Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-05
THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.

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THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
A Strong Candidate on u Good Platfor IL.
The Conservative Democratic state co H.
vention OF Virginia met yesterday, in Rich
mond. and permanently organized by elect
ing Thomas S. BOcock for chairman. A
resolution uf sympathy with President Gar
field was adopted unanimously and the
following
The Conservative Democratic party of
Virginia in it's federal rela-
tiOns and conservative in its state policy
assembled in convention. in view of the
present condition of the Union and Of this
commonwealth, for the clear and distinct
assertion of its political principles dot Ii
declare
FIrst-That We adopt the following ar.
ticles of political faith : First-Equality
of rights and exact justice to all men
special privileges to none freedom Of re-
ligion freedom of the press freedom Of
the person under the protection Of habeas
corpus, of trial by juries impartially
selected and of 4 pure upright, and non
partisan judiciary elections by the people
free from force or fraud by citizens or by
the military or civil officers of the govern.
ment, and the selection for public officers
of those who are honest and best fitted to
fill them !; the support of the state govern
ments in all their rights as the most conf
petent administrators of our domestic con-
Germs and the surcst bulwarks against anti
Republican tendencies and the preserva
tion of the general government in its
whole constitutional visOr rs the sheet
anchor Of Our peace ut home and our safe
ty abroad.
Sec0nG-That the maintenance Of the
public credit of Virginia is tho essential
means to the promotion of her prosperity !;
that VIC cop,lemn reputation il every
shape and form us il blot upon her honor,
a. blow at her permanent welfare and an
obstacle to her progress i'll wealth, influ
encc and power that VIC will make every
effort to secure settlement of the public
debt, with the consent of her creditors,
which is consistent with her honor and
dictated by justice and sound public
policy that it is eminentIy desirable aud
proper that the several classes of the debt
now existing should be unified, So that
equality, which is equity, may control in
the annual payment of the interest and the
ultimate redemption OF the principal that
with tho view Of securing such equality,
We pledge our party to use all lawful au-
thOrity to secure i settlement of the state
debt SO that there shall be but ono class of
public debt that we will use all the law
full and constitutional means in our power
to secure 4 settlement upon the basis of q:
3 per cent. bond, and that the Conserva-
tive Democratic party pledges itself us
part of its policy not to increase the pre-
sent rate of taxation.
7hird-That We will uphold in it's full
constitutional integrity and efficiency our
public school system for the education of
both white and colOrcd children, a system
inauguarated by the constitution of the
state, and established by the action Of the
Conservative party years before it was re-
quired by the constitution, and will take
the most effectua! meaus for tho faithful
execution of the same by applying to it's
support all the revenues set apart for that
object by the constitution or otherwise.
Fourth-Upon this declaration of prin-
ciples we cordially invite the Co operation
of all Conservative Democrats. whatever
may have been, or now arc, their views
upon tho public debt, in the election of
the nominees of this convention. and in
the maintenance of the supremacy of the
Democratic party in this state.
Resolred, further, that any intimation
coming from any quarter that the Conser-
vative Democratic party of Virginia has
been, is now, or proposes to be, opposed to
an honest ballot and fair count is 4
upon the state OF Virginia, as
i'll fact rs it is d;shOnOrablc to
its authors that special efforts be made
to foster and encourage the agricultural,
mining, manufacturing aud
other industrial interests of the state.
The Candidate.
At the conclusion Of the first
ballot for governor after great
delay the vote was announced as
follows Fltzhugh Lee, 2395 James a.
Walker, 170a; James Goode, 1871. The
Al votes were cast for several
other candidates. John w. Daniel was
then put into nomination and motion to
make it unanimous was carried amid {:
scene of extraordinary enthusiasm The
yelsl Of the audience being deafening. The
candidate was sent for, he came before
tho convention and made long speech,
in which he approved the platform from
to end. The convention ad.
iOurned ut the close Of his speech until
to-day.
MIR. Daniel is 50 years of age, was 4
confederate soldier and assistant adjutant
general under Gen. Early. In the battle
of Spottsylvania he was shot and left for
dead on the field, chewing his dispatches
to prevent them from falling into Union
hands. AS u result of that wound he is
lame, one leg being shorter than the other,
In personal appearance he bears striking
to Edwin Booth. He second
ed the nomination of Hancock in the Gin
cinnati convention of 1880.
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