Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-24
The Pennsylvania Resolutions.

FOLLOWING are the resolutions
adopted by the Pennsylvania State Re-
publican Convention on the 18th:
The Republican party of Pennsylvania ad-
herring to its historical record and to its prn-
ciples heretofore often affirmed, declares:
/. That IT Is uncompromisingly opposed to
free trade in whatever disguise presented, un-
changingly devoted to home industry, and
hereby avows its special and direct hostility
to the Tariff bill now pending in Congress- the
same being in the interest of importers and
foreign manufacturers In opposition to Amer
lean labor.
2. That, labor being the great source of ma
tional wealth, the prosperity of the nation
must depend upon the extent to which labor
is protected and employed; and that our Gov
eminent, being government of the people,
should endeavOr to promote, by all proper
means, the commercial and industrial inter
ests of the nation, that labor and capital may
both be prOfitaby employed.
3. That American commerce should be fos-
tered and home enterprise developed by the
National Government, to the end that our
manufacturing, mining, agricultural, and in
dustrial interests may flourish, our people
find employment, and the country be restored
to permanent prosperity.
4. That the public lands belong to the peo-
pie, and should be reserved exclusively for
actual settlers, so that the industrious poor
may be encouraged and aided to enter upon
and occupy them.
). That we are now as ever opposed to the
payment of claims from the National Treasury
to those lately engaged in or sympathizing
with the rebellion. No conqueror should be
forced to pay indemnity to the conquered, and
the presentation of bills demanding over $780,
OO,OO at the present session of the Demo-
cratic House is a warning to the country of
the cost and danger of retaining in power a
party whose chief aim Is TO make reprisals on
taxpayers Tor losses which the crime of trea-
son brought upon the Southern people.
d. That we view with alarm the growing de-
preston of many of the leading trade interests
OF the State and country, resulting largely IL
Is believed, from the unfair advantages and
discriminating rates OF freight and transpur-
tation privileges given by many Of the trans
portation companies OF the State and country
TO favored few, to the prejudice of our gen
eral producing interests; and this convention
earnestly recommends the enactment of such
laws, by State and National Legislatures, as
will correct this growing evil.
{! That Southern Republicans, white and
colOredl nave our earnest sympathy in the
unequal contest TO which they are subjected
for civil liberty and the maintenance of their
constitutional privileges, and that in the in
terests OF their guaranteed rights we demand
from the General Government for them an
equal and fair ballot, and that equality be-
lore the law which should be the boast of
every Government.
s. That the Administration of Gov Hart
rantt meets the hearty Endorsement and un-
qualified approval Of the party that elected
him and continue TO honor him. He has
proved himself am able magistrate. a true
patriot, and wise officer, and his party ten.
ders him the praise due TO personal upright
ness, TO political DEVOTION and 40 official recti-
tude.
The resolutions protesting against the
payment of rebel claims, in favor of
protective tariff, and eulogistic of Gov.
Hartranft's administration were loud
ly applauded.