Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12
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in popular elections; no third
term or Imperialism.
Fourth That the just powers of
the Federal Union, the rights of
the States and the liberties of the
people are vital parts Of one har-
mOnious system, and to save each
part in its whole constitutional
vigor is to save the life of the ma
ton. IAl 3Hlg a8 tH#
Fifth--Thatthe Democratic par
ty maintains, as it ever has Inain-
tanned, that the military are and
ought to be in all things subordi-
nate to the civil authorities; it
denies, as it has ever denied, the
right of the Federal administers
tion to keep on foot, at a general
expense, standing army TO in
wade the States for political pur-
poses without regard TO constitu-
tional restriction, to control the
people at the polls, to protect and
encourage the fraudulent counts of
votes, or to inauguaate candidates
rejected by the majority.
Sixth-That r. b. Hayes was
placed in power by the Republi-
can party through fraud and
against the we'll known and legal
ly expressed will of the people.
The claim which he asserts to sur
round the ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals to in
timidate and obstruct electors. and
his unprecedented use of the veto
to maintain this, is an insult and
menace to the country. straw
Seventh--1hat the Democratic
party as of old, favors the consti-
tutional currency of gold and sill
Yer and of paper convertible into
coin. 386t .alug1 nt .tHBsuHB
Eighth--That the Democratic
party, being the actual friend of
the workingman and having
throughout its history, stood be-.
tween him and oppression, re-
news its expression of sympathy
with labor, while concedine to
capital every just right and pro-
lection. ,saas vsa aa,y teFf ffagf,
Tenth-That we are in favor of
what is known as the itwo-thirds
rule in the National Democratic
Convention. .f daa1, r..,,'T as,r
The following were chosen as
delegates to the Cincinnati con-
vention: At large Hon. III. G.
Davis. of Mineral county, alter
nate, v. B. Trimble, Of Randolph
county; district delegates, . w. L.,
Wilson, of Jefferson county, and
Joseph Morrow rJr., Of Marion
county; alternates. w. F, Dyer, OF,
Grant county, and HIS. Wilson,
of Taylor county, g0ls 3aon0dt a
Loud calls were then made for
Senator Davis, who responded in
a terse and telling spaech, in
which he declared his faithful adj,
herence to the principles of the.
Democratic Earty and to the inter-
ests Of this, State. without regard
to position or age. He reminded
his hearers that he had himself
beeen a young man and a working
man-having labored for fifty
cents a day-that be had passed
through the grades of life from the
humblest to that which he now
occupied; that he understood the
hardships of all. and respected and
sympathized with all men who
behaved themselves. . Senator
Davis declared himself an oun-a
swerving friend of Hon. Allan G..
Thurman, and, although he went
to Cincinnati uninstructed, he
would go as the staunch advocate
of the nomination of the distin-
guished Ohioan. His eulogy upon
the character and ability OF .Sena-
tor Thurman was earnest and elo-
quent, and it was cheered to the
echo. l2ai1o9 o1f j9,9p JUS lH
Other gentlemen, including Del
egates Wilson and Morrow, were
called out and made ringing little
speeches in which they expressed
the evident sentiment of the con-
vention by declaring for Thur
man for President. 9u,a8R1 B. Z
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