Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-10
Ohio Republican Convention.

COLUMBUS, o., June 2.-The Re
publican State Convention assembled
at the Spear House at IL O'Clock.
There were $40 delegates present,
many of them being men who have
not been intimately connected with
politics for some years. Hon. Loren
20 Danford was made temporary
chairman, and made a ringing speech,
declaring that the people of Ohio
had, after two years trial ofthe Demo
cratic rule, become satisfied that it
was a mistake to trust them with
power. They had promised reform,
retrenchment and pure patriotism,
but had created new Offices, invaded
public institutions to make places for
partisan changers on" and to make
their appropriation bills to look small;
had failed to provide sufficient means
to run the public Institutions. lie
thought there should be no division
of sentiment among representatives
on the common school question.
Whether the Opposition was led by
the Roman Catholic Bishops, the
Democratic party or the devil, they
should stand united on the third term
question, and go forward with the old
aggressive Republican spirit to vic
tory.
The following is the ticket nominal
ed:
d oF
Lieutenant Governor-Thomas L. Young, of
Hamilton.
Supreme Judge-Geo w McIlwan.
Auditor-James Williams, of Franklin.
Attorney-G eneral-John Little, of Green.
Treasurer. Miner Millikin, of Butler.
The following platform was unani-
mously odopted without discussion:
The Republicans of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled, reaffirming the
cardinal principles of their organiza-
ton, which have become a received
maxim of policy, state and national,
declare on specific points the series OF
sentiments following:
|. The states are one as nation and all
citizens are equal under the laws and entitled
to the fullest protection.
3 That policy of finance should be steadi-
" pursued, which, without unnecessary shock
to business or trade, equalizes the purchasing
capacity of the coin and paper dollar.
5. We are in favor of tariff for revenue,
with incidental protection to American in
dustry
4. We stand by free education, our pub
lie school system; the taxation of all for its
support, and no division of the school fund.
5. Under our Republican system of gov
eminent there should be no connection, direct
or indirect, between church and state, and
we oppose all legislation in the interest of any
particular sect upon this subject. We should
not fail to profit by the experience of foreign
governments, where the efforts of the church
to control the state, constitute an evil oil
great magnitude, and endanger the power and
prosperity of the people
G. We demand such revision of the patent
laws as will relieve industry from the oppres-
sion of monopolies.
7. A grateful people can never cease to
remember the services of our soldiers and
sailors, and it is due to them that lberality
and generosity should obtain an adjustment oil
pay and bonties.
s. That we demand that the public domain
shall be scrupulously reserved for the occu-
pancy by actual settlers
9. The determination of the government
to collect the revenue and prevent and punish
frauds, has our unqualified approval.
20. That the power of municipal corpora
tions to create debts should be restricted, an6
local and other expenditures should be so re
duced as to dimsnish taxation
H. The observance of Washingtons ex
ample, in retiring at the close Of the SECOND
Presidential term, will be in the future, as i
has been in the past, regarded as a fundamen
tai rule in the unwrtten law of the Republic
II The distinguished success of his adj
ministration, which, to the fame OF the patrio
and soldier, has added that of the capable
and judicious statesman, entities President
Grant to the gratitude Of his countrymen.