Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

adopted h, The Il publican Stat
convention at Norfolk:
The Republicans of Virginia. j.
State convention assembled. CO..
graduate the people OF the con
in0nwealth and the Union npO
the happy restoration OF RepublI
can administration in federal al
fairs, and re.afiirm their devotion
to the national Republican part.
and It's principles, with their earn
est approval of its policy of pro
tective tariff, which fdvOrs an,
renders necessary the repeal Of tn
existing OnerOus war taxes on to
baccO and fruit brandles, an,
whereby American labor In secured
its best rewads and American
production It's best markets, while
it affords abundant means TO pur
sue the noble scheme OF patriotism
aud craftsmanship thrice proclaim
ed by a Republican Senate In the
Blair bill, to afford generous aid tC
tree schools of the State by nation
al appropriations.
The Republicans of Virginia,
averring their positive knowledge
that a true return of the polls in
the elections of last November
would have given the electoral
vote of this State to the Republi-
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 Republi-
cans Of Virginia hail the trinmph
OF the national party at the last
election as a harbinger of the vic.
tory which awaits their own State
party in now resoIutely 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 and reparatiOn Of evil
resulting from Democratic ascend
ancy for the past five wears.
Defylng the frauds of the Demo.
cratic managers, they come to
name and elect the governor, lieu
tenant governor, attorney general
and a majority III each branch of
the Legislature that are to be chos
ell this year, exhoTting Republicans
everywhere to remember,
First-That loyal adherence by
the Virginia Republicans to the
Republican party of Virginia and
it organization is Indispensable to
harmony and success.
Second-That fnll recognition Of
the civil and political equality of
this party, its organization aud lts
constitutions by the national par
~ aud 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 respect, while strongly at
tracing all the elements and con
stitute permanent power and main
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 loftly oondeSceuds
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.
tends the popular will and the
ballot. box, which the Democratic
despises and delrauds;
because, as our Constitution, laws
and history attest, 1t is the original
author, restorer and ever-ready
champion of our free school system
now deprived OF free books by the
hereditary foes oil popular
education and elevation;
because il IS the jealous
friend of the insane poor whom it
resoues from the jalis and poor
houses to which the Democratic
authorities conslgn them, and
whose females it shields, East and
West from vlOledce and dehauch.
cry: becabse it lightens the bur
dens Of tax.pa, 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 Repub-
can administration have demOnSira-
ted Ia be necessary therefor; be-
cause It's $4,000 ex.cOniederate
fathers and sons tOrcibly tell the
disabled ex.cOnfedera'e, o. the
widows or orphans OF dead CON.
lederate soldier, that sympathy or
succOr for each and all OF them
can surely be found in It's ranks;
because II favOrs The nights and
demands of honest labor, whose
wrongs are against convict labor,
imported pauper and contract la
Dor, unjust exactiOus in taxes and
road work, combinations OF un.
scupulous capital, unfair laws, I'M
fair judicial decisions, &C., cry to
earth and Heaven for II redress
more efiectual and speedy than
the Democratic one of a collection
of statistics because it is for The
tiller of the soil as against the ex'
tortious of trauportatiOns, middle
men, combines, fertilizer frauds
and a bad road system because II
does not preach hate, prejudice
and passion as paramount either
In politics, business or religion :;
because IL is not on both sides, or
no side of any public question:
State or federal; because 1t does
not declare for putting practical
farmers in official agriculture! pos
ltions and then turn out such farm
ers to put IN political editors eX'
n,r..lr hrinnhiprs nnn the like be