The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-13


years OF Democratic incapacity and in
sanity in the management OF public
affairs, culminatingin monstrous prop
osition calculated to break down oul
industries and degrade our labor, the
Republicans OF Massachusetts, assem-
bled in convention, reaifirm their devo,
ton to the principles OF the great nation
al Republican party.
We believe that the people-the plain
people-of Abraham Lincoln have never
for moment lost faith in the party, and
to-day whenever intelligence, divorced
from'personalitiesandn narrow prejndices,
guide, that party stands as the monu-
ment of sound conservative statesman
ship. Realizing that much had already
been accomplished in the general line
OF progress by the Republican party in
the past we turn our gaze to the present
and present to the voters OF the old
commonwealth our platform for the
present condition OF affairs.
We recognize in the approaching cleo
ton the importance Of the issue OF pro-
lection to American industries, and we
assert our adherence to the American
idea OF the collection OF revenue so
levied as to be OF the greatest help in
the development OF American enter
prises aud the elevation OF American
laborers. The ideal commonwealth is
that which is governed and adorned by
workmen. We therefore insist upon
that protective policy which shall keep
the American market for Americans and
prevent the wages OF her workmen from
being degraded by the competition OF
the pauper or the slave below the stand
ard which shall enable them to enjoy
the comfort and leisure which are be.
coming and essential to American citi-
zenship.
Closely interviewer with the question
Of protection is the system of fundervlu.
alton and false invoicing now carried on
by foreign agents on this side OF the
ocean, demoalizing our foreign busi-
ness, practicing fraud and dishonesty
upon our manufacturers and violating
our customs laws, a System which has
attained such monstr0us proportions as
to become Il serious menace TO our busi-
ness interests, aud to demandilnmediate
revision and correction.
The administration, which for three
and half years, nearly the whole term
)f its life, has suffered gross wrong and
insult to the fishermen OF the United
States and to its flag in Rritish-American
waters TO go unredressed, and which |
but for q Republican Senate would have
utterly surrendered the rights aud honor
1t the country, cannot now save its
,redit by deathhed repentance or in
'pire new confidence by u little bluster
within two months OF election.
We pledge ourselves to such wise ex-
penditures for the public schools as to
'ender them the best place for the in
'truction OF our youth and TO steadily
'esist any plan OF public aid to seetaFiap
'ehools.
We believe in equal rights OF all men
lnder the LAWN the same restrictive
egisIation for monopolles, corporations
lud trusts OF every description, as gov
srn and control the humblest citizen,
md in the immediate reform and better
OF our immigration lawsiE
IN honest ballot the country oyer as the
,nly Interpretation OF the popular will
n an impartial suffrage; in the payment
4 every honest debt OF the government
wherever contracted; in an honest and
ust pension law, embodying in statute
he generous gratitude OF u warm heart
ID people to the veteran soldiers; in the
Exemption OF the civil services from par-
isan spoilstipR;
The result Of the ballot for Treasurer
md Receiver General was: Whole num-
,er OF votes, 067; necessary to choice,
S4 (; Sandford Water Billings, |; Edward
/; =. G. Millikep, l05;I. a.
Dresser, 1875; William d. Rlunt, 2l1;
George A. Martin, 5aai and Martin was
declared the nominee. He addressed
he convention, which then adjourned.
The balance OF the State officers were