Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-09
His UNIQUE PLATFORM.

What . Colored Candidate for the State
Legislature Stands On-His Declaration
of Intentions and His Patriotic senti-
ments Fully Expressed.
Charles H. West, a colored man of La
trobe, Pa, has announced himself as a can
didate for the State Legislature. Mr. West
was in Pittsburg yesterday. He has
entered politics, he says, as the head and
front of an entirely new party, which
after its formation, will have no political
significance, but will be in the interest and
for the benefit of all the people. Mr.. West
has prepared for himself a unique, peculiar
platform. In circular, which he has been
distributing generously, he says:
Il am for protection OF health and
American labor; for the interests of the
Grangers, the wishes of the taxpayers and
for the improvement of the country roads. !"
Among other things his circular says:
Knowing the time has come when every
candidate should come out before the people
and declare his intentions that the people
may no longer be deceived in politics:
First-I am for Hon. Benjamin Harrison
for President of the United States.
Second-I am for Hon. john Dalzell for
United States Senator, but will stand by the
Third am for the Improvement of the
country roads.
Mr.. Vests declaration of intentions IS
prepared after the style of an act of the
General Assembly. He first provides for
branding all meats dressed or otherwise
that may be shipped into the State. A
fine is imposed for the violation
of the proposed act and it is proposed that
the money thus secured shall be employed to
improving country roads.
A new tax law is suggested by Mr.. West.
In his circular he says:
do further pledge myself to stand by any
measure that may come up before the Sem
ate that will be in favor. or in raking q law
that will equalizc taxes In this State OF Penn
sylvania, to the voters and property owners,
or property holders, or any person or per
levied from year to year, until such
laws may be amended or reduced to a lesser
tax. Therefore, l also, will support any
any properties OR real estate, OF OF any legal
assessments that the law levies tax Of any
kind thereon, which the voters may elect
them to, into such districts that they are
elected to assess in, to choose one good rep
utable person who has borne a good reputa-
tion ana has not in any wav been legally
convicted of any crime or ofense, or have
been in prison, who lives in his or their
to choose the third person Of the
above reputation, tt make all Of the
assessments before any TAX can or may DC
levied, and that any assessor falling to COM
ply with such an act be fined suitable sum
of money and be DISTINGUISHED from citizen
ship, which money must go to the fix
ing of county roads. If the State
can afford to lose $500, 900 through defaultine
bankers, and untrusty officials, whv not re-
duce taxes on homesteads of widows and
orphans that they may live, and such taxes
go towatd educating them that they may be-
come as the millionaires. whose children
enjoy life and Gods blessings.
In a burst of patriotic eloquence Mr..
West concludes:
am in favor Of standing by the grand old
flag, known all over the world as the grand
old stars and stripes on which the Amer1-
can eagle does point to heavens gate ana
says we will never hold slave.
Will also protect labor in all its honora-
BILE and manly and just demands, that in my
Judgment will give satisfaction to the ma
jority of good reasoning. and the opinion OF
the undivided people of Pennsylvania who
would indorse the same should such
demands be put to a vote. I am also in
favor of elevatink American workingmen
to level beyond starvation and pauperism,
1 am in favor OF unity and all good gov
ernmepts that will unite all mankind i'll the
bonds that will dry the widows tears and
the orphans hearts to cheer in time OF