West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-09-11
THE PLATFORM
OF the Second District Democracy.
Adopted at Keyser, August 81, 1896

The platform, which was read by
@. w. Daley, chairman Of the COM
mittee on resolutions, was adopted
with a rousing cheer. 1t read as
follows
"The Democrats of the second
congressional district of West Vir-
gina in convention assembled re-
affirmed their devotion to the prin-
ciples of the party, indorse the plat
form of the late Democratic State
convention and the platform adopt
cd by the last Democratic national
convention, and further declare:
First. We indorse with just pride
the very able and faithful course of
our Jealous representative, the Hon.
W. l.. Wilson, touching the great
public questions that have been
brought before Congress for action,
and especially commend him to the
people of this district for his bril-
liant record in behalf Of the farmer
and laboring man against class leg
islation.
Second. We favor tariff for rev.
enue, and demand that the revenue
collected shall be no greater than
necessary for an economical admin
istration of the government !; that
the burden of taxation upon the
necessaries of life shall be reduced,
and especially that some relief be
given the farmers of the country.
who from being the most prosper
Gus class of our people have under
twenty-five years of war tariff taxes
become the most burdened and suf-
ferlng class, and we especially de-
nopce what is commonly called
the Mckinley bill passed by the
Republican House of Representa-
tiyes and pending in the Senate,
which, while it increases the bur
den of the farmer and others, does
not furnish market for an adj
ditional bushel Of wheat or barrel
OF pork, and we demand such legis-
lation as will enlarge rather than
restrict the market for products.
We denounce especially that feat
ure OF the Mckinley bill which
seeks to reduce revenues by making
the tariff prohibitory, thereby en-
abling manufacturers to demand
exhorbitant prices for their pro-
ducts and to build up monopolies,
to form trusts and combines
to the financial injury and suffering
OF the great mass Of our people.
especially to the labor and agricul-
ture of the country, and we demand
that the. reduction of the reveIne
shall be by proper and fair reduc-
ton of the tariff taxes, and not bv
their increase to prohibitory point,
and that such reductions be made
in a spirit of fairness, labor and
manufacturing, in accordance with
the principles of the platform
adopted by the last Democratic
national convention.
Third. That we denounce the
ubiquitous Force bill as an Infamous
outrage on our popular rights and
as revolutionary in character and
tyrannical in effect. 1t will DESTROY
the peoples control of their gov
eminent and blot out from our his
tory the genius of the principles OF
home rule. 1t will make the bal
lot-box a partisan shame to disguise
the tyranny Of the Republican party.
IL viii lead to the Capitalization of
the government and the establish
ment Of the unhallowed rule Of an
oligarchy, and we earnestly call
upon the honest reprcscn tatives of
the people, irrespective of party,
and every citizen who desires peace
and confidence between all sections.
to crush the unbridled ambition OF
the authors Of tho force bill, strike
down the injurious measure. and
leave in the hands Of the people the
right privilege and power to select
and elect their representatives.
Fourth. That we denounco Speak
or Reed and his abettors for their
arbitrary and fragrant subversion Of
the rights Of the minority and tho
pcryorsion ofthorule8 Of dclibcration
into The mere dictation Of an auto.
cratic usurper."
1raFrsua-------u~s
The selection Of Mayor r.. N.