Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-12
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

at Grafton on thursday, the 1olloWlDg
were chosen as delegates to tie Cincin'
natl convention: 1T large, Hon. II.
G. Davis, of Mineral coanty; alternate.
V. Is. Trimble, of Randolph county;
district delegates, w. l.. Wilson, Of
Jefferson county, and Joseph Morrow,
Jr., of Marion county; alternates, W. +.
Dyer, of Grant county, and II. S. Will
son, of Taylor county. Senator Davis
made an able speech, advocating the
claims of Senator Thurman, which was
enthusiastically received.
The following resolutions were re
ported and unanimously adopted:
Resolred, by The Democrats Of the SEC
ond Congressional District Of Hest
Virginia:
First-Fidclity TO all the provisions OF
the constitution, retrcnchment and econ
omy in Federal and State administration,
and the ieSsening Of the bHrdcES imposed
on labor and industry by the reduction
or offices and taxation.
Secoud-lhc strict accountability fall
officials and the adoption of the Demo-
cratic test, OF honesty. fidelity and capac-
ity as essential qualifications for al pub
lie officers.
Third-l!ome rule. No Capitalization
of Federal or State powers; no Federal
interference in popular elections; no
third term or imperialism.
ha 6t
FEDERAL Union, the rights of the States
and the liberties of The people are vital
parts of one harmonious system, and to
save each part in its whole constitutional
Yjgor j. 10 save the life Of the nation.
E'iilh-That the Democratic party main
taim-, as it ever has maintained, 1hat the
military are and ought to BE in all things
subordinate to the civil authorities it de-
mics. as it has ever denied, the right of
the Federal administration To keep on
foot, at Il general expense, Il standing
army to invade the states for political
purpose without regard To constitutional
Restrictions, to control the people at the
polls, to protect and encourage the fraud
Ileut counts OF votes. or to inaH@UratC
candidates rejected by the majority.
SiXth-That X. i. Hayes was placed in
DOW or by tie Republican party through
fraud and against the well known and
legally expressed will ofthc people. The
claim which he asserts TO surround the
ballot boxes with troops and deputy mar
>hal. to intimidatc and Ob:truct electors
and his unprecedented Use Of the veto to
maintain this IS an insult and menace TO
the country.
Scvcnth-That the Democratic party rs
of old. t;lvors the constitutional currency
of gold and silver and of paper convCrti-
bic into cola.
Eightl-Ihat the Democratic party. be-
inc the actual friend Of the wOrkingman
and having throughout its history stood
between him and oppression, rcncWs lis
expression of sympathy with labor, while
comccdimg to capital every just right and
protection.
Tcntl-That We are in favor Of what is
known as the two-thirds rule in .ho Ma
tiomaI Democratic Convention.
The Third District Convention, at
Huntington, on Wednesday, elected az
delegates i. i. Harlow, Grecnbrier;
Henry G. Slmms, Cabell, and G. =.
Solder, Kanawha. Altcrnatcs, James
Pritchard, Wayne, n. l.. Lowry, Mon
roe, and J. c. Downtain, Putnam.
p43- FEED TIE FRUIT TREEs.-When
enricLing the soil 80 as to procure
good crop of corn and potatoes, do not
forget to apply liberal dressing to the
too often neglected orchard. Rotation
of crous cannot be followed with fruit
trees, hence the greater necessity of
Systematically restoring TO the soil, 70
far us may be done, those elements con
sumed in the production of crop OF
fruit. After an orchard comes into
bearing it is commonly considered able
thencetorth to take care of itselt-thc
owner seldom falling to cXpcc. fair re-
turns, and the orchard seldom failing to
disappoint. The reason is obvious; the
trees are slowly starved, and the fruit
becomes scraggy or small in quantity.
Alternate bearing years are the result OF
this treatment, as is shown by the abun-
dant crops that may be obtained every
year by thorough cultivation, provided
frost docs not interfere. The barren
year is natures method of aiding the
tree TO collect from ram and atmosphere
material for 4 productive year. 1t Is
just as reasonable to expect that good
crop of corn can be taken annually fol
series of years from a field to which
nothing has been restored az to expect
fruit to maintain lis excellence on soil
that ia constantly growing thinner and
poorer in needed material