Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-06-24
English of the Republican Platform
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LIST. We congratulate the country on
the assured success of the Reconstruction
policy of Congress, as evinced IN the
striking down, in the southern states OF
every privilege, right and hope for life OF
the descendants of the sires of '76, and the
lifting of the negro in his high and noble
intellectually to a ruling place beside the
southern Tory; and it is the duty ofthe
+ Government to sustain those institution,
and to prevent the people of such states
from being remitted where the New Eng
land, British puritanieal, monied hypocrite
can rob then no more.
End. The. guarantee by Congress OF
equal suffrage to all Loyal men-ie To-
ries-supporters of a Government, in
striking down the rights of a great people
and the rights of the negro to carry the
ta'lot we fix for him to the polls, was de-
manded by every consideration of safety
to the Republican party, from white folks
and Of gratitude to the colored troops
fought-bravely- - autifully-and-nice
and of spite to the southern people; and
mus! be maintained; while the negro
must not vote in the North to the opening
of the eyes of the people-and the injury
of our dear Republican party.
3. We denounce the restitution to the
laborer of the country of his right to secu-
rity from the bond-holding robber of Eng
land and America and the National hon
or requires that the labor of the country
be held in slavery to the bondholder for
ever.
4th. 1t is due to the labor of the Nation
to say we would like to tax the bonds
for We want your votes-but the National
faith requires that working men pay all
the taxes.
5th. The National debt contracted as it
has been for the subjugation of the Amer
ican people must be extended over an in
definite period of time to make the work
sure and cid England call US honest.
9th. We must conciliate the capitalist
he is getting afraid of the people and we
can't get good chance at Uncle Sans
treasury without him.
7th. NOU Just see how cunning zoe are
| That old southern Tory Andy johnson,
says he's no longer any Tory-and we'll
pack all our robberies on him. Won't
tn sweep the States.
8th. We profoundly regret the untime-
ly death Of A. Lincoln and we regret the
accession Of A. johnson TO the Presiden
cy, for though we thought and declared it
the providence of God to our party, An
dy wasn't half so mean as we thought he
was. He made a pretty good tool for a
while, though.
9th. We of the Republican party bate
the Irishman, we never have interfered in
his behalf and we never mean to-but Just
before election it sounds nice to talk OF
protecting naturalized citizens and of IN.
terfeIing ia behalf of those imprisoned in
/ England-but mind you we don't mean it.
10th. You soldiers and Seaman are as
honest as bondholder but the Nation.
al honor says; gold for him-paper for
you--W.id .idows and orphans rags, too--but
you are sacred legacy bequeathed to a
nations protective care,
1lth. Emigrants come over across the
water. We republicans have fixed it 50
the WashiDgtons, Jetfersons and Madisons
don't vote down South-but we are a
great asylum.
18th. The convention declares itself in
sympathy with all the oppressed people
who arc struggling for their righls-iaside
we hate a rebel the worse.
18th. That we highly commend the
magnanimity and forbearance with which
men who have served in the Southern ar
my four years, even, forgive the butcher
Grant and the vandall Sherman and coop.
crate with the loyal thieves who in the
high and holy cause of the puritan bum,
mer, rob the people OF the south.
14th. Just for fun we recognize the Dec
laration of American Independence and
hope its principles may be living reality
on every inch of American soil, but don't
read: Governments are instituted among
men deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed" Don't read that
part. E L. w.