Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-25
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The following tx the platform
adopted by the Republican Stat
convention at Norfolk:
The Republicans OF Virginia, in
State convention assembled. con
gratulatr the people of the com
mmwealth aud the Union upon
the happy restoration of Rcpubli
can administration in federal at
fairs, aud re- affirm their devotion
to the national Republican party
and its principles, with their earn
est approval Of It's pOllcy 0l u pro
tective tariff, which ldvOrs and
renders necessary the repeal Of the
existing OneTOus war taxes on to-
bAccO and fruit brandles, AMI
whereby American labor ls secured
its best rewadN and American
production Its besI markets, while
ii affords abundant means 10 pur.
sue the noble scheme OF patriotism
aud craftsmanship thrice proclaim.
ed 10y "A Republican Senate IN 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 a true return Of the polls in
the elections Of last November
would have given the electoral
vote of this state to the Republ.
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 il well deserves
from all good citizens. Confident
in their strength aud 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 resOlntely taklng the
field III 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.
Defying the frauds of the Demo.
cratic managers, they come to
name and elect the governor, lieu
tenant governor, attorney general
and a majority IN each branch Of
the legislature that are to he chOs-
Ell this year, exhofting Republicans
everywhere to remember,
First-That loyal adherence by
the Virginia Republicans to the
party Of Virginia and
it organization Is Indispensable 70
harmony aud success.
SecOnd-That iull recognition of
the civil and political equality Of
this party, It's organization and lis
constitutions Py the national par.
" and administration Is an essen
tial condition precedent 10 snch
recognition here or elsewhere, by
friends or foes, and that this alone .
can insure internal peace and ex-
teFnal respect, while strongly at
tracing all the elements aud CON
stltGte 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 p
it's cause, appealing to the people
not because it loftlly condcscends !
TO call itself their friend, bat be.
cause it is Of the people, for the
people because it made suffrage
free, and always respects and de .
tends the popular Will AMI the .
baIOt.bOx, which the Democratic
despises and deIrauds; 4
because, as our Constitution, laws
and history attest, 1t is the original
author, restOrer and evcr-Ieady
Of our tree school system
now deprived OF free books by the b
hereditary foes OF popular
education aud elevation;
because lt is the jealous
friend of the insane poor whom it
rescues from the iaiis aud poor
houses 10 which the Democratic
conslgn them, aud .
whose females 1t shields, East and
West from viOledce and drbauch.
cry: becabse it lightens the bur
liens 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 ltepub.
can administration have demOnStra.
ted to be necessary therefor; be
cause its $4,000 eX.cOnlederate
fathers and sons torcibly tell the
disabled ex.coufedera'e, o. the
or orphans OF "A dead con-
federate soldier, that sympathy or
,uccor for each aud all Of them
can surely be found in It's ranks;
because it favors the rights and
demands of honest labor, whose
wrongs are against convict labor,
pauper and contract la
Dor, unIus, cxactiOus in taxes and
road work, combinations OF un-
capital, unfair laws, I'M
tair judicial decisions, &c, cry to
earth anG Heaven Tor a redress
more effectual and speedy than
the Democratic one of collection
Of statistics beea1se it is for the
.iller of the soil as against the ex-
.ortions of Interpretations, middle
men, combines, fertilizer frauds
and bad road system ; because it
Ioes not preach hate, prejudice
and passion as paramount either
n politics, business or religion
BECAUSE it IS not on both sides, or
10 side of any public question,