The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-15
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The State Convention OF lhe God and
Morality party held in Columbtt.s on
the 7th inst. nominated the following
ticket:
Secretary of State-Charles Towns
end, of Athens,
Supreme Court Judge--John II. !
Doyle, of Lucas.
Member OF Board of Public Works
G. a. Flickinger, Of Defiance.
The following is The platform adopt
ed. II is u weak, dishonest affair,
showing a manifest purpose to avoid
committing the party to the very doc
trines and measures which but few
short weeks ago the leaders declared
would be made the main issues of the
campaign:
The Republicans of Ohio in State
convention assembled, adopt the fol
lowing resolutions:
In the untiuely death of our late
beloved President, james A. Garfield,
we recognize great national calamity,
and we rejoice that his administration
ance of its success.
We tender to President Chester A
Arthur our assurance of confidence in
his administration, and our approval
of the moderate and patriotic course
pursued by him amid the embarrassing,
circumstances unavoidabIy attending
, such national crisis.
} RESOLVED, That we fully indorse the
J administration of Governor Charles
; Foster and tie State administration of
the Republican party during the las t
| two years, under which the expendi-
J lures of the State We're reduced over
! one half million dollars below the
expenditures of the Democratic ad-
mlnistration of the two precedug
years, and the public debt of the State
r reduced nearly million and quarte4
t of dollars, and the remainder of the
debt, redeemable the Both of June
5 1881 reoeemable at a rate of interest
below 1T per ceut. per annum.
: ReS0lUed, That we cOndemD the terri.
: bic outrages and prosecutions inflicted
2 upon the Jews OF Russia and Other
z sections of Europe, and While we hear
t tIly approve the action of the govern
l ment in its efforts to ameliorate the
e condition of these unfortunate people
t we earnestly solicit a continuance o
3 its most energetic efforts to that end.
t ReS0tUed, That we fndorse and affirm
L the principle of protection to American
: industry as adopted at the Nationa
t Republican Convention.
. RESOLVED, That the tax-paying peopl,
t of the State demand that by specific
taxation the traffic in intoxicatin,
a liquors shall be made to bear its share
of the pablo burdens, and that th,
d constitution in SO far as it may be al
i obstacle in the way of the exercise b,
3 the people through their representa-
r tives of practical control over th'
y liquor traffic to the end that the evil
# resulting thefeirom may be effectuat,
provided against, should be amended
at the earliest date provided by law.
Resolued, That all laws upon the stat
ute books must be respected and en-
forced until repealed by legislation 0
n abrogated by legal authority.
+ RESOLVED, That in preserving the lif
# of the nation, in giving freedom, civi
4 rights, and suffrage to the slave, in til
# reconstruction of the Union in uphold
n ing the national honor and credit un
Is impaired, in the rapid payment Of til
If ries of wise public measures which Ia
a given to the country uhexampled pro:
,e periiy, the Republican party has
~ record which gives assurance of wha
= it will do for the country in the future
j, Proud of this record, the Republican
,d of Ohio affirm il TO he their purpose
70 continue their warfare Upon tiisnone:
n ty and fraud at the ballot box until
D. free ballot and fair count is firmly st
cured to every locality aud every Cit
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