West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22

1 IL ".
| FRANK MCKEE.
| JSo. BARToN PAYSE,
j. 81. q. FAIRFAX,
Committee.
May IA, 1890.
I Col. IL. w. Monroe, Chairman of the
COMMITTEES on resolutions, handed to the
Secretary, tho following report, which
WA read by George Purcell, Secretary:
L. Tho Democracy of the County o.
4 Preston, I'm Convention assembled. re.
affirm It's allegiance to tho time -honored
principles of tho Democratic party, as
handed down to us from Thomas JefTer-
SOD, supported, maintained and vindica-
ted 10y Andrew Jackson, adopted and no
affirmed by the National Democratic
! Conventions; and Vows with grave an
| prehension tho cry of the leaders of the
Republican party, for strong governs
mont. as understood TO refer to the per
son of the executive, and regards the
course OF that party ~ tending towards
Capitalization and dcspotism; aud we
affirm the true relations between tho
State and Federal Government TO be.
mat the constitution and laws OF the
DO made in pursuance thereof, TO be the
supreme law of the land, anything in the
constitution or laws of any State TO the
contrary Notwithstanding: but tho pow
ors not delegated 70 tho United States bv
the constitution, nor prohibited by IT, to
the States, are reserved to the o,,,.. <
respectively or 70 the people, ana main
tain that this is an !ndestructiblo union
OF indestuctible States.
2. That we favor sounu currency of
gold and silver and paper inter-convert-
ible and Kept equal in volume TO the
business wants OF the country; that we
regard the National banking system as
burdensome upon tho people, and dam
Berous to their liberties, and therefore
demand Its abolition, aud the substitution
Tor the currency thereof by greenbscks,
issued by the government, and redeema-
Die In coin at The option OF the holder.
), We congratulate the people OF the
whole country upon the fact, that duiinc
the time we have had Democratic Con
gtess, not one cent of INC public money
through its agency has been stolen or
inisappropriated, aud by its economy
millions have been annually saved To tho
government. a nd that rings, Jobs, swim.
dies and speculation at tho public OK
pense have been unknown except in the
executive branch of the government,
which, by The greatest fraud of the ago
remains undvi Republican rule.
4. We denOuuce the frauds and official
corruption in the Post Office department
by which millions of dollars, have re-
Gently been stolen or sQuandered bv
officers of tho government holding high
positions under the present Republican
administration.
D. The present course IF the Republi-
can party in attempting to keep alive tho
issues of the late civil war, thereby en-
gendering sectional strife, is the work of
the dcnagoguc, and is done to advance
The party at tho sacrifice OF the be st inter
ests OF the country; and it's course in
placing in official positions of high pub
lie trust such conspicuous confederate
brgadiers as John S. Mosby the puerril-
la, General Longstreot, General ID. NJ.
Key, late Post Master General, and hosts
OF others who served in the confederate
army and have made no pretentions to a
change OF convictions, fully demonstrates
their hypocrisy.
o. we condemn as the greatest fraud
OF the age, the act by which man not
elected by tho people, vas seated i'm the
Presidential chair; AID call upon the
county 10 witness that every man. high
or low, who aided or alb. tied in this great
steal, has been rewarded by Mr.. X. b.
Hayes or some of his Cabinet, by placing
them in public positions, without regard
to fitness, and paying them out o. the
public treasury; and we congratulate
Inc Democratic party upon its patriotism
ana hrin faith in the people in trusting
them to pHacably redress the great wrong
and signaily rebuko the crime i'm 1880.
BY their patriotic and conservative
course, 1t saved the county from civil
war, which tho Republican party would
have forced upon it, and deserves an
ought to receive the gratitude an
respect of tho country.
l. That we congratulate the people of
West Virginia upon tho safe, honest.
economical and liberal administration of
the state government ~ the Democratic
party, Her industries have boon foster
cd, hor public school interests promoted
and advanced, and her financial affairs
economically administered AMI not
one cent of tho public money wasted.
stolen or mspsed, and the public roy~
enues collected without loss.
8. We arraien tho Republican party
for its Encouragement OF tho affairs of
this county upon tho following charges
Though largo and wealthy county.
our taxes are higher than the taxes of
any other county in tho State similarly
situated. Through tho manipulation
OF political caucuses and rings, the affairs
or the county have i'm many instances,
boon placed I'm the hands Of incompetent
and unworthy men. BY making the
selection Of school officers subject 10 the
dictstion Of party nomination, they have
iinporilod tho most sacred Of our institu-
tiOns. With tho bost revenue law I'm
The Union, and the people heavily taxed
for its enforcement, Il is broken with tho
utmost impunity; and ohr courts have
become the laughing stock Of eyir doors.
The money Of the people has been used
by the officers Of tho court without war
rant Of the law. 6 Revenues Justly duo