The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
opment and Increase in The values
Of its property.


we're never III more uealtuy or sat-
isfactory condition than under The
policy pursued by the Democratic
administration in strictly enforcing
the law relating to the collection OF
levies and of prohibiting the release
of bonded officers. Sheriffs have
been promptrin collecting ard turn
ing over the public moneys, which
have been sufficient to meet all Of the
governmental expenditures. With
an increased valuation, made in pur-
suance of law Of twenty six millions
of dollars, the revenue will be more
than sufficient to meet all proper and
economical charges, having a sur
plus in the treasury. We, therefore,
would recommend to the Legislature
reduction in the rate of taxation.
We appeal to the patriotic senti-
ments and State pride of the citizens
of West Virginia, regardless of par
ty, to express at the polls their in
dignant condemnation of the con
spiracy entered into in 1890, by j.
n. Huston, chairman of the Indiana
State Republican Committee, then
Treasurer of the United States and
officers of the National Republican
Committee, in cooperation with GER
tain leaders of the Republican party
in West Virginia to colonize the
State by the introduction of an ig.
norant, thriftless and debased class
of North Cardinals negroes to lower
the wages of our honest, intelligent
workmen by their competition; to
debauch the ballot and corrupt the
suffrage ofour people, for the pur-
pose of placing Republican misrule
upon and placing portions of it un-
der negro domination.
WE CONGRATULATE THE PEOPLE
upon the economy and wisdom of the
Democratic party since it has had
control of the State, and we refer
with pride to the fact that when it
was transferred from Republican
control to the guardianship of the
Democratic party, little had been
done in the erection of those public
institutions essential in the develop
ment and prosperity of State.
Within the brief period of its control
by the Democracy it has completed
our University and Penitentiary, en-
larged over two-fold the Weston
Lunatic Asylum, almost completed
the Spencer Asylum, established
and equipped with every convenience
the Deaf and Blind Asylum, and es-
tablished and erected the first dis
tinctive coloree agricultural college,
tripled the capacity of the Normal
Schools and erected handsome and
commodious State Capitol, and has
enlarged, perfected and systematic
ed free school system that has en-
couraged enrolment and increased
the State and local revenues from a
nominal sum to near million dol
lars year; and all this without any
increase of taxation, when the spec
ial taxes frequently levied in addi-
tion to the ordinary State taxes by
Republican Legislatures is taken in
to consideration.
WE PLEDGE THE DEMOCRACY
of the State of West Virginia TO in
sist that the next session of the Leg.
islature shall pass law making it a
penal offense for citizen or corpor-
alton doing business in this State to
import an armed body of citizens
from other States to guard property
or to act as party of the posse com
itatus and prescribe severe penalties
to be imposed upon citizens of other
States who come within the State of
West Virginia for the purpose OF
acting in such a capacity, believing
that in the laws of the State of West
Virginia and in the loyalty of it's
citizens, rests the security Of invest
ed capital and employed labor.
We congratulate the Democracy
upon the admirable financial show
ing made by the present administra-
tion, and direct their attention to
the fact that the expenditures and
receipts have been so adjusted that
not one dollar has been borrowed
even for temporary use; that the
policy of our laws and the wisdom
of their administration has been
such as to invite large investments
in the timber and coal lands of our
State, and in extending its trans
portation facilities, thereby increas-
ing the assessable value of such
lands and relieving, to that extent,
the burden which has rested so
heavily upon agriculture.
WE INVITE A CONTRAST
between the results of the effort in
the administration of our State,
guided and directed by Democratic
policy with the terrible burden rest
ing upon the people under the Re-
publican policy of federal taxation,
which, by its appropriations in 81,
imposed an average burden Of 5000
per capita upon every man, woman
and child within the limits of our
State. 1t view of these results, con-
tributed to by the conservative judg-
ment and wisdom of our present Ex-
ecutive, the Democracy, in conven-
tion assembled, do most earnestly
and hartily endorse the administra-
ton of Governor A. B. Fleming and
those associated with him in the ex-
eeutive department; and we appeal
to the people, regardless of party, to
ratify and confirm at the polls in
November the honest, conservative
and economical record made during
the twenty years of Democratic adj
ministration; and we pledge our
selves to give a hearty and enthu-
siastic support to the nominations
of the National and this convention,
believing that the chosen represent
atives of the Democracy will in the
future, as our leaders have in the
past, jealousy guard the interests
Of the people, as they have promoted
the development and progress of our
State and nation.