The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-09-12
Republican State Convention.

The Republican State Convention
met as per announcement, at Harris
burg, on the 9Th inst, and put in NOM
ination for Supreme Judge, Hon. Jas.
p. Sterrett; for State Treasurer, Capt.
w. B. Hart, and for Auditor General,
Hon. j. A. M. Passmore. The nomi.
nations are eminently satisfactory to
the party at large, and the ticket,
will be found at our mast head
this morning. The following is the
platform adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
/. While we recognize and respect
the difference Of opinion existing
among US as to the course pursued by
President Hayes towards the South,
we are in hearty accord in honoring
the patriotic motives which have guild
ed him and in hoping that the results
Of his policy will be peace, goodwill,
and the complete recognition Of the
Equal Rights of all men in every sec
tion of the country and to the efforts
of his administration to carry into ef-
feet the principles of the platform up
on which he was elected, we pledge
our hearty and cordial support.
2. The Electoral Commission hav-
ing been created at the urgent solici-
tation of the Democratic party and af-
ter the often-repeated declarations of
its leaders in both Houses of Congress
that no faction could cavil at its de-
Z cislOns, we witness, with profound as
tonishment, the assaults of that party
upon the august tribunal of its own
creation, because It's decisions disap-
pointed their expectations Of official
patronage. Such assaults, so far as they
seek to impair the confidence of the
people in the Just title Of the President
to his high office, are equally childish
and foolish, but may become extreme
ly mischevous in assisting to dimin-
ish the popular respect for the decis-
ions Of lawful tribunals.
3. We respectfully but earnestly en-.
treat all members Of the National aAd
State Legislatures to assist the return
of prosperity to this great and rich
country by adopting such measures to
that end as are in their power to de-
vote less attention to partisan strife
1 and more attention to the business in
terests of the Country, in order that
\ wise and proper laws may be passed
to lessen the burdens of labor and in
crease its rewards to encourage and
restore to activity legitimate indus
trial enterprises, and to enable the
country to find foreign market for
its surplus products and manufac.
lures.
4. That the Republican party, in
passing the Homestead Law, inaugu-
rated and is firmly committed to the
policy that the public lands belong to
the people and should be sacredly re-
served to actual settlers, free Of cost to
whoever will occupy them in good
faith, and that all laws permitting the
ACQUISITION Of more than one hundred
and sixty acres Of such public land, by
any one person, should be repealed
5. That we are opposed to the poll
ey. heretofore prevailing, Of renewing
pateuts by act of Congress, and we
favor such a revision OF the patent
laws as will hereafter prevent the re-
newal Of any patent.
8. That the long and successful ex-
istence under the laws of Congress of
the double coin standard warrants US
"a demanding an early repeal OF the
legislation which demonetized silver