Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-04
The Ohio Platform.

OF which recall the heroic days OF the
Republican party:
Resozved, That the Republican
party of Ohio, reafirm!ng the cardinal
doctrines of lis adopted fal'ht as here
tofore proclaimed especially pledges
itself anew to the maintenance of free
suffrage, equal rights, the unity of the
Nation, and the supremacy of the Ma
tional Government in all matters placed
by the Constitution under its control.
Resolved, That we earnestly ap-
peal to the people, IN the exercise of
their power, through the baIlot-box,
to arrest tie mad career of the party
now controlling both branches of Con-
gress, under the domination of ma
jority of men lately in arms against
the Government, and now plotting to
regain, through the power of legisla
ton, the cause which they lost in the
field, namely, the establishment of
State sovereignty by the overthrow of
National supremacy.
Resolued, That the Democratic
party, having committed itself to an
attempt to break up the Government
by refusing to appropriate to their le-
gitimate objects the public moneys al
ready collected from the people, un
less the Executive shall give his Off
cial signature to measures which he
conscientiously disapproves, measures
plainly intended to allow free course
to fraud, violence, and corruptions in
the National elections, and to impair
the constitutional supremacy of the
Nation, deserving the signal condem-
nation of every honest and law-abiding
| citizen.
Resolved. 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 to the grave detriment of
every industrial and commercial in-
terest Of the country,by the uncaled for
agitation OF several questions; by pre-
sstent efforts in hostility to the re-
sumption Of specie payments, already
happily accomplished, by constantly
tampering with currency system un-
surpassed in the world; by reopening
and stimulating sectional controversy
especially through the avowed determi-
nation to repeal all War legislation and
by seeking TO inaugurate reactionary
revolution designed to restore full
power to "Solid South" in the affairs
of the Government.
Resolved, That the financial ad-
ministration of the Government by the
Republican party, in accomplishing
the great work of the resumption of
specie-payments; in restoring our cur
! rency to par value in grcatly reduc-
ing the burden of the National debt;
in retunding large proportion of the
same at rate of interest one-third less
than the former rate, thereby alone
saving to the Treasury Sl3: 100000 a
year, and in enhancing the National
credit to a standing never before at
tanned, is a source of just pride to the
Republicans of Ohio, and deserves the
warm appreciation of the American
people.
Resolred, That this perpetual dis
turbance of the country in response to
the conciliatory measures of the Ad-
ministration, should, by the judgment
of the people, be thoroughly condemn
ed.
Resolyed, That the Democratic
Legislature of Ohio, going on from bad
to worse; from the "O'Conner reforms"
| of cur public institutions, resulting in
scandals unnumbered and mischiefs
unmeasured, to the outrageous attem pt
to revise the will of the people, as de-
. clared by their suffrages, foisting up
on them by legislative usurpation de-
feated candidates for local officers in
place Of those duly elected by lawful
and unquestioned ballots, cast in the
interest Of honest and decent home
government, merits the most indig-
nant rebuke of every intelligent voter
of the State.
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 comrades from public Offices to
crafty the partisan purposes Of the
dominant party III Congress.
RESOLVED, That we send greeting
to the President of the United States
and our Republican members of Con-
gress, and we cordially thank and hon
or them for the firm and patriotic
stand they have taken in opposition to
to the designs of the majority of the
present Congressman we hereby pledge
them our earnest and undivided
support.
Sketch Of the Ohio Republican NOmi
nees for Governor and Lieutenant
| Governor.