Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-06-03
THE PLATFOI


The Republicans of Pennsylvania, affirming
their continued adhesion to the party whose
perpetuation is rendered necessary by the
causes which called it into existence, make
declaration of the fundamental principles Of
their political faith as follows:
l. The equality of all men before the law.
Justice to all and special favors to none.
H. The harmony of the Federal and State
governments. Both are parts of one system,
alike necessary for the commen prosperity,
peace and security.
. III. The unity of the nation. We are one
people. The Constitution of the United
States forms government, not league.
". A faithful execution of the laws, an
economical administration of the government,
integrity in Office, honesty in all branches Of
the civil service, and rigid accountability Of
public officers.
V. Protection to home industry and home
market for home products.
vi. The right of the laborer to protection
and encouragement, and the promotion OF
harmony between labor and capital.
VII. Cheap transportation and the advance
ment of closer intercourse between all parts OF
the coudtry.
VIII. Free banking, safe and uniform ma
tional currency, and steady reduction OF the
natioal debt.
TX. The public domain being the heritage
of the people should be reserved for actual set
tiers exclusively.
X. The equalization of the bounties of sol
dters and speedy settlement of all just claims
arising out of the late war.
XI. Honest men in offlce-men with brains
enough to know dishonesty when they see it.
and courage enough to fight it wherever they
find it.
Resolved That we arraign the Democratic
party of Pennsylvania for its utter failure te
redeem the promises upon which it partially
attained to power in this State 1t pledged it
self to Reform, to Legislative purity, to great
er economy, and to higher aim in legislation
while it has reformed nnthing, has economi
zed in nothing, and has disgraced the Statt
by an exhibition of Legislative roweyism an6
imbecility never before witnessed in this Com
monwealth.
Resolved, That the efforts now being mad,
by the national administration to ferret ou
and bring to punishment those who have beer
defrauding the government of its lawful rev
enues, should enlist the sympathy and hearty
| support of honest men of all parties.
Resolved, That we declare firm and unqual
flied adherence to the unwritten law of thu
Republic which wisely and, under the sane
ton of the most venerable of examples, limit
the Presidential service to two terms; and we
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, in recogni
tisn of this law, are unalterably opposed t.
the election to the Presidency of any persol
| for a third term.
Resolved, That the Republican people o
this Commonwealth recall with pride their eff
fective agency in the creation of the admins
trution of President Ulysses S. Grant, ant
point with confidence to its general policy AMI
the benifcent fruits thereof for their vindica
ton and his That, having received the Gov
ernment from his predecessor demoralized il
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every branch; corruption and. recklessness il
office the rule; the fruits Of the war ungather
ed; the lately rebelllious States sullen; the lat
slaves unprotected, and yet denied that grea
means of self-protection- ballot; foreig
States unchastised for their wrongs to us, an
home States defantly inefficient to the expia
ton which their rebellious action required; tn
administration of President Grant has, in 81
saort years, steadily and unpretendingly re
formed every known abuse, and is to-day re
lentlessly upon the track of wrong-doers; hs
largely reduced the nations debt; has largel
reduced the peoples taxes; has infexibly pur
ished all violators of law; Has secured by cor
stiiutional provision the ballot to all freemer
and by law thrown the surety Of needed safe
guards around the ballot-box; has wrung frOr
unfriendly foreign States the confession c
their faults and reparation for the injurie
done us, and has influenced reluctant HON
States to at least the appearances of just dea
, ings with all their citizens. All which event
mark the present administration rs among til
most brilliant in achievement in our annals.