Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-28
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ADOPTED By The. Ohio State Republican
CosUentjofl, June 1, 1871.

Contention, 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 admi- |
ration and cotidence of the country for |
its patriotism, courage and wisdom in |
preserving the Union of the States: for
iIs justice, irmness 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 We'll as in war.
2. We not only recognize the thir-
teeth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to The Constitution of the United
States as accomplished facts, but, also,
as Just, wise and valid articles of organ
ic law, to be jealousIy defended and Sen-
forced rs parts of the Constitution, now
heneeforth 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
70 pay the interest on the national debt
/ anu NAAC RAC ac tnAi4ACS, SuCAl
duties should be so adjusted as NOT 10
prejudice but promote the interests of
every section aud branch OF ndustry as
ar as may be pessibie.
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, and
ECONOMY in the collection of the public
revenue, and the expenses of the Gov.
lernment;so that while tax a.ion has been
treduced 10 the extent of one hundred
mil'io of dollars per year, the ma.
ional 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
|, limperisbable honor in the s.4tLh ment o.
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 aud statmen.
ship Is justly entitled to be regarded
a wise and careful cisel magistrate, and
his uniform Difference to public senti-
ment, shows him to be one whom the
countIy may trust, having fully redeem
ed the pied ge he made before entering
upon the duties of Chief Magistr rtt, thai
he would have no policy of his own to
Ienforce against the will of the people.
5. We repeat our condemnation of tn 3
policy of granting subsidies of publ
} lands to corporations and monopolies:
and having originated the policy of grant
ling homesteads to actual settlers we de-
clare that the public domain should be
kept fer our laboring population.
6. We are in favor Of the adoption of a
thorough systim of civil service reform
and we endorse heartily the action OF
J President Grant in selecting the Com
missioners under the recent so-called
lcivil service act. - - -
z. We unite with our fellow citizens in
every portion of the of the Union in the
hope that the enmities and resentments
of the war may be speedily ended, and
that the day may soon come when in
every State every citizen may be safe in
life, persoa. and civil rights, and NAV
have the equal protection of the laws, SC
that no man that wss loyal to the Union
: during the great struggle, may forthat
reason be the victim of persecution, out.
: rage and assassination and so that some
} encouragement may be offered for the
!, removal in all proper cases of political
disabilities in,posed for participation il
the rebellion.
: 8. We recommend the calling of con
| vention to amend the Constitution of the
State.
, 9. We express our unqualified approx
al of the administration of our presen
State Executive, Governor r B. Hayes
and assure him that our verdict is
> "WeH done, good and faithful servant, .