The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-29
slatiunal Rspnblitan.


The following platform, reported by tn"
Committee on Resolutions. was unanimously
adopted by the National Republican Conven'
tion in session at Chicago on the 2'st inst;
The National Republican party Of the Of.
ted States, assembled 10 National Iohvenlou
in the city Of Chicago on the goth day OF May
1868, make tho following declaration oil prihe'' .
Piles: A.
,.,ured su,cets OF the reconstruction policy
%, Congress. ne cyncsd by the adoption, in a
minority nl ;aa States lately in rebellion, Of
Constttu''ors scrr'i"G equal civil and political
rights to ,n 49, r-gtri Il rs the duty Of the
Government ~ .ns'yiu 'ssse Institutions, and
to prevent the people ct "a '" States from be-
ing RENTED t" n state of nnrfcby,
Sccond-The gnnrautee II Congress OF equal
suffrage to all loyal men ut the uuth was
demanded by ever, rorsideratioN Of plblic
safety, Of gra..iglS uIu y justice, and must
be maintained, while the question Of suffrage
in all the loyal state. properly belongs to the
people Of those States.
Third-We denounce all forms Of repudia.
ton a. a national crime, and the nation Al honor
requires the payment Of the public indebted.
ness In the utmost good faith to all creditors,
at home and abroad, not only according to
the letter but tho spirit Of the laws under
which it was contracted.
Fourth--It is due to tho labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equaliEed, and reduced
NJ rapidly as the national faith will permit
Fitth-The national debt, contracted as 1t
has been for the preservation Of the | Mon for
all time to come, should be extended over fair
period for redemption, and 1t is the duty Of
Congress to reduce the rate Of interest there.
on whenever 1t can possibly be done.
Sixth-That tho best policy to diminish cur
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, opou or covert, Is threatened
or suspected,
Seventh-Thc Government Of the United
States should be administered with the strict
est economy, and the corruptions which nav'
been so shamefully nursed and fOstered BY
Andrew johnson call loudly for radical reform
Eighth-We profoundly deploro the untimey
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and re.
gret the accession Of Andrew johnson to the
Presidency, who has acted treacherously to the
people who elected him and the cause b,
was lodged to support has usurped legisla
I've and judicial functions; has refused TO ex
ecute the laws; has used his high office to in
dUcc other officers to ignore and violate tn,
laws, has employed his executive power Il
render insecure the prosperity, peace, libert,
and life of the citizens, has abused the par
dOuing power mas denounced the NationO
Legislature as unconstitutional; has persi,
tently and corruptly resisted, by every near
in his power, every proper attempt at the T,
construction Of the States lately in rebellion
has perverted the public patronage into 4
engine Of wholesale corruption, and has bee
Justly inpoached for high crimes and misd,
meanors, and properly pronounced guilty b
he votes of thirty.f five Senators.
Ninth-Thc doctrine Of Great Britain an
uther European powers, that because man
once subject he is always so, must be resist
II at every hazard by the United States as
relic Of the teui al times not authorized b
the law Of nations and at war with our n,
tional honor and Independence. Natufalize
citizens are entitled to be protected in all the
rights OF citiIen'Lip as though they were nj
tive-bOrn, aEl no citizen Of the United State
native or naturalzed, must be liable 10 a
-est and imprisonment by any foreign pow,
Cor acts done or words spoken in this countr,
And if 50 arrested and imprisoned, 1t is Al
luty # the Government 10 interfere in his l.,
hali
Telth-OG all who were faithful 10 tho ttia
f the late war there were none entitled
more especial honor than the brave sOldie
and seamen who endured the h1rdships
campaign and cruise, and imPeriled the
lives in the service Of the country The bou
ties aul pensions provided by law for the
brave defenders Of The nation are Obngatio
never to be forg pttrn. The widow. and orphn
ui the gallant dead are the wards of tho peop
sacred Legacy brqucathed to the natiUi
protecting care.
EIeyenth-Fprrign emigration, which In /
past has added 90 much to the wealth aud
volopment of the reIOurces and the increase
power of this nation the asylum Of the o
pressed Of all nations should be fostered al
encouraged by a liberal and just policy.
Tweftb-This convention declares Its syt
pnthy with all the oppressed people who a
struggling for their rights
On motion Of General Carl Schurz, the f
lowing additional resolutions wero IN nimou
~ adopted as part Of The platform.
Rpy'Ued, That We highly commend /
spirit Ot magnanimity and torbearance wi
which the mrn who have served in the reb'
lion. but now frankly and honestly co.Opera
with US in restoring the peace of the count
and recOnstructing the southern State Go
ernments upon the basis Of impartial justi
and equal rights, are received back into
cynwunign OF the loyal propei and We faS
the removal Of the disQuulfcatiOns and
slrictloas Iml-sei upon the late rebels In
sIue MEASURE as their spirit of loyalty "
direct, aud as may be consistent with t
safety Of the loyal people
RSoiU'L, That We recognize tho great pr
ciples LAID down 10 the immortal Dec arati
OF Independence and the true foundation
democratic government, and we hail vi
gladness every Effort toward making til,
principles living reality on every inch Of !
American soil