The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-07-20
STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resoyrsri, BY the Republicans OF Ohio in
= Convention assembled, n follows:
l. The Republican party Of the United
States may well challenge the admiration
and confidence Ofthe country for its patriot
ism. courage and wisdom IN preserving the
Union Of the States for It's lu'liee, urinneSS
and maguanimity in estaoliSllns iof an lne
people liberty and equality before the law /,
fUr its gratitude and generous proFlslon Lor
the National defenders and peEsloneFSf IoF
It's inyiolate honor and good lalth toward
the National creditors: and generally Tor
its successful administration OF public ar
fairs in peace as well as in war
, We not only recognize the thiEJecntil'
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments 70 tlie
Constitution OF the United states as accom-
plisheti facts, but, also s uSt, wise ana N'il'l
articles OF organic law, to be ZealOuSly ue-
tended and enfOTeed as part, ,s. OF the COiis'l-
tuition, now, heneeiGrth and forever
3. As n Nill be necessary and deslraOie 20
.}btaia fr9u9 dSiies on imports large pos-
ton % the FeTeAHes needed 20 deiray me
expenses Of the gOF6Fument, to pssyy the IN
terest Of the national debt and the priliSip pa
as 10 natures, such duties should be so du--
justed as not 10 prejudice but promote the
interests Of every section and branch OF in
dIStry as far as may be possible.
2. The present administration of the na-
tiGEal government has vindicated its right
It's success has seen Illustrated in the i'm
partial execution of the laws; IN Us i3s..l
fitness, honesty and economy In the e0lieo-.
tiOn or the public revenues, and in the eN-
taxation has been reduced to the extent of
one hundred millions of dollars per year.
the national debt has been Hquidated to the
amount OF over two hundred and thirty
milIiOnS-a reduction unDaraileled in his
tory The administration has been equally
successful in the management Orour foreign
relations, and has achieved imperishable
honor in the settlement of our differences
with Great Britain upon terms creditable to
both countries, as embodied in the Wash
i8gtOn treaty. The head of an administra-
ffnm Tins hefr
manShip Il justly entitled 10 be regarded aS
a wise and careful civil magistrate, and his
FasiDrm Difference to public sentiment,
shows I'm to be one whom the country may
tFUSt. bayiLG fully redeemed the pledge he
made b6fCre enSsring upon the duties of
Chief MG0iStrlte, that he would have no
09lieE Of his own 70 enforce against the will
o. 6e FepeGt ogr condemnation of the
-; 'ss4ff tang subsidies OF public lands
! p',lSS I. ,,y,'s oI - slld nOnopolies; and hav-
ing originated tn We aeclares 5bai IN,
steals 70 actual settIs aze4lt Tor our Iafor-
public domain should b,
ing population. S>,t,ti3n Of a
8. We are in favor Of the IA. s'sii3, aud
thorough system OF civil service ret. -td6Bt
s.i We endorse heartily the action OF Pre-. ~
iran in Selecting the Commissioners un,,,
-he recent S0-called civil service act
Z. We unite with our fellow citizens in /
very portion Of the Union in the hope that 1
he enlnitieS and rcSentmentS Of the war !
may be speedily ended and that the tlav 4
nay soon come when in every State every 1
'itiZen may be safe In life, person. property /
mi civil rights, and may have the equal 4
OF the laws, 50 that no man who 1
Sas loyal to the Union during the great 4
truggle, may for that reason lie The victim
u prosecution, outrage and aSSassin nation.
.nd 80 that some eneOuragement may be Of
cred for the removal in all proper cases of !
,olitieal disabilities imposed for partieipa-
ION in the rebellion
K We recommend the calling Of a Con- /
entiOu to amend the Constitution Of tba
tate.
y we express our unqualified approval
I the administration of our present State
Executive, Governor II. Il. Hayes, and as
ure him that our verdict ig-aVyeU done
QQd and faithful servant