Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-08-27
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IInion Republican platform.

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Hon. Richard " Thompson. Of Indiana,
Chairman Of the Committee on Reservations,
advanced to the platform and reported as
The National Republican Party Of The
limited States, assembled in National Con-
yention in the city Of Chicago, ot the 2Oth
day a. Msyg 1868, make the following dec
larati9n of prineiples: WB Ef NV
Isl. we Songratulate the country on "a 2
assured suocess Of the reconstFuction poiiey
Of Congress, as evinced by W. adoption oy
a majority Of the States lately IN rebellion
Of Constitutions securing equal civil anf
political rights 70 an and fegafd illas 7, w
duty Of the government TO sustain those
Constitutions. and to prevent the poweroi
such States from being reduced TO state
Of anarchy. ACheers:l
Cd. The guarantee by Congress OF equal
suffrage TO all loyal men atthe South Yves
demanded by every consideration ofpublic
Rafety, Of gratitude, and Of justice. and
must be ufiintained-wh the question OF
outrage in ali the loyal States properly be.
longs q the peoplecfthose States, lCheers. J
ga We denounce al forms Of rePudia-
tiOn as hotional crime prolonged delleersl j
and national honor requires the payment
OF the national Indebtedness in the utmost
good faith to all creditors, at home and
abroad. and not only according to the let
Ter but the spirit Of the law nnderwhich It
was contracted. Applause
9th. II is due to the labor OF the natioh
that taxation should be equalized ana re-, re-
duced as rapidly as the national faith VIII
Sth. The National debt, contracted as 1t
has been for the preservation of the Union
for all time TO come, should be extended
over fair period for redemption, and 1t is
t;ie duty of Congress to reduce the rate Of
Interest thereon whenever it can honestly
be done. =.
9Th. That the best policy to diminish
cur burden Of debt is TO soimprove our
credit that capitalists will seek to loan us
money at lower rates Of interest than we
now paw, and must continue TO pay So.
long as repudiation partial or total open
O. covert, is threatened or suspected.
Tth. The Government of the United
States should be administered with the
strictes economy; and the corruption
which has been so shamofdily nursed and
fostered by Andrew johnson, calls loudly
for radical reform. FBf
Sth. We profoundly deplore the an.
timely and tragic death Of Abraham Lin
coin. and regret the accession Of Andrew
johnson TO the Presidency, who has acted
1rsacherously to the people who elected
him. and the cause he was pledged to sup
poft; has usurped high legislative and ju-
disIal functions; has used bis high office
% induce other officers to ignore and vlo-
late laws; has employed his executive
power and rendered insecure the property, |
peace, liberty and life of the citizens; has
abused the pardoning power; has denoun.'
Ood the National Legislature as uneohsTl'
tutional has persistently and corruptly
obatructed every proper attempt at me re
construction Of the States lately in rebel
lion; has perverted the public patronage
into an engine Of Wholesale corruption,
and has been Justly impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors, and properly |
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes OF
thirty -fve Senators.
OK. The doctrine Of Great Britain and
ether European powers that because
man is once subject he is always so'
must be resisted at every llng0rd AbyTthe
United States as relic Of Ieudal times not
authorized by law of nations, and At war
with our national honor and independence
Neturalized citizens are entitled to be pro-
teeted In all their rights Of citizens. as
though they were native borns Nocitizen
Of the United States, native or naturnllzed,
must be liable TO afresth md imprisonment
By any foreign power for acts doneorWordss
spOken "a this country; and il so arrested
aad Imprisoned, It Is the duty Of the Gov
ernment to interfere in his behalf, @
10th. OF all who were faithful in the trl-
ala Of the late war, none were entitled 20
N,oro especial honor than the brave soldiers
Ghd seanen, whoendurcd the hardshipe O.
sampAign and cruise, and imperilled their
lives in the service Of the country. The
bounties and pensions provided for these
brave defenders Of the nation are an obhga,,
tionsneveF 10 be forgotten; the wldowsaDd
orphans Of the gallant dead are the wardS
Of the peoples-e saered legacy bequeathed
% the nations protecting care.
llth. Foreign immigration, which IN the
past has added so much TO wealth, deVel'
opment and resources, and ihcretse OF pow
sr 20 the nation, the asylum Of the oppress,
ed Of all nations, should be fostered and
encouraged by liberal and just policy
18th. This convention declares its sym
pathy with all oppressed people which are
struggling for their rights