The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-30
POLITICAL.
Ohio Republicans and Their Platform.


Charley Foster for Governor.
The Ohio Republican state convention
met at Cincinnati yesterday, and COM
menced its proceedings with prayer by
Rev. Doctor J. NJ Walden. The whole
number of votes in convention was SOD.
The first ballot stood, Foster, 2S0 Sc;
Taft, 271 1-6, and ON motion the noble
Charley Foster was nominated by accla-
nation. He is the man the confederate
legislature of Ohio jerrymandered out of
congress two years ago. Let the Repub-
licans of Ohio see that he is not voted
out of the governorship. Fosters NOM
ination caused great enthusiasm. We
give the platform adopted week in adj
vance of our contemporaries:
l. ReSOlred, That the republican par
ty of Ohio, reaffirming the cardinal doc
trines of its adopted faith, as heretofore
provided, especially pledges itself anew
to the maintenance of tree suffrage,
equal rights, the unity ofthe nation, and
the supremacy of the national govern
ment in all matters placed by the consti-
tuition under its control
2 ResOtced, That we earnestly appeal
to the people, in the exercise of their
power through the ballot box, to arrest
the mad career Ofthe party now cOntroll-
ing both houses of congress, under the
domination of majority of men lately
in arms against the government, land
men plotting to regain, through the
power of legislation, the cause which
they lost in the field, namely, the estab-
lishment of state sovereignty by the
overthrow of national supremacy.
3. ResOiDed, That the Democratic
party having committed itself of an at
tempt to break up that government by
refusing to appropriate to their legiti-
mate objects the means already collect
ed from the people, unless the executive
shall give his official signature to the
measures which he cOnscentiously dis
pproves-measures plainly intended
TO allow free course TO fraud, violence
and corruption in the national elections,
and to impair the constitutional supre-
macy of the nation, deserves the signal
condemnation of every honest and law
abiding citizen.
A. Resolced, That the present extra
session of congress, thus compelled by
Democratic conspirators, has been pro-
longed beyond all possible excuse, not
only to the depletion of the treasury,
but also grave detriment to every in
dustrial and commercial interest of the
country; by uncalled for agitation of
several questions; by persistent efforts
in hostility TO the resumption of specie
payments, already happily accomplish
ed by constantly tampering with cur
rency system unsurpassed in the world {:
by re-opening and stimulating sectional
controversy, especially through an avow-
ed determination to repeal all war legis-
lation, and by seeking to INACCURATE n re-
dictionary revolution; a revolution de-
signed to restore full power to a solid
south in the affairs of the government.
5. ResOLced, That the financial admin
istration of the government by the Re
publican party in accomplishing the
great work of resumption of specie pay
ments, in restoring our currency to par
value, in greatly reducing the burden of
the national debt, in refunding large
proportion of the same mt a rate of inter
est One-third less than the former rate,
thereby alone saving to the treasury 3d.
100000 year, and enhancing the nation
al credit to standing never before at
tanned, is source of just pride to the
Republicans of Ohio, and deserves the
warm appreciation of the American peo-
pie.
q. ReSOlUed, That this perpetual dis
turbance of the country, in response to
the conciliatory policy of the admins
tration, should, in the judgment of the
peOble, be thoroughly condemned.
z. ReSOlced, That the Democratic leg
islature of Ohio, going from bad TO
worse, from O'COnnor reforms of public
institutions, resulting in scandals unnum-
bered, and mischiefs unmeasured, to out
rageous attempts to revise and reverse the
will of the people as declared by their
suffrage, foisting upon them legislative
ursurpation by placing defeated candi-
dates for local offices in the place of those
duly elected by the lawful and unques-
toned ballot cast IN the interest of hon
est and decent home government, merits
the most indignant rebuke of every in
telligent voter of the state.
3. ResOLUed, That the memories of our
dead heroes who gave their lives to save
the nation from destruction, protest
| against the expulsion of their living com.
rades from public offices to graitify par
| tiZan purpose of the dominant party
in congress.
8. RcsOLced, That we send greeting to
the President of the United States and
our Republican members of congress
and we cordially thank and honor them
for the firm and patriotic stand they have
taken in opposition to the majority Of
of the present congress. We hereby
pledge them our earnest and undivided
support.
Nominations proceeded, and Joseph
Turney was nominated for state treasur
er, and James Fullington for board Of
public works.