Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-07
: WHEEIINCI W VA. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE Z, 1880

artment of such Just, humane and icasohHbis
provisions ~ will produce that result .t.,
7th. That the purity aud pa!rlol,m WI Mn|a !.
character ned the earlier career Ot hutncIi"iu
Uayes, In peace aud war. and which guided uhe
Thought oi our immediate prcdece sOts 70 ninl
for q presidential candidate have conuhuvdp W
inspire him IN his career ~ Chlei hA'tuunu'
and that history wi NJ cord Ia his hhmlhhua
tlun the honOrs which are due Ia an cmclent,
lust and courageous fulnllment Of the pubht
business and will honor his intcrlOAltlun oo
tween tho people and proposed partisan Jaws.
sth We charge upon the Democratic parry hc
hahituaI sacrifice 81 patriotism aud justice 10 q
supreme lust oi Office aud patronage: thal W oo
tain control Of the National and state govern
menls and tho control cf placo they nave oo'
strlCted all Efforts H. promob the punS oiVVh
science and the freedom of suffrage, have de
yIsrd fraudulent certificates and returns, nave
labOrcd " unsoat lawfully -clcclcd mchOots "i
Congress, OBSCURE et all hGhrh We No'' W
mayority of the states IN the Honsc ni hcl.'svu
tatiycs, have cndeAyOrcd IA occupy by iorce anu
fraud the places Of trust given To oth'Is pl Wv Wv
pcoplc uf Maine and rescued 10y the courage anu
of Maiuc's patriotic sons have 10y inrihons wl'u'
vicious Ia IriuCipl" and tyrannlih Ia lta u,y ~
lAChc,i partisan Legislation Ia appropriation p'',s,
upnn whose passage the very movements nl ,nc
government depends, have crushed the flghN
Of the individual. have advocated the PtlnclpIcN
aud sought the issof al Ieboih,h "gsins, 'ic IN ~
ton and have cndcAVOfcd 10 nbllWtnb INC
sacred memories of the war ana tn "Ntnnho
H. inc>lim. ably good results of freedom
aud individual equality. The cPuhl
steady and complete enforcement .IiII
our citizens Ia the enjoyment oi alI ltiNi!'k'N
aud Immuuitics guaranteed 10y he '"niutu
ton II the first duN ui the uatl0n w ushs.'
OF - solid South can only DC aNenra 10y ,sS S ~,
nation has made Ia tbc citizen, aDd thr rxocu.
ton of tn laws aud the punishment OF all thuse
who violate them are the only safe mothous "
which auendunug racr gan 5c ,sn,.,, sSSn,J' s ,ns
south AMI whatever promls"s ihr hhi"h lhhk,s
the nation must perform aud th' nation Chn WI
safety fcICgnic tniN uuty o. tho states, u' H"ilu
south must bC divided 10y the pea Ciul agencies
of the ballot. and all opinions thcro must hnd
free ~ pr,Ssion Rnh u this end the honest N"''t
must br protected against terrorism, Nl"l'n''
aud fraud and We affirm II Ia hc the duly "i Tue
Rrpuh lean paTly Ia Use all legitimate means to
r,stor, all the States OF this Union a. the most
perfect harmony that may be practlc iblc hhu
we submit Ia the ptacticu, sensible peor'c "l
the United States Ia say whcthtr II would "l
hr dangerous Ia the interests uf our country ~
this time Ia surrender the administration ni the
National Government Ia party which seeks L"
overthrow the existing policy under whlch we
are ~ prupptuus, nnd thus hriug diNtlusl hhl
confusion. whcrr there is now "tdcf' 'nhuhcn,'
aud hope The Republican party, Rdhcting u"
the principles affirmed 10y It, last National con
Vrutiuu Oi respect for IN" constitutional rules
gGN, rniug appointments 10 Office, hdnIb lhc
dcclan ol President Hay y that tho reform
nf the civil service should be- Borough. fadleaI
Rnd complete and W this end II demands the
o. nuentou Of the legislative with the eNctu
tive department Ot the government, hud lhht
Cnngrr,z shall NJ lCgislatc that Illness, hs'ti
t'inrd hy pr"pcr practical tests, shall admit u"
the public service.
Tany Galore.
Mr. Parker, ol MaS achusctts, offered
an amendment adopting II civil service
reform resolution similar Ia that whic b
President Hayes had promulgated.
The following is the full text Of the
resolution:
The Republican party, adhcilng To u
principle affirmed 10y lts last National
Convention, of respect for the c0nstltu-
tional rule covering appointments To
office, adopt the declaration al Pfcsl-
Hayes that the reform ol the civil ser
vice should hc thoroughly radical and
complete. Applause. To thus end 1t
demands the cooperation Oi the lcgls
lnlivc with the executive department 0f
the government, and that Congress shall
~ lcgsatc that fitness HScCrtalncd 10y
proper practical tests shall admit Ia the
public service, that the tenure ul ad-
miniglruilvu officers, except those
through which the distinctive policy oi
the party IN power IN rarrlcd out, shall
be- made permanent during good be-
hayior, aud that the power Oi removal
for cause. with due responsibility for
thu good conduct oi subur,lnnlcs, shall
accompany the power "l appointment.
Thruo for You. FIannigan.
MIR Flanagan, of TcNns Texas, slr,
has hal quite enough ui the civil service
Laughter aud cries ut "AmcnN' iOr the
last four years For the fourteen hun.
drcd officers to be- appointed by the
President ol the United States one hum
drrd and forty represent the Republican
party. We nrp not here for the purpose
uf providing offices lnr the Democracy.
Loud cheers and laughter There is
one plank ia the platform that ] have
ever admired. and that IL, 10 the vIclors
belong the spoils Laughter and np-
plausc We have been ground under
foot 10y the present policy. expect.
rd this Convention would nominate u
Slalwart one who, after W. have won
the race, IN W. will, will give Ia those
who ARE entitled to position office.
Cheers What arr We here for?
Applause aud long continued laughter |
| mean the members ol the Republican
party are entitled Ia office, aud II We
are laborcrs We will have them We
came here Tor that purpose. Loud
laughter move Ia lay the amend.
mcnt on the table, Applause and CRIES
0i "Goodn'
Notwithstanding MIR. Flannigan' \ bold
speech, the resolution was made u part
of the platform, aud at I ID the Conven-
ton went into recess until IL o'clock.