South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-22

reduction OF the came 10 the loves,
point consistent With an economical
administration Of the governme ut and
In spirit OF fairness TO all interests,
including farming, mining and labor
and manufacturing. We favor q
general exchange and expansion of
our trade and Commercial relations
with the world. and especially Span.
isb America.
Fourth-We denouncs the rcpubli.
can party for its hostility TO the mass
OF the people in its efforts TO pass the
Mckinley tariff bill, constructed in
the interest Of monopolies. trusts and
political friends, whereby the few are
10 be enriched At the expense of the
many, so that in future elections the
sinews OF war may be supplied With
ou' stint, as they have been recently
IN West Virginia End else where, to
purchase votes and corrupt the ballot
box. and thus perpetuate republican
m:srule.
Fiiih-We denouncc the upprece-
dented and unpariism eu,sry conduct
OF Speaker Reed and his confederates
IN Congress. in arbitrarily changing
the rules OF the House OF Represeta.
mves, which virtually places lcgis'a-
ton In the hands OF one man, the
Speaker. thus enabling them To per.
pttuate republican RUE ty carving
their partisan legislation by force.
without respect TO the protests and
rights OF the minority. This and
similar attempts to change the rules
oil the Senate are utterly subversive
OF the spirit OF our institutions, and a
wanton attack upon tie liberties OF
the people.
Sixtb.-We condemn in the stron.
gest terms the federal elections fo,ce
bill, passed. by the House and now
pending in the Senate, as a mos, in
.quitous continuance Of partisan leg
islation. 1t is unpatriotic in prinoi
pie. unconstitutional in detail and
10 allcious in purpose. 1t has more
maiignity in its conception than any
similar measure which marked the
political hatred OF the war and res
construction period. 1t entails an *.
pense at each election Of ten to twelve
millions Of dollars from the federal
treasury in order to enable the Presi-
dent and his appointees 10 use WELL
paid and perhaps corrupt men, and
through them troops to control cleo.
lions, and thus to take from the peo.
pie and confer upon The republican
party through is own partisan can
wasting boards the power 10 make
returns OF federal elections. 1t is the
most dangerous assault upon the
principle oil home rule which has en-
anated from any party and will Gre
ate more hostility aud bad blood in
the South than has existed there since
the close OF the evil war, and uay, il
passed, make the southern states.
where it is intended 10 be put in CD.
GRAFTON, as helpless as Ireland-as
devoid OF liberty as Poland. 1t will
disturb the peace, progress, happiness
and confidence which now exist and
nave carried to the South for invest =
ment the vast northern capital-just
beginning to reap the fruit OF its ven.
ture-and will be especially hurtful
to the development OF the vas. miner.
al wealth and other enterprises Of this
state.
Seventh.-We favor continued eff
orts Tor ballot reform and purity OF
elections, AMI we commend the dem
ocrats OF our last Legislature for their
united and earnest efforts in spite OF
The successful opposition OF the re.
publicans.
Etgbth.-Among the political out
RACES aud frauds recently committed
6y the republican party 70 keep itself
IN power against the will of the PEG.
pie, We denounce the frequent and
reckless unseating in the House OF
representatives OF members honestly
chosen by the people, and the fraud.
uient admission of two republican
Senators from Montana to seats to
which democrats we're fully and fair.
~ entitled, and we, the democrats OF
west Virginia, especially denouuce
tne outrages perpetrated on the PEG.
pie OF this state by the unseating OF
three OF her duly elected Representa-.
tives and the seating in their place OF
men who were rejected by the people
at the polls.
NinLb.-We declare that the ngri-
cultural interests are the maiustav
and support of our dual system of
government, state and federal, and
we arrsign and condemn the republI.
can party for its legislative discrim,-
nation agsinst this class which has
greatly reduced the prics Of farm
lands AMI products for it's corrupt
grant OF large subsidies TO special
corporations. for it's efforts to foster
combinations. unlawful trusts and
monopolles so oppressive to the great
mass OF 1he people for its failure TO
enforce the laws against the mporta-
ZION OF contract and pauper labor.
Ienth-Tbe political issue to-day
between the two great parties is
more vital than il was between the
parties iE The days of Hamilton ADD
Jefferson. The Republicans have
larry outstripped Hamilton in cen
tralization OF power 10 the hands of
a le" TO use as they think best a
gainst the people and TO keep them.
selves IN power. The Democrats,
faithfully following Jefferson, are a.
galnst Capitalization in oil forms and
Tor purity OF elections, the right OF
local selt-government and tie con.