Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-10-08
Union Republican Platform

Union Republican Platlorm'
Hon. Richard W, Thompson. OF Indiana,
Chairman ofthe Committee on Resolutions,
advanced to the platform and reported as
follows;
The National Republican Party of the
United States, assembled in National Con-
vention in the city Of Chicago, on the 2Uth
day Of May, 1868, make the following deo-
laration Of principles:
lst. We congratulate the country on the
assured success of the reconstruction policy
Of Congress, as evineed by the adoption by
a majority of the States lately in rebellion,
Of 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. lOheersl =;
ID. The guarantee by Congress OF equal
suffrage TO all loyal men At the South was
demanded by every consideration ofpublio
safety. Of gratitude, and Of justice, and
must be msintained-while the question of
outrage in ali the loyal States properly be.
longs to the people cfthose States [Cheers.l ]
"a. We denounee all forms OF repudia'
ton as national crime prolonged cheersl Il
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 tha spirit Of the law under which 1t
was contracted, [Applause.l
9TH. II is due 20 the labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equalized and re-,
dueed as rapidly as the national faith VIII
permit. E.
9th. The National debt, contracted as IL
has been for the preservation OF the union
for all time 10 come, should be extended
over q fair period for redemption, and u y
tilo duty Of Congress to reduce the ralo o.
interest thereon whenever u can honeSV'y
bo done. ,,
Och. That the best policy 70 dllnlnlsn
our burden OF debt Is to so improve our
credit that capitalists VIII seek 70 loan us
money at lower rates OF interest than We
now pay, and must continue 70 pay Y
long as repndlatloh' psftlal OF toCa.' open
OF covert, is threatened or susPecte1,
lth. Ihe Government OF the ohlteu
States should be administered with the
strietes economy; and the corruption
which has been so shameiully nnrsed ana
tostered by Andrew johnson, ealls loudly
for radical reform.
9th. We profoundly deplore the un'
timely and tragic death OF Abraham LIN
eoln, 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 70 sup
porti has usurped high legislative and lu'
dieial functions; has used his high Office
To induce other oflicers TO ignore and vio-
late lawsi has employed his executive
power and rendered insecure the property,
peace, liberty and life Of the citizens; has
Unused the pardoning poweri has denoun-
oed the National Legislature as unconsti-
tutional; has persstently and corruptly
Obstrueted every proper attempt at the 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.fye Senators.
9Th. The doctrine Of Great Britain and
thter European powers that because a
man Is once a subject ho is always so,
must be resisted at every hazard by the
United States as relic Of ieudal times not
authorized by law Of nations, and at war
with our national honor and independence.
Eaturalized citizens are entitled to be pro-
teeted in all their rights Of citizens as
kunlnh IlHU were HutlNe DOfTs MOI elhlEtD