Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-17
Union Republican Platform.

VMAOA AsSReA~AAN~r~
Hon. Richard W. Thompson, Of Indiana,
Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,
advanced to the platform and reported as
follows; n
The National Republican Party Of the
limited States, assembled in National Com
vcntion in the city Of Chicago, on the 2Uth
day Of May, 1865, make the following dec
laration Of principles:
Ist. We congratulate the country on the
assured success Of the reconstruction policy
Of Congress, as evinced by the Adoption oy
a majority Of the States lately in rebellion,
Of Uonstitutions securing equal evil 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 being reduced to state
Of anarchy. l0heers.
I'd. The guarantee by Congress OF equal
suffrage TO all loyal men at the South was
demanded by every consideration OF public
safety, of gratitude, and Of justice. and
must be maintaiDed--whilet the question of
suffrage in ali the loyal States properly be.
lonRsto the peOpleC fthOse States. Cheers J
al. We denounce all forms Of repudia-
tion as national crime prolonged cheers !;
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 the spirit of the law under which it
was contracted. [Applause
4th. II Is due to the labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equalized and re,
duesd as rapidly as the national faith will
permit.
5th. The National debt, contracted as it
has been for the preservation of the Union
for all time TO come, should be extended
over a fair period for redemption, and it is
the duty Of Congress to reduce the rate OF
interest thereon whenever it can honestly
be done.
9Th. That the best policy to diminish
our 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 open
or covert, is threatened or suspected.
7th. The Government of the United
States should be administered with the
strietes economy; and the corruption
which has been so shamefully nursed and
fostered by Andrew johnson, calls loudly
for radical reform.
9Th. We profoundly deplore tho un-
timely and tragic death of Abraham Lin
coin, and regret the accession Of Andrew
johnson to the Presidency, who has acted
treaeherously to the people who elected
him, and the cause he was pledged to sup
port; has usurped high legislative and ju-
diclal functions; has used his high office
TO induce other officers to ignore and vio-
late lawsj has employed his executive
power and rendered insecure the property,
peace, liberty and life of the citizens; has
abused the pardoning poweri has denoun-
Oed the National Legislature as unconstl-
tutional; has persistently and cOrruptIy |
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-fve Senators.
9th. The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European powers that because
man is once a subject he is always so,
must be resisted at every hazard by the
United States as q relic of ieudal times not
authorized by law Of nations, and at war
with our national honor and independence.
NatuFalized citizens are entitled to be pro-
tected in all their rights Of citizens MS
though they were native born. Nocltizen
Of the United States, native or naturalised,
must be liable to arrest and imprisonment
by any foreign power for acts done or words
spoken in this country; and il so arrested
and imprisoned, it IS the duty of the Gov
ernment TO interfere in his behalf.
10th. OF all who were faithful in the tri
ais of the late war, none were entitled to
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen, who endured the hardships of
campaign and cruise, and imperilled their
lives in the service of the country. The
bounties and pensions provided for these
brave defenders Of the nation are an obIga-
ton 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 protecting care.
llth. Foreign immigration, which in the
past has added so much to wealth, devel- |
opment and resources, and increase Of pow
er 10 the nation, the asylum of the oppress
ed Of all nations, should be fostered and
encouraged by liberal and just policy
18th. This convention declares its sym
pathy with all oppressed people which are
struggling for their rights.