Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-10
Republican Platform.

me National Repu5lican Dag-Ey Of the United
States assembled IN National Contention jH
the Guy Of Chicago, on the 2lst dag Of Mdy
1858, 1iatetbe IoltOsVbag DeeJaratieS Of Prt9-
L ctptesf a5F teg8sf5 tl1 5-s4s+t tl-4-,Fst
f. we congratulate the. country. on
the assured success of the ReconstFuc-
ton policy of Congress, as evinced by
the adoption, in the majority of the
States lately in rebellion, Of Constitu-
tions securing Equal Civil and Political
Rights to all, and it is the duty of the
Government TO sustain those institu-
tiOns and to prevent the people Of such
States from being Temitted to a state OF
anarchy. 1853 E
II. The guaranty by Congress OF
Equal Suffrage to all loyal men at the
South was demanded by every eonsid-
Grafton of public safety, of gratitude,
and of justice, and must be maintained;
while the question Of Suffrage in all the
loyal States properly belongs to the
people of those States. ~ 27Iii
III. We denounce ali forms of Repu-
diation as National crime and Ma
fional honor requires the payment. of
the public Indebtedness in the utter
most good faith to all creditors, at home
and abroad, not only according to the
letter but the spirit Of the law under
which it was contracted. tllo tH
w. 1t is Que TO the Labor of the Ma
ton that taxation should be equalized
and reduced as rapidly as the National
faith will permit. a9iE'4 I5et ? sr =.
r w. The National Debt, contracted as
it has been for preservation of the I'm
ION for ali timeto come, should bS ex-
tiOn; and it is the duty of Congress to
reduce the rate of interest thereon
whenever it can honestly be done.
VI. That the best policy to- ozdininish
our'burden of, debtsis to so improve our
credit that capitalists will seek to loan
us money at lower rates offnterest than
we now pay, and must continue to pay
so long as Reputation, partial or total
open or covert, is threatened or suspect5
ed. otEt ~ ,f9uae
VII. . The. Government of the United
States should be administered with the
strictest economy; and the eorruptions
which have been So shan1efuHy nursed
and fosteFed by Andrew johnson call
loudly for radical REFORM = ia1 7.t
VII. We profoundly deplOre the un-
timely and tragic death of Abraham
Lincoln, and regret the accession to the
Presidency of Andrew Johnson, who
has acted treacherously to the people
pledged to supports; who has usurped-
high legisl alive and judicial functions
who has used his high Office to induce
other officers to ignore and violate the
laws who has employed his executive
powers to render insecure the property,
zens who has abused the pardon1ng
power who has denounced the Nation
al Legislature as unconstitutional; who
has persistently and corruptly. resisted,
by. every means in his power, every
proper attempt at the reconstruction of
the States lateIy-in rebellion Whoo h as
perverted the public patronage into an
engine of wholesale corruption land
who has been Justly impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors,, and. prop
erly pronounced guilty thereof by the
votes of thirty-6ve Senators. -5-gs5IY +. 4
TX The doctrine of Great Britain
and other European powers that be-
cause a man is once subject he is all
ways so, must be resisted at every haz-
ard by the Z nited States as a relic of
feudal times not authorized by the laws
of nations, and at war with our nation
al honor and Independence. Natural
ized citizens are entitled to prOtection
in all their, righ tsr- of citizenship as
though they We're natiYe-born !; and no
citizen of the United States, native or
must be liable to arrest
and Imprisonment by any foreign pow
er for acts done or words spoken in this
country; and. ifso arrested and impris-
oned, it is the duty of the Government
TO interfere in his behalf. --r5-r
X OF all who were faithful in the
trials of the late war there were none
entitled to more special honor than the
brave soldiers and seamen, who en-
dured the hardships of campaign and
cruise and impeFi1led their lives in the
service of the country. The bounties
and pensions provided by the laws for
these brave defenders of the nation are |
an obligation never to be forgotten the |
widows and orphans of the gallant dead |
are the wards of the people-a sacred |
legacy bequeathed to the nations pro- |
5ecting care.
XII. Foreign Immigration, which in |
he past has added so much to the
wealth, developments and resources, and |
Increase of power of this republic, the /
asylum of the oppressed of all nations, |
should be fostered and encouraged by |
/ liberal and just policy.
XII. This Convention declares itself |
n sympathy with all oppressed peoples /
for their rights. % |
XIII. That we highly commend the |
spirit of magnanimity and forebearance1
with which men who served in the re-
oeIIion, but who now frankly and HON
7stly cooperate with us in restoring the |
peace of the country, and reconstruct |
ing the Southern State govern ments up |
on the basis of Impartial Justice and !
Equal Rights, are received back into |
5he communion of the loyal people; and |
we favor theremoYal of the disqualifi- |
cations and restrictions imposed upon |
The late Rebels in the same measure as |
their spirit of disloyalty wiz die out, !
and as may be consistent with the safe |
tY OF. the loyal people,
XIV. That we recognize the great |
principles laid down in the immortal |
Declaration of Independence, as the1
true foundation of democratic govern |
ment and we hail with gladness every |
effort toward making these principles a |
can soil. 81 -.-. ,......f.