The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-08
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS,

The state Conventional FuII TIek,,
NominHted-They also "ResoIute" q
Few.
BALTIMORE, August The Democratic
State Convention nominated VIM. T.
Hamilton, Of Washington county. for
Governor, =: !. McGreguer for Attorney
troller.
=, Spencer Jones, Of Montgomery, for
Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals.
The following are among the resolutions
adopted:
Tne'obligations and credit Of the United
States and OF Maryland ought 10 h.
sacredly maintained. Neither The Federal
or state debt ought to be increased, bni
provision ought to be made rs soon AZ
practicable for funding the debts OF each
at lower rate OF interest, and for The
gradual payment Of such debts. Whilethev
continue TO exist every proper means cf
legislation should be adopted which NAV
be necessary TO give effect 10 these nnhIi.
obligations and to confirm confidence in
their complete security. 'N''N' :"
When the Democratic Conservative
party regalned power in the Congress Of
the United States it enforced an economi.
cal administration. OF public affairs. and
made the resumption Of specie payments
a possible event, 1t will be It's duty 10
maintain the advantage thus gained Lv
hrmly establishing the credit OF tile conn.
try on the basis Of coin, exChanreable in
all the markets OF the world,
The Democratic Conservative marty NJ
IN 4 + -
fruits OF us victory in the Presidential con.
test Of 1875: The. reprobatiou Of history
will descend on those who committed this
crime against the whole people. II is The
duty Of the people, acting in their respect.
I've States, to protect themselves and their
Posterity against a recurrence Of the Of
tense by enacting laws which will afford
no tnture opportunity for such fraudulent
practices.
The Democratic conservative party of
this State, faithful to the supremacy OF the
Constitution OF the United States. rests its
construction OF that instrument ON the
words OF the Tenth Amendment, adopted
IN !I9i The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution. nor
prohibited BY it TO the States, are reserved
ple." " 'N' PeO
The Republican party in its conduct of
national affairs, has violated this fnnda.
mental article. 1t has provided by law
Tor Federal interference in State elections
t has assumed the right to confer on
Federal Courts, Supervisors. Marshals and
special Deputy Marshals, the unconstitu.
tional power OF enforcing State laws. II
has deliberately sanctioned the uncon.
stitutonal use OF the troops OF the Cnited
States at the polls in several States. These
are measures OF Centralization which show
determined purpose to change the or.
ganic charter OF the Government, be-
queathed 10 us by our fathers; and such
measures ought TO be resisted by every
constitutional means within our power.
we return our hearty thanks TO the
members Of the Democratic conservative
party in Congress for their endeayors 10
secure impartial trials by jury in the Fed.
eral courts, by the abolition OF test oaths.
and tor the manly steadfastness with
which they have resisted Republican en-.
croachments on the limitations imposed by
the constitution OF the United States, The
pemocratlcconservative party OF MARYLAND
navlng no other purpose to fulfill, except
70 secure good government OF this State.
and to aid in the reform OF the admins.
tratlon OF the Federal affairs, expects all
citizens OF this State, who share its opin.
ions, 10 unite cordially with it in the at
talnment OF these great objects,
The resolutions also call for a rednced
state OF taxation, the abolition OF unneces.
::ary othces, the reduction OF salaries and
ices and full and pure elections and regis.
tration laws.