The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-02-12
The Pennsylvania Republicans.

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Pennsylvania Repub-
lican State Convention held at Harris
burg on the 4th: a- .-
Resolved, First. That, rejoicing over the
steady growth of National prosperity, which
began In 1876 with the change Of the balance
in our favor, and over the successful resump-
ton and maintenance OF specie payments, We
may reasonably claim the financial soundaess
and prosperity Of the country a. q natural re-
suit 81 the financial policy we as party have
second. The resumption of specie payment
having been Accomplished at the time ap-
poiuted by law, and the finances of the. coun-
try being In thoroughly healthy condition,
We regard it as cnwise to engage In any new
attempts at financial legislation. The coun-
try Is prosperous under our financial system
as 1t lie, and we know of no good reason why
that system should now be disturbed.
Third. The persistent effort of free-traders
to destroy our tariff piecemeai by legislation,
to repeal duties on special articles, admonish-
es US of the necessity of adhering more stroI G.
ly than ever to the tariff policy OF the past
twenty years which has built up our grand
system of manufactures, foetered the reye-
nues Of the Government and promoted our Ma
tional prosperity. The business OF the coun-
try will not bear this tinkering OF the tari1,
and IL any revision Of that tariff Is to be made
at all it should be done through the commits
sion Of capable men, after patient and thor
ough hearing Of all parties to interests In
volved. - ,
Fourth. We object most decidedly to all
attempts to enact q new taran through tne
agency Of commercial treaties. a treaty
framed, negotiated, discussed and ratified fn
secret is not proper method Of regulating
the revenues Of the Government z -
Fifth. In view of the recent events In Con
gress and In the Southern States, and lstteriy
in the state of Maine, we deem this fitting
opportunity to reaffirm our adherence 70 the
following principles, viz: First, q union OF
States with equal rights, indestructiole oy any
unconstitutional measure second, ProsestIon
to person, liberty and property Of the citizens
of the United States in each and every portion
of our common country, wherever he may
choose to move, demanding of him only obe-
dience to the law and proper respect for Inc
fulfilling all our obligations, State and Ma
tional; fourth, the perfect security of free
thought, free speech and free press, and Of
equal rights and privileges 70 all men
color or religion; fifth, free and
pure ballot, thoroughly protected so
that every man entitled to cast
vote may do 90, just once at each election,
without fear of molestation, moral or pnysi-
cal, ON account of his political faith, Nation
ality or the hue of his skin; sixth, honesty In
elections, the people having virtue and pa
triotism to govern themselves; our Govern
ment must depend for its stability upon hon
est elections; until man is considered tnfa-
nous who casts an illegal vote, our Govern
ment will not be safe, and whoever deprives
citizen of his right to vote, or Of the legal ef-
feet of his vote, is Q traitor to our Govern
ment; seventh, an honest count OF all votes
legally cast, and an honest return Of whoever
is elected, free from all attempts to defraud
the people of their choice through technicali-
ties or by an arbitrary rejection OF their votes.
Sixth. We extend to the Republicans of
Maine our congratulations over the peaceful
and successful resistance to an effort to de-
fraud the people of that State of the right to
choose their own repres esentatives and to at
tempt to steal the Government Of that State.
Our Republican form of government will be
signal failure when any political party can
succeed in defying the public will as shown
by the people at the ballot box.
Seventh. We deeply regret the growing
technicalities and informalities. The right
of the people to choose their public servants
is too sacred to be subverted upon any pre-
text that returns of election are deficient in
some trivial matters of form. -.
Eighth. We thank our Senators and Rep
resentatives at Washington in the last Con-
gress and In this, for their firm adhesion to
their opposition to the Democratic schemes
to renew the obsolete doctrine OF State rights,
and 10 cripple the Government by withhold
ing needed appropriations in order to coerce
legislation ard repeating all National laws
that protect the purity OF the ballot box.
Ninth. That the Chairman of the Rerub-
lican State Committee is hereby instructed
and required to carefully examine whether
any person to day placed on the electoral tick
serving as an -elector, and, in case any such
legal disability be found, the State Commit
tee shall substitute another name from the
same Congressional district. F