Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-11-01
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

adopted ny tDe nepuullCdu OIoVo
convention at Norfolk:
The Republicans of Virginia, in
State convention assembled, con-
gratulate the people of the com
monwealth and the Union upon
the happy restoration of Republi.
can administration in federal af-
fairs, and re.afIirm their devotion
to the national Republican party
and it's principles, with their earn
est approval of its policy of a pro-
tectiye tariff, which favors and
renders necessary the repeal of the
existing Onerous war taxes on to-
baccO and fruit brandies, and
whereby American labor is secured
its best rewads and American
production It's best markets, while
it affords abundant means to pur-
sue the noble scheme OF patriotism
ami statesmanShip thrice proclaim
ed by \ Republican Seuate ID the
Blair bill, to afford generous aid to
/ tree schools Of the State by nation
! al appropriations.
The Republicans Of Virginia,
averring their positive knowledge
that true return of the polls IN
the elections of last November
would have given the electoral
vote of this State to the Repnbll-
can ticket, congratulate President
Harrison upon his election, despite
fraud here and elsewhere. and they
promise his administration that
( hearty support which it has already
demonstrated that it well deserves
from all good citizens. Confident
/ in their strength and steadily
growing in numbers the Repuoll'
cans of Virginia hail the trinmph
OF the national party at the last
election as harbinger of the vic.
tory which awaits their own Sta 5
party in now resolutely taking the
field IN response to the widespread
and still spreading sentiment that
demands complete change and re-
form in the administration OF the
commonwealth, as the only ade'
quate relief aud reDaratlOn OF evil
resulting from Democratic ascend
ancy tor the past five years.
Defylng the frauds of the Demo
cratic managers, they come to
name and elect the governor, lieu.
tenant governor, attorney general
and a maiorit, IN each branch Of
/ the legislature that are to be chos'
en- this year, exhOftng Republicans
every where to remember,
First-That loyal adherence by
the Virginia Republicans to the
/ Republican party of Virginia and
it organization ls indispensable to
harmony and success.
Second-That tull recognition OF
the civil and political equality OF
this party, lis organization and It's
constitutions by the natioual par
4 ty ana administration Is an essen
tIal condition precedent to such
recognition here or elsewhere, by
friends or foes, and that this alone
can insure internal peace and ex-
ternal respec', while strongly At
tracing all the elements aud con-
stituIe permanent power and mann
tain victories when achieved.
Thlrd-That for success the Re-
publican party OF Virginia relies
upon the allegiance of all Virginia
Republicans. the righteousness OF
its cause, appealing to the people
not because it Ioftlly condescends
to call itself their friend, but be-
cause it is of the people, for the
people: because it made suffrage
free. and always respects and de-
fends the popular will and the
ballot box, which the Democratic
oligarchy despises and deirauds;
because, as our Constitution, laws
and history attest, 1t is the original
author, restorer and ever'readJ
champion of our free school system
now deprived of free books by the
hereditary foes OF popular
education and elevation;
because it IS the Jealous
friend of the insane poor whom II
rescues from the jaiis and poor
housrs to which the Democratic
authorities cOnsIgn them, "nd
whose females it shields, East aud
West from vloledce and debanch'
cry: becabse it lightens the bur
dens of tax.pas ers, and practices
economy in striking contrast with
the extravaganza which in the last
five years, has squandered no the
mere administration OF government
a million and .a.half of dollars IN
excess of what four years Of RepuO-
can administration have demonstra'
ted to be necessary therefor; be-
cause its $4,000 ex-conlederate
fathers and sons torcibly tell the
disabled ex-confedera' o. the
widows or orphans OF Il dead con
federate soldier, that sympathy or
succor for each and all OF them
can surely be found in It's ranks;
because it favOrS the rights ana
demands of honest labor, whose
wrongs are against convict labor,
imported pauper and contract la.
bor. uDlust exactiOus in taxes aud
road work, combinations OF un'
scupulOus capital, unfair laws, un'
fair judicial decisions, &C., cry to
earth and Heaven for redress
more efiectual and speedy than
the Democratic one of a collection
of statistics {; because 1t Is Tor the
tiller of the soil as against the ex'
tortions of tranportations, middle
men. com bines, fertilizer frauds
and a bad road system because u
does not preach hate, prejudice
and passion as paramount either
in politics, business or religion
because it is not on both sides, or
no side of any public question,
state or federal; because 1t does
not declare tor putting practical
farmers in official agriculture! pos
ltions and then turn out such farm
ers to put IN political editors. eX-
cayaly brigadiers aud the like; be-
cause lt does not prate OF unjust
taxation on land, aud then increase
its burdens by new assessment, be-
cause it readjusted the State debt
which the Democratic have dlsad'
lusted, after all their vain and false
protestations the contrary and be-
cause it alone has shown an honest
DISPOSITION and y competent caPac-