The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-29
IT IS BUSHNELL.
Foraker's Candidate Will
Head Ohio Republicans.
Hard Raps at Political Foes In the
Platform Adopted.

EVANSVILLE, O., May 29-T'he Republi-
can state convention was called TO order
here by Joseph Bonner, chairman of the
state committee. When judge West, who
was the Republican candidatSfor governor
In 1877, was being escorted TO the plat
form, Senator Sherman came down to
greet him, and the scene occasioned "a
marked demonstration.
Colonel Bonner called the convention TO
order and introduced TO the asscmblage
Senator John Sherman as the temporary
chairman. Mr.. Sherman's address was
mainly devoted TO praise of the protective
tarir. He emphatically denounced free
coinage OF silver. saying that it meant
repudiation of all debts, public and pri-
vate. He declared that bimctallism was
the only true policy on the silver question.
Continuing, he said:
What you will say here will have an
important influence beyond the limits OF
your state, for the intelligent action OF the
Republicans Of OHIO will as In the past,
Indicate tho opinionof Republicans in all
parts Of the United States. We have q
common faith and creed. We act together
on great matters on principle, on small
matters for discipline The primary and
fundamental sentiment of the Republican
party Is love for our country, our whole
country. We are for the Union, one and
indivisible, now and forever. The Repub-
hcans OF Ohio are not provincial, but ma
tional.
Republicans Cornerstone.
This Is our cornerstone, planted in the
first Republican convention in Ohio in
1855. Wostood by IL in the storms of war
when Lincoln was our standard bearer.
Our soldiers fought for il under Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan. The soldiers of
Ohio carried our flag in every great battle
OF the war for the preservation Of the
Union. Other patriotic citizens and sol
diers were equally deserving of honor and
praise, but they could not carry their party
with them. When Grant was in the
Wilderness and Sherman was before At
lanta, great party declared the war
failure. Ours made IL success. When
the war was over We did not treat our
enemies as conquered subjects, but rs err.
Ing brethren. We invited them back into
the Union with unabridged powers. pre-
scribing only one condition, that there
should be no slaves in our country. We
now meet them and greet them as friends.
and turning our backs ON dead issues we
congratulate them on their prosperity
which they did not and could not have in
their condition prior TO the war
Lot us then, with firm reliance upon
the principles, policy and wisdom OF the
great party to which we belong, nominate
our candidate and declare our platform,
and then make our appeal to the intelli-
gence OF the people Of Ohio. In all the
great issues made in the last 40 years, the
Republican party Of Ohio has had the
courage 10 propose and 10 do what is right.
Let us now follow in the same pathway,
and we will not only eject Republican
governor and state officers, but n lso another
Republican senator, and i hope a Presi- |
dent of the United States from Ohio"
A committee on resolutions organized |
with ex-Secretary Foster as chairman.
The Resolutions.
The Republicans OF Ohio, In state convention |
assembled, declare as follows. /. We reaffinn |
our adherence to the principles OF the Repub /
lcan party as deined by the national conven.
tion In 1892, chief anaan3 which are: A pro-
tective tarir, which, restoring American
wages and American products shall prove the
highest interests OF American laborers md
American development, whilo providing ado.
quate revenue for the uses of the government |
which, while seeking and gaining ]
the worlds markets for our surplus products
shall not lower worlds markets for our sur.
plus products, shall not lower or destroy |
American wages, nor surrender our markets
fo foreign commodities which can be produced |