The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-06-27
Ohio Republican Platform.

The Ohio State Republican Conven
ton, lately in session at Columbus,
adopted the following platform:
1. That the Republican party, in preserving
the life of the Nation, in giving freedom anc
equal rights to all its citizens; in the recon
the National honor; in the generous provis
ions made for those who have suffered fol
1sr in aSas
in the speedy payment of the public debt; in
the reduction OF National taxation; in the
elevation of the Civil Service; and in the en-
actment of q series of wise public measures
which have given the country unexampled
prosperity, have given the best assurances OF
Its purposes for the future.
as in the past, in the maintenance of a tariff
Government and at the same time win protect
American producers and American labor;
Of tariff POr Sn saoh
doctrine If enforced, would, of necessity com
pei American workmen to accept the unre
rivals It looks with alarm upon the p1r
pose, already avowed by the Democratic
leaders. that the next Congress win revise the
tariff by further reducing the duties on i'm
ports, which, If executed, will unsettle the
business of the country, and win produce
great injury to the mechanics, producers and
g. That the wool tariff of 1867 should be re-
stored at the first possible opportunity.
by Congress of q National Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the purpose of collecting and
systematizing all statistics relating to the in
laboring masses of the Nation.
5. That we approve of the action of the
of the Constitutional Amendments in relation
70 the liquor traffic, thus giving an opportun
organic law OF the State as NAV be approved
by their Judgment
Q. That we approve of the taxation of the
liquor traffic for revenue, and for the purpose
of providing against the evilsresulting from
4. That we congratulate the country upou
taxes OF more than $40, ,000, 900 annually, while
at the same time the credit of the Nation i,
National debt is provided for.
g. That the wise and conservative Admins
hearty approval of the Republicans of Ohio.
9. That we commend the action of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State in providing {
commission to examine into the system o.
prison contract labor, and we declare our
selves in favor OF the abolition of said con
10. That we reiterate the declarations o.
previous Republican conventions in favor o.
CiviEService Reform, and welcome every in
cal. and we especially approve the provisions
made by the Republican Congress for givins
the patriotic soldiers of the late war, with thl
proper qualifications, the preference for al
places under the Government.
IL. That we favor the repeal Of the Law
limiting the time In which applications fo
shall be made.
L. That the greatly improved condi
ton of the public Institutions of tn,
State; the successful refunding of tn,
public debt at rate of interest lowe
than loan has been placed by an,
other State; the provision for, and payment OF
81, 10000 of the public debt-the improves
financial condition of the State being sucl
that we may reduce the rate of taxation, an,
at the same time be amply able to make larg
expenditures for the benefit of the charitabl
institutions of the State.
All this, accomplished In the face of wha
appeared to be an absolute necessity, unde
Democratic administration, to increase Stat
taxation, attests the wisdom, care and econo
my of the administration of Governor Foster
and Is an assurance to the people of the Stat
that their best interests are to be subserve,
by the continuance of the Republican part
in power.