Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-26
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
The Leaders of the Party In the
Old Dominion
Assembled at Lynchburg-The Platform
Adopted Malone Denounced in
the Strongest Terms.

LYScHBURG, Va, July 25. The Demo-
cratic State Convention met to-day. Gan.
Jas. A. Wiker, OF Pulaski, was made par
manent chairman with a vice president
from each Congressional district. The
Committee on Party Organization reported
plsn Ior providing an election OF the
chuirman OF the State Cen trail Committee,
making the chairman Of the Central Com
mittee chairman ex .offico of the State Ex-
ecutiye Committee, and increasing the
membership OF each Congressional district.
The Convention unanimously elected John
S. Barbour chairman of the State Central
Committee,
Barbour was received with tremendous
cheering, and in brief speech accepted
The Platform.
The Democratic party of Virginia, in con-
yention assembled, declares as follows:
First. Weoppose any increase OF taxation
whatsoever, directly or indirectly.
Second, The Democratic party accept as
final the recent settlement of the public
debt, pronounced constitutional by the
court, and will oppose all agitation OF the
question OF any disturbance of that settle
rnent by an APPEAL or otherwise.
Third, We favor unconditional and
Immediate abolition OF the interhal revenue
system as a nursery of sheep and INFORM
ers, menace to freedom OF elections, an
intoerable burden on taxpayers, source
Of the greatest corruption, and in its pTac,
tical operation special burden on tnls
State and her interests.
No M0nOpoIIes.
Fourth We favor tariff for revenue limi.
ted TO the necessities of the Government
economically administered, and so adjusted
il its appreciation as TO prevent unequal
burdens; encourage the productive inter
ests at home and afford just compensation
to labor, but not 10 create or foster monop.
llits.
Fifth, The Democratic party of Virginia,
having founded and organized the public
school system, and originated every act OF
the Legislature which secures it's efficiency,
pledges itself to its contiaued support un.
til every child in the commonwealth, OF
whatever color, may secure the bennt OF
free education.
School system.
Sixth, We oppose the mixing OF the
white and coloIed races in public schools,
and The placing OF colored trustees and
a.hers over white children, and are in
favor of preserving the school organization
for tie two races as seperate and distinct
as possible, giving the colored
people for their schools all
the preferences and privileges which
We Ct HIal d for the whites, including the
color, d trustees and teachers, making no
Discrimination in the distribution Of the
Chocl funds on account OF color, and We
lccge tie Democratic party to perfect this
plsn as best for all concerned.
Seventh, We demand and will exact
strict economy in all branches OF the gov
ernment. Slate and Federal, and the nun.
Der Of officers and amounts Of the salaries
shsll he reduced and kept within the mini
mum bounds for due performance Of the
public service.
Real Civil Service Reform.
We demand such real civil service reform
as will make merit the test OF Official lit
ness and exclude the loathsome system of
bargain and sale OF Office and partisan
preference for the ignorant, vicious aud
corrupted; which is now the disgrace OF
the State and Federal Government, and We
denUunCe the shams which have hereto.
fore been practiced, and which have rem
dered the examination, Investigation and
trials of new sources OF corruption aud
new objects OF just derision.
Ninth, We are inflexibly opposed to the
system Of bossism which benefits only
minions OF tyrants and which is against
every principal OF honor, manliness, and
Republican freedom, which has been but
recently introduced into Virginia only to
corrupt, degrade aud disgrace her.
The final resolution arraigns in strong
terms the administration OF the national
snd State affsirs, and specially between the
President and VIM. Malone. After the
adoption of the platform several hours were
consumed in addresses by prominent dele
gAies