Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-09-07
Republican Platform.

at the Republican convention held
at TT. Pleasant last week:
The Republicans Of the Fourth
Congressional district, Of West Va,
in convention assembled, heartily
endorse and approve the of platforms
adopted Ivy the National and the
West Virginia Republican conven-
tons
We accept the issue laid down
by the Democratic Congressional
convention and cmphatically declare
our belief in the principles of pro
lection to American labor and in
dustrics, and we denounce the Mills
bill as sectional i'll spirit and hostile
to the best interests of the entire
country and especially of West Nir
ginia. We approve of the vote of
West Nirginia's Republican re-
preventative in Congress against
this bill and we emphatically de
nouncc the vote of the Democratic
representative from this State ON
the same.
We do not believe West Virgin
las development and future growth
will be aided by putting wool, salt,
lumber, vegetables, etc, on the free
list as provided in the Mills bill.
We demand as much protection
for West Nirginia's wool interests
as for Louisiana's sugar; as much
for our salt industries as Tor Carroll
mas rice; as much for our lumber
and vegetables as the for oranges
and lemons of the South.
We insist that the position of the
Democratic party as evidenced
by the Presidents message, the Mills
bill and the Democratic Congress
sonal platform for this district, is
nothing more nor less that progress
i've free trade. We are for the Uni
ted States against the world; and
for West Nirginia's interests as
2gainst those of any section. The
fact that England in sentiment is
unanimously in favor of the Demo
cratic party, because of its tariff
views and sentiments, is warn
ing which should be needed by our
voters.
We make no appeals to passion
or prejudice but invite all the voters
Of this district, Of whatever previous
political faith they may have been,
to unite with us in sending to the
next Congress representative who
believes in protection as principle
and who will represent our senti-
ments on this great issue, and we
dcnounce the Democratic State CON
vcntion for promulgating the doc
trine of hate and seeking byappeals
to the slumbering passions of the
past to obscure the supreme issue of
the day. RS
We would also especially endorse
the recommendations in the inter
csts of labor in the State Republi-
can platform.
We favor the passage by the Con.
grcss of the Un ted States of the
BLAIR Educational Bill, which guar
antees to West Virginia the sum of
over one million dollars; and we
commend the Republican Senate
for its passage Of the said bill, and
condemn the Republican House of
representatives for its failure TO
pass the same. We assert that the
Senators of the United States from
West Virginia misrepresented the
State in their vote against this bill,
and we ccnsure them for thus array
ing themselves against the interests
of their own people.
We do not approve Of but de
nOunce the heartless and numerous
vetoes of the President, whereby
the deserving and needy Union
veterans, their widows and orphans,
are deprived of the aid of an opu-
lent Government, which they did SC
much to preserve.
We denounce the use of money
in conventions and elections where
by the will of the people is thwarted
and the voter dcbauchcd."