Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-24

record of insincerity, sham and hypo
crisy deliberately repudiated III
pledge to the people and again refus
ed to submit the amendment. thereby
denying the right OF the people to
vote upon this question.
The Democratic party hereby re
afiirms its policy of opposition to the
legalized sale of intoxicating liquors
IL points to the fact that il has given
in the past to he people dry candi.
dates on principle and not for the
sake of expediercy. 1t views with dis.
gust the nauseating spectacle of the
Republican machine in Mercer coun.
~ parading itself in the garb of tenn.
perance, and at the same time pre-.
senting TO the people set of candi-
dates who have been the tools and
henchment OF the whiskey people. and
whose votes both as citizens and Dub.
nc officials, have largely contributed
to fastening the liquor power upon
the people of this county. lie believes
that the dry people of Mercer county
want candidates who are dry at
heart, and consult their own, consci-
ences and judgment on this question
rather than receiving their views
there on second hand from political
boss who is dry or wet as the. occasion
demands and that they will support a
party that seeks to give the people
what they want because they are en-
titled to receive it, rather than a par
ty that seeks to perpetuate itself in
power by being all things, to all men.
and true to none. ,,i
The Democratic party hereby
pledges itself and its candidates for
all officers to support such temper
ance policies and legislation as will
suppress, in county and State, the
sale and traffic in intoxicating liquors;
and on this pledge it invites the sup
port and cooperation of all citizens of
all the county irrespective of political
affiliations.
SIXTH: The maintenance of free
popular government, ana the preser-
walton of our liberties being depend
ent upon an incorruptible and patriot
ic electorate, we favor such "a re-
vision of state constitution as will ex-
clude the shiftless, floating, vicious
and criminal element from the ballot
and secure the control of government
to those who have an interest in the
welfare of the Ctate.
We therefore direct our Represen.
tatives in the legislature to use all
fair and honorable means to have
such an amendment to the constitu-
ton submitted to vote of the people
for their ratification. or rejection.
SEVENTH We favor the enact
ment of just and honest registra-
ton law, which will protect the rights
of the legal voters and put an end
to illegal and fraudulent voting in
this State; the purity of the ballot be.
ing absolutely essential to the preser.
walton and maintenance of good gov.
eminent.
The registration law now in force is
the result of an effort of a Republican
legislature to quiet the repeated and
urgent demands of the people for an
honest registration law protecting the
purity of the ballot, and at the same
time to place the least possible re-
strlctions upon the corrupt practices
carried on in certain counties of the
State, where colonizing illegal voters
and repeating at the polls had be-
come the common practice of Repub-
lican politicians and officialc.
EIGHTH We favor the enactment
of law requiring common carriers
of passengers to furnish seperate
coaches or compartments for Write
and colored passengers, givingfto each
equal accommodations. Ig4Dy vs.
NINTH: We recognize the fact that
capital and labor are mutually de.
pendent upon each other, and that
each have sacred rights which must
be protected. But we declare that the
toilers of our State and those who are
dependent upon them should not be
compelled to bear alone the burden
r. industrial accidents, and we there.
fore favor the enactment Of just and
equitable employers liability law.
TENTH: We favor the systematic
improvement of our public highway IS
carried forward as fast as conditions
and finances will permit.
ELEVENTH. We direct attention
to the fact that the Republican party
in this county is controlled today by
the same coterie of scheming politi
clans who controlled and guided the
policies and affairs of that party two
years ago, and prior thereto. THAI
their scheme now is to deceive and
divide the forces of reform and good
! government, and thereby with the aid