The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-08-26
The Democratic Platform Scores Republican
State Administration for Their Reckless
Expenditures Of Money

Virginia. in convention assembled
affirm allegiance to the time honored principles Democracy s
promulgated by praotced m defenders from
Thomas Jefferson W. j. Bryan and especially affirm ray and
the declaration of party principles unanimous adopted by the
convention the h day of July
vng the wsest pnest and direct declaration in the In
plain people enunciated for quarter OF
century.
We congratulate Democratic party of the nation upon the
nomination for the presidency oounys foremost ozn
William Jennings Bryan Kern for the voepresi
donoy snd hereby declare our unaong TO oo
candidates. and pledge earnest Efforts to bring about
their triumph at the polls in November.
the fact that during the twenty six
supremacy in West Virginia the government
economically administered that although during the
values low the burdens of taxation light and
the revenues sm equipped and main
aned the turned the Republicans March 4h
1897 free from, debt"
much larger from the people by of taxation it has
wasted fully extavgany used them for maintaining
useoss os and at the time allowed some of our ae in
uons fall such deapdaon and decay as to be menace to
Disgrace the and repoaoh to the party
Republican because 1T has kept
the state of officials who have habtuay diverted
from the sos for which they appropriated and
expended it's funds for which appropriations have been
made, in violation of the constitution and the laws
1--WE pledge the Democratic tho enactment of we'll
sdered just and equitable employers liability.
I'VE favor modification the law relating to inunoions
will the parties all judicial proOeodings rigid impaity
and provide that in industrial njunoons should not issue
Dept for would justify their issuance in other
"The right tue people to assemble in apeloeabe manner to
% for the good to instruct their representatives. to apply
for redress grievances to them by the bill rights When
shall them to prefer pion request tor submission
to hem for their approval soon alteration change the
constitution request whatever the individual opinion OF
those whom suoh reqnests should be granted unless
the alteration plainly with Republican
render its consideration improper The failure of the Republican
legislature ts petition preferred
number of citizens of this for the submission of amendment
the constitution condemned as bng contrary to the spirit of the
BiIl of Rights'
that crying evil in and the greatest
civil veal b the ebauoery tho ballot by the mpo
aon Ia the state and illegal voting
by repeating and other illegal
voting whion and has been systematically carried
of the by airing of corrupt Republican officials.
of to
intelligence and without preparation for the wise and
dent exercise of privilege so vital to the mainanance of good gov
enmeu mistake, if not ome committed by the republican
during reign of passion aud prejudice following the OWL
for political ends declare that the democratic
party favor of amending the constitution to the
purity the ballot and the electorate of the state from the evils
ug comforting such and privilege those who
untitled appreciate it's Importance Affects the stability and
servation of good government
the a law requiring
gagged traits furnish coaches
for white and ooored passengers"
the Republican party legslation which
had the tendency road tue development of the state and prevent
the introduction of capital therein for that We favor the
conservation aud development of the West Virgin
la the construction OF railroads and that
and recognize the right The state the general govern
ment to regulate the
Of of will while
providing sufficient the of the
honestly and economically administered to bear equally all knds
property and discourage and
veopmen of the industries and resources of the state
the Republican party Virginia
nOeriy and dupoity exhibited by it in relation the
platform 1904 suc IN
while at the sesion of the Legislature with brand
their CONTROL they defeated the very for m
platform loudly in their platform
the primary principle and declare for ubeuge I'LL
makesh restricting the compulsory feature of the law nom
ons for state officers We believe that all nominations for pu III
office and local should be made by general primary election
pledge ourselves and enforcement of
favor the establishment Of public service oommison having %
supervision public service corporations the
declare for the adequate registration II
condemn the present law inadequate protect the purity III
ballot We condemn the Republican party West
ginia for it's inoompeenoy and Migrant great public
which has resulted in the suit of the commonwealth of Virginia agF
West Virginia and which threatens to oost he IA
this state millions of dollars For acoompsh
the operation of all poo oizsn regsrdes ID
past party alaons is cordially nvited and II
event of Dsmooraoy good faih
promised :" u,