Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-13
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

4 hNe~N 6GASAhN ~
The following is the platform
adopted by the Republican State
convention at Norfolk:
The Republicans of Virginia, in
State convention assembled, con-
graduate the people of the com.
mOnwealth and the Union upon
the happy restoration Of liepnbli.
can administration in federal af-
fairs, and re.afirm their devotion
to the national Republican party
aud it's principles, with their earn
est approval of its policy of a pro-
tective tariff, which favors and
renders necessary the repeal Of the
existing oner0us war taxes on to-
baccO and fruit brandies, and
whereby American labor is secured
its best rewads aud American
| production It's best markets, while
il affords abundant means 20 pur-
sue the noble scheme OF patriotism
and craftsmanship thrice proclaim.
ed by 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 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 triumph
OF the national party at the last
election as harbinger 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 aud 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 years.
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-
en- this year, exhorting Republicans
every where 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 foil recognition of
the civil and political equality OF
this party, its organization and lts
constitutions by the national par
ty and administration il 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 aud con
sttute 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 loftily 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.
tends the popular viii and the
ballot.box, which the Democratic
oligarchy 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 OF popular
education and elevation;
because it Is the jealous
friend of the insane poor whom it
rescues from the jails and poor
houses to which the Democratic
authorities conslgn them, and
whose females it shields, East aud
West from violedce and debanch.
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 squandcred no the
mere administration OF government
million and .a.half of dollars IN
excess of what -four years of Repub-
can administration have demOnstra.
ted to be necessary therefor; be-
cause It's $4,000 eX.conlederate
fathers and sons tOrcibly tell the
disabled ex.cOnfcderale, o" the
widows or orphans oil a dead con
federate soldier, that sympathy or
succor for each and all OF them
can surely be found in IFS ranks;
because it favors the rights 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 I'M
scupulous capital, unfair laws, I'M
fair judicial decisions, &c, cry to
earth and Heaven for "A redress
more effectual and speedy than
the Democratic one of a collection
of statistics because it is for the
tilIer of the soil as against Til" ex-
tortions of Interpretations, middle
men, combines, fertilizer frauds
and a bad road system because II
does not preach hate, prejudice
and passion AZ 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
farmera I'm official agriculture. pos
ltions and then turn out such farm
ers to put IN political editors, ex-
cayaly brigadiers aud the like; be-
cause ,t does not pirate of unjust
taxation on land, and then increase
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