The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-07-27
VOLUME 23-NUMBER 4
STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

Rrsolrrtf. Ry the Republicans of Ohio i,
. Convention assem- bled, aS follows:
J.. The Republican party Of the United
states may well challenge the admiration
. and confidence Ofthe country for It's patriot-
. ISM courage and wisdom in preserving The
Union OF the States; for D justice, nrulness
and maguanimity in ESTABLISHING ior all the
people liberty and equality before the law
for is gratitude and generous provision toI
. the National defenders and pensioners; y
lis inVi0late honor and good tutd t0Ward
. the National creditors; and generally Tor
its successful administration Of public a
/ fairs in peace aS Well as in war.
> We not only recognize the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments 70 the
Constitution Of the United states as accom-
pliShel facts but, also, rs Just, wise and valid
articles of organic law. TO be zealOuSiy de-
Tended anu enforced aS parts OF the ConSil-
tuition, now, hencefOrth and forever
8. As it viii be necessary and desirable tu
obtain from duties on imports n large por-
tiOu Of the revenues needed 10 defray the
expenses Of the government, TO pay the IN
tereSt OF the national debt and the principal
aS 10 natures, such duties should be 50 adj
IuSted As not to prejudice but promote the
interests of every section and branch Of in
duStry rs far aS may be possible.
l. The present administration OF the na-
tiOnal government has Vindicated IFS right
- the continued confidence OF the people
Its success has been illustrated in the inn
partial execution Of the laws; in its faith
tulnesS, honesty and economy In the cOllcc-
ton Of The public revenues, and in the eN-
penSeS OF the government; so that while
taxation has been reduced to the extent of
one hundred millions of dollars per year.
the national debt has been liquidated to the
amount of over two hundred and thirty
milnOnS-a reduction unparalleled in his
tory. The administration has been equally
successful in the managemenf Of our foreign
relations, and has acheived imperishable
honor in the settlement OF our differences
with Great Britain upon terms credftabIs to
both countries, as embodied in the Wash
tngton treaty. The head of an administra-
ton thus distinguished BY success and states
manSnlp y justly entitled 70 be regarded as
a wise and careful civil magistrate, ana his
uniform difference to public sentiment,
shows him to be one whOm-the country may
trust having fully Fetleemed the pledge lac
made before entering upon the duties OF
chief Magistrate, that he would have no
policy of his own tn enforce against the will
OF the people.
.. We repeat our condemnation or the
policy Of granting subsidies Of public lands
to corporations and monOpOlieS. and nav
ing 9risinaied the policy Of granting home
Ste.loS 10 actual settlers, We declare that the
public domain should be kept for our labor
ing population.
g. We are in favor OF the adoption OF a
thorough system OF civil service reform, and
we endorse heartily the action ~ President
Graps in selecting the Commissioners under
the recent SO-csIlled civil service act.
2. We unite with our fellow citizens In
every portion of the Union in the hope that
the enmitieS and reSentmcutS of the war
may be speedily ended, and that the day
ma soon come Wntu IN every state every
citizen may be safe in life, person, property
aud civil rights. and may have the equal
protection OF the laws, so that no man who
was loyal to the Union during the great
struggle, may for that reason be the victim
OF prosecution, outrage and assassination,
and so that some announcement may be Of
fered for the removal in all proper cases OF
political disabilities imposed for p0rticipa-
tiOn in the rebellion.
3 We recommend the calling of Con-
vention to amend the Constitution Of the
state.
2. We express our unqualified approval
of the administration of our present state
Executive, Governor X. Il. Hayes, and as
sure him that our verdict is-sfWelI done
good and faithful servant"