The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-10-01
Republican Platform.
Adopted at Chicago n


Adopted at Chicago May 21, 1868,
l. We congratulate the country on the
assured success of the Reconstruction pol
lev of Congress, as evineed by the adop-
ton, in the majority of the States lately in
rebellion, of Constitutions securing Equal
Civil and Political Rights to all; and it is
the duty of the Government to sustain tn ose
institutions, and to prevent the people of
such States from beng remittcd to State
of anarchy, if
IL The guaranty by Congress of equal
Suffrage to all 10y al men at the South was
demanded by every consideration of public
safety, of gratitude, and of justice, and
must be maintained; while the question of
Suffrage in all the loyal States properly be-
longs to the people of those States.
Ill. We denounce all forms of Repudia-
tion as a national crime; and the national
honor requires the payment of the public
Indebtedness in the uttermost good faith to
all creditors at home and abroad, not only
according to the letter, but the spirit OF the
laws under which it was enacted
~. 1t is due to the labor OF the Nati' n
that taxation should be equallzed, and re-
duced as the natio al faith will permit.
V. The National Debt, contracted, as it
has been, for the vation of the Union
for all time to come, should be extended
over far period for redemption; and it is
the duty of Congress to reduce the rate of
interest thereupon, whenever 1t can be non
estly done.
VI. 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 continu, to pay so long
as reputation, partial or total, open or
covert, is threatened or suspected.
VII. The Government of the United
States should be administered with the
strictest economy; and the corruptions which
have been so shamefully nursed and fos-
tered by Andrew johnson call loudly for
radical form. -
VII. We profoundly deplore the untimely
and tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession to the Presidency of
Andrew johnson, who has acted treacher
ously to the people who elected him and
the cause he was pledged to support; who
has usurped high legislative and judicial
functions who has refused to execute the
laws; who has used the high office to in
duce other officers 10 ignore and violate the
laws; who has employed his ex cutive pow
ers to render insecure the property, the
peace, the liberty, and life OF the citizen;
who has abused the pardoning power; who
has denounced the National Legislature as
unconstitutional; who has persistently md
colruptly resisted, by every means in his
power, every proper attempt, at the recon-
struction of the States lately in rebellion;
who b as perverted the public patronage in
to an engine of wholesale corruption; an |
who h; been justly impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors, and properly
pronounced guilty thereof by the VOTE of
thirty five Senators.
TX. The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European powers that, because man
is once a subject, he is always SC, must be
resisted at every hazard by the United
States, as relic OF feudal times. not au-
| thorized by the laws or nations, and at war
with our national honor neutrality-suspicious..
| NaturalizeI citizens are entitled to protec-
| tion in all their rights of citizenship, as
though they were native born; and no cit
izen of the United States, natIye or natural
lied, must be able to arrest and imprison-
ment by any foreign power for acts done
or words spoken in this country; and. II so
arrested and imprisoned, 1T IS the duty OF
the Governmentt to interfere In his oehalf.
4. VI all VINO were faithful IN the trials
| OF The late wal III ere were none enGlIIed TO
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen who endured the hardsh1ps OF
campaign ana cruise, ana lmPefiled ehelr
lives In thesefVice OF the country; the ooun-
ties anu pehsio.s prov iueu oy liie laws ioi
these brave defenders OF the nation are 90
legations never to oe forgotten; the widows
and orphans OF the gallant dead are tn
wards OF the people, sacred iega'y pc
l'queathea 10 ehe iia'ioii ProoeeIinS ee
nart hos sddsd much to The wealth deve1-
ra,o,,roas o,,d of now.
er 10 This Republic. the assylum of the op-
mr.. ssed of ali nations. should be fostered
and encouraged by liberal and lust pol
low @ =
XII This Convention declares itself in
svmnatbv with ali Impressed peonle strup.
clino. for tb cir rights
XfII That web;gblv commend the sn;rit
&c fnaannonin,1ty ana forhear,nca With w t ;cb
tba man who have served in the rebellion
mt mt now low frankly and honestly co.onerate
,v;tb us IN restorin o the neace of the conn.
NV W., ard reconst,rct7nn tbo So,,tbern State
49,, ~ hos;S of ;n,n.rt;o a.
i,,.t;aoand eo,1oI rierbts 40 rscaivad ho i
uteitI az anu of the loTa1 neonia
d ny Une e. nn tho " of ths d;sPuoI;6
aiG we iasor VI. a. d ol Sn5 u,sd u"tih tht
eationssaho iest1 iinpossu upon .,
lace reoeis IN lhe sane nIeasule as .nI,l i
sPlrlI OF ioya!ty WI. uireeI, anp as as may o1
ns1a CONSISTENT win 'he saie'y oi 'ne 10y !"
pse%1PI1VT oooon;vo tho oreot ,,r;p.