Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-11
The ponnlist Convention.

Inc state COhVcublOD vi Ouo pVPuioo
party which met at Lynchburg, last
week, nominated tho following ticket
without opposition:
For gOvernor-E. r. Cooke, Of Cum
berland county.
For lieutenant govern0r-J. Brad.
Beverley, of Fauquier.
For attorney general-William +.
Gravely, of Henry.
The following platform was adopted;
Section Finance We favor tie
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the present legal ratio of l6 to /;
q national currency, safe, sound and
flexible a full legal tender for all debts,
putlic and private, issued by the gen
eral government only, based on its credit
and not on its indebtedness, in volume
sufficient to maintain healthy condition
of business, and distributed directly
among the people, when demanded on
tue security of their property, at area'on-
able rate of interest, under such system
az the wisdom of Congress may devise.
We are unalterably opposed to State
banks, or any other than national cur
rency. because of It's INCONSISTENCIES and
because the constitution Of the Udltei
States conferred the power to issue money
ON the general government only. tbs
power cannot be delegated
Sec. 2--Taxation.-In view OF the
notorious facts that the wealth Of the
country CONTINUES to aggregate in the
hands of The comparatively few indi'
viduals who manage to escape payment
of their Just taxation, placing the bar
den on those least able to bear it, We
demand a rigid listing of all stocks
bonds and evidences of debt property
subject to taxation at their true MAX
value, and the imposition, both by ma
tloual and State governments, Of grad
uated income tax, with severe penaltit'
for the evasion OF the law. Nonresident
CORPORATIONS doing business in the State
sbould he taxed according to the value
Of the business done. National and State
legislation should be so framed as not Il
build up the few at the expense OF The
many. whether under a tariff law, al
International revenue law or an oyster
law.
SEC. 3-Public Schools.-The public
school system should be placed on
footing of increasing usefulness, and Il
this end we demand that the none!
raised for its support shall not be useC
as rewards for party services
Sec. 4-Electoral Reform.-We demand
the repeal of the Anderson McCormlci
election law and the enactment In III
Mace of bipartisan law which shall
yuarantee to every citizen legally en-
titled to vote the right to cast his baiio
without interference and with th'
absolute certainty that such ballot VII
be counted as cast.
The preservation OF our MONIES, Vu'
peace and fraternity OF our country TN
cont, ntment and happiness of our peo
ple and the development aud prosperity
of all honest industries are the aiins o.
our party. Piedging our party to al
honest and faithful observance oil I'M
foregoing propositions. We cordially in'
vite all citizens. without regard TO ior
mer party affiliations, to unite with US IL
the effort to make our government once
more "of the people, for the people and
by the people"
The preamble to the platform severely
arraigns President Cleveland, "who was
elected for the express purpose OF 10.
lieving the people from the rObbsl'ss oil
the Mckinley tariff, but who caliS Con-
gres. not to repeal the rObber tarih' bal
TO consummate the fraud Of 1878, when
demonetzed silver"