West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-02


motto displayed under q portrait OF
Garfield which hung above the plat
torm at the Independent Republican
Convention in Philadelphia on Mon.
day of last week, says the New York
Tribune, and we hope subsequent
events may prove that 1t was the
true keynote to the conventions
work. From fret to last the pro-
ceedings seemed marked by pro
! found devotion to Republican prin.
ciples aud purposes, The platform
adopted Is soundly Republican, aud
gives utterauce to Republican prin-
ciples with vigor aud eloquenoe
which are found in platforms when
they voice deep popular emotion.
The ticket put in nomination is
made mp entirely Of tried aud faith
ful RepG bhcaus, end a motion to put
a candidate upon it who had Demo
cratic ieaniues was rejected by an
overwhelming vote as not being in
accord with the purpose ofthe indie
pendent movement. Surely con
ventior which organized a protest in
this spirit cannot be called un- Re
publican, whatever else may be said
e it.
There has been no political con
vention anywhere for manv years
which 80 completely represented the
popu.sr will. Delegates were pres
ent from AL parts OF the State, who
were elected by the free will Of the
people and who were allowed to ex-
ecute that will without diotation
from any man CT set of men. OF
professional politicians taere was
total lack, but their places were fill
Ell by merchants, farmers, manufac
tuers, lawyers, eminent citizens IN
every walk Of lie, who came together
not, az they claimed to disrupt the
Republican party, but to assert the
psrty's right to govern itself It
cannot we'll be denied that such a
gathering Is apt to represent Repub
lican sentiment in Pennsylvania
more accurately then the Harrisburg
Convention did, made up as that
was Of delegates not elected by the
people but appol1te! by Mr.. Came
ron's county comm. .tees. j will be
hard tc show that a gathering whioh
makes the cause for which Garfield
dlet The standard OF it's Republican,
ism. and denounces all opposition to
that cause as spurious Republican,
ism, is a public enemy which the
full force and enthusiasm OF the Re.
publican Party must be used to de-
feat.
The platform opens with a con-
else and stirring declaration Of Re-
publican faith, and passes naturally
to an av,wal that the nomination
and election OF Garfield were a tri-
umph for all that is best in that
faith. The second resolution puie
in plain and emphatic Language the
real grievance Of the masses OF Penn
sylvania Republicans, and in that
the President IA well as Mr.. Came
ron will fad the secret Of this re-
markable uprising. In the third
resolution the evils Of the spoils
system ard its fostering bosses are
forciJlY set lcrL, and j. the fourth
stanle this simple av1wal, 1--WE
declare our purpose 10 take mp the
work which fell when Garfield fell,
Does any body question the Republi.
canism OF that declaration? 1t is
less than year since Garfield was
shot. Obviously it is too soon to
presume that the Republicans oil
Pennsylvania have forgotten him or
the principles for which he died.
The candidates are worthy Of the
platform and the convention. State
Senator Stewart, who heads tbs
ticket, is one OF the sblest and most
popular Republicans in the State
and is well fitted By character and
experience for the Office Of Governor
OF tho other nominees, ell of them
excellent Republicans, Major Mer-
rick for Secretary Of internal AZ
fsirs, and William McMichael, for
Congr essman-at Large, are especi.
ally strong selections Major Merrick
ike Mr.. Cameron's candidate for
Governor, is one-legged soldier
whose popularity is exceeded By
that Of 20 other Republican IN the
State.
Looking At the work Of the con-
vention from this distance, we are