White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-06-06
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ADUI ESS.
To tie R.pauieas. of the stse. of Ean-

To tie Reps6sieass Of the STAGE Of Ean-
sas
Your State Central Committee, thi.
day convened for the purpose Of consid-
ering and directing the action Of the
party, in view of the duties and respon-
sibiiities devolyed upon it BY ,hs action
of Congress and our State Legislature,
has deeilled to organize . thorough and
exhaustive canvass Of the State. before
the coming November election.
Having arrived st this eterminstiou,
after q full and FREQ interchange of views
with representative men from different
parts Of the State. among whom we have
found . wide divergence of opinion as to
,he necessity and ProPristy Of insugurst-
ing . State canvass. under the auspices
OF the Republican Party. at q time when
there is no general election pending; we
deem it wise and best to address you
with statement Of the reasons whereon
our action is based.
You will share with us in 6rm con-
.viction. that to the perpetuity and con-
tinned power of the Nation.l Republican
Party. We must look for the realisation
in civil government. of perfect equality
before the law. The Declaration Of
American Independence proclaimed this
principle IS the cornerstone of this Gov
ernmsnt; but the builders placed thsreou
block after block of oppression and
political wrong. until the great corner
stone itself came near being sunk out Of
sight.
The Republican Party was born Of the
necessities of the hour, and was commits
stoned from its birth. to tear down all Of
the national structure that had been built
OF false material, until not one political
wrong rested its degrading weight upon
the grand old Revolutionary corner. Step
BY step. the party has gone forward in
the performance of this. its Go ordaiu.
ed mission. Never, in the history OF
man, did human effort meet such resist.
ance; naver was labor and sacrifice
crowned with more brilliant and valua.
BILE success. The false and wicked struc.
tnre has been torn down, until not one
stone is left upon another. The slave
has been made free. and the dangerous
heresy Of State Sovereignty crushed with
the traitors BY whom it was cherished
and defended. Nothing now remains
but to reconstruct the temple of freedom.
rejecting every material not equal to the
corner ITSELF .t-a <I"
A Republican Congress. in answer to
the will of the people. has commenced
the work Of reconstruction. by extending
and guaranteeing civil equality to oil
men, irrespective Of race or color. II
has. by the enactment and rigid enforce
ment Of law. extended equal political
rights to sll men, of every race and
shade Of complexion. in the District OF
Columbia. and in every foot of territory
placed under it's jurisdiction by virtue OF
law. or the results Of Southern rebellion.
1t has disfrancbised rebels in every place
where it has enfrsnchised loyal men. 1t
has. by virtue Of authority delegated to
it by the people in the results of the last
general election, declesd that the unjust
and false distinction of racs and color,
as q standard Of political right. shall be
wiped from the statutes Of every State of
the Union. This we hold to be the an.
thoritatively declared purpose ani unde
nishie position Of the Nationsl Republi.
can Party tefore the country and the
world to-day. This standard, 70 proud
ly raised by the party. must be carried
and sustained in the approaching Presi.
Dental conflict last and fearful strug-
gle. in which all The elements of opposi
tion to equal rights for al " will be
combined sgainst us.
1t becomes us. then, in view of these
facts. to ask ourselves and yon. what po-
sition is Kansas to assume in the con-
dict .? Il she to lead in the contest for
right. a. it has ever been her wont to
do. or will she lag behind, and lose her
cherished prestige ani honored fame
Every trne Republican. from the very
heart OF principle and inst pride, will
answer. /" Kansas must lead. as she has
done and will do"
We beg Won to remember, then, that
a psrty without organisation is like an
army without discip'ins-s defenceless
mob. incapable OF enforcing its will, or
protecting itself. II the Republican Par
ty in Kansas is to msintain it's position
in the front rank Of political progress, il
must organize and drill its forces. To
this end. and for this purpose. we have
decided that right and duty demand q
canvass Of the State. d determined.
The Republican Party of the State Of
New York hss. in the most emphatic
admitted the right of the m sjor-
ity in Congress to make . platform for
The party represented by it. and signifisd
It's loyalty to that power in an official
and positive manner. by the following
declaration. adopted without descent.
ing voice. by State Convention assem-
bled to nominste candidates at large, for
! convention to revise the State Consti.
luton, viz: 1888 ~
"Thst Republication is a. good for
he North as neeessdry for tie South. end
hat in honesty we are bonnd to sustain
II home whot we command abroad-IA-
PARTIAL SUrrRAas.
Upon this declaration of principles the
of New York entered the
.snvsss, and elected their candidates by
.venty thousand majority. The Con.
rention which is to assemble the coming
month has large Republican msiority.
md will put the +" Empire STATE" /" in
harmony with the General Government,
BY adopting impartial suffrage.
The Legislature Of Kansas. by request
II . Republican State Convention, has