The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-23
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every year coming closer together in
common effort to place West Virginia
among the rich and powerful COM
monwealths OF this Union. We refer
the voters OF West Virginia to
the proceedings OF the late
Democratic State Convention. the
address OF the chairman of that
convention, a Senator OF the United
States; to the platform Of that conven-
ton presented by another Senator Of
the United States; 10 speeches delivered
on the floor OF that convention; to
speeches made in ratification OF the
| work OF that convention in answer to
these unworthy tactics OF desperate poll
tiCians, we, the Republicans OF this State,
invite the people TO join with us in salut-
ing the rising sun of West Virginia's
prosperity. We ignore llunpleasantand
bitter recoiieCtions OF our civil strife,
and we cordially unite with all good men,
regardless OF past differences OF political
opinions, to unite with us in the pend
ing election and on the ground floor.
In the interests of labor we favor. the
establishment and permanent mainten.
ance OF Bureau Of Labor Statistics.
Jhe duties and powers OF the State
Mine Inspector should be enlarged and
provision made whereby only skilled and
competent men can be placed in posi-.
tons whereby they may be in control Of
the lives and safety OF others. 3
We favor the certain and frequent pay.
ment OF wages. The right OF wage-work-
ers to organize for the legitimate promo
ton OF their mutual good cannot be ques'
toned. We charge the Democratic Leg
islature of 1887 with bad faith and Gun.
ming when it passed the two weeks pay
bill and made no provision for its en-
forcement.
WHEREAS, The passage OF the miners
bill by the Democratic Legislature o
1887 containing the conspiracy feature
was direct blow at organized labor
and was passed with the design ant
purpose Of overawing those who ART
connected Herewith; therefore be it
ReSoired, Wepledge our party TO repea
so much OF Chapter so OF the Acts o
1887 us refers to conspiracy, and also
provide that the Inspector shall be.
practical miner instead OF Il civil engin
Ger, as is now required by law.
We recommend to the Legislature thu
passage OF u law to provide penalty fol
blacklisting discharged employe.
We favor the election OF land ap
praisers by the people at elections JUS
preceding the revaluation Of real estate
for the purpose of preventing lane
sharks from securing the appointment
Of men who make unjust discrimination
against the yeomanry who own SINAI
farms.
Recognizing the fact that the burdens
Of taxation have been placed upon mer
Of ordinary means, especially the far
mer whose effects are visible, we favol
the enactment and enforcement OF such
laws us will bring to light the millions
in the hands OF the bond and stock
holders, which escape taxation.
We denounce the Democratic party
for its retention Of the officials Of the
Hospital for the Insane, which has beer
conducted in so immoral and inhumar
a manner that resolution offered in
the last Legislature to publish the testi'
mony taken in the official inspection
was voted down on the grounds that il
was too obscene and scandalous FOL
publication.
We deprecate the policy Of the Demo
cratic party, whereby our State has been
kept in the back ground, only increasing
in population 81 per cent, while Other
States, less favorably situated and vastly
inferior in material resources, have in
creased at the rate OF over 200 per cent
as shown by the tax commission reports
Believing that the natural resources o.
West Virginia have only to be system
atically and persistently urged upon
the attention OF the country to secure
their profitable development, we recon-
mend to the Legislature that it give tC
the movement so well begun the encour'
agement Of q liberal appropriation. The
Board OF Immigration and Development
should be made one OF the permanent
institutions OF the State and its manage
ment should be non-partisan,
We pledge the vote OF West Virginia
to the nominees Of the Chicago Conven.
ton, General Benjamin Harrison and
Levi ?. Morton, We recognize in Gen.
eral Harrison safe and good statesman,
worthy OF love and support.
In the death OF Gallant Phil Sheridan,
the country has lost distinguished citi'
zen and n typical American soldier. We
mourn his loss and revere his great
memory,