The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-15
OHIO STATE TICKET.

The Republican State Convention
held at Columbus on the 5th and 9th
inst. nominated Judge j. b. Foraker,
of Cincinnati, Governor VIM. &.
Rose, of Cleveland, Lieutenant. Gov
ernor; w. II. Epson. of Akron. Su.
preme Judge, (long term) John II.
Doyle, of Toledo. Supreme Judge
(vacancy and long term; Dwight
Crowell. Of Ashtabula county. Clerk
of the Supreme Court NJ. b. Earn.
hart, of Miami county, Attorney
General; John +. Ogleree, Of Clark
county, Auditor John G. Brown, of
jefferson county. Treasurer.
The campaign in Ohio will this year
he holly contested, and what the out.
come will he of course is mere conjec-
ture. The candidate for Governor on
the Republican side is u gentleman
who has mixed little in politics, but
is said to he man Of ability. He
was captain in the army and did
valient service for his country. lie
was for some time Judge of the Su.
preme Court of Cincinnati, resigning
the position about year ago on ac-
count of i'll health.
The platform, which the Ohio Re-
pnblicans promulgate, is quite OK.
haustive, and among the more prom
inent resolutions adopted are the fol
lowing:
That the Republican party believe
now, rs In the past, in the mainten.
ance of u tariff system which Will
provide II revenue for the Govern
ment, and ut the same time will pro.
tect American producers and Ameri.
can labor that it is opposed tn the
Democratic doctrine of "a tariff for
revenue only" because such u doc.
trine, il enforced, would of necessity
compel American wOrkmen to accept
the unrenumerative wages which are
paid their foreign rivals. 1t looks
with alarm upon the purpose already
avowed by the Democratic leaders
that the next Congress will revise the
tariff by further reducing the duties
on imports, which, il executed, will
unsettle the business Of the country,
and will produce great injury to the
mechanics, producers, and artisans Of
the land.
That the wool tariff of 1867 should
be restored at the first possible Op
pOrtunity.
That we are IN favor Of the estab
lishment by Congress of National
Bureau Of Labor Statistics for the
purpose Of collecting and systematic.
ing all statistics relating to the in
dustrial, social, and sanitary condition
of the laboring masses of the nation.
That we approve of the action OF
the General Assembly of Ohio in the
submission of constitutional amend
ments in relation to the liquor traffic
thus giving an opportunity to The
people to make such change in thu
organic law of the State as may be
approved by their judgment.
That we approve Of the taxation o.
the liquor traffic for revenue and TO
the purpose of providing against evil
resulting from such tariff.
That we congratulate the cOuntr,
upon the reduction by the last Con
gress of internal taxes of more thar
$4O,OO0,OOO annually, while at tn,
same time tho credit of the nation i
maintained, and the steady reduction
of the national debt is provided for
That the wise and conservati ye ad
ministration of President Arthu
meets with the hearty approval Of tn
Republicans of Ohio.
That we commend the action of tn,
General Assembly of the State il
providing commission to eXamin
into the system of prison contract la
Dor, and we declare ourselves in. favo
OF the abolition of said contract sys
TEN.
That we reiterate the declaration O
previous Republican conventions Il
favor of civil service reform, and wei
come every intelligent effort to max
that measure practical, and we espe
cially approve of the provisions mad
ty the Republican Congress for Civ
ing the patriotic soldiers of the lat
war with the prOper qualifications, th
preference for all places under tn
Government.
That we favor the repeal of the Law
, limiting the time within which az
, plicatiOns for pensions under the AL
rears of Pensions act shall be made