Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-07-09
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union Republican Platform.

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Hon. Richard ". Thompson, Of Indiana.
Chairman ofthe Committee on Resolutions
advanced to the platform and reported as
follows
The National Republican Party Of the
United States, assem- bled in National Con-
vention in the city OF Chicago, on the 2Oth
day Of May 1868, make the following dec
laration Of principles;
lst. We congratulate the country on the
assured success Of the reconstruction policy
iof Congress, as evinced BY the adoption by
70 majority of the States lately in rebellion,
tof Constitutions securing equal civil and
political rights to all, and regard it as the
duty Of the government TO sustain those
Constitutions and to prevent the power Of
such States from heing reduced TO state
Of anarchy. lCheers.l t,
ID, The guarantee by Congress Of equal
suffrage TO all loyal men at the South was
de handed by every consideration ofpublicc
safety, of gratitude, and Of justice. and
must be maintaiued-whileth the question nt
suffrage in ali the loyal States properly be.
longs 10 the people fthOse States [Chcers. ]
80. We denounce all forms Of repudia'
tion as a national crime prolonged cheers j
and national honor requires the payment
of the national Indebtedness in the utmost
good faith to all creditors, at home and
aUiJaS,S and not only according to the let
Ter but the spirit Of tho law under which it
was contracted Applause
4th. It is due TO the labor Of theNation
that taxation should be equalized andre.
duced as rapidly as the nnIional faith VIII
permit,
5th. The National debt, contracted as it
has been for the preservation Of the Union
for all time to come, should be extended
over a fair period for redemption, and 1t is
the duty of Congress to reduce the rate Of
interest thereon whenever it can honestly
be done,
9Th. That the best policy to diminish
our burden Of debt is to so improve our
credit that capitalists will seek to loan us
money at lower rates Of interest than We
now pay, and must continue to pay so
long as reputation, partial or total, open
or covert, is threatened or suspected
7th. The Government of the United
States ehonld be administered with the
Btrictes economy; and the corruption
which has been so shamefully nursed and
fostcred by Andrew johnson, calls loudly
for radical reform. -yb
9Th. We profoundly implore tho un.
timely and tragic death Of Abraham Lin
coin, and regret the accession Of Andrew
Johnson to the Presidency, who has acted
treacherously to the people who elected
him, and The cause he was pledged to sup
port; has 0sufped high legislative and ju'
dieial functions; has used his high office
to induce other officers to ignore and vic.
late laws; has employed HE executive
power and rendered insecure the property,
peace, liberty and life Of the citizens; has
abused the pardoning poweri has denoun'
ceG the National Legislature Rs unconstl
tutional; has persistently and corruptly
Obstructed every proper attempt at the re
construction of the States lately in rebel
lion; has perverted the public patronage
into mn engine Of Wholesale corruption
and has been justly impeached for high
crimes and misdomeanOrs, and properly
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes OF
thirty.five Senators.
OH. The doctrine Of Great Britain and
other European powers that because
man is once a subject he is always so,
must be resisted at every hazard by the
United States as relic Of leudal times not
authorized by law Of nations, and at war
with our national honor and independence
NaturaliEed eitizens are entitled TO be pro
tectcd in all their rights Of eitizens Ns
though they were native born. Noeitizen
Of the United States, native or naturnized, /,
must be liable to arrest and imprisonment
by any foreign power for acts done or words
spoken in this country; and IT so arrested
aud imprisoned, it's the duty Of the Gov
ernment to interfere in his behalf
10th. or all who were faithful in the tri
ais Of the late war, none were entitled 10
more esp eeial honor than tho brave soldiers
and seamen, who endured the hardships Of
campaign and cruise, and imperllled their
lives IN the service Of the country. The
bouhties and pensions provided for those
brave defenders Of the nation are an Oblga.
tiou never to be forgotten; the widows and
orphans Of the gallant dead are tho wardl
Of the people-a sacred legacy bequeathcd
10 the nations protecting care.
llth Foreign immigration, which in The
past has added so much TO wealth, devel
opmenta and resources, and incre ise Of pow
er 10 the nation, the asylum Of the oppress
ed Of all nations, should be fostered and
encouraged by liberal and just policy,
18th. This committee declares ita sym
pathy with all oppressed people which ar'
struggling for their rights.