Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08
the soil ofvirginia, whichis forever
consecratcd by their danntless val
or and devotion.
RESPECTING SALE OF ARDENT

cOnSecratCd 10y Gnelfs da1nGieSS val
or and devotion.
RESPECTING SALE OF ARDENT
SPIRITS.
Reaffirmlng tie traditional OPP
position'o of the Democratic party to
all sumptuary laws or laws unduly
Interfering with individual liberty,
we recommend the General-As-
fsembly to pass such laws as willper-
mitcach county district, alta spec
ial election held for the purpose mn
der proper regulations for aScer-
tanning the popular will to deter
mine for itself whether the sale of
spiritnous liquors shall be legally
permitted within its limits.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The internal revenue system
brought into existence by the Re-
publican party, and perpetnated by
it when there was no necessity for
or reasonable apology for its coll
tinuance as a relic Of the war, is for
eign to the spirit Of ourinstitutions
and is obnoxious to the interests
and convictions of our people. We
favor it's complete and uncondltion
al abolition.
CONVICT LABOR.
Public policy requires that con-
Wet labor should not be brought in
competition with free labor. 1t is
due to the honest mechanics and
lworlinglnen of the country that
convict labor be employed on conn.
| ty roadsand improvements
l or OF sswise in ways not conflict
ling with the full wages of honest
Tailoring men, aud we advocate leg
islation that will carefully guard
against such conflict. Government
contracts should be performed only
by free labor, and we favor the
passage of laws that shall require
! it to be deemed ;scondition in all
contracts with the government that
convict labor be not employed in
their execution.
Eight hours per day for labor up
on public works; opposition to all
determinations unjuStly bearing
upon labor or capital; the enforced
payment Of money wages by cor
porations and the first lien to en-
ployees upon their assets; the es-
Establishment Of labor bureaus for
the collection Of statistics and the
investigation of questions connec-
ted with the elevation of the labor
ing classes; the preservation of the
public lands as the heritage of the
people; the revision of the laws
TO secure the simple and speedy ad
ministration ofjuStice and the incOr-
poratlon of labor societies are mat
tiers which have had in the past and
shall have in the future the favor
of the Democratic party.
OYSTERS.
We favor such amendment of the
existing laws as vii. reconcile COIL
ficting interests, and to that end
suggest a convention to be compos-
ed of representative men from the
counties interested, who will recon
mend to the General Assembly such
legislation upon the subject as may
be proper.
ELECTIONS.
We favor such changes in exis-
ton laws as may be necessary to
relieve the people of the Common
wealth as far possible ofthe burden
Of 700 frequent elections, but are
unalterably opposed to mixing State
with Federal elections, whereby
such interference as has been ex-
perienced in the past under an ill
advised or corrupt Administration
might be possible.
PUBLIC PATRONAGE.
In the distribution of public pat
ronage within the State we favor
equally among all sections, where
by those sections without Demo
cratic representation may have
Just and equal share OF such pat
ronage. and we recommend to mem
bers Of the General Assembly and
all representatives Of the Demo
cratic party to duly consider this
subject and to provide sonle mode
by which The desired result may be
obtained.
THE TARIFF.
We reatfirm the declarations Of
the National Democratic party at
its last convention on the subject
of the tariff, and especially do we
maintain that the necessary reduc-
tior in taxation can and must be ef-
fected without depriving American
labor of the ability to compete sue
cessfully with foreign labor, and
without imposing lower rates Of
duty than will be ample to cover
any increased cost Of production
which may exist in consequence of
the higher rate OF wages existing
in this country. And we favor, as
in 1883 and lin 1854, q tariff forreve.
nue., limited to the necessities Of
Government economically admins
tered, and so adjusted in it's appli-
caticn as to preventunequalb burdens
encourage productive industries at
home, and afford just compen
1 votion to Ia hor hut NOT tO