Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-05

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friend of Senator Martin, who was by |
some supposed to favor Lawless sue
eeeding Ellyson, moved to re>elect
Mr.. Ellyson by reclamation, which
was done.
The delegates at.large to the Kan
sas City Convention are Senators
Daniel and Martin, Gov. j. Hoge
tyler and Congressman w. A. Jones.
of the First district. The various
districts through their delegation
chairman nominated the following
electors, which nominations were
promptly ratified: First district,
Thomas j. Downing; Second. Johh
Whitehead; Third, s. l.. Kelley
Fourth, Judge w. II. Mann; Fifth
Eugene Withers; Sixth, Graham
Clayton; Seventh, K. s. Parks; Eighth,
IL. II. Machen; Ninth, r. L. irwin;
tenth, Pembroke Petit.
The Convention elected "a delegates
TO the National Convention, Endorsed
the principles of Democracy as
enunciated in the national platform
OF the party in 1885," instructed the
delegates to vote for the nomination
of William J. Bryan for President,
denouucing trusts and imperialism
and Endorsed the proposed conven.
ton to amend the Constitution OF
the State.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform
adopted by the Conventions:
list. We hereby endorse the prin-
ciples of Democracy as enumerated 10
the national platform OF the party,
adopted at Chicago in 1896 we
heartily endorse VIM. Jennings Bryan
as the logical Democratic candidate
for the Presidency of the United
States, and we instruct our delegates
to the National Democratic Conven-
ton. to be held at Kansas City, to
vote accordingly.
Cd. We denounce the Republican
policy of imperialism as un-Demo
cratic. un-American and un Constr
tutional. Virginia has ever been
foremost in battling for the Re-
public against the empire, ana
il is with an unfaltering conf
depce in the patriotism of her sons
that we call upon them to again STAND
against the empire and for the repuo'
{ lie.
We declare that there can be DO
government by the republic of our
: fathers except that which is doml-
dated by the Constitution of the Uuie
fed States, and that neither In the
promotion of onr welfare, nor in &C.
cordance with Constitution, can the
United States acquire and govern
any territory whatever as supJecI
province, nor deny to the people OF
any territory to be retained under
> our control the blessings OF constr
tutional liberty, nor can we hope TO
. raise the level OF American citizen
ship by pouring into 1T horde OF
AsIatics. Therefore, in the Interest
of the American people and Amer
can institutions. and in harmony
with the teachings of our wisest
statesmen of all parties, and as a
"plain duty" we demand that the
PHILIPPINE Islands be turned over al
e. soon as practicable to the control oil
! their own inhabitants; that the peo-
! Die of Porto Rico be given a just ter
ritorial government before their sub,
stance is stolen by carpet baggers, ano
that we promptly and honorably
make good our solemn declaration
/ concerning Cuba.
q The Democrats of Virginia are OPP
uuseu W mIntarIsm anu " Brea'
standing armies as the worst enemies
of the Republic.
e Sd. We declare our unalterable OPP
D position to criminal trusts and &c
every other illegal combination Of
capital. We denounce such trusts az
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= fare, restricting the opportunities
q and absorbing the substance OF the
people. They are the direct product
OF partial and unjust legislation, and
: the reckless multiplication OF corpo'
rations without suitable provisions
, for their control. The rights of Amer
lean freemen must not be satisfied IL
the interest OF corporations banded
together for their destruction. We
j arraign the Republican party, both
RI for it's failure to enforce existing laws
and to enact others against the trusts
Whereas there is pending in Con-
4 gress a bill forbidding contractors
D doing work for the United States
Government similar to the work done
by the Government in its own shops
requiring laborers on such work tC
| work for greater number of hour
= per day than the laborers employed
in the Government shops are requir'
ed to work.
Resolved, that we endorse the prin
9 ciple OF said bill as being just and
{ and commendable.
The Democrats of Virginia, in con-
vention assembled, do hereby endorse
the clean and honest administration
of j. Hoge Tyler, Governor OF Virgin
{ ia, and we congratulate our people
upon the liberal support of our public
free schools and of our disabled Con-
federate soldiers and widows, which
/ has been so generously afforded by
! said administration.
Whereas the General Assembly OF
Virginia has submitted to vote OF
the people the question of calling a
} Constitutional convention, and
I Whereas it is the evident desire OF
the white people of Virginia to amend
and revise the present Constitution,
Resolved, That the Democratic
party of Virginia, in convention as
sembled endorses the action of the
} General Assembly and earnestly ur
ger the people of Virginia to vote on
the fourth Thursday in May for call
ing Constitutional Convention.
Resolved, That it is the sense oil
this convention that, in framing a
new Constitution, no effort should
be made to disfranchise any citizen
OF Virginia who had right to vote
prior to 1861, nor the descendant oil
any such person; and that when such
Constitution shall have been framed
it shall be submitted to vote OF the
! people for ratification or rejection
And the Democratic party pledges
that the expenses incident to a Con
stltutional Convention, If one is call
!, ed shall he kant dnWn To the lQMphf