee together in the strong bond. Of
fraternity and union. We have seen the
.oIdier OF South CsroIias arm and arm
,,ze.her with the solsiier Of AASschu
sets on Bunker Hill. Applaase
Ne have seen The veterans OF
New EngIand sdorn Win sower.
the graves Of Confederate soldier', ~ .
,ribGte from the brave - the brave
rCheerl The politicians Of the admin
sirstson party, ben, only % theif o-s
seissh ecdA, stteDpss 20 stif up ths wors,
passion Of human nature. and, not ssils-
ned s..h the miseris Of the day, are
Wiling % leave - cor children &C inhsr-
rt.nce Of suspicioD, prejudice and haired
They have plsyed this taus nefsr'oas
game before, and, encouraged BY the
iimoroo. policy Of Cur leaders IN former
Conysntsous, hey hope % achlsvs
another victory throagh oar fear. which
made as resor; 70 erpetenciss sod injodi-
c;oas nonnina.ions Os;xids ot The Dsmo-
cratic psrtJ. EIperieace hs shown The
folly Of such . policy. Fer every Es-
pubEiosn vote which Ne esinet, or h0psd
70 zain, Ne Iost thousands OF our ova
people. Le. the Ie3sons Of ise psst 'srvs
urning. This 4 . struggle BE-
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