The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-11

the Democrats Of Kentucky Scoring
They sympathIEe With President IIaye,
And Relieve In StalWaFt Grant.
LOUISVILLE, April lO.-The Republican
State Convention held here to-day, was
very largely attended. Hon. John D
White, memorable as the only Republican
who has represented Kentucky in Con
gress for many years, presided as chairman
Walter Evans received the nomination fol
Governor, defeating Gen. Eli II. Murray,
Evans received 750 votes and Murray 7l2
The latter suffering defeat by the union ol
all the elements OF opposing strength.
Speeches were all ultra in tone, and the
resolutions which follow were adopted
with wild enthusiasm.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans OF Kentucky Contem-
plate with pride the history and achieve.
mentsotthe Republican party Of theU United
States, and we hold up to the world the
record 1t has made both in war and in
peace. We do not ask that any OF 1t be
forgotten. On the contrary, we point to Its
great deeds and recall them 10 remem.
brance-the suppression OF the armed re-
bellion, and Its unparalleled magnanimity
TO the overthrown enemies OF the Union,
the emancipation and enfranChisement Of
an enslaVed race; It's determined purpose
to honestly pay the National debt, its
laithtulness on the side OF honest money,
the. prudence Of It's financial management,
and its steadiast purpose that justice aud
right shall be done to all citizens OF the
United States under the laws without dis
tinction OF race, color or previous condition
Of servitude.
We firmly adhere to the principles de.
clared by the Republican party in the
platform adopted at Cincinnati in 1875.
The education OF the people OF all classes
Is q matter OF first necessity to the welfare
otthe state, and 1t is a wise and most
economic use OF public resources, to ad-
vance the highest efficiency OF our COM
mon school system, aud we pledge our
hearty support to any system OF public
schools that will advance this end.
A convention should be called at the
earliest practical time to revise and amend
out State Constitution, and we urge upon
all people Of the State the duty OF voting
on all proper occasions in favor of calling
such convention.
We condemn in the strongest terms the
gross mismanagement OF the public affairs
in Kentucky by the Democratic party,
which has had entire control OF the State
tor the past fourteen years. 1t has failed
to foster a common school system worthy
OF name, and has robbed the children OF
the State. 1t has sacrificed the important
interests Of the State in internal improve
ments, and while 1t makes a boast that the
State has no debt we have the notifying
spectacle Of State without public works
or enterprise, ,Iand meagre, antiouated and
inadequate public institutions. By use
less and reckless extravaganza the current
expenses OF the State are nearly three
times as great as before the war, while
there is no reason or excuse for
their being any greater. BY contin-
uous appeals TO the lower passions OF
the populaCe and by the constant lau-
dation and encouragement OF that spirit
oi contempt for constituted authority, late
ly rampant in the rebellion. the people
Of the State have been educated into a
disregard of law until the good name OF
Kentucky has been blasted in the estima-
ton OF our sister States. The frequent
necessity to use the militia to suppress
disorder and the lawless spirit which stops
short OF no crime, from the lynuhin9 OF
obscure colored persons to the assassina.
ton Of Judges on the bench, Is the natural
outgrowth OF the perniCious teachings OF
the Democratic party.
The Republican party favors and de-
mands such change in the conduct OF
our State affairs as will encourage our own
people to remain in the State instead OF
going out from us and, induce immigra-
ton into our borders, that our soil may be
titled and our resources developed.
While We favor economy, we demand
that it be practiCed in the cutting off OF use
less extravaganza, and We favor more
generous and liberal expenditure OF the
public money for the purpose OF fostering
our internal welfare and aiding and en-
couraging our citizens in the general bet
termont Of tho condition Of our State,
1t is q cardinal principle OF the Republi.
can party that the currency Of the country
shall be sound and uniform in value, reg
ulated by the authority of the nation and
GoaYertible into coin at the will OF the
holder, and that tho national debt should
be paid in the most scrupulous good faith.
We are proud that the Republican party
has already been able to pay Off large
portion and fund the balance at low rate
Of interest; We are proud that the Repub.
lican party, in the fape Of bitter Democra.
tic opposition, has been able to resume
specie payment; that it has established
currency that circulates with equal readi-
ness in all parts OF the coun.
try, and that it has made such
q record Ipon financial questions
that the Hhnla Mnrld hns an ahidfn1 fnikh