The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
Republican Platform.

Pssolped. That the Republican
Marty of PenDsylvanla is In the most
hearty accord with the Administra-
tion of President Garfield, and, while
uniting in the prayers of all good
people for his speedy recovery, pledges
continued feafty and the most active
support i'm the prompt and cOurag.
eous correction of all governmental
abuses. AS Republicans we are in
favor of any proper and well-consid-
cred reform, either in the government
of the Nation, the State, municipality
or county, and we court suggestions
to any or all of these ends, and only
ask that i'm their advocacy well-estab-
lished safeguards shall not be harshly
supplanted by experiments. The Adj
ministration of President Garfield has
set the right example in this direction,
and while firmly adhering to the prip-
ciples and better practices of the great
party which called it into existence,
1t yet insists upon faithfulness and
honesty in every branch of the public
service. That the bullet of an assassin
should not interrupt this work. It
snouId be pursued while its author
lives, and beyond his life, if through
increasing misfortune il should be
taken away.
HeSo.Oeo, lnitC the Republican
party has ever been progressive and
reformatory, and while realizing that
nothing in government is wholly
right we desire to be always brave
enough to seek every avehtfe of ap-
proach to the right to the end that aIl
| our people may enjoy the ever increas-
ing blessings of good governments. ySs1
Resolved, That President James A.
Garfield, this tender and loving, this
struggling and suffering. this pure ana
brave man, now becomes the beloved
of this people and the admired Of all
people. We tender for ourselves and
our constituents assurances of deep
and heartfelt sympathy, and, keenly
appreciating the value of such q life to
his country, we express the prayerful
hope that he may soon be restored to
the discharge of the important duties
for which he is remarkably qualified
and from which by n peculiarly inf,-
nous crime and an undeserved assault
for Il conscientious exercise of proper
executive power, he has been tempo
rarily Withdrawn.
tion, the Republican party is COM
mitted to the course of economical
and honest administration; we de-
mand the use of all necessary means
and the enforcement of all laws it,
tended to prevent fraud and waste,
and we require close and watchrul
guardianship over all of the multifa-
riOus interests committed to the care
of our organization.
Resolved, That in any revision of
our tariff legislation which may be
made care shall he taken to discrimi.
nate in favor of our industries, and
thereby promote the causes which are
rapidly making America controlling
power in finances, as it already is an
established leader in political Thought,
RcsOtUcd, That the administration
Of Governor Hoyt merits our warm, Ut
approval. We regard with satisfac.
ton the results Of purely Republi-
can Administration under his leader
ship, in which all departments have
been faithfully conducted the credit
of the State raised to the highest
point, and its finances placed upon It
proper basis without increasing the
burdens of the people.