The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-05-22

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opposed to Free Trade, in whatever
disguise presented unchangingly de.
voted to the principles Of Protection to
Home Industry, and hereby avows it,
special and direct hostility to the Tar
if bill now pending in Congress, the
same being in the interests of import
ers and foreign manufacturers, and in
opposition to American labor.
Second-That Labor being the great
source Of notional wealth, the prosper.
ity of the nation must depend upon
the extent to which Labor is protected
and employed, and that our Govern
ment, being Government of the peo.
pie, should endesvor to promote, by
all proper means, the commercial
and industrial interests of the nation,
so that Labor and Capital may both
be pro6tably employed.
Third That American commerce
should be fostered and home enterprise
developed by the National Govern
ment, to the end that our manufactu-
ring, mining, agricultural and indus
trial Interests may flourish, our people
find employment, and the country be
restored to permanent prosperity.
Fourth That the public lands be-
long to the people, and should be re.
served exclusively for actual settlers,
so that the industrious poor may be
encouraged and aided to enter and &C.
cupy them.
Fifth-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 con-
quered, and the presentation of bills
demanding over three hundred millions
of dollars, at the present session of a
Democratic House, is a warning to the
country Of the cost and danger of re.
tanning in power a party whose chief
aim is to make reprisals on the tax.
payers for losses which the crime of |
treason brought upon the Southern |
people.
Sixth-That we view with alarm the |
growing depression of many of the
leading and trading interests of the
State and country, resulting largely,
it is believed, from unfair advantages
and discriminating rates of freight and
transportation privileges given by
many of the transportation companies
of the State and country to favored
few, to the prejudice of our general
producing interests, and this Conven.
ton earnestly recommends the enact
ment of such laws by the State and
National Legislatures as will correct
this growing evil.
Seventh-That the Southern Repub.
licans, white and colored, have our
earnest sympathy in the unequal con-
test to which they are subjected for
civil liberty and the maintenance of
their constitutional privileges, and that
in the interests of their guaranteed
rights we demand from the general
Government for them an equal and
fair ballot, and that equality before
the law which should be the boast of
every government.
Eighth-Reso1ved, That the admin.
istration Of Governor Hartranft meets
the hearty endorsement and unquali-
fed approval of the party that elected
him and continues to honor him. He
has proved himself an able magistrate.
true patriot and wise officer and
his party tenders to him the praise due
to personal uprightness, to political
devotion, and to official rectitude.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted without debate. Those pro-
testing against the payment of rebel
claims, in favor of a protective tariff
and eulogistic of Governor Hartranft's
administration were loudly applauded. |
Nominations being declared in or
der, Henry w. Palmer, of Luzerne, |
nominated for Governor General Hen,
ry M. Hoyt, eulogizing his scholarly
and soldierly qualities. j. r. Wick.
ersham, Henry Rawle, Galusha A. |
Grow and General James A. Beaver
we're also nominated.
General Hoyt was chosen nominee
for Governor on the first ballet, re-
ceiving 161 votes Grow AT; Beaver
II; Wickersham %; Morrell /. |
Rawle's name was Withdrawn. The
nomination was made unanimous amid |
loud applause.
James P. Sterrett and Daniel Agnew
were nominated for Supreme Judge,
and the ballot resulted-Sterrett 154
votes, Agnew 80.
Tho Ntnfo e.