Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-07-08
State Association of Democratic
Clubs.
Cal for State Coavention to Meet a
Parkersburg, Thursday, August
I4th, 1890.

TO the Democratic Clubs Of Fesi Virginia..
The great issue presented In the campaign OF
OF q revision OF theTeyenue laws of the coun-
try, IN spirit Of fairness to all interests by, a
conservative reduction of the burdens Of q yrnr
tariff, with view OF relieving labOs of the nn-
just exactions, which under the form of law,
Nas rapidly accommodating In tho Treasury an
annual surplus of more than. SI2 100000
thereby contracting the circulation, iInperiling
the business interests and encouraging by the
policy pursued for twenty-three years, a sep
aration of the people of our republic into
classes. the ultimate result of which would he
to produce friction aud discomfort among
them.
To promote the declared policy of the ma
donal Democracy. Democratic clubs We're
organized in every district and county in our
state These organizations were permanent.
not temporaryi formed Ito preserve, defend
and adVance the essential principles of free
government, formulated by Thomas Jefferson.
and Illustrated by the history of the Democratic
party. The service to be rendered by them
to free institutions and popular government
could not be limited to a single campaign, or
their organization be dispensed with So lonesas
the people demandeds the right to enjoy the
protection of q representative government
The time is near at hand when the citizens
of this StGbe Will be called upon to select their
public agents-both Federal and. State, to
carry out-t governmental policy which a ma
jority of our people favor.
Under these circumstances, as the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the organization for the State
OF w est NlfSlnlu, nave, after cOn6u ltatiOn
with the members in every section of our
State, fixed upon Parkersburg as the place, and
Thursday, The 14ht day Of august, 1890,
as the time for holding the. State Convention
of Democratic Clubs, for the transaction of
such business as may, under the constitution
and bylaws of the organization be brought
before it.
Let every club in the State be represented.
and ii in any county no such organization at
present exists, would appeal to the active
energetic and enthusiastic Democracy of such
county to proceed at once to organize CLUBS
that their representatives may he present aud
take part in the proceedings of fthe convention.
The Republican party, since the inaugura-
ton OF President Harrison, has thrown off all
its disguises representative government has
the powers of the House of Representatives
into the keeping of d bold and interruptions
Speaker; Capitalization of Federal power has
been decreed by party caucusses, to perpetu-
ate indefinitely party power; constitutional
prohibitions and organic limitations have
proved no barrier to desperate tricksters and
uublushinT partisans vacant farms, mort
gagged lands. tho depression of agriculture and
the burdens of Iabors, have. under its policy.
been ignored. that the promises and deots of
past campaign may be redeemed and paid.
1t behOoyes the Democracy, through its or
ganized Clubs, to arouse the people to a true
sense OF the impending danger.
The circumstances demand that personal
-sacrihces shall be made by every true lover OF
his country. that the people may be thorough
" organized that an aggressive contest may
day ofsoysHi5ers idJ tlie cbees ~ "a iiil9
phant Democracy will herald the downfall OF
tDe leaders OF a revolutionary and clnss-riCien
party WM. @. HANDLAN President
3. II, OxLEY, Secretary.