The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-28
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT:
ULYSSES s. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT: i
SCHUYLER coLFA4:
THE platform.

.,., ITDIou Republican party o
inc 9IESttsd states assennpleo IN Nhtlo ~
the Dnl.on In the City OF Chicago on INT
ConvenHOo1 Nav, 1858, make the following
1IS-IsTSfon Of principles: a.. -.
dec4 u congratulate the country on the as
- s5iectrsS of the reconstruction poiicy o
stlsSr,-Ss as evtnced by the adoption IN
SSySSiSrity OF the states lately In rebellion o
T;1fsfiIuttons securing equal ciVn ana P POI y,
the Government To sustain these Con ~ ~
lions and prevent the people OF sucn sSI1, ar
nom being remiIted 70 u state OF aH'AiSt'' O-
> Ttis 9uSTantee by Congress OF equal s 1Ii-
srlse TO All loyal men In me SouLn 49, -, Nc
manded by every eons SO s1,SsIee. ana must
- riSIutalned, while the QReauoGn tota 80
go in an The loyal States properly DeA0Hss
10 me people OF those s.tSs M tion
.. stional crime, and national nonoL
- me payment OF the Puplc Iy,S,o
- IN the utmost good faltn 70 SISs'IS,.s 10
heS3 - = nd abroad, not only accOtu1ne "
AZ ~ SsiTer. but the spirit OF the 'aNs uA"et
III zen II was contracted. .,.,t,,, chat
WI ~ ~ due 10 the labor OF the naton Ina
, =: =, snould be equaliZed and reduced "a
anijiy as national hA1Lh VIII permit 1, hos
Z, Tiie national cebt, conL[aStea E - ~ for
been IOr the preservation OF enS 100 over
81 ,1tTiod iOr redemption, ana u = tuS ,r,
~ Congress to reduce the IatS " inna
IheTeOn whenever II can honeS III mn I'tir-
- 'I'nat me best policy TO dlLnL1Lsn III RAJ
Y. - nj ia 30 10 improve our circuit La LHSs
csntfnI.sts viii seek 70 Lenu Us Llo4Sy - and
.I n.Ies OF interests LnAn We nov
81 ,e, continue 10 pay. 50 long Us
music must ~ Ioisi. open or covert, Is threatened
or suspected. ,o,,, nj the United States
.. - ~. administered with tue sulcIest
shOu S,y Tne coTrupuons winch nhNo
s,I, - financially nurSed ana IosLeteII ~ ~
SndTgy johnson, call loudly Iot iaNiSN4
form. ,,l,,. Jenlora the untilnely
-, 'r,svtr death Ol AbrAnhm Llncolh, ~ ~,
|,.SrsJ Inc accession OF AhoIeS .at1aSnnsiH;
IL Presidency, VINO has scieo - - ~,
ttts Teople VI no elected him ana lne -,
lie WAS DlGdged u support mas usSl HaG ts-
isyisiaiive and juulclhl lunCtlons' -. I,isb
49, ~, = IeCuIa the laws; has USED ms LIZ ~
I-tssI ~, induce oLner officers 10 NIOliLo w
ssTE. hns employed his e1ecuIISe lOm 49,. =.
Terd,,F insecure the lives, proPetlSI fSIItSI ~,
iitlsrtY and lie OF the c4tlLsh has - s9.'IJoT
i1,tJ tIOyFeT. has denounced Ihe ENA1Ion
aiI4sisIHiure As unoOnhtltuLonAIih 1s 1880
emily aud habliuRlly Tesisteu W go - INe
IN his power, every proper attempt az 49,, ny
r.s,nnsiTucIiOL OF the states LAtelS N Le is
non: mas perverted the public ~.
mn engine OF wholesale corruption, am Li ti ,S
tr,tu Justly impeached Tor hlSH CIiiitSn 'ai
IISnrauOrS ana properly pIonOunCeu
guilty thereof by the woes Oh Iiih'S
senator's. ,ins of Great Britain aud other
I,,rn,.a,, Powers that because hlhn ID
one, a subject lie Il always 10, must mus, 10 -
si,Isd nj every hazard ny lhe uhilc . 49,
~ N relic of line ieuuhl tim'7't mo- t,I -
-. a.. IaUy al nations, anu tt wax WIN Oui
nntiOnu honor and independents 20, -
f.,IiZsd citizens are entitled 10 De pIs t -,
aiI tneiT rights OF cinZenshlp. Us tilouEu tLieS
,,,.,r. naiiyS, buTn. no CitiLen al tlle CuLlSu
STATE native or nAtuTAllLeCi uiVlHt 70 , ,ttOa
NJ, ,,TT,,,t or luprtsonment by any ioIetSh
Power IOr actsuoue or words ,i',,1i -
country: and II 10 arrested ana I'M pIEoi i
It Is the duty OF the Government 10 IL
III his btnHlI. ,..,., A.. ,.toIs al
me late war there Were none enuueu 70
more Especial honor than the brave Soiulefs
and s4ninen who endured the hhIusihPa %
tho camp and cruise, ana lInPtnleu tnelI
uyes in the service OF the county, 1ue
tspuntlea and pensions appropriated OS nav
Tor Ilesa brave defenders Oh the Union aIe
OBLIGATIONS never To he iofEoIlen. Ine
widows aud orphans oil tne S4ilhnt ueAu arc
tue WnIdA of the peOple-n sacred legacy Ne
queaLhed 10 the United sta1es' protecting
care. l.. 100,
mas nuda-,i 10 much TO the wealth and III
creased The resources of this natloI- lhe AAy
lum OF all natlons-Ehould De luhteIed ny u
ri T6is convention declares Its sympathy
win ali oppressed people who are struggling
Tor their rights 60. =,
clpie- inid down in the Declaration OF Ind
dependence % the true platform OF demo-
cratic government, aud We hhii win slAu-
NESS every effort toward making these pm
CIpIsz 81 living reality On every inch OF Amer
can soil.
Rssairsd, That we highly commend the
spint Of magnAniniiy AND loLDeaAi1lGe WIN
which men VINO have served In the htoeIlon
hut VINO now frankly aud honestly cooper
ATE with us IN restoring the peace OF Tue
country and Teconstrnctins lns S,,iISa1
stale governments upon tue basis OF impair PAY,
uaI Justice nnd EquaI Mgnts, are received
back into the communion O1 tne lOSA PSo-
pie; and we favor the IenloNAi VI Ia ,S1,,
Qualifications and restrictions Imposed upon
the lAts Rebels ia the same measure as LhSlr
spirl Of loyalty Will direct ana as may DC
consistent with the safety oil the loyal people