The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-23
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clared duly elected. On motion the
nominations we're then ratified and
made unanimous Geo. T. Rodgers,
delegate from Jefferson, offered res.
olution "that the delegates to repre-.
sent this District at Chicago be re-
quired to sign written pledge that
they would support Hon. James &.
Blaine for President, and Robert T.
Lincoln for Vice President, and vote
for them and use all honorable means
to secure their nomination, as long
as their names are before the conven-
ton, before receiving their creden-
tials," which was unanimously adop.
ted. The greatest harmony pre-.
vailed at the meeting.
Gen. Z. S. Osborne, the nominee
for Congressman.at-Large, was born
in Wayne county ia 1889. He was
educated at the University Of Penn.
sylvania and graduated at the Pough.
keepsie law school. He was admitted
to The bar Of LuzerDe. and has lu.
crative practice at Wilkesbarre. He
was Colonel of the One Hundred and
Forty. ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers
all through the war and was made
Brigadier General for his gallant con-
duct. He has never filed a public
office.
PLATFORM.
Following is the platform adopted
by the Convention. IL is outspoken
and plain, leaving no one in doubt as
to its meaning. Give it perusal and
see if it is not sound from top to bot
tom:
The Republican party of Pennsy lvania
in convention assembled makes the fol-
lowing declaration of principles:
First-We congratulate our fellow Re-
publicans upon the established unity
and harmony of the party which has re-
stored Pennsylvania to her rightful place
III the we recognize
that the partisan course of the Democratic
State administration, which was the acci-
dental fruit of Republican divisions, has
contributed to Republican concord, and
than the fidelity of the Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives in defending the
rights of the people, and resisting the
needless and uniuStihable expenditure of
more than $685. 900 in fruiuess extra ses-
sion has aided in cementing this union.
Second-We unqualifiedly approve and
demand the continuance of that system of
protection to home industry, which has
proved itself to be the basis of National
| Independence, the incentive TO industrial
skill and development, and the guarantee
of a just and adequate scale of wages for
| labor; and we denounce all attempts to
| reduce the rates of the tariff below the
| level which will accomplish these objects.
Third-While reviVing no past ditieren-
ces, and earnestly seeking goodwill be-
| tween the sections of our common coun-
| try, we insist that the guarantees of the
! constitutional Amendments shall be
! faithfully observed; we demand that eV-
| cry citizen shall be protected in his right
to cast free ballot and have it honestly
| counted, and we denounce every attempt
! to deny or abridge this right, whether by
! fraud or by violence.
| Fourth-That as dual standard of the
| precious metals can only be maintained
! by the concurrence and cooperation of
! the commercial nations of the world-and
as this cannot be obtained at the present
time-and as the attempt to maintain
such standard by the United States alone
is calculated to produce serious cOmplica.
! ton in our mOmentary system, it is ear
nestly recommended to our Senators and
| Representatives in Congress that they
urge such legislation as will suspend the
coinage of the standard silver dollar until
united action with other nations can be
had.
Fifth-That we also recommend the re-
tirement of the trade dollar in exchange
for standard dollars, without increasing
the monthly issue of the latter.
SiXth-rhat by the integrity and wis
dom of his administration President Ar
thur has deserv edlY won the respect, con-
tldence and commentator of the whole
/ people.
SeVenth-We commend every effort to
sustain and promote thorough civil SER
vice reform in all departments of the Ma
! tiOnal and State Governments.
Eighth-That James G. Blaine is the
choice of the Republicans of Pennsylya-
MIA for President and Robert r. Lincoln
for Vice-President, and that the delegates
-at-large, this day elected, be and they are
hereby instructed to vote for them so
long as their Lames shall be before the
convention, and to use all honorable
J means 10 secure their nomination.