Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-13
The PennsyIvania Republicans


The following resolutions we're
adopted by the Pennsylvania Repub-
lican State Convention held at Harris
burg on the 4th:
ResolOed, 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-
tion and maintenance OF specie payments, we
may reasonably claim the financial soundness
and prosperity of the country as a natural re-
suit of the financial policy we as party have
sustained.
Second. The resumption of specie payment
having been accomplished at the time ap-
pointed by law, and the finances Of the coun-
try being in thoroughly healthy condition,
we regard 1t as Cnwise to engage IN any new
attempts at financial legislation. The coun-
try is prosperous under our financial system
as 1t is, 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 piecemeal 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, fostered the reve-
nues of the Government and promoted our Ma
ta299h a29 Il RESsReFi&S R & u dne business OF sne cog@-
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 new tariff through the
agency of commercial treaties. A treaty
framed, negotiated, discussed and ratified ia
secret is not proper method of regulating
the revenues of the Government.
Fifth. In view of the recent events in Con
gress and ia the Southern States, and latterly
in the State of Maine, we deem this lifting
opportunity to reatfirm our adherence 10 the
following principles, viz First, union of
States with equal rights, indestructibe by any
unconstitutional measure; second, protection
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 the
rights OF others; third, the strict integrity in
fulfilling all our obligations, state and Ma
tional; fourth, the perfect security or Tree
thought, free speech and free press, and OF
equal rights and privileges 20 all men
everywhere, irrespective of nationality,
color or religion; fifth, free and
pure ballot, thoroughly protected so
that every man entitled to cast
vote may do so, just once at each election,
without fear of molestation, moral or physi-
| 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
est elections; until man is considered infa-
nous who casts an illegal vote, our Govern
ment will not be safe, and whoever deprtVes
citizen of his right to vote, or OF the legal et-
| feet of his vote, is a 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 technicalt-
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 e1ort TO de-
fraud the people of that State OF the right to
| choose their own repres entatiyes anu 10 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
| tendency TO throw elections aside on mere
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
| Republican principles and policy, and Tor
| their opposition to the Democratic schemes
| to renew the obsolete doctrine OF State rights,
and to cripple the Government by withhold
| ing needed appropriations in order TO eoerce
! legislation ard repeating all National laws
that protect the purity OF the ballot box.
| Ninth. That the Chairman OF the ReHub-
| lican State Committee is hereby instructed
and required to carefully examine whether
any person to day placed on the electoral tick
ct be legally disqualified, from any cause, from
| 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.