Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-14
PLATFORM
ADOPTED 6y the Ohio State Repat5licaI
COnre11tion, June 1, 1871.

Resolved, by the Republicans of Ohio
in convention assembled, as follows:
l. The Republican Party of the Uni
ted States may well challenge the admit
ration and cofidenee of the country for
its patriotism, courage and wisdom in
preserving the Union of the States: for
It's justice, firmness and magnanimity i'll
establishing for all the people, liberty
and equality before the law, for its graf
itude and generous provision for the ma
tional defenders and pensioners; for its
inviolate honor and good faith toward
the national creditors; and, generally
for its successful administration of pub
lie affairs in peace as well as in war.
2 We not only recognize the thir-
teeth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
meuts to the Constitution of the United
States as accomplished facts, but, also,
as Just, wise and valid articles of organ
ic law, to be jealously defended and en-
forced as parts of the Constitution, now
henceforth and forever.
2. AS it will be necessary and desira-
BILE to obtain from duties on imports a
large portion of the revenues needed to
defray the expenses of the government
to pay the interest on the national debt.
and the principle as it natures, such
duties should be SO adjusted as not to
predjudice but promote the interests OF
every section aud branch of industry as
ar as may be possible.
4. The present administration of the
National Government has vindicated
its right to the continued confidence OF
the people. Its success has been illus
trated in the impartial execution of the
laws; in its faithfulaess, honesty and
economy i'm the collection of the public
revenue, and the expenses of the Gov.
ernment; so that while tax A,ion has been
reduced to the extent of one hundred
mil ion of dollars per year, the ma,
tional debt has been liquidated to the
amount of two hundred and thirty mil
| lions-a reduction unparalleled in his.
tory. The administration has been
equally successful in the management OF
our foreign relations, and has achieved
imperishable honor in the s.AtLli ment OF
our differences with Great Britain,
upon terms creditable to both countries,
as embodied in the treaty of Washing
ton. The head of an administration thus
distinguished by success and statmen-
ship is justly entitled to be regarded a
wise and careful ciSel magistrate, and
his uniform Difference to public senti-
ment, Slows him to be one whom the
country may trust, having fully redeem
ed the pledge he made before entering
upon the duties of Chief Magist rtt, that
he would have no policy of his own to
enforce against the will of the people,
5. We repeat our condemnation of tn E
policy of granting subsidies of publ
lands to corporations and monopolies:
and having originated the policy of grant
ing homesteads to actual settlers we de.
clare that the public domain should be
kept f. our laboring population.
| 6. We are in favor of the adoption of 8
thorough systim of civil service reform
and we endorse heartily the action O
President Grant in selecting the Com
missioners under the recent so-calle(
civil service act.
Z. We unite with our fellow citizens il
every portion of the of the Union iu tn,
hope that the enmities and resentment
# the war may be speedily ended, ant
that the day may soon come when IL
every State every citizen may be safe il
life, persos. and civil rights, and ma,
have the equal protection of the laws, 8
that no man that wss loyal to the Uniol
during the great struggle, may for tina
reason be the victim of persecution, out
rage and assassination and so that som
encouragement may be offered for tn
removal in all proper cases of politica
disabilities imposed for participation il
the rebellion.
8. We recommend the calling a of con
vention to amend the Constitution of tin
State
| 8. We express our unqualified approx
al ofthe administration of our presen
State Executive, Governor r B. Hayes
and assure him that our verdict is
"Well done, good and faithful servant,