The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-10-08
Union Republican State Platform

Union Republican State Platform,
Republicans, read the Platform of
Principles of the Republican party.
1t will be found to be all that any
man need ask for;
/. Resolred, That, as citizens Of
the nation, representing the Republi-
can sentiment of an honored com
monwealth, we regard with sincere
satisfaction the fidelity evinced by
Gen. Grant to the Republican party,
and his policy both foreign and do
mestic, and Of his national admins
tration, and pledge our cordial sup
port to the measures inaugurated to
insure Cancellation, economy, and
justice at home, and command con-
sideration and respect abroad.
2. Resolced, That we hail with the
profoundest satisfaction the patriotic
and constitutional declaration Of
President Grant, in his Inaugural
Address, that while he will on all
subjects have a policy to recommend
to Congress, he will have Lone TO en-
force against the will of the people
"a sentiment which assures the
country of an executive administra-
ton founded on the models of the
administrations of Washington and
Madison, and that will insure to Con-
gress the unrestricted exercise of its
constitutional functions, and to the
people their rightful control of the
Government.
3. ReSolred, That the abolishment
of slavery was a natural and neces-
sary consequence of the war of the
rebellion, ard that the reconstruction
of the Southern States, and secure
the blessings of liberty and a free
government and as completion of
those measures, and firmly believing
in its essential justice, we are in ia
Ror of the adoption of the 10Th
amendment to the Constitution.
l. Resoled. That the late Demo
cratic General Assembly in its reck
less expenditure Of public money;
its utter neglect of business interests
of the State by falling to enact the
wise and much needed financial meas
ures providing for the assessment and
equalization Of taxation prepared by
the commission appointed by the pre-
ceding General Assembly; its hos
tility to our benevolent and literary
institutions its failure to carry out
the repeated pledges of the Democrat
ic party to secure economy in the
State, its extraordinary length Of ses-
sion in time of peace, resulting in an
expense to the State amounting, for
the pay of its members alone, to more
than double that of the previous Gen
eral Assembly; its malignant at
fempts to disfranchise disabled sol.
diers and other citizens of the State
its attempt to take from the General
Government the right to pursue, ar
rest and punish those who violate the
laws made in pursuance of the Con-
stitution of the United States, and
the various acts intended to destroy
the power of the nation to preserve
and protect the liberty and safety of
its citizens, has shown the Democrat
ic party unworthy of the trust, conf
dence, and support Of an honest and
patriotic people.
G. Resolred, That the Republican
party of Ohio is in favor of speedy |
establishment of Soldiers Orphans
Home IN Ohio, not only as an act of
justice to the many poor and helpless
orphans of deceased soldiers, but as
a recognition of the patriotic services
of their fathers in the late war, and |
for the purpose Of redeeming the
pledges made by all loyal people to
protect the families of those who
fought and fell in the cause of human
liberty and right.