The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-23

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Organization reported Hon. Frank
Hereford for Permanent Chairman,
and ". B. colston Secretary, and
]. B. Peyton and Geo. P. Sargent,
assistants.
Hon. H. S. Walker was called
upon aud addressed the Convent.
ion, creating great enthusiasm.
The Committee on Credentials
and Basis Of Representation made
their report. A minority report
was also offered. The majority re.
port was adopted.
The Committee on Executive
Committee recommended that the
present State Executive Commit.
tee be retained until the next State
Convention met, which was adopt.
ed.
The Committee on Resolutions
reported the following:
We the representatives of the
Democracy Of West Virginia, in
convention assembled, do hereby
declare our continued and unfaltef.
ing devotion to the principles Of
free Government transmitted to US
by the trainers of The Constitution
as we shall hand them down to our
children and our childrcns' child.
rem forever.
Cherishing these principles and
pledging our unalterable determ.
ination by word and work to main.
tain them, we declare that tho Re.
publican party has departed in
.precept and practice from every
standard Of Constitutional Govern.
ment and resolved our National
Administration intoa vast politi.
cal machine, destroying the liber-
ties and subverting the rights Of
the people.
4. II made political merchandise
of The public appointments, demon
alizing " hcle States by the prosti.
tuition of its patronage to "barter
and trade" and corrupted the ballot
by the purchasing power Of public
place.
2. It burglarized the White
House by the Inauguration Of a
trespasser there, stole the pre2i.
dency and cheated fifty millions Of
people of their liberty and their
franchise by an organized band Of
men, with its Bradys and its Dor,
seys, packed and perjured for the
task.
8. 1t admonished the Country,
by the Star Route scandals, Of its
impotence to punish crime and its.
close alliance with the criminals
and plunderers Of the peoples
treasure.
4. 1t demonoitized silver, in tho
intererest of the Gold Kings, until
it was restored by Democrats over
a Republican veto.
5. 1t mascerated the greenback
dollar, at the pleasure Of Wall
Street, until a Democratic House
put q stop the engine of destruct.
ion and saved the peoples currency.
6. 1t exploits in hypoCracy an
"honest ballot and fair count"
while our people remember that it
denied to our citizens the right to
sit on Juries or tosue in the Courts,
TO Women the right to teach in the
schools and thousands Of our men
the right 10 vote.
7. 1t has ATTEMPTED by its party
organs the destruction ofour State
University and offered the school
Of our young men a willing sacri.
tice on the alter Of party strife.
8. 1t has squandered millions on
old hulks, that its favorites might
thrive; driven our commerce from
the ocean; while our Navy is aban.
doned to contempt and our flag is
atloat on bottoms unfit for the sea.
8. 1t has wasted the public do.
main-the peoples inheritance
to enrich corportions and foster
monopolies.
10. II has manufactured mil.
lionaires out ofthe sweat of the
American workingman and sub.
sidised their full Golfers by the la.
Dor Of his hands.
II. II has denied the application
Of Republican methods to republi.
can government and foisted pom
our people a Capitalization Of pow.
er which daily and hourly draws
harder the line between the masses
and the monopolists and threatens
Q European system of Nobility and
Serfdom on our soil.
H. In pleasing contrast with this
record Of wrong we point with
pride to the growth Of our Young
state the opening Of her mines,
The development Of her industries.
tho prosperity Of her people and
the promise Of her future under
Democratic rule.
ID. To the end that these condi.
tions shall continue we are firmly
resolved! "That we favor a Tariff
for Revenue, limited to the necessi.
ties of'the government economical.
y administered'and'so adjusted in
It's application as TO prevent une.
qual burdens, encourage prOduO.