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DEA0ERATIC IIG Il II

For GOvernor-Charles +. O'Frr-
rell, of Rockingham.
For Lieutenant Governor-Rob-
ert {. Kent, Of Wvthe county.
For Attorney General--R. Taylor
Scott, of Fauquier county.
THE PLATFORM.
The representatives of the Demo
cratic party of Virginia in CONVEX
tion assembled, reatfirming their al
leglance to the principles the party
as formulated by Mr.. jefferson, AMI
exemplified by a long line of illustri-
GUS Nirginians, and congratulating
the people upon the benefcient re-
suits of Demo ratio administ a ion
whenever the Democratic party has
had control of the State and Federal
Governments do declare:
l. The Democratic party having
founded the public school system of
Virginia, and having secured its eff
fciency by wise legislation, pledges
itself to the people that it will con-
tinue to extend to the system a loyal
and generous support until every
child in the Commonwealth shall
receive the benefits of an education
2. The Democratic party of Vir-
ginla, being largely composed of
farmers and believing that the pros
perity of the State is dependent
upon the progress of agriculture,
pledges itself that it will, by the en-
couragement of desirable immigra-
ton and enactment of proper legis-
latlon, do all in its power to promote
and advance the agricultural inter
erests of the State.
3. The Democratic party favors
the most rigid economy IN the ad-
ministration of all the branches of
the State government; revision of
the laws regulating the criminal ex-
penses of the State, and the enact
ment of such statutes as will equal
ize the assessments of property re-
turned for taxation. The lneager
returns from agriculture arouse the
desire to relieve, as far as possible,
the lands of the State by the impo-
sition of taxes upon associations, en-
terprises, and other interests which
can better bear the burden.
4. The Democratic party of Nir-
ginia, regarding the oyster industry
as one of the inestimable value to
the State, will foster it for the bene-
fit of its own citizens, will preserve
to them the use of all the natural
oyster rocks, beds and shoals, and
will oppose the transfer Or surrender
of the public rights therein to in
dividuals, corporations, or syndi-
Gates, and we pledge the party to
the correction of all unequal and I'M
Just taxation which may exist upon
this great industry.
5. The Democratic party of Vir-
ginia, remembering the unseltish
services Of her patriot defenders du-
ring the civil war, and recognizing
her sacred obligations to care for her
surviving sons who were disabled
during that great struggle, and wild
ows of those who sacrificed their
lives, will continue to favor such
liberal appropriations within the re-
sources of the State as will tend to
the accomplishment of that end.
6. We believe that the construc-
ton of good roads will largely pro-
mote the prosperity of our people by
attracting immigration, enhancing
the value of real estate, and secur-
ing better facilities for transporta-
tion to market. We therefore earn
estly recommend the enactment of
such legislation as may be necessary
for the improvement of the condi-
ton of the pulic highways.
7. We cordially lndorse the wise,
patriotic, and judlcious administra-
ton of Gov. Mckinney. We con-
gratulate the people of Virginia that
the settlement of the State debt has
been at last perfected on terms alike
acceptable to her creditors, honorable
to the State, and within the limits
of her ability to pay. The final and
successful solution of this yexed
question has been accomplished un-
der Democratic administration and
through the efforts of the Democrat
| ic officials.
8. We denounce the policy of Fed
eral control of elections to which
the Republican party has committed
itself as fraught the grayest dangers,
and we demand the repeal of al
Congressional legislation that coun.
tenances interferences with the free.
dom of elections by the appointment
of Federal supervisors to revise the
registration lists and scrutinize the
ballots, and Federal marshals tx
overawe tha people by their pres
ence at the polls.
) While it IS true that only STATE
officers are to be chosen at the ap
preaching election in November, w
cannot ignore the fact that Nirgini'
as a sovereign and co-equal mem
Der of the union, is deeply and vi
tally interested in these questions o
: tariff reform and financial relic
which are now challenging the earn
: est thought and deliberate attention
of the American people. Upon tn
great question of the currency, W
reiterate the principles announced IL
; the national convention at Chlcag
and indorsed with such unparallele'
unanimity by the peop-e of thl
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