The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-24


nection OF the Federal government with
tie business interests OF .he people,
through National banks, tends TO monop-
oily and Capitalization, but, in changing
the system, uniformity of notes, security
of the note holder and protection to the
capital invested, should be provided for.
Treasury notes, issued in exchange for
| bonds, bearing low rate of interest. is
the best form in which the credit of the
government can be given to paper cur
rency.
Labor and capital have equal demands
upon snd equal responsibilities to law.
Commerce and manufactures should be
encouraged, So that steady employment
and fair wages may be yielded TO labor,
whilst safety of investment and moder-
ate returns for its use belong TO capital
Violence or breaking of order in sup
port of the real or supposed rights Of
either wonld be promptly suppressed by
the strong srm OF the law. The Repub-
licau party, by its legislation in 1872,
which reduced the tsuh upon bitumin-
GUS coal from Sl.25 10 75 cents per ton,
and upon iron, steel, wool, metals, paper,
glass, leather, and all manufactures OF
each of them ten per cent, struck = fatal
blow at the industries and labor Of Penn
Sylvanis.
The public lands are the common
property Of the people, and they should
not be sold 10 speculstors nor granted to
railroad or other corporations, but should
! be reserved as hOmesteads for actual set
| tiers
Our public debt should be held at
home, and the bonds representing It
ought TO be Of small denominations, in
which the safety Of the masses may be
safely invested.
Thorough investigation into the cleo
toral frauds of 1876 should be made
fraud should be exposed, truth vindlca'cd
and criminals punished, but We OPT ose
any attack upon the Presidential. tile rs
dangerous to our institutions and fruit
less IN its results.
The Republican party controlling the
legislation of the State, has refused TO
execute many of the reforms Of the new
Constitution.
Among other things, it las neglected
and refused
To compel the acceptance OF All Of its
provisions by the corporations OF the
State;
To prevent undue and unreasonable
discrimination in charges for trsnsporta-
tion of freight and passeng gers and with
out abatement or drawback to any
To give to all equal means for trans.
porting the raw material of the State in
such manner and 70 such points rs they
may prefer and
To publish IN good faith monthly state
ments Of waere the money of the people
was kept.
The Republican party creates new
Offices and adds enormous perquisites TO
others, and fills them with isvorites
whose chief duty is to manage its Politi-
c Al machinery.
Its administration OF the State govern
ment grows more expensive with each
year Of It's rule.
Legislation has been directed by Re-
publican lobbyists, who in turn manipu-
late and control the nominations OF the
Republican party, and its candidates are
the creation of junta whose DEGREES are
accepted as the irreversible mandates Of
absolute hereditary power.
We denOunCe these methods, these
measures and these men as unworthy the
support Of an honest and free people, and
we invite sll, of every shade Of political
opinion, TO unite with US 10 delivering !
the Common wealth from their hateful
rule.
Tne resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
AS soon as the platform had been
adopted the chairman Of the COnven-
tion announced that nominations for
Governor were in order.
General Cofforth presented the name |
Of Hon a H. Dill, Of Union county |
making no remarks IN go doing.
George W. Miller, of Washington
nominated Hon. james II. Hopkins. Al
the mention Of Mr.. Hopkins name there |
was loud and continued applause. he
named Mr. Hopkins because he was q
native of Washington county. Colonel |
William Hopkins, whose name is hls-
toric, is the father Of James II Hopkins.
The mantle OF Colonel Hopkins had
fallen upon his son, and be inherited his
integrity, ability and Democracy. Mr.. |
Miller then reviewed Mr.. Hopkins hie, |
and when he alluded 70 the fact that he |
had led the Democracy Of Allegheny |
county 70 victory in 1874, he was greatly
sppauded He believed him 10 be
tower Of strength 10 the Democracy, and
more especially in Western Peunsyl-
v8nIR.
Mr.. Haay, Of Allegheny, seconded the
nomination o. Mr.. Hopkins, and in doing
so said thst he desired 10 -tst5 thst be
was the unanimous choice OF the DemoC-
racy OF Allegheny county. [ApplEuse. /
ASpeech Upon Mr.. DiII's Merits.
Senator Allen, OF Lycoming, s9conded
the nomination Of Mr.. Dill. He sid be
came from near the home Of Mr. Dill,
and he knew what be had done for the
people, and knew his strength. He be
ieved that he would carry the Demo.
cratic party through 10 victory if placed
in nomination. He first entered polite.
when quite q young man, and led to
victory forloru hope in strongly Re
publican district The speaker then aIlud.
ed TO the successful political career Of Dill
Even when the rings and chques bad
particular reason 70 put him down,
he came through the contest victOriously,
and now occupies 3 seat in the Senst5.
His success was 20 be attributed 70 the
fact that the people knew his qusliacs-
tions, and knew that be was the man
who would advocate their iEterestL We
want succets. Around the standard Of
Andrew Il. Dill, with such = prestige CT
success IS be hss, We may 90 on 10 un-
doubted victory 8. the polls. With THE
man Of steriIng integrity, and possessing
these virtues, he is the man for the hour,
and if this Convention will place hin in
nomira.iOn be will establish 3 new state
Of affair: in THIS graud Common wealth.
TApplzgEe II M D.l should bs called
70 the EIgh office Of Governor, ] know
that the principles which the gentlemen
Of CearheId mas iust read would be fully
carried out 50 far ss the State OF Penn