Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-08-25
RESOLUTIONS.

We Democrats of the fifteenth sena-
torial district of West Virginia in con-
venton assembled, do hereby reaiirm
our allegiance to the great principles OF
the party, believing that those princi-
pies do now as in the past conduce TO
the greatest good OF the mass OF the Cit
liens of our country. To that end we
heartily reafiirm the platform of our
party as adopted by the national Demo
cratic convention at St. Louis, being
convinced that the deliverances stand
for and conserve the rights OF the
masses as against the classes, that ii
stands for the preservation OF conStltu-
tional rights as against the illegal en-
croachmentS OF organized wealth, cor
porate greed and executive usurpatlon;
that it holds in terms so plain that one
who runs may read that our govern
mental officers from the highest TO the
lowest are servants of the people, not
their masters, that their province is TO
obey not to dictate. We likewise point
with pride TO the high character and
ability OF Alton B. Parker and Henry
G. Davis, our candidates for President
and Vice President, and pledge to them
our hearty support.
In matters pertaining to our own
State we condemn in unmeasured terms
the disgraceful and unseemly proceed
ingS attendant upon the nomination OF
the standard bearer Of our opponents
candidate for Governor. We point par
ticularly to the fact that party which
adopts fraudulent and unlawful means
to secure this nomination TO a great Of
fee thereby but gives an earnest OF the
character of the administration which
will follow in event Of his success at the
polls. In contrast with the incidents
attending the nomination of our oppo-
nents' standard bearer, we point with
especial pride TO the enthusiastic, spon-
taneous and orderly nomination OF our
own standard bearer for the exalted Of
fee of Governor of our State. With
clean record, commanding ability and
earnest love for his native State, his
nomination resulting from the love Of
his fellows and not the expenditure of
his dollars, we present TO the liberty
loving people of our State, regardless of
party, our illustrious fellow-citizen,
Hon. John J. Cornwell, as one pre-emi-
nently worthy OF the support OF all who
love righteousness in civic affairs and
the welfare of her citizens, and we
pledge ourselves to do everything with
in our power to secure his election.
We reatlirm and endorse the platform
adopted by the State Democracy at the
Parkersburg convention.
We condemn in unmeaSured terms
the recent Legislature which met at
the behest of Republican Governor
few weeks ago at Charleston. We charge
that il was long on promise and short
on performance that it relieved no
burdens but rather placed greater ones
upon the farmers and wage earners OF
the State.
We charge that at cost of So, 900 its
object was to afford no relief or benefit
to the people, but solely to ease the
rugged road OF a trembling candidate
to the gubernatorial chair.
We heartily endorse the candidacy OF
Hon. Stuart W. Walker, OF Berkeley
county, for Congress in the second con-
gressional district, and pledge him TO
use our best efforts to aid him in re-
deeming the district from Republican
rule.
We heartily endorse the records Of
Senators Cornwell and Campbell, from
our district, in the State Senate, and
particularly for their efforts at the spec
ial session of the Legislature to defeat
pernicious legislation and to secure an
equitable and just system of taxation.
In conclusion, we place before all the
people our candidates and our platform,
ask that they be carefully scrutinized,
and cordially invite all men OF whatever
political belief to join with us in elect
ing our several candidates.