The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-19
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RErnuDncAS STATE CONVEX

hepuDllcan StAto SouHeuLuH "SoeuIo'S
this morning. Gov. Claflin was chose
permanent chairman.
Resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Resolutions demanding that tn
corrupt, incompetent and unneccssar
officers and employees entrenched fin tn
Boston Custom House and other publ
offices OF the State shall at once be dis
charged, and such. places as the publ
good requires be filed with honest, God
fearing, capable and law abiding citizens.
An Informal ballot stood: Talbot, S5l
and Long. 26G. 3. F. Butler received bu
9 votes on tho informal ballot that gav'
Talbot S5l, and when Buffers name wa
read 1t was received with Kisses ant
laughter. i,
On motion OF Nichols the informal bal
lotwa made formal and Hon. Thos. Tai
bot declared the nominee for Governo
with but one dissenting voice. . ll!ff
John d. Long was nominated for Lieu
tenant Governor, II. L.. Pierce for Secre
tary OF State, Hon. Charles Endicott iol
Treasurer, and Hon. G. Marston for At
torncy General.
The Committee on Resolutions ther
made q report as follows: .r!1rs rs
We, tho Republicans OF the Common
wealth OF Massachusetts In Convention
assembled Resolve,
First That the Republican party IN;
spired by its past, gathers increased conr
aye for the work whichrenains TO be done
renews its allegiance to the high princi
pies which have governed y thus -far and
having preserved the nations existence
pledges itself to preserve the nations honor
Second That the Republican party Il
TO the maintenance OF national
credit and keeping OF public faith with oil
creditors oflthe'nation; We rejoice thatthe
resumption OF specie payments has been
80 nearly accomplished; We insist that oil
lawful means shall be taken to insure such
within tho time fixed by law;
that all paper currency shall be redeeina.
bio IN coin ut the will OF the holder, and
both coin and currency shall be kept
nj all times ut par with the gold standard
Of the commercial world; we believe that
the American people are too honest to
wantonly violate their pledges, arc too in
telligent TO attempt to use Us money any
thing which has neither value in itself nor
represents value, and have too much re-
gard for their honor aud prosperity TO
prefer runredcemetla and irredeemable PROM
iscs instead OF money, which shall pass
currents at its full face value in every mar
keti tlle world. a al.
Third4rhat the refunding Of tho Ma
tional debt at low rate OF interest
should be carried forward as rapidly rs
possible; thatthe strictest economy IN tho
expenditures should be used and the in
dustrics Of the country relieved from tax
alton as far Us honor, good faith and ne
cesslty will permit; that the civil admin
istration should be maintained In tts
honesty md efficiency by an Executive
department, which should take the re-
sponsibility which belongs to It OF making
to ollice without dicta'
ton or control from the other depart
ments OF the Government, and should in
exercise OF this power use the same care
and good Judgment and demand the s4,Hp
fidaity,aad devotion to duty thatwe re-
o,Iffe In tho management OF important
business affairs; and We will cordially
support every measure which shall be
needed to raise tho civil service to tho
high plane OF honesty and efficiency as de.
mandrd by the Cincinnati platform and
the Presidents letter Of acceptance.
Fourll,-That mindful Of the condition
NJ the industries OF the Commonwealth
and of the decline in values of property
and the earnings Of labor and capital, 1t Is
the imperative duty Of town and city gov
crnments and Of the State government 70
use the strictest economy IN the admins.
tration OF public affairs. We demand that
tho Legislature shall make no new grants
Of public money in aid Of private enter.
prises; that The public indebtedness shall
moi be increased; that the reduction al.
ready made in the; public expenditures
shall DO vigorously continued, and such
changes made therein as may be for the
bonetit Of tho Commonwealth; that tho
system OF taxation shall he SO modified
that each person shull contribute only in
to what he is worth, to the end
;hat there shall be substantial rolioi from
the existing burden Of taxation.
Fifth-Wo commend the oiticIoncy and
integrity with which all the departments
Of the State Government have been car.
ried on. and we denounce rs false the
charges OF miSmnnagement made against
its administration, although tho initiation
al currency has caused extravaganza in
public and private life, and has influenced
Iecislation without distinction Of party to
UNNECESSARY and uawiso appro.
nriatlons. which arc not TO be repeated,
vel The State has been well and honestly
Syoyerned.
Sixth-That the Commonwealth OF Mas.
sachrsetts has prosporcd ior more than
two centuries because her citizens have
believed That the interest OF each Is the
interest of nil and have labored together
iori the commonwealth, and whom this
Union Of interest and action which has
endured through seasons Of depression
md disaster eesscs, her prosperity ceases
also. They who would ioment discortl
by falsely teaching that our community il
com ~ noscd OF hostile classes whose interests
ara antaronistic arc public enemies whose
deieat d essential to the public welfare and
should be accomplished by united effort
Of ali honest mon.
Seventh That the SUCCESS Of the bold
attempt TO place an open repudiationist in