The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-08-26
COUNTY.
IT'S GREGG AND MORRISON.


For Auditor General, General David
McMurtrie Gregg, of Berks county
For State Treasurer, Capt. John w.
Morrison, of Allegheny county; that
is the soldier ticket which the Repub.
lican State Convention of Pennsylva.
mia placed in nomination at Harris
burg on Wednesday last. 1t was
square standup fight between all the
candidates, and although each had his
warm supporters, and plenty of them,
the work in the convention passed off
very harmoniously, and not the sign
of sore spot was visible after the
contest was ended. The ticket nomi.
mated is one which commends itself to
Republicans, the soldiers, and to the
people generally for its stalwartism in
politics, its purity in personal charac.
ter and fitness for the positions, aud
for its bravery on the field of battle
during the trying times of the war.
Following is list of those named
as the eighteen delegates at. large to
the Constitutional Convention: A. S.
L. Shields, John Roberts, Isaac &.
Wear, Herman Kramer, Philadelphia
William l. Schaffer, Delaware Louis
w. Hall, Harrisburg; Morris L.
Ka"fman, Lehigb; General Frank
Reedet, Northampton; H. NJ. Ed
wards, Lackawanna; II. G. McCor.
mick. Lycomiug; George S. Schmidt,
York; Hon. j. H. Pomeroy, Schuyl.
kill; Cyrus Elder, Cambria; John
Cessna, Bedford; John S. Lambie,
Pittsburg; William B. Rodgers, AL.
legheny; Hon. James L. Brown,
Mercer; Terrence V. Powderly, Lack.
awanna.
The selection of Chairman of the
State Committee was left to the csnd.
dates who selected Lieut.. Gov. Louis
A. Watres.
The platform adopted is sound in
every plank. Read it and see.
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party of PENNSYLVANIA
in convention assembled, reaffiI ming the
cardinal principles of the party enunciated
by the National Convention of 1888 and
approving the course of the Republicans
of the Fitty-first Congress in Incorporating
them into the law of the land, make the
following declaration:
l. 1t heartily endorses the broad and
statesmanllke administration of President
Harrison, which has exhibited an intelli-
gent, intlexible purpose to execute the
Federal laws, maintain the dignity of
American institutions and insure the con-
tinuance and growth of prosperity and
peace in the nation.
2. We view with peculiar satisfaction the
direction of the affairs of the Post Office
Department by one of our own citizens,
the Hon. John Wanamaker, whose clean,
buslness-like and comprehensive admin
istration of its affairs has advanced the
postal operations of the nation to a plane
never previously attained.
3. 1t has been with especial qualification
that the Republicans of this common
wealth have observed the brilliant admin
istration OF the State Department by one
of Pennsylvania native sons, whose su-
perb diplomacy has electrified the hearts
of all Americans, eXacted from foreign
peoples degree of respect and admiration
AOA ShlbCh DldltS nag ulluGTIO une-
qualled, and opened wide to us in other
lands commercial gates heretofore barred.
These magnificent achievements Justify
the confidence and furnish new occasion
Tor us now to reaffiam the loyalty and de-
votion of the Republicans of Pennsylya-
mia to her most distinguished son, the
Hon. James G.. Blaine.
A. We cordially indorse the action of the
Republican Congress in passing the Me
kinley bill, in conformity with the ma
On IN mr. fnaff fl,e. .s,l
ests of American labor. This beneficent
measure has, in spite of malignant Demo-
cratic abuse and misrepresentation, al
ready brought about and will in the future
continue TO bring about broader and
more settled prosperity to all classes, par
ticularly to the operative, the mechanic,
the miner and the farmer.
0. We favor bi-metalism and indorse the
action of the Fifty-tirs Congress in pro-
Viding for the purchase and coinage of ali
the silver produced from American mines,
and we recommend such tariff duties as
Will protect our country and its currency
1rom the debasement which will surely
iolloW II this nation is made the dumping
ground for all the silver of the world.
q. We reatfirm our devotion to the well
tare OF those who sacrificed property,
home. health and life for the nations hon
or during the late war, and we cordially
approve the action of successive Repubi-
can Congresses, particularly the Fifty
first, in spite of malicious and unrelenting
Democratic opposition, in providing prop
er and adequate financial aid to all deserv-
ing veterans still surviving, and TO the
widows and orphans of those who have
entered the bivouac of the dead.
Z. The Republican party of Pennsylva.
ma has never hesitated to pledge itself to
reforms demanded by public sentiment
and has never faltered i'm carrying out the
promises so made. In accordance with
pledges given we have recently placed
upon our statute books numerous laws
having for their object the amelioration
and advancement of labor in this Com
monwealth, thereby winning the unquali-
ned and public approval OF the wage earn
ers OF the Commonwealth.
3. In accordance with the promise con-
talned in our platform of last year and
mainly in compliance with the expressed