Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-07

party's system of legislation, which
has fostered the growth of trusts and
monopolies and demand a return to
| that system of taxation which alone is
! authorized by the constitution, viz:
that all taxation shall be for public
purposes and for revenue only, and SO
levied as not to discriminate against
any State or section. We denounce the
system of protective tariff legislation
as the mother of trusts and demand
a return to constitutional methods in
| the administration of the federal gov
ernment and insist upon strict limi-
i tation of the powers delegated to it
| by the constitution.
"Sixth-We regard with alarm and
apprehension the growth of militarism
and the increasing tendency to rely
on force in the administration of gov
ernments. We hold a large standing
army to be dangerous in time of peace
to the liberties of the people and to
/ be a constant menace to the perpetuity
of free government. Mindful of the
! lessons of history and the warnings
of our wise forefathers, we denounce
the creation of large standing army,
and are opposed to militarism and i'm
perialism now and always, and to the
erection of an empire upon the ruins
of a republic. We denounce the ad-
ministration of the weak, vacillating
and subservient federal executive, VIM.
Mckinley, as arbitrary, corrupt, UNI
constitutional and despotic, and as at
variance with all the traditions of the
republic We are opposed to any en-
tangling alliance with another foreign
power, to any colonial system and to
the conquest of territory to be held and
governed as dependencies by governors
and satraps appointed by executive
power. We regard the continuance in
power of the Republican party as GER
tain to result in the final and complete
overthrow of the republic under the
constitution, and we call upon all good
citizens and patriots to unite with us
to overthrow it at the polls and to re-
store once more constitutional govern
ment.
'Seventh-We insist upon mainten-
ance of what is known as the Mon
roe Doctrine, any departure from
which we regard as a serious menace
to the peace of the Republic.
"Eights-We sympathize with the
Beers in their patriotic struggle to
maintain and defend their republic
against the agressions of the British
crown, and declare that it is the right
of all people to establish and main
tain such government as to them may
seem best calculated to promote their
own welfare and happiness and the
denial of such right is the very es-
sence of absolutism.
"Ninth-We condemn the law re-
Gently passed by Congress establishing
the gold standard, which transfers to
the National banks the control over
the paper currency of the country
with power to extend or contract it,
not in the interest of the public, but
as the interests of those who issue it
may dictate-a power which is one of
the highest prerogatives OF the gov
eminent and which the people should
never for an instant consent should be
exercised by banking corporations.
We denounce the money trusts Gre
ated by the said act as being danger
Gus to the government, oppressive to
the people, destructive of their pros
perity and welfare and as creating
an oligarchy of wealth, the influence
which is hostile to popular govern
ment and liberty
'Tenth-The purity of the ballot
box and the freedom of the elections
are essential to the maintenance of
good government, sound political NOR
atty and the successful administration
of honest government, call for the re-
buke of the corrupt practice of bri-
berry and the use of money to buy
votes and debauch the suffrage as we'll
as the equally responsible and dis
graceful means employed by unworthy
men to obtain seats in the Senate of
the United States and also halls of
Congress, by bribery and corruption.
We denounce all such unclean meth
DDS and call upon the voters through
out the State, without distinction of
party, to discountenance and froWn
down such corruption and to oppose
as unfit for any office men who en-
courage and resort to such methods to
obtain it. That we favor the building
of a canal across the Nicaragua 18th
mus W We COHStI uCleu, lOIlluSu duu
exclusively owned by the United
States, and not to be subject to the
control or intervention of any other
country; and we denounce the Repub-
lican National Administration for its
attempt to rehibilitate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, and destroy The prin-
ciples of the Monroe Doctrine, by a
treaty with England, under the terms
of which the Nicaragua- Canal was to
be virtually controlled by that coun-
try.
Eleven-Resolved further that upon
a just and equitable settlement West
Virginia does not now and never has
been indebted to the State of Virginia
in any sum whatever, and we are op-
posed to any legislation authorizing
the recognition of any syndicate or
representative thereof holding what is
known as the certificates of Virginia
debt
''Twelve-A selfish and corrupt po-
litieal machine now absolutely COMO
trolls, and has become for all practi-
cal purposes, the Republican party OF
West Virginia. 1t has put devotion TO
party above obedience to law and has
made slavish subservience to the ring
bosses the sole test of fitness for Office.