The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-04
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Tie following IS the platform
arlopsed ~ the Democratic party
at It's State Convention at Park
Iershugg july 9Th. 1899
The Democracy Of the State q.
West Virginia. til convention as
senbled. extends is congTatula
tlons to the. party and to the -peot5
PIE Of the State in view OF the
magnificent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Tie vast resources Of the State
InHaer the infaemce Of Democrat
Iic principles which have control
ed IL administration during the
last twenty years.
We approve and rptify the
platform and principles pronul
gated by the National Democratic
Convention at its meeting in
( Chicago, ana heartily endorse the
nomination Of Grover Cleveland
/ fuf President of the United States
We congratulate the people, of
the State Of West Virginia upon.
i its rapid growth in increase Of
population ard material interests.
With the corapletion.of railroads
| now under construction and those
projected, We may look forward
to the time when there viii BE
even more rapid development ard
Increase ii iiae "a ll4gssz oil lis prop
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The finances Of the State were.
never in a more healthy or salts
factory condition than under the
policy pursued by the Democratic
administration in strictly enforc-
ling the, law relating to the collec-
ton Of levies and Of prohibiting
| the release of bonded officers.
Sherills have been prompt in coll
lecting and turning over the pub
lie moneys, which have been suf-
licient to meet all of the govern
mental expenditures. With an
increased valuation, made in pur-
suance Of law, Of twenty-six mil
lions Of dollars, the revenue will
proper and economical charges
having a surplus in the treasury,
We, therefore, would recommend
to the Legislature a reduction in
the-rate Of taxation.
appeal to the patriotic sent
iments and State pilde Of the cit
liens Of West Virginia, regard
less of party, to express at the.
polls their indignant condemna-
ton of the conspiracy entered in
to in 1890, by ] N. Huston, Chair
man of the Indiana State Repub-
,fT1can Committee, then Treasurer
of tAe United States and officers
Of the National Republican Com
mittee, IN cooperation with GER
tain leaders OF the Republican
party in West Virginia tQcoLslTRe-
the State by the Introduction of
an ignorant, thfiftiess and debas-
ed class Of North Cardinals ne
groes to lower the wages Of our
honest, intelligent workmen by
their competition to debauch
the ballot and corrupt the suft
| frage of our people, for the pur-
pose of placing Republican mis-
rule upon and placing portions Of
it under negro domination.
/ We congratulate the people
upon the economy and. wisdom ef
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 Re
publican control to the guardian
ship Of the Democratic party, lit
tie had been done in the erection
1 -ef those public institutions essen
tial in the development and pros
Peritv of a 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 complet-
ed the Spencer Asylum, establish
ed and equipped with every con-
venience the Deaf and Blind As
YUM, and established and erect
ed the first distinctive colored ag-.
ricultural college, tripled the ca
pacity of the Normal Schools and
erected handsome and commo-
dious State Capitol, and has err.
larged, perfected and systematic
ted a free school system that has
encouraged enrolment and in
creased the State and local reve-
nues from a nominal sum to near
a million dollars.a year; and all
this without any increase of taxa
ton, when the special taxes fire.
qaently levied in addition to the
ordinary State taxes by Republi-
can Legislatures is taken into
consideration.
We pledge the Democracy of
the State Of West Virginia to in
sist that the next session of the
Legislature shall pass law MAX
ing tia penal offense for a 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 a.
part Of the posse conaitatu8 and
prescribe severe penalties to be
iO1pOcad Inon eifivarc of 0thar