Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-10-16
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

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missioner. There was full attend
ance of delegates, and large
number of spectators. The
convention was called to order by
Geo. w. Feidt, at the request of
Jos. Il. Ahern, Chairman County
Executive Committee. Mr.. Alex.
Clohan was chosen temporary
Chairman, and VIM. A. Pitzer and
j. VIM. DeGrange, temporary Sec
retaries; after which, Committees on
Credentials, Permanent Organiza-
ton, Basis of Representation AID
Rules and Order of Business and
Resolutions were appointed. The
committees reported as follows:
Committee ON Credentials reported
the names of delegates who were
elected by the primaries of the
districts as entitled to seats i'll the
convention. The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported
Alex. Clohan as permanent Chair
man, and w. A. Pitzer, and j. VIM.
DeGrange as permanent Secretaries.
The Committee on Basis Of
Representation and Order of Bust
ness reported the vote for Governor,
Hon. Edwin Maxwell, as the basis
of representation, which gave
Martinsburg 664 votes, Bunker Hill
135, Gerardstown 300, Arden 1876,
Opequon 1870, Hedgesvill 319, Fall
ing Waters 1877, total 1871. The
following order of business was
adopted First, nomination OF Coun-
ty Commissioner. Second, members
of the House of Delegates. Third,
States Attorney. The Committee
on Resolutions reported the follow
ing which was read by Mr.. Grant
Pitzer, as chairman, and adopted.
The Chair next stated the nomi-
nations were in order for County
Commissioner. Hon. B. M. Kitchen
was placed in nomination, and de-
clared the nominee by reclamation.
For House of Delegates, George M.
Bowers, of Martinsburg, and George
III. Ropp, of Hedgesville District,
were nominated. and were made the
nominees by reclamation. For
States Attorney, George w. Feidt
nominated by reclamation. The
Conventionten adjourned.
Alex. Clohan, Chm
w. A. Pitzer, j w. DeGrange, Secs.
Resolved, That we arraign the Demo.
cratic Administration of President
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pledges on which it came into power. 1t
promised economy and retrenchment
and has been most extravagant in ex-
penditures and appropriations, which
for the current year largely exceed the
abundant revenues of the Government.
1t promised to reduce the surplus in the
Treasury, but reversing the rule of pre-
vious Administrations, has permitted
such surplus to lie idle and accumulate
to the injury of the business of the coun-
try. and has refused to approve of the
action of large majority of both houses
of Congress, directing that such surplus
be invested in the Understanding debt
of the Nation. 1t promised to care for
and give attention to the disabled sold
iers and sailors of the late war, and
treated with contemptuous veto every
pension bill against which it could find
any shadow of technical objection. 1t
promised to protect the persons and prop
erty of citizens, both at home and abroad,
and to maintain the dignity and power
of the Nation, yet in its relation with
Great Britain it has shown itself unable
to give protection to either person or
| property, and has permitted our flag to
be insulted without proper protest al
most In sight of our shores, while by
hasty and unseemly action it has I'M
necessary ieopardized our friendly re-
lations with the Mexican Republic, and
made our Nation ridiculous in the eyes
of the world.
| RESOLVED. That we believe in the pro-
| lection of American labor. and denounce
as unwise and unpatriotic the attempts
to embody in our National legislation
the principles of free trade. Intelligent
and prosperous free labor is the corner
stone on which our free Government is
founded, and we protest against it being
impoverished by competition with the
production of the undergrad labor of the
Old World, or degraded by the importa-
ton of heather or pauper labor from
China or any other portion of the world.
RESOLVED, That we demand the abro-
cation of all laws that do not bear equal.
ly upon Capital and labor-and the re.
moval of unjust technicalities, delays
and Determinations in the administra.
ton of justice.
That we are in favor of the protection
of the wool growing interest by the re-
storation of the duty of 1867 or an equiv
alent.
That we renew the pledge of our de-
votion to the free, unsectarian school
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increase its practical value to the people.
We are opposed to any movement how
ever iusiduous, whether local or State,
whereby sacred fund may be diverted
form its legitimate use or the administra-
ton of the Schools made less impartial
or efficient.
The party of freedom to all irrespec-
tive of the accidents of birth or condition
the Republican welcomes every
advance of the people to higher stand
ard of political rights. The peaceful
revolution in Great Britain whereby
Ireland is sure to receive the benefits of
Home Rule, after centuries of oppression
and wrong, has our sympathy, and
should command every proper and legit-
| innate assistance.
| That we denounce the policy of the DEM
ocratic party of this State as tending to
exclude and discourage home enterprise,
in failing to redeem their pledges to cor
rect the assessment laws of the State, so
as to insure uniform taxation, and for
imposing the additional burden of a
special tax three ($3.00) dollars on all
retail tobacco dealers, and ten $4,000
on all domestic corporations, and we de-
mand that our assessment laws be cor
rected, and that the odious special tax
laws to be repealed.
Resolved, That the action of the DEM
ocratic County Court of Berkeley Coun
ty in increasing taxation, during per-
iod Of depression of values of labor, low
price of farmers products and almost
total cessation of manufacturing, caused
by the administration of Grover Cleve-