Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-27
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The following Is the platiorr
adopted by the Republican Stat
conventions at Norfolk:
The Republicans Of Virginia, il
State convention assembled, con
graduate the prople OF the con
n0nvealth and the Union upOl
the happy RESTORATION of Repnbli
can administration 10 federal af
fairs, and re.ailrm thcip devotion
to the national Republican party
and its principles, with their earn
est approval Of its policy OF pro
tective tariff, which lavors ant
renders necessary the repeal of the
existing onerOus war taxes on to
baccO and fruit brandies, and
whereby American labor Ia secured
its best rewads and American
production lts hes markets, while
it affords abundant means to pur-
sue the noble scheme OF patriotism
and craftsmanship thrice proclaim
cd by a Republican Senate IN the
Blair bill, to afford generous aid to
free schools Of the State bg 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 aud steadily
growing in numbers the Repubi.
cans OF Virginia hail the triumph
of the national party at the last
election as a harblnger of the vic
tory which awaits their own STATE
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
wealth, as the only adc-
quate relief and reparatlon 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 be- chOs-
Ell this year, exhofting 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 full recognition of
the civil and political equality Of
this party, It's organization aud it,
by the national par
~ and administration Is an essen
Iial condition precedent 10 such
recognition here or elsewhere, by
friends or foes, and that this alone +
IAN insure internal peace and ex-
.ernal respect, while strongly at
all the elements and con-
Ititute permanent power and main
ain victories when achieved.
Third-That for success the Re-
publican party of Virginia relies
ipOn the allegiance of all Virginia
republicans, the righteousness OF
is cause, appealing to the people (
rot because it lOftlly cOndescends
o call itself their friend, but be-
,ause it is of the people, for the
people; because it made suffrage
rec, and always respects and de
ends the popular will and the
)alOt.bOx, which the Democratic
despises and delrauds;
because, as our Constitution, laws
md history attest, 1t is the original
Iuth0r. restorer and ever.ready
champion of our free school system ,
low deprived of free books by the {
hereditary foes OF popular
education and elevatiOn;
because it IS the Jealous ,,
riend of the insane poor whom it
escues from the jaiis aud poor
houses to which the Democratic
conslgn them, and
whose females it shields, East and
Vest from violedce and debauch.
Try becabse it lightens the bur
lens of tax.pa, ers, and practices
economy in striking contrast with
he extravaganza which in the last
i've years, has squandered no the
mere administration of government
million and a.half of dollars in
xcess of what four years of l'epub-
AN administration have demonstra.
ed to be necessary therefor; be-
ause its $4,000 ex.cOniederate
athers and sons fOTcibly tell the
disabled ex.cOnfederale o: the
Widows or orphans OF dead con.
ederate soldier, that sympathy or
uccor for each and all of them
an surely be found in It's ranks;
'ecaus9 it favOrs the rights and
demands of honest labor, whose
are against convict labor,
imported pauper and contract la
ior, unjust exactiOus in taxes aud
Dad work, combinations OF un
cupulous capital, unfair laws, un'
air judicial decisions, Sc, cry to
srth and Heaven for redress
iore effectual and speedy than
he Democratic one of "a collection
statistics ; because it is for the
Her of the soil'as against the ex-
1rtions of tranportatiOns, middle.
zen, combines, fertilizer frauds
nd a bad road system; because 1t
oes not preach hate, prejudice
nd passion as paramount either
/ politics, business or religion; II
ecause it is not on both sides, or
o side of any public question, !
tate or federal; because 1t does
OF declare for putting practical
Irmers in official agricultural pos z