The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-09
Democratic Platform

West Virginia, in convention as
sembled, extends its congratulations
to the party and to the people of
the State in view of the magnificent
material development of the vast
resources of tho State under the in
fiuence of Democratic principles
which have controlled its admins
tration during the last twenty years.
We approve and ratify the plat
form and principles promulgated by
the National Democratic Conven-
ton at its meeting in Chicago and
heartily endorse the nomination of
Grover Cleveland for President of
the United States.
We congratulate the people of
the State of West Virginia upon its
rapid growth in increase of popula-
ton and material interests. With
the completion of railroads now un-
der construction and those project
ed, we may look forward TO the
time when there will be even more
rapid development and increase in
the values OF its property.
THE FINANCES OF THE STATE
were never in more healthy or
satisfactory condition than under
the policy pursued by the Demo-
cratic administration in strictly en-
forcing the law relating to the col
lection of levies and of prohibiting
the release of bonded officers.
Sheriffs have been prompt in coll
lecting and turning over the public
moneys, which have been sufficient
to meet all of the governmental ex-
penditures. With an increased
valuation, made in pursuance of law,
of twenty six millions of dollars,
the revenue will be more than suf-
icient to meet all proper and eco
nomical charges, having a surplus
in the treasury. We, therefore,
would recommend to the Legisla.
ture reduction in the rate of tax
alton.
We appeal to the patriotic senti-
ments and State pride of the citizens
fof West Virginia, regardless OF
party, to express at the polls their
indignant condemnation of the con-
spiracy entered into in 1890, by ].
n. Huston, chairman of the Indiana
State Republican Committee, then
Treasurer of the United States and
officers of the National Republican
Committee, in co operation with
certain leaders of the Republican
party in West Virginia to colonize
the State by the introduction of an
ignorant, thriftless and debased class
of North Carolina's negroes to low
er the wages of our honest, intelli-
gent workmen by their competition;
to debauch the ballot and corrupt
the suffrage of our people, for tie
purpose of placing Republican mis-
rule upon and placing portions of it
under 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 re-
fer with pride to the fact that when
IL 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 con-
troll by the Democracy it has com
pleted our University and Peniicn-
tiarY, enlarged over two fold the
Weston Lunatic Asylum, almost
completed the Spencer Asylum, es
tablished and equipped with every
convenience the Deaf and Blind
Asylum, and established and erect
ed the first distinctive colored agri-
cultural college, tripled the capacity
of the Normal Schools and erected
handsome and commodious State
Capitol, and has enlarged, perfected
and systematised free school sys-
tenn that has encouraged enrolment
and increased the State and local
revenues from a nominal sum to
near a million dollars a year; and
all this without any increase OF
taxation when the special taxes fire
quently levied in addition to the or
binary State taxes by Republican
Legislatures is taken into consider
alton.
WE PLEDGE THE DMoCRAoY
of the State of West Virginia to in
sist that the next session of the
Legislature shall pass law making
it penal offense for citizen or
corporation doing business in this
State to import an armed body of
citizens from other States to guard
property, or to act as part of the
pose comitdtuS and prescribe severe
penalties to be imposed upon citi-
zens of other States who come
within the State of West Virginia
for the purpose of acting in such a
capacicty, believing that in the laws
of the State of West Virginia and
in the loyalty of it's citizens, rests
the security OF invested capital and
employed labor
We congratulate the Democracy
upon the admirable financial show
ing made by the present admins
tration, and direct their attention
to the fact that the expenditures
and receipts have been so adjusted
that not one dollar has been bor-
rowed even for temporary use; that
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