Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-08-13
MIR. FowLER,S REMARKS.

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Gentlemen of the Convention 1 am
profoundly sensible ard grateful for
this distinguished and unex peeted
honor at your hands Never 1 fear.
did a similar one bring its TeeipIen nj
such responsibilities Issues of rapid
growth and deep root. involving the
welfare and glory of the state, stare US
in the face. The voice of our broth
ers sweat, if not blood. crieth 10 US
from the ground and claim at our
hands the redress of wrongs and
the correction of evils that never eX-
listed in such fearful proportion before.
We represent the Conservative par
ty. Never since IT'S baptism i'm the
gloom of 1869 has it failed to hear and
heed the popular voice. When that
night and tempest closed around our
fraiI wreck. il was the glad boat that
rescued US from tie deluge and ruin
impending. Never until the party be
dead and cease to perform the func-
tions of our State exisIence-neveT un-
Ill then let us know any other name,
or acknowledge any other party allie
glance.
need not counsel you TO modera-
ton forbearance and courtesy on this
occasion. There are new and mighty
questions for us to settle i: but let us
settle them in and by the COnserva
tive party. Let us not shrink from
the responsibility because it il great.
Let us march boldly to the issue. de-
termined to do right, aud the heart of
the o. ople will beat in unison with
our work because il is not wrong.
Agitation can only be- quieted by
fearless, manly discharge of dnty.-
Let US prove that W. have founded
our party building on the rock Of
truth and Justice, and heucefOrth. as
heretofore. the winds of independent
ism and of seditiOn may beat in vain
upon its noble front.
Let us each individually remember
and exemplify that illustrious senti-
ment.
--To thine own self be true,
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any
other man.
IF we are true unto ourselves as
Conservatives, we cannot then be
false to Virginia.
Again thanking you gentlemen for
the honor you have done me, and in
voking y0ur aid in the preservation
of order and decorum, | announce
the Convention ready for business.
The Chair stated there had been
no rules as yet adopted for the gov
eminent of the Convention. and
suggested this aould be the first bus
mess in order. Mr.. Holbrook moved
that the rules Of the House of Dele
gates. as f. as applicable be
adopted.
Mr.. McCauII suggested that an
exception be made as TO tie rule un-
der which candidates were required
to be droDped, but some other dele
gate suggested that the Convention
coaId adopt special rule Of chat
kind, and Mr.. McCluli, said with
that understanding he would with
draw all objection. The rules Of the
II. of Delegates we're then adopted.
On motion Messrs. Sam'l Waiter.
John Terry, and Edward Hughes,
were appointed Serceants at Arms,
and requested to preserve order on
the floor. Maj. Wood moved that a
on platform Of one from
each county be appointed by the
Chair.
Mr.. Ayers moved as a substitute,
for a committee of one from each
county, to be elected by the reepec
tive deleeaticns, TO WHICH Shall b"
referred all proposed platforms and
resolutions. The substitute was
A motion for a recess of one hour
to allow said committee to report,
met with decided opposition, and
was defeated. bat afterwards adopted,
and at 8 10 the Convention rose.
AT 4:l5P NJ
The Convention re-asse mbled, and
after fifteen minu.e> delay Mr.. Phlea>
gar was appointed by the Chair to
wait upon the Committee and inform
it that the Convention vas ready tC
receive its report
The committee then. through AR.
r A Ayers, of Scott, reported the
following
PLATFORM
WHEREAS, AT the end of thirteen
wears spent in peaceful efforts at recu-
peratiOn the people of Virginia find
themselves overwhelmed with finan-
cial disaster. While production has
increased and kept pace with the in
crease of population the mOnied citcu-
latiun has decreased. thus augmenting
the purchasing power of money, i'm
creasing The Indebtedness of ali classes
and destroying the value CT property.
Thus. under Republican rule. labor
has heen driven to isIress and despe-
raticn, the business industries have
been ~ recked, strikes have been pro-
vuSpd and deep seated dissatisfaction
has teen developed. Thus, without
any increase Of the rate thereof, the
of taxation has been so grew.
.aIaI-y increased that the pGODlR are