Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-05
Democratic Mass.s,ectin:.

Gratis of Accomac, held at Aceolnac
G.. H., last Monday, according to an
nouncement of DR.. J. w. Bowdoin,
county chairman, on motion OF Mr..
T. p. Brent, the following resolutions
were adopted:
1, That O. convention be held at
the courthouse on Monday. the 2Sth
dav of September, 1901, 1.-THE same
being county court day., to adopt
platform of principles and nominate
a candidate to represent the county
of Accomac in the House OF Dele
gates.
., That said convention be COM
posed of delegates TO be selected by
the Democratic voters Of the various
precincts of the county at precinct
meetings to he held on Saturday, the
10Th day Of September. 1891, at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon, in the pro-
portion of one delegate and one alter
nate FOR every fifty votes and fraction
over twenty-five cast for the Demo
cratic candidate at the last congress
sional election.
3, That the County Chairman shall
hv public notice duly given convene
the precinct meetings IT tie res 'er-
tive voting places ard publish the
number Of delegates and alternatas
to which each precinct is entitled I'M
der those resolutions; ard that he.
the said chairman. shall appoint on
person in Gael, precinct TO call the
mnrt;rg to order. or in rs absence
h,is ny hn done l,y any other good
De,roerat; but each precinct meeting
shalt have rover to select it's own
RI air,ran. who shall preside ovcr.th he
meeting and with the sncretarv shnll
rnriifv to the County Chairman in
writing ~ correct list of the Delegates
and alternates appointed.
may BE duly qualified on the Bird da%,
nf next November sh"ll b" permitted
70 participate in these precinct meet
inTs.
Z Tibet IT," fele.ra!os - ppo'atcd
shall also meet in ieiat =. invention
with tie dele rates FROM N.rthamp-
ton county. on tie dav and mt the
place mentioned above, 10 nominate
n fioater delegate to represent the
counties of North"nntcn and Acro-
mac, III the next General Assembly.
The following resolutions intro'.;c
ed by Hon. .Tno. w. II. Parker, were
adopted as n part of the n'atforln of
principles to be formulated mt the
convention to be held on said @Sth Of
Septr,nber
/. That we choerfnllv annrrvn and
highly appreciate the course pursued
by Senators John S. Barbour and
John w Daniel in their active and
efficient snpnOrt in the Sennto Of the
FREQ and unlimited coinage of silver;
and in behalf of the interests of tive
people. the agricultural community
especially. involved in the success of
that .rreat measure, we believe and
express it. us orr oninion, that Justice
and prudence Indicate the prop"iety
of rc-electing Mr. Daniel to the Sen
ate Of the United States.
., That we regard with undiIninish-
ed onDosition tho excessive duties i'm
posed by the Mckinley tariff act,
heapnr its burdens upon the people
in general, for the benefit Of manufac-
turing ,nonopolists in particular.
3 That We reioiceZ in the do
feat of The Fcderals1Elc"tions bill,
! comm ,nlv known as the Force bill;
end whist we feel assured TINT for
tho nnyt two years ut least tho ooun
try will be free from that arhi' rary
and despotic mode of conducting
elections, we should not relax our
efforts in the next Presidential con-
! test to secure the success of Il candi-
date who should tho emergency arise,
will apply the remedy which resides
i'm thn onst itutional veto.
4, That the next General Assem-
bly, of Virginia should enact such
lnws rs may be necessary to protect
the people against unjust discrimina-
tons and cXtortionate demands OF
railroad corporations and other COM
mon carriers, so far as such legislation
mav he consistent with the Legitimate
authority of the Legislature to inter
vene for such purpose.
), That bearing in mind the
probability that the next Legislature
will be called On to take part in nego-
tiations with the bondholders i'll re-
lation TO the public debt of Virginia,
and recalling the fact that the DEM
ocratic party of our state has de-
! cisively and repeatedly declared its
adherence to the settlement embodied
in the liddleborger act, and such adj
hercnce has been unequivocally APP
proved and sustained by the people,
we deem it our duty. in contempla
ton of the election of delegates to a
Legislature whose action may involve
most serious consequences and, it
may be, irretrievable disaster to the
prosperity of our State. to declare
| that the utmost caution and intelli-
gence should be used in dealing with
this important and dangerous ques-
ton, and that in no event should
there be any material departure from
! the provisions of that act or any adj
dition to the burden Of taxation it
imposes.
6, That in view of the fact
that the public navigable tidewaters
Of our State are, from their surface
to their bottoms inclusive, the conf
mon property of the people of our
State, and their right, rs citizens of
this Commonwealth, to free fishery
in those waters is beyond dispute;
end inasmuch as efforts are being
made in behalf of monopoly to inter-
fere with and take from the people
this great privilege and confer it up
on certain individuals, and in view
especially of the fact that great and
valuable oyster grounds are situated
in our county, forming Il material ele-
ment of our prosperity and means
of livelihood to many of our people,
and the efforts and schemes to get
them or great part of them away
from the common enjoyment and use
of our people and appropriate them
to private ownership are being con-
Quoted so persistently as to demand
direct and public expression of
opinion, we, as citizens of Accolnac,
/ do condemn and denounce all such
schemes of monopolists and their
assistants; we desire, by all
lawful means to preserve and pro-
tect the oystering and other fishing
rights of our citizens in our public
waters and are not ready to commit
or be blindly drawn into the blunder
and enormous wrong of placing the