Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-10-05
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Ao'optsd 6t the GIto State RepubZioa,
Coneeatlon, June 1, 1871. -

0y the CfaaO State Republican /
Conge.ltson, June 1, 1871. 49,
Hesoi edsby the Republicans of-0 Ohio
II convention assembled, as follows:
l. 1Ae Republican Party OF the Uni |
tea states may well challenge the admi- I
Eatloa ana cOadence of the country for /
is patriotism, courage and wisdom in |
preserving the Union OF the States: for |
Us g9ssiee, nrinness and msgnanimity Ill
establishing for al the people, liberty
ana equality before the law, for its graf
lCude anu generous p-1yision for tie ma
tloAal defenders and pensioners; for It's
iuylolate honor and good iaith toward
the national .cred1ors; and. yeneiaily
for us successful administrations Of pue-
lie affairs in peace as ys,-ii as in war. SIS
Z = We rot only recognize the thir-
teeth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
msuts 10 The Constitution sof the United
states rs accomplished isets, bat, also,
as just. wise and valid articles of organ
&c law, 10 be jealously defended and en-
forced as parts cf tie Constitution, now
henceforth and forever.
:. As iL viii be necessary and desiFa-
be 10 obtain from duties on imports a
large portion Of thsrevenaes needed to
defrsy the expenses OF the government
TO pay the interest on tho national debt.
and the principle as lit lnatures, such
duties should be SO adjusted as not to
sfedjudiee but promote he interests of
every section aud bTanchot industry as
1 ar as hay be possible. ~ 8 -
A. The present hGfrinistration OF the
4 National G0vernlnent has5 vindicated
! Us Eight to the coalinued confidence OF
the people: lis sdeeess has been Illus
trated III the impsrs iai sxe cutiSnsof the
Jaws; il its faitafltsess, honesty aud
leeoHQmy IN the Collection offiie public
revenue, and the expenses of the Gov.
Y ern inent; so that whiie taxation has heen
reduced 10 the extent Of one hundred
mil ion of dollars per year, the ma
'fOnal debt has been liquidated 10 the
lamount of two hundred and thirty mil
iiOns--a reduction unparalleled in his
tory. The administration has beer
5equally successful in the management O
iour foreign relations, aud has achieved
Eimperishable honor in the s.tsl, ment o
our difefences with Great BrItian
upon terms credftabie to both countries
as embodied in the treaty OF Washing
on The head OF au administration thus
disting guished by success and statmen
snip Is justly entitled TO be regarded a
? a wise and careful ciyel magistrate, ans
ais Uniform GefieTenes rf0l public senti
ment, shows him 20 De one whom tn,
lcoantfy NAY trust, having fully redeem
ed the pledge he made before entering
upon tlle duties of Chief MagistrtL, tha
ne would have no policy Of his own L
ienforce against the viii gf the people
! 5. We repeat car tonden nation of tht
policy Of granting subsidies of publ
& lands to corporations and monopolies
and having originated the policy of gran
ing homesteads to actual settlers we de
lclare that the public domain should b.
A kept f,r our laboring population.
6. We are il5 fsgof hfstAe abortion Of
4 thorough systim Of fciviI service reform
Iand we endorse, Heartily the actier, o
President Grant In selecting the Com
5 Dissioners under the recent so-caIle,
} civil SeFviea-ae5.- - -ryg- nnR. 81
II Z. Ne unite With our fellow citizens il
tsvery portion cfithe of the Union iu tli
hope That the enmities and resentment
# yhe var may be speedily ended, an,
Shat the day may soon come when i
every State every either may be safe 4
liite, .peTSoa and civil rights, and ma
nave the-equal protection of the laws, $
that no. man that " SIS loyal to the Unio
lduring the>great struggle, may forths
reEsoa be me victim ofpersecution, out
rage and assassination and soithat som
! iencQcrG cement may be Offered for th
:. removal in ell proper. cases of poiitieg
disabilities imposed for participation i
the rebellion. y i1Ls3AI
s, We recommend the calling of COL
vention to amend the Constitution oft
= State
r 8. We express our unqualified appro,
= al nfthe administration of our preser
State Executive, Governor r B. HAye
q and ,assCrs him that our verdict is
lIDWell done, good and faithful servant,