Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-08-23
Resolutions
Adopted al he Democratic Senatorial Come
ton held at M~artinsJurg, august 10.

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We, our Committee on Resolutions re-
port the following platform of principles,
return all additional provisions of the com
~vention, having embodied the essential fea-
lures thereof in the platform submitted.
In convention assembled, this 10th of Au-
gust, 1898, by Democracy of the 18th Senate
rial district of West yirginia-Bei it resolved:
l, We adhere to, and adopt the National
platform of the Democratic Convention,
which nominated the Hon. VIM. Jennings
Bryan in 1S06-without the crossing of a t
or dotting of an i.
2. We recognize and assert as a historical
fact, that at the last presidential election the
Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan was the choice
of the majority of the American people for
the president of the United States. We
charge that his defeat was accomplish by n
combination and conspiracy between the
Trusts, Protected, Manufactures, Trunk
Line Railway, Banks, and other CORPORATIONS
and m%onopolies, which owe their existence
to class Observation-Disclosures antagonistic
American people.
3. The existing war was justly undertake
en- as an imperative necessity in the cause
of liberty and humanity it can be justified
upon no other ground; neither can it be con-
verified into a wal of aggression or territorial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, without a violation of the
Constitution of the United States, n n be-
travail OF the most sacred trusts ofhumanity
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4. The Republican party as the lineal and
historical successor of the old Federal par
~ can not be trusted to abide by the wise
a-dmonitions of Washington, Jefferson
and Jackson to avoid all foreign com
plications and entangling alliances with
foreign nations: on the contrary the people
may expect at its hands q recuTrance of the
imperialistic dreams of John Adams, John
Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, which were
only dissipated by the restoration of the
Democratic party to power.
D. That the speciflc grants of power by
the constitution to admit new States and TO
guarantee to each State a republican form
of government do in themselves by impli-
cation prohibit any acquisitions not founded
on the will of the governed, or which may
be permanently incaple of self-goYernment,
and eventual statehood, military posts and
stations excepted.
3. We believe firmly in the Monroe doc
trine as promulgated and maintained by the
Democratic party; but we plainly ~foresec,
and frankly admit that the doctrine must
be modified or abandoned if we attempt to
interfere i'll the colonial relations of Europe.
Asia or Africa.
7. We condemn the Republican party for
.repudiating the wise financial policy where
by the late civil war was carried on and
successfully terminated, by the use of legal
tender notes, and the imposition of n grad
uated income tax: We see no way of reliev-
ing the people from the intolerable burden
of excessive taxation except by the return
of the Democratic party TO power.
s. We rejoice in the splendid achievements
of American arms, by land and sea, and are
proud of the new luster and glory which our
recent victories have shed upon the army
and navy of the nation, in a common glory,
which every section has participated, and
which has afforded a fresh opportunity to
cement the bonds of fraternal patriotism
around the altar of common country.
-. The policy and action of president Nc
klnley in keeping Gen. FitZhugh Lee and
Col. VIM. j. Bryan in practical captivity
and lnaction untill the cessasion of hostit-
lties Will be resented by the Americans peo.
pie as avery d~iscrediable exercise OF bipartisan
influence.
10. The present war has added to the
proof already amounting to demonstration.
that the construction of The Nicaragua Canal
has become a military necessity, as much
so, as was the building of the Pacific Rail-
ways, the advantages to West Virgi MIA
which would accrue from the completion of
this great work are tncalcuable.
III. We donounce the last State legislature
wane of fidelity to the interests of tile DeoDle
and proclaim our unalterable opposition 10
the Republican control, charging it with
extravaganza and corruption.
II. That all Democrats and other citizens
irrespective of past party differences are
hereby earnestly requested to cooperate
with us in the effort to achieve victory in
the approaching election.
DANIEL B. LUCAS, Chm'n.
j., w. TISsIKY, Seq.