The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-03

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gods are returning again to the household
q faith. fApplause. The scales have
fallen from the eyes Of the people, and
they are no longerto be deceived. They
are again about to commit the Govern.
ment into the hands which have proven
worthy Of the trust in the past, and whose
reflected credit and honor |
upon the whole people.
No matter who the nominee at Chi.
cago may be, in spite oil the tissue BAL
lots, and bull.dozing elections in the South,
and in spite OF their frauds in the North
we will put him in the White House and
secure four years more OF peace and pros
perity for fifty millions OF people. No
matter II he be one man or another-if We
nominate this man or that-if he be
from the East or from the West, provided
that his name be James G. Blaine. Loud
aud prolonged cheering] We may look
into the records OF all the candidates and
review all their achievements, but how
shall ! pay any titine eulogy 70 the
plumed knight the king Of men, who met
the enemy in Maine, and, though lying
upon bed OF sickness, conquered them
and all their hosts by the strength OF his
intellect and the native power Of his will.
He there beat back and defeated men
whose deeds OF fraud are q disgrace even
to that party whose history Is one record
OF fraud.
We can look upon him with his iron do.
termination, his intense conviction, his de-
votion to right, his willingness to sacrifice
himself in the interests Of justice and on
behalf OF the rights OF man, and say he Is
the one glorious person who deserves our
devotion, who will lead his followers on
from conquering TO conquest. [Vocilerous
applause. He is more than worthy oil the
nomination which hope we shall be In
some little measure instrumental IN be-
slowing upon him.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions having re-
turned, the Chairman, B. B. Dovener, read
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were adopted without dissenting
vote:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party came
into power in the State OF West Virginia
under promises OF reform and retrench.
ment by an economical administration OF
the State government in oil Its depart
ments; and
WHEREAS, After trial OF ten years 1t has
failed in every respect 10 redeem any OF
| It's pledges; therefore belt
Rfsolred, That we arraign the Bourbon
Democracy OF this State upon the follow
ing charges. -,
First-They have increased public ex:
penditures by increasing the number OF
officers and enlarging salaries after having
promised to diminish the number OF OH
GERS and decrease the salaries.
Second-They have wasted large sums
OF money in surveying impracticable
routes for railroads. They have rendered
our free school laws inefficient by passing
amendments thereto which have retarded
the prosperity OF the school system, and
they have condoned the offences OF pub.
lie officials on mere partisan grounds.
Third-They have abolished the township
supervisor system, the best system OF local
self.povernment known, and given Us in
Lieu thereof the County Court system,
i which is expensive and fosters litigation,
and instead OF administering justice Is
rather tribunal to retard justice.
Fourth-Thst the policy OF the Demo-
cratic party in this'state Of undertaking
lother States in order To secure AZ means
Of profit to the Penitentiary oil this State,
the felons convicted by the federal courts
OF the country, and then letting out this
convict labor, in connection with our own
convicted ielons to contractors in our COM
munity, thus placing such labor in direct
competition with honest labor, and there
by preventing the laboring man from OBJ
tanning the fair compensation to which his
toil entities him, is q blow struck at his
means Of livelihood, is preiudicisl to the
best interests OF the workingman and the
State, and Is hereby unqpalihedly con-
demned.
Fifth-That the manner in which the
petitions and circumstances OF our work
lingmen and citizens praying for the aboli-
ton OF the convict contract labor system
in our State was received by the last legis-
latpre, teaches US that reliefin this respect
cannot be- SECURED from the party now in
power, especially ghsn at the same session
OF the legislature law was passed extend-
ing the system Of furnishing conyipt LABOR
to railroad corporations and internal i'm
provement companies free and without
compensation. Be 1t further
Rcsolped, That for the advancement OF
West Virginia in all her interests We are
in favor OF thorough reform in our sys.
TEN OF local officers, and the GREATEST 70.
duction in the number that may be con-
sistent with the public interest.
That we are in favor OF prompt collection
OF the large balances due the State,
which, through Democratic mismanage-
ment, have accumulated in the hands OF
delinquent SherifEs and become due as
taxes from corporationsi such faithful
management OF the finances oil the State
as will prevent further deficiencies In the
revenues, and such economy as will secure
the administration OF the State govern
ment at the least cost 70 the people.
We are in favor Of policy and laws
that will invite immigration, capital and
enterprise into our State in lieu OF the
measures Of the Democratic party that are
driving the elements Of wealth, growth
and greatness from our midst.
And, finally, We invite all good citizens,
without distinction OF party, whether Re-
publicans, Conservatives, Greenbackers,
or Democrats, to unite with US In giving
effect and success to the policy herein
enunciated, and declare that We are in
favor of any coalition upon honorable
terms to effect these reforms that does not
require surrender OF any OF the cardinal
principles OF the Republican party,
RSsolred, That the Republicans OF Ohio
county view with regret aud apprehension
the efforts now making to inaugurate q
third term departure in the history OF our
government, contrary to what has always
hitherto been regarded as a sacred and in.
violable tradition OF the Republic, and IS
part Of Its unwritten law, and inasmuch
as we are firmly persuaded that the sue.
cessiul contamination OF the effort at
Chicago will bring on such an agitation
throughout the country as has not been
witnessed since the civil war, and certainly
ALLEVIATE a large number Of Republicans
from the support OF the ticket, and cool
the ardor Of many more, thereby unnec.
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