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proposed by the conference without
changing a line. The Senator replied
that there were measures there they
could not pass and return home to
their constituents.
After Kidd finished his speech
Wood Daily made report OF the
committee on resolutions as follows:
The Resolutions.
PARKERSBURG, Aug. 4.-The
Democracy of West Virginia in con-
vention assembled declares:
/ That we indorse the platform
adopted by our National convention
at st. Louis and pledge our devoted
support to the candidates OF that con
yention at st. Louis and pledge our de-
voted support to the candidates OF
that convention, Judge Alton B: Par
ker. a safe guardian of our property
and political rights, and Henry q. Da-
Wis, our honored fellow citizen and
trusted counsellor
We arraign the Republican party IN
this State for its wasteful extrava-
gance in appropriations and for lis
corrupt and fraudulent use or the ma
chinery of elections to the end that IT
might be perpetuated in power ana at
the tax payers expense. 1t mas IN
creased the burdens of government
and through the. acts of it's Venal
place that place men has corruption
the ballot and lessened respect for our
institutions. We demand the correc-
ton of these practices and the resto-
ration of our policies to decent plan
to the end that neither ourselves nor
our posterity shall be deprived OF the
blessings of honest, popular govern
ment.
We believe that efficient and hon
est government can only be secured
and maintained by combining the right
of suffrage strictly to the legal and
bonafide citizens of the State, and we
believe that the strictest legislation
should be enacted to confine the right
of suffrage to this class. And we
especially denounce the action of the
State.
Republican executive and its legis-
lative majority in disregarding the
mandatory of the people, announced
by the adoption almost two years ago
of a constitutional amendment requir-
ing the Legislature to enact regis
tration law which would pervent IL
legal voting. That such disregard was
| for the purpose of continuing their
party in power by means of venal
corrupt and illegal voters is rendered
the more conspicuous by the fact that
| the Legislature has, since the adop-
ton of such amendment, convened
in regular session without the enact,
ment of such a registration law and
has also been since convened by the
governor in extraordinary session I'M,
der a call which permitted and re
quired the enactment Of laws creating
an independent school district and
other laws of relatively far less i'm
| port than the securing Of honest cleo
tons by the legal citizens and voters
of our State but failed to provide for
| the enactment of a registration law
We declare that the crying evil IN
our State and the greatest menace tc
our civic wealth is the debauchery OF
the ballot by means of repeating anc
illegal voting, which is, as has been
Systematically carried on in many
| counties of the State by a ring OF cor
rupt Republican officials, State ant
federal and which is rendered posi-
Bile by the systematic importation o.
Illegal negro voters into the State ant
by the Republican party's refusal tc
enact registration law.
George r. Byrne offered the follow
ing amendment to the resolutions.
I'VE believe that the destinies o
, West Virginia should and must be
shaped and controlled by the white
people of the State, and While we dis
claim any purpose to do any injustice
: whatever to the negro population, ye
, we announce without reserve our fix
ed purpose to preserve in every con
sentative and constitutional way tn
social and political supremacy Of tn
white race. believing that by TIL
frank avowal and contamination 0
such purpose alone can racial confer
i ton, which conflicts, be permanent
avoided"
George Byrne made an mpassione
speech in support of his resolution
l. charged the negro race with crime
y committed because OF the inclinatio
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