Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-12
OHIO REP UBLICANS.
STATE Convention aud Nomination OF state
OGlccrs--The Platform.

OHIO REPUBLICANS.
STATE Convention aud Nomination or STATE
O6lccrs-The Platform.
[By telegraph to the Dispatchl
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, June H.
The Republican State Convention to-
day nominated for Governor j. ID.
Foraker on the first ballot.
Mr.. Foraker's nomination was made
unanimous.
The nominations Of General Robert
p. Kennedy for Observation-Disclosures
Judge George W. McIlysine for Su-
preme Judge. and John G. Brown, oil
jefferson, for Treasurer, were made by
reclamation.
j. A. Kohler, Of Summit, was nomi-
mated for Acknowledgement and Wells
I. Jones, Of Pike, for the Board OF
Public Works.
Hon. Amos Townshend was the per-
manent chairman Of the Convention.
The following is the platform
The right to vote accorded by the
Constitution Of the United States is the
concern Of the whole people and must
be secured at all hazards to every citi-
zen in every part of the republic. Ex-
listing guarantees must be sacredly
maintained. and additional ones
provided if necessary; that the
equal protection of the laws and
equal enjoyment of suffrage shall not
fail or be abridged in any way through
the connivance, neglect, or fraud of any
Of the States of the Union. The Dem
ocratic party, which owes its national
victory last fall TO the wilful suppress
sion Of the ballot, cannot be looked to
for the enforcement Of these conStitu-
tional guarantees, and the hope Of the
friends of equal laws and equal suf-
frage is in the Republican party,
which pledges itself to wage the
contest to successful end. We
want such legislation as will
harmonic the relations of labor
and capital and promote the welfare of
the people and protect and foster the
industries Of the State. We favor the
establishment Of national bureau Of
industry, the enforcement Of the eight
hour law. and adequate appropriations
from the public revenue for general
education whenever the same is needed.
We denounce the importation of con-
tract labor. and favor most stringent
laws to efiectually prevent it. We are
opposed to the acquisition of public
lands or any part thereof by nOn-resi-
dent aliens. We are in favor of pro-
tectiye tariff which will encourage
American development by American
labor. and we are opposed to the
British policy advocated by the
Democratic party under the guise
of tariff for revenue only. We de-
mand the restoration of the wool duty
of 1867 or its full equivalent.
and we denounce the Democratic Con-
gress for failing to make good the
pledges they made in this behalf. We
condemn the action Of the present Adj
ministration in lowering the national
flag upon public buildings at Washing
ton as a mark of respect to a man who
dishonored one and sought to destroy
the other: who planned with cruel de-
termination in his hding-place in Cana
ia to overwhelm northern citizens
with fire and sweep to death their
inhabitants by scattering everywhere
the germs Of infection and fatal dis
eases. That the elevation to important
and honorable offices Of the Govern
ment Of unrepentant rebels, where po-
litical disabilities have not been re-
moved, is a fragrant violation of the
Constitution and an insult to the loyal
people Of the whole country. and we
denounce the Administration of PreSi-
dent Cleveland for its general discrimi-
nation in appointments so far made
against Union soldiers and in favor of
men who fought against the Union.
The Republican party, which enacted
the present civil-seryice law, will faith
fully maintain it and cheerfully aid in
all needed amendments to give it full
force, and it is committed TO extend the
law to all grades of the service to which
it is applicable. Ample appropriations
should be made to enforce it in letter
and spirit, and all laws at variance with
the objects of existing reform legisla-
ton should be repealed. Having ac-
compliShed this much, the party pledges
itself to still further and higher re-
forms. 1t looks with the deepest re-
greet upon the failure Of the present Ad-
ministration TO promote the reforms of
civil service so suspiciously begun I'M
der Republican administration.
The Republican party Of Ohio de-
mands the repeal Of the limitation con-
tanned in the pension-arrears act of
1878. so that all invalid soldiers shall
share equally and their pensions begin
with the date of disability or discharge,
and not with the date Of application.
We denounce the Democratic party for
the destruction of the Scott law, and the
consequent increase Of the burden of
taxation upon all property and the
abandonment Of an annual revenue of
s2,000,000, and while recognizing the
peoples right to amend organic law we
demand the enactment Of such legiSia-
ton as will give us the most practical
and efficient measure for the regulation
and taxation Of the liquor traffic attain
able under the Constitution.
We denounce the Democratic Legs
laiure for its treachery to their pledge
on the subject Of contract labor. and
arraign their incompetency and extraya-
gance in the management of the peni-
tertiary. We denounce the present
Democratic General Assembly for its
extravaganza, corruption, and wanton
disregard Of the true interests and good
of our State.
The Republicans Of Ohio, in conycn-
ton assembled, tender TO General
Ulysses $. Grant our warm sympathy
in the time Of his great suffering, and
assure him of our great faith in and
love for him. We earnestly hope that
he may be restored TO health and be
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