Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-09-08

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es made in ratification Of the work
OF that convention. In answer te
these unworthy tactics of desperate
politicians, we Republicans of this
State invite the people to join with
us in saluting the rising sun ofWes1
Virginia's prosperity.
We ignore all unpleasant and bit
ter recollections of our civil strife
and we cordially unite with all good
men, regardless of past differences
or political opinions, to unite with us
in the pending election and on the
floor.
In the interest of labor we favor
the establishment and permanent
maintenance of Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
The duties and powers of the State
Mine Inspector should be enlarged
and provision made whereby only
skilled and competent men can be
placed in positions whereby they
may be in control of the lives and
safety of others.
We favor the certain and frequent
payment OF wages. The right OF
wage workers to organize for the
legitimate promotion Of their mutual
good cannot be questioned. We
charge the Democratic Legislature
of 1887 with bad faith and cunning
when it passed the two weeks pay
bill and made no provision for it's
enforcement.
WHEREAS, The passage of tae
miners bill by the Democratic Leg
islature OF 1887 containing the con.
spiracy feature, was a direct blow at
organized labor, and was passed
with the design aud purpose of over.
drawing those who are connected
Herewith therefore be it
Resolued. We pledge our party to
repeal so much OF Chapter of the
Acts of 1887 as refers to conspiracy,
ard also provide that the Inspector
shall be a practical miner instead of
a civil engineer, as is now required
by law.
We recommend to the Legislature
the passage of a law to provide a
penalty for blacklisting a discharged
employee,
We favor the election of land ap-
pralsers by the people at elections
just preceding the reyaluation of real
estate. for the purpose OF preventing
land sharks from securing the APP
pointment of men who make unjust
discrimination against the yeoman.
ry who own small farms.
Recognizing the fact that the bur.
dens OF taxation have been placed
upon men of ordinary means, espec-
tally the farmer, whose effects are
visible, we favor the enactment and
enforcement of such laws as will
bring to light the millions in the
hands of the bond and stockholders,
which escape taxation.
We denounce the Democratic par
ty for its retention of the officials of
til, Hospital for the Insane, which
has been conducted in so immoral
and inhuman manner that a resOlu-
ton offered in the last legislature to
publish testimony taken in the off.
cial investigation was voted down
on the grounds that it was too OBJ.
scene and scandalous for publica.
ton.
We deprecate the policy of the
Democratic party, whereby our State
has been kept in the background,
only increasing in population of 81
per cent. while other States, less
fayorably situated and vastly inferi,
or in material resources, have in.
creased at the rate of 200 per cent.
as shown by the tax commission
report.
Believing that the natural resour.
ces of West Virginia have only to
be Systematically and persistently
urged upon the attention of the
country to secure their profitable
development, we recommend to the
Legislature that it give to the move.
ment so well begun the encourage
ment of liberal appropriation. The
Board of immigration and Develop
ment should be made one of the
permanent institutions of the State
and its management should be non
partisan.
We pledge the vote of West Vir.
ginia to the nominees of the Chicago
Convention, Gen. Benjamin Harrison
and Levi p. Morton. We recognize
in General Harrison a safe and good
stateman, worthy of love and sup.
port.
In the death OF Gallant Phil .Sheri-
dan, the country has lost a distin.
guished citizen and typical Ameri-
can soldier. We mourn his loss and
revere his great memory.