The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-06-14

i, remunerative wages to labor ar
e promote the industries, growth al
= prosperity of the whole country.
n Eighth-We hold in undying hol
It or the soldiers and sailors who:
a valor saved the Union. Their pei
d sions are Q sacred debt of the natiol
I. and the widows and orphans OF thos
- who died for their country are ent
tied to to the care ofa generous an
: grateful people. We favor such Sc
: ditional legislation as will extend tn
= bounty of the government to all ou
: soldiers and sailors who were honor
r ably discharged, and who, in the lin
: OF duty, became disabled, withou
4 regard to the length of service o
{ cause Of such discharge.
l Ninth--The doctrine of Great Brit
ain and other European powers con
f corning allegiance, "Once subject
4 always subject,' having at las,
: through the efforts of the Republican
E party, been abandoned, and tn
: American ides of an individuals RICH
: 60 t-ansfAr of allegiance, havin.
, been accepted BY European nations
1t Is the duty OF our government Z,
, guard with Jealous care the rights O
adopted citizens against the assump
tion Of unauthorized claims by theil
former government, and We urge thu
, continued and careful encouragement
and protection of voluntary emmi-
. grafton.
Tenth--The frankirg privilege
ought to be abolished, and the way
prepared for a speedy reduction in
the rates of postage.
Eleventh-Among the questions
which press for attention, is that
which concerns the relations of cap
ital and labor, and the Republican
party recognize the duty of so shap-
ing legislation as to secure the full
protection and amplest field for cap
ital, and for labor, the creator of cap
ltal, the largest opportunity, and
just share OF the mutual profits of
these two great servants of civiliza-
ton.
Twelfth-We hold that Congress
and the President have only fulfilled
their imperative duty in their meas
ures for the suppression of violent
treasonable organizations in certain
lately rebellious regions, and for the
protection OF the ballot box, and
therefore they are entitled;.o the thanks
of the nation.
Thirteenth-We denounce the re-
pudiation of the public debt in any
form or disguise as a national crime. |
We witness with pride the reduction |
of the principal of the debt and of
the rates of interest upon the bal
ance, and confidently expect that our |
excellent national currency will be
perfected by a speedy resumption of
specie payment.
Fourteenth-Tn eRepublican party, |
mindful of its obligations to the loyal
women of America, for their noble
devotion to the cause of freedom, and
their admission to wider fields of
usefulness is received with satisfac
tion, and the honest demands of any
class OF citizens for additional rights
should be treated with respectful con-
sideration.
Fifteenth-We heartily approve of
the action of Congress extending am.
esty to those lately in rebellion, and
rejoice in the growth of peace and
fraternal feeling throughout the
land.
Sixteenth-The Republican party
propose to respect the rights reserv.
ed by the people to themselves, as
carefully as the powers delegated by |
them to the States and to the Gen.
eral Government. It disapproves of
resort to unconstitutional laws for
the purpose Ur rcmUvius evils by iu- !
terference with rights not surrender
ed by the people of either State or
National Government.
Seventeenth-It is the duty of the
General Government to adopt such
measures as will tend to encourage
American commerce and ship-build.
ing.
Eighteenth-We believe that the
modest patriotism, the earnest pur-
pose, the sound judgmedt, the prac-
teal wisdom, the incorruptible in
tegrity and the illustrious service of
Ulysses S. Grant have commended
him to the heart of the American
people, and with him at our head we
start to day on a new march to VIC
tory.
The reading was frequently inter
rupted by subdued applause. The
section referring to loyal women was
read second time, in response to 8
request. 1t was received with laugh
ter and applause.
On motion of General Burnside the
platform was adopted.
Governor Noyes of Ohio assembled
the platform aud said
"MR. PREsIDESr:-On behalf Of a
large majority of the Ohio delegation;
on half of the large Republican con-
stituency which they represent on
behalf OF the colored people, whose
best friend 1 shall shortly name--the
best friend in those days when there
were few; in the name of our living
soldiers and the name of my dead
comrades who sleep on southern bat
tie fields, l should tail in my duty if l
did not second the nomination OF Hon.
Henry Wilson CT Massachusetts,"
IGreat Applause,
Mr.. Bickham of Ohio said /. On
behalf of very large and very re-
spectacle minority of the Ohio dele
cation, who have just as many claims
on the soldiers and negroes as the ma
jority, 1 would fail in my duty If ! did
not present the claims of Hon. Schuy-
ler Coliax. [ApPlause.]
Mr.. Hill of Mississippi said: In be-
halt of the majority of my delegation,
1 wish to state that we are in favor OF
Henry Wilson. When Colfax puo-
lished his letter withdrawing from the
field, transferred my allegiance to
another, and while l regret that he
wrote the letter, / am not weather
cock to change with him, now he is
running for nomination.
The President ordered the roll to be
called for vote by States on a nomi
nation of candidate for Vice President.
AT the conclusion of the call, pending
which the excitement was intense, it
was declared that the States had voted
as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
STATES. COLFAN. WILSON.
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