The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-12
THE E-pLATFoRM.

Wm. Mckinley, Jr.
rHE=pLATFoRM.
A RousIps Set OF Reloiuiisns-The Protect
N I've Tariff Matter.
At 1 O'Clock Hon. VIM. Mckinley
Chairman Of the Committee on Platform
Offered the following resolutions, whicl
were unanimously adopted:
The Republican party Of Ohio an
nounces the following platform Of princi
pies: The right to vote accorded by tn,
Constitution Of the United States il
the concarn Of the whole people anG
must be secured at all hazards to ever
citizen in every part Of the republic. Ex
isting guarantees must be sacredly main
tanned and additional ones proved Il neces
sary, that the equal protection of the law
ana the equal enjoyment OF suffrage shal
not fail or be abridged many way through
the connivance, neglect or fraud Of any d
the States Of the Union
The Democratic party; which owes 1t:
national victory last t{all to the willtul sup
preston Of the b5iiot, cannot be looked e
for the enforcement OF these constitu
tional guarantees, and the hopes OF the
friends Of equal Law and equal suffrage Il
in the Republican party, which pledges
itself TO wage the conflict to successfu
end. We want such legislation as viii
harmonizs the relations Of labor anc
capital and promote the welfare
Of the people and protect and foster tht
industries Of the State.
We favor the Establishment of a Nation
al Bureau Of Industry; the enforcement
of the eight hour law, and adequate up
propriatious from the public revenues fol
general education wherever the same L
needed.
We denounce the importation Of con
tact labor, and favor the most stringent
laws to effectively prevent it
We are opposed the acquisition OF the
public lands or any part thereof by nor
resident aliens.
r We are in favor OF protective tarif
which will encourage American develop
ment and furnish remnnerattye employ
ment 70 American labor, and We are op.
posed to the British policy advocated BY
the Democratic party under the guise oi
tariff for revenue only.
We demand a restoration OF the wool
duty Of 1867 or It's full equivalent, and We
denounce the Democratic Congress fol
failing to make good the pledges they
made in this behalf,
Wecondemn theaetion ofthe present ad.
ministration in lowering the national fag
on public buildings atEWEhington as q
marx Of respectto man ybo dishoHored
the one, and Gonght 10 destroy the other
who planned with cruel determination in
his hiding place in Canada to oyerwhelm
the northern cities with fire and to sweeE
10 death their inhabitants by scattering
everywhere the germs Of infectious and
fatal diseases.
That the elevation to important and
honorable ofticas 70 the government OF IN
repentant rebels where political disshili'
ties have not been removed is tiagrani
violation Of the constitution and an insult
to the loyal people Of the country, and we
denoanee the administration OF President
Cleveland 70. its general discrimination in
appointments aeainst Union soid:eEa and
men who fought against the Union.
The Republican party, which enacted
the present Civil Service law, will faith.
fuiIy ISiEtsin it and cheerfully aid In all
amendments to give i fpll force; and it il
committed TO extend the law ts ill pades
Of service to which It Is applicable.
Ample appropriations should be made
10 enforce iEin petter and spirit, and al
laws at EasianGe With the object Of the ex.
isting reform legislation should Ee Ee,
Fpealed. Having accomplished this much
the party pledges itself TO still further aid
higher reforms. Il looks with deepest
resret upon the failure Of the present ad.
mfristrGtio4 % Rfomete the reforms Of
Civil Service 90 auspiciu1sly begun under
Republican administration.
The Republican party Of Ohio demands
Q repeal OF the limitation contained in the
pension arrears act Of Isis, so that all in.
valid solaieIs snail Ehare equally and
their penSiops begin Yit6 the date III dis
ability or discharge and not With the date
Of application.
We denounce the Democratic party for
the destruction Of the Scott law. and con-
sequaht ine,esso 81 the burdens oil taxa
tion Hpon al property and the ahaHdop-
melt Of IN apnHal FeYeune OF S2lOa ,H0a,
and while feOoshisiIg the peoples right
IL amend the organic law, We demand
the enactmentof such legislation as will
Riyeips the most practical measure for the
regulation And taYsti9n Of the liquor trat,
&c attainable under the eonsit4tt9Et
We denoun1e the pemocratic Aeeisia:
ture for It's treaehery to their pledge on
he subject Of contract labor sud aFfaigH
their incompetency and extravagaree In
the management Of the penitentiary.
We dsnounee the present Democratic
General Assembly ioF its extrayaganee,
corruption, and YaHtoF dsETegatd As tlla
true interests and name Of our State:
The Republicans Of Ohio, In convention
assembled, tender 10 General US Grant
our warm sympathy in this time Of hi:
great sutatlRg end assure him OF oui
SS,aat Safttt IN and iove for him.