Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-12


r dictate this nomination. but they de-
clined to surrender their manhood to the
5 gallows, which it was now proposed.
: West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida
: and the Old Dominion, in spite Of DEM
, ocfatic shot guns and in spite If legal
/ lied murder which cried to Grd for ven-
: geanee would give the Republican par
tyttheir electoral votes at the coming
election. lApplause.J
MANY VOICES IN PROTEST.
Mr.. Lynch, of Miss, also opposed the
minority report. 1t would be simply
saying to the ballot box stuffer at the
South and to the shot gun holders that
they should have the benefit of their
crimes. IApplause.l
A delegate from Iowa declared that
the Mahones of the South should be en-
eouraged, and that Iowa would cast 26
! solid votes to do so. Cheers.
Mr.. Townsend. of New York, also OPP
posed the proposition as an attempt to
distranchse the brave Republicans of
; the South.
Mr.. West, of Ohio, also argued against
the minority report.
Mr.. Filley, of Missouri, opposed the
minority report. He spoke of the 26,000
Republicans of Missouri who united
their votes with the Greenbackers, and
asked whether they were to be aban-
ed or whether they were not TO be en-
couraged as Mahoue had been encOur-
aged, who had saved Virginia to The
Republican party. Applause.J
Mr.. O'Hara, of North Carolina, decla-
red that the adoption of the minority re-
port would be a total surrender of the
political rights OF every Republican in
the South, white as well as black.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas. also op-
posed to the minority report.
Mr.. Bishop, of Mass, then withdrew
the report, amid great applause. stating
that it was entirely evident that the
sentiment of the Convention WAS against
| it.
The majority report was then adopted.
| Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio. from the Com
mittee on Resolutions. then presented
the report of that committee.
The Platform.
The Republicans of the United States,
in National Convention assembled, re-
new their allegiance to the principles
upon which they have triumphed in six
successive Presidential elections. and
congratulate the American people on the
attainment of so many results in legisla-
tion and administration, by which the
Republican party has, after saving the
Union, done so much to render its insti-
tutionS just, equal and beniicent, the
safeguard of liberty and the embodiment
of the best thought and highest purposes
of our citizens. The Republican party
has gained its strength by quick and
faithful responses to The demands of the
people for the Freedom and equality OF
all men, for united action assuring the
rights of all citizens, for the elevation of
labor, for an honest currency, for purity
in legislation and for integrity and &C.
countability in all departments of the
government, and it accepts anew the
duty of leading in the work of progress
and reform.
GARFIELD AND ARTHUR.
We lament the death of President
Garfield, whose sound craftsmanship and
long conspicuOusness in Congress gave
promise of strong and successful ad-
ministrOtion, promise fully realized
during the short period of his Office as
President of the United States. His
distinguished success in war and peace
have endeared him to the hearts OF the |
American people.
In the administration of President |
Arthur we recognize a wise, cOnserva-
tive and patriotic policy, under which |
the country has been blessed with re |
markable prosperity, and We believe his |
eminent services are entitled to and |
will receive the hearty approval of every |
citizen.
AT TARIFF FoG PROTECTION.
1t is the first duty of good govern
ment to protect the rights and promote |
the interests of its people. The largest |
diversity of industry is most productive |
of prosperity and of the comfort and in
dependence of the people. We thereto, |
demand that the imposition of duties on
foreign Imports shall be made not for |
revenue only, but for raising the requi-
site revenues for the government. Such |
duties shall be levied as to afford secu- |
rity to our diversified industries, and |
protection Ito the rights ami wages of |
the labOrer, to the end that active and |
intelligent labor as well as capital may
have its just reward, and the laboring |
man his full share in the national pros
perity.
A PROTEST AGAINST DEMOCRATIC POL
ICY.
Against the so called economy system |
of the Democratic party which would |
lower our labor to the foreign standard |
we enter our earnest protest. The Dem
ocratic party has failei completely to /
relieve the people OF the burden of un-
necessary taxation by wise reduction
of the surplus. The Republican party |
pledges itself to correct the inequalities
of the tariff and to reduce the surplus.
not by the vicious and indiscriminate
process of horizontal reduction, but by
such methods as will relieve the tax
payer without injuring the labor or pro-
ductive interests of the country.
PROTECTION FOR WOOL.
We recognize the Importance of sheep
husbandry in the United ates, the seri-
Gus depression which it is now expert
encing aud the danger threatening its
future prospects, and we therefore re-
spect the demands of the representatives
of this important agricultural interest
for readjustment of the duty upon for
eign wool. in order that such industry
shall have full and adequate protection.
MONEY AND CoMMERCE.
We have always recommended the best
money known tU the civilized world. and
we urge that efforts should be made to
unite all commercial nations in the es-
tablshment of an international standard
which shall fix for all the relative value
of gold and silver coinage.
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