Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-07-24

For Representative in Congrcss-YI District.
GHAS. POMEROY,
OF Webster County.
The National Republican
Platform.

The National Union Rcpuiucan party OF the
United States. assembled i'll National Convention
i'm the city of Chicago ON the Goth day OF May,
SSfS make the following declaration OF principles :
l. We congratulate the country on the assured
success OF the restoration policy OF Congress. as
evidenced by the adoption In majority of the
States lately i'm rebellion OF constitutions securing
equal yl and political rights to ALL and regard it
~ the duty of the government to sustain these
constitutions and prevent the people OF such
States from being RENTED TO state OF anarchy
or military rule.
ii. The guaranty by Congress Of equal suffrage
to all loyal men of the South was demanded by
every consideration Of public safety 81 gratitude
and Of iasticc. and muEt Dc maintained, Will" the
uu sti0n er suffrage in all the loyal States properly
belongs TO the people Of those States: We
highly commend the spirit OF magnanilnlty ANA
forgiveness with which the men who have served
the rebellion and who are now frankly and hon
Csily cooperating with M i'm rcstOrfn" The peace
of the country, and in reconsructing the Southern
State Governments upon the basis OF impartial
Justice and equal rights, are received hack into
the communion Of the loyal people. and "" are in
favor ~ the removal Of the disqualHCations and
restrictions imposed upon tho late rebels in the
same mca@lSe the spirit Of disl0yalty dies out,
ana ~ may be consistent with the safety Of the
loyal people.
natignal crime: and national honor requires tho
ilyrT1ent of the public Indebtedness IN the utmost
good faith to all crgdHors. at home and abroad.
not only according to the letter but the split OF
the law under which ii was contracted.
". II Is due TO the labor OF the nation that fax
alton should be- ogualized and reduced as rapidly
~ national iaith viii permit.
v Tie national debt. CONTRACTED o. II has been.
Tor the preservation OF the Union for all time TO
csrne. should be extended over a fiir period for
redemption. and j. the duty of CunErers TO reduce
tac rate of interest thereon, whenever 1t cen hon
estly be done.
Vi. That he beet policy to diminish our burden
of debt Il TO Improve our credit. that capitalist
will seek to lend MS money at lower rates Of in.
tcrcsf Than we now pay, ANA must continue 10 pay
20 long as reputation, partial or total, open or
covert r. threatened or suspected.
VII The Government OF the Uuitcd States
should be administered with thl strictcst econ
omy. The c0rruptions which have been 30 shame
fsAy nursed and fosteted by Andrew johnson call
loudly for radical reform.
VIII We profoundly dcpiorc the untimeIy and
fragile Death of Abraham Lincoln. and regret the
accctFion of Andrew johnson TO the Pr sidenCy.
who has acted treacheroHsE To the people who
elected him and the cause he Was pledged 20 sup
port: has usurpCd high legislative and judicial
functions; has refused 10 execute the laws; has
used his high Office to induce other officers to EiO-
late the laws. has employed his executive power
10 render insecure the dives property, peace lib
%rty and life Of the citizen; has abused the par
tioniug power: has denounced the National Legis-
laturc as unconstitutional has peTsistently and
habituaIly resisted by every means in his power,
every proper attempt az the reconstruction of the
States lately i'm rebellion: ms perverted the pub
lie patronage into an engine Of Wholesale cor.
ruptiop and has been justly impeaehed for high
crimes and msdemeanOrs. and pronounced guilty
thereof by the votes Of forty five Senators.
Ia. The doctrine OF Great Britain ana other
European powers, that because mar Tat once 4
subject he Is always co. must h. resisted az every
hazard By the United States relic Of tue feudal
times, not authorized by the law OF nations. and
"a war with oar national honor and independence.
NituTaliZed citizens are entitled to be protected
in all their rights of citizenship. though they
were native born No citizen of the United States,
native or naturalzch, must be liable to arrest or
Imprisonment by any foreign power, for acts
done or words spohen in this country and If so
arrested and imprisoned il is the duty of the Gov
eminent tn interfere in his behalf
y. Ofail who were faithful in the trials OF the
late war, there were none entitled TO more cs-
peCial honor than the brave soldiers and seamcr
who endured the hardssps Of the camp and cruise.
aud imperilled their lives in the service of their
country. The boRnties aud pensions appropriated
by law for these brave defenders of the Union are
obligations never to he forgotten. The widows
aad orphans Of the gallant dead are the wards OF
the pcople-a sacred legacy bequeathed to the
| nited States protecting care.
II. Foreign emigration. which in the past has
added 80 much to the wealth and increased the
resources Of this nation--thc asylum of all ma
tions-should be fostered by wise and just pol
fey
XII. This convention declares its sympathy to
all oppressed people who are struggling for their
rights.
XIII. We recognize the great principles laid
down in the Declaration of Independence "a the
true platform of Democratic Government, and we
hail with glNdness every effort toward making
these principles living reality on every inch OF
American soil.