The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-09-10

son. of IrontOn, previously named,
was Withdrawn, and Luther Day was
nominated by acelamation, there be-
few dissenting voices.
w. w. johnson was then nominat-
ed for the short term by acelamation-
ZOOS.
The next office to be filed Was that
OF Clerk of the Supreme Court, ard
bali q dozen persons sprupg to their
feet and moved the denomination of
Rodney Foos, of Franklin, by accla-
nation. The motion was carried en-
thusiastically, and Mr.. FOOs being
called for came forward and said he
thanked the Convention most hearth
~ for its continued confidence, and
hoped that as he had been unanimous
~ nominated this afternoon, 50 the &C
ton would in October be unanimous
" indorsed by the people OF Ohio.
Laughter and cheers.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions then
reported, through Gen. J. s. Robin
son, the following series, which were
unanimously adopted f:
ResoIred, That we rearlrm the principles
and policy Of the Republican party, as an
nounced by its National Convention that
We are proud of its history and great ser
vices. and we especially commend the vigor |
and force by which il maintained the Union, |
abolished slavery, and secured equal, civil
and political rights to all citizens ; we de- |
mand that these rights be enforced by ap-
propriate legislation, so that all citizens |
snaii nave the equal protection of the law,
their rights we demand of our public agents /
fidelity TO their principles, the execution OF
the pledges made to:the people, purity. in
their Official duties, and the prompt and /
fearless examination and punishment OF
those who violate any of their obligations
ReSoired, That we favor q tarih for reye- |
| nae, with such incidental protection as may /
! foster and encourage American industry.
ResolUed, That we denounce all forms of
open or covert reputation, and declare 1
| tfat justice and the public faith alike de- /
nand that the debt OF the United States be /
o. the laws under which it was created, as
declared in the act of Congress of March Is /
/ 1863; and IL is the duty of the National Gov
eminent to adopt such measures as shall i
gradually but certainly restore our paper 1
money to specie standard without shock /
| to the business interests of the country.
Resolved, That when the currency shall /
have been restored TO specie value, bank L
| ing should be made free, that the circulating 4
medium may be expanded or contracted /
according to the demands Of commerce and
t,ade.
Resolved, That the Democratic party, by /
is uniform opposition to the Improvement i
Of our harbors and our great national water /
ourseS, has shown itself incompetent to /
deal with the vitality important questions of /
cheap transportation and all internal i'm /
IroYements; that the cheap and prompt /
should be promoted by the National and /
State Governments by appropriate legisla-
ton.
RESOLVED, That we heartily indorse the
ReDQDlican COnpraSS in rpDPaliOU /
the law increasing official salaries; in reduc-
ing expenses by more than twenty million /
dollars in successfully resisting all jobs; in /
abOlishing the extravagant Government OF i
the District of Columbia and in reforming Il
abuses generally whereby the Republican /
party is proved to be worthy Of the continu-
Gus support of the people.
RESOLVED, That the recent Outraees and i
murders in the South, of which unoffend- Il
ing colored citizens have been the victims,
committed In pursuance of the avOwed Dur- /
pose Of maintaining an exclusive white \
mans government, demand, and hereby re- 4
ceive, the indignant condemnation of the |
Republicans ofOhio.
ReSolred, That the restraint of intemper-
ance and its causes, to the full extent of the /
legislative, Judicial, and police powers of 1
the State, and the forfeiture of public trust /
for into-i :ation, are demanded by the NOR /
al and 'na'erial welfare of Society and the |
State.
Une Genera Assembly in recognizing the 1
punitive an d benevolent institutions of the /
State for me rely partisan and political pur-
poses, as ten ling inevitably to the impair |
ment of thei- efficiency and usefulness.
EXECUTIVE AND CENTRAL COMMIT |
TEES,
Gen. C. II. Grosvenor offered a res
olution thanking Gen. G. G. Walcutt,
of Franklin, for the able and Judi |
charged the duties of Chairman of |
ho Gfnka EDaarrksvv1
ried unanimously.
The organization of the new State |
executive Committee is as follows ::
Chairman, A. L. WikOtf; Secreta-
ry, Rodney Foos; Treasurer, George |
x. Nash; Advisory Members, ]. G. |
Donaldson, G. q. Walcutt, John Lit
tie, T. G. Taylor, Washington, ID. G. |
The Central Committee organized |
by the election of A. G. Thompson, |
Chairman, and Rodney Foos, Secre.
tary.
GEN. GARFIELD'S SPEECH.
Gen. Garfield was now introduced |
to the Convention, and spoke as fol-
Tfs ,nte.
discussion. II .i1as Snst TO Shank YOU 'nfX foXf
calling me, and desire to say that the |
platform of principles which you |
have adopted this afternoon is one on |
which you can go before the people of |
Ohio and make manly fight, with |
your faces up in the light all the |
while. 1t is in contrast with the mar
row and dishonorable platform that |
the Democratic party gave you a few |
days ago. Applause II there is
any resolution there that lodges any
of the great issues before the State, / |
do not know what one it is. They |
go before you this fall with the most |
bold and naked piece of dishonesty in |
the way of financial plank that the |
Democratic party has ever offered to
the State of Ohio. They take up the |
old, dishonored, repudiated dogma of
Pendleton in 1867, the proposition |
that we shall pay off our national |
debt in simple promises to pay, which |
the State repudiated, which the most
honorable Democrats in the State re-
pudiated, as well as the Republicans. |
That they take up again and galvan-
ize it into life, and call it one of the
living issues of the year 1874. Now |
we have asked you, i'll the platform |
which you have just adopted, to go |
back and declare, as you declared be-
fore in the day of your successful bat |
tie, that you denounced all forms of |
reputation, whether open or covert, |
that you stand by the payment of the |
public debt according to the letter and |
spirit under which it was contracted,
as you expressed in your law of Con-
gress of March is, 1869, the first law
to which President Grant ever affixed |
his signature when he became Presi- |
dent of the United States; and the
law which the Democrats have I'M
dertaken to denounce, though they |
dare not demand its repeal. You, on |
that question, go squarely and manly |
before the country.
You have taken up the other issues |
before you, the issue of transporta- |
ton; the issue of temperance the is
sue of our currency-all these issues,
and have spoken with no uncertain |
sound as to the position you propose |
to assume. Now / hold that after |
all, this idea that platform literature |
should be lying, and have covered-up |
statements that they simply want to |
dodge some question by, is not a |
manly way to win victories any
where. [Applause.l And l congrat-
ulate you, fellow Republicans, that
you have met the issues of the day in
the platform you have adopted, in
the manful, square, fighting spirit.
Furthermore, you have nominated
ticket to-day that you are not
ashamed of anywhere in the world,
and you go before the State with the
record of the Democratic party just
freshly in your minds, and with their
purposes just before you. You go be-
fore the State to fight a party, the
leaders Of which, only few months
ago, said was no longer a healthy or
sound organization was party that
had no longer any life in it worthy to
be respected; party that only few
days ago turned around and struck
desperate blow at the very ablest and
noblest, and worthiest Democrat
among them. Now, IL you can not
beat such party as that, under cir
cumstanees like that VOC can not