Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-08-22


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mand--
lsi. Immediate restoration OF all
the States to their rights In the Tn
ION. under the Constitution. and of
civil government 10 the American
people.
2nd. Amnesty for all past political
Offences aud the regulation of the
elective franchise in the States by
their citizens.
3i. Payment Of the public debt of
the United States, as rapidly as prac-
ticable. All the moneys drawn
from the people by taxation, except
so much as is requisite tor the ncces-
sites of the Government cconoml-
cally administered, being honestly
applied to such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government
do not expressly state upon their
face, or the law under which they
were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought
in right and injustice be paid in the
lawful money Of the United States.
4th. Equal taxation of every spo.
cies of property, according to its real
value, including government bonds
and other public securities.
5th. One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the labor
er and the office holder, the PEN
sionor and the soldier, the producer
and the bondholder.
9th. Economy IN the administra-
ton of the government; the rcduc-
ton of the standing army and navy;
the abolitior Of the Frcedmcn's Bu-
reau, and all political Instrumental
ties designing to secure negro su-
prcmacy simplitcation eff tho sys-
tenn and discontinuance of inquisito-
rial modes of assessing and collecting
the Internal Revenue, so thar the
burden of taxation may be equalizcd
and lcsscned, and the credit Of the
/ Government and the currency made
good; the repeal of all enactmcnts
for enrolling the State militia into
national forces in time Of peace, and
a tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports and such equal taxation under
the Internal Revenue laws as will
afford incidental protection to do.
mcstic manufactures, and as will
without impairing the revenue, i'm
pose the least burden, and best pro-
mote and encourage the great indus
trial interests of the country.
9TH. Reform of abuses in the ad-
ministration, the expulsion of cor.
rupt men from Office, abrogation of
useless offices, the restoration of
rightful authority to, and the indo-
pendenco of the Executive and Ju-
dicial departments OF tho govern
ment, the subordination of military
to the civil power, to the end that the
usurpation ofCongress and the despo-
tism of the sword may cease.
9Th. Equal rights and protection
for naturalization and native born
citizens at home aud abroad, the as
sertion Of American nationality
which shall command the respect of
foreign powers, aud furnish an ex-
ample and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity.
constitutional liberty and individual
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