The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-12
Republican Platform Adopted at Harris
burg. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1850:

Ieesolrcd First-That, rejoicing over the
steady growth of national prosperity whicn
began In 1875 with change OF tne Dt.ltincJ IL,
our favor, and over the successful resumption
and maintenance of specie payment, we may
reasonably claim the financial soundnesSS
and prosperity Of the country rs u natural
result of the financial pOllcy we, us u p'ltS
Second~The resumption of specie pay
ments having Been accomplisned @ at the f t'the me
appointed by law, and the hnanceS OF Ine
country being IN thorougmly nea,uIg ,re col, H.,
dition we regard It MS uhwise 20 engage IN
ATTY new Attempts ut financial leglslation;
The country is prosperous uhdtr phr finant
ciul system as IT Is, and we know ,ol no g0ou
reason why that system should now be uls-
Third-The persistent efforts of flee traders
to destroy our tariff piecemeal by legisHuon
to repeal the duties on special articles, @ au-
monish us of the necessity ofadhering more
strongly than ever to the tariff policy OF the
past % years, which has built up our grand
system of manuiacturs fostered tne revenues ,,
Of thc government and promoted our nat
ional prosperity. The business of the coun-
try will not bear this tinl<ering Of the tariil
and If any revision of the tarttt is TO be nauc
MT all II should be done through n commits
sion of capable men, after patient and
thorough hearing OF all parties to the interest
Fourth.We object most decidedly to all at
tempts to enact Il new tariii through lne
agency of commcrciu tre3ueS, a a cS ItSS''SS Y
secret IL not proper method OF regulating
the revenues of the gOvernmint.
Eiitl--Iu Wow OF recent events Ill OOu9ItSS
and In the southern States, and latterly in
the State of Maine, we deem this nttlng
opportunity 20 re- affirm our adherence TO
the following principles, VIZ: me union ,ol
the States with equal rights indcStructiblc bS
any unconstitutional mcaiSi piOlcc!lOn 10
person, liberty and property or cltlzen OF
the United states in each and every portion
of the common country, wherever ne may
choose to move, demanding ol MIN only
obedience to the laws and prOp"r respect Tor
the right of others; strict integrity IN iulhll
ing ali oUr obligations. State and national;
the perfect security offree thought, irGe speech
and a free press, Nrt Of equal rights ana
privileges to all men. everywhere, irreSpec-
tive of nationality, color or religion; Il tree
and pure ballot, Thoroughly protected, so
that every man entitled to cast a vote may
do SO lust once NJ each election without rear
Of nolcstutiou, moral or physical, on account
Of his political faith, nationaIilE, or the nue.
of his skin; honesty In elections; the people
havin" thc virtue and patriotism 70 govern
themselves, our government must uepehu lor
its stability upon honest elections; until a
man is c3lisjdcrrd infamous who casts an IL
. legal vote our government VIII not be saic
and whoever dcpriNos citizen OF his right
to vote, or Oi the legal effect of MS vote Is II
traitor 10 our government; uh honest count of
all votes legally cast, ana an honest return OF
whoever is elected, free rom all attempts 10
dpiruud the people of their choice through
tcChuicaiiticS, or by any arbitrary rejection
SiXth-Wc extend to the Republicans OF
Maine our cuuTrnt ulatiOnS over the peaceful
ANA successful russurct to an effort to de-
fraud the people of that state of the Wight to
tempt to steal the government of that state.
our Republican form of government Will be
a signal failure when amy political party can
succeed in dliyilr the public VIII rs shown
by the people rt the hulot-bOX.
SGVCnth-Wc deeply regret the growing
tendency to throw elections aside on mere
technicalities and informalitics. Tic right
of the people TO choose their public servants is
too sacred 10 bc subN trtcd upon amy preteNt
that the returns of az election are deficient
in some trivial matters Df form.
Eightn--Mg thank Our Senators and Rep
rescututiVcSNt Washington in the last Con
grcSs and in this for their hrm adhesion to
Republican principles AMI policy, and for
their opposition to Democratic schemes to
renew the obsolete doctrine. Of state rights,
aud to cripple the Government by withhold
ing needed appropriations, in Ordcr To cGe:ce
! legislation repeating "il rational laws that
protect the purity OF the b&llUt-bON.
R"yO,r"d, That the chairlnan Of the Rcpuh,
licln state Committee is here instructed and
required tu carefully eNaHlinc whether any
person to-day placed on the electoral ticket
| bc legally disluJii.iud from any cause from
ScrVin. rs an ClcctOr; aud in case any such
| legal disability be found the state Commit
| tee shall substitute another meme from the
| Congressional district.