The Montana post., 1868-09-11
ORR PLATFORM.


/ ---.r,rsousIy adopted by the National
i -g- Raru5lican Conyention-Gt Chicago
i g.av 2Ist. ls6s,
We congratulate the country on the
-.--+-zi surcsss Of the reconstruction projects
i 5C-r-rpss as eyInced by the adoption, IN a
i --5,,iTv Of the States lately In rebellion, of
-.f5f1rions securing equal civil and politi-
.Irr-bts 70 all, and regard It as the duty of
.5. Government TO sustain these institutions
-.T H. rreyent the people OF such states from
1 -glr- rsmitt5i 60 a state OF anarchy.
Ss-ord. The guarantee of Congress of equal
So 70 ali loyal men at the South was de-
-ardsd b every consideration OF public
-fsrv. of -ratitude, and OF justice, and must
I 10 maintained. while the question or suffrage
n an the loyal States properly belongs 70 the
,=gple Of those States
Tsiri. We denounce all forms of repudia-
.i5r q. a national crime, aud national honor
---sirs< the payment OF the public indebted
- n. tie utmost good faith to all creditors,
= home and abroad, not only according to
--s Isrrsr but the spirit Of the laws under
rai,a il was contracted.
F5urtb. Il is due TO the labor of the nation
5sttaxafiou should be equalized, and redu-
- : ranIdly as the national faith Will per
FFh. The national debt, contracted as il
- been for the preservation of the Union
E5FaE time 70 come, should be extended over
a fsIr period for redemption,and it Is the duty
Congress to reduce the rates of interest
II srsJu whenever il can possibly be done.
sixth. That the best policy TO diminish our
r-,su ~ debt Is 60 so improve our credit
| -lrt cJritalists will seek e. loan US money at
yer rfrs1 -s interest than we now pay, and
-ast continue to pay so long as repudiation,
.rtal or total, open or covert, Is threatened
2 suspectei-
seventh. Tie government of the United
states should be administered with the strict
20 economy, and the corruptions which have
5e-1 so shamefully nursed and fostered bv
allraw johnson call loudly for radical re-
l0rH-
Eight. We profoundly deplore the untimely
ami Tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and
-s-7et the secession of Andrew johnson to
Ae PresiiC-Cy. who has acted treacherously
thc people who elected him and the cause
vas pledged to support has usurped leg
I've AM judicial functions has refused to
Y the laws has usea his high office to
a other officers 20 ignore and violate the
has employed his executive power TO
= Insecure the property, peace, liberty
-ie vt the citizens mas abused the par
power, has denounced the National
81 Et1rs Is unconstitutional has persist
.iy and coruutly resisted, by every means
b, MS power. AMI every proper attempt al the
Lon has perverted the public patronage into
~ engine Of Wholesale corruptICu. and has
7sn l.Et.y ImpeaChed ror high crimes and
.isavme4uors, and properly pronounced
atty ~ the votes Of thirty-fve Senator'S
-'n The doctrine of Great Britain and
--ler -FoTean powers, that because a man
oLc a subject he Is always so, must be re-
'sisl &C every hazard 10y the United States as
! Felc OF tne teudGl TN. es, not authorized by
nv OF hAtIonS and e war with our na-
-cu~l 1onoE and indepcndenee. Naturalized
'lsenr aEe euttlei 10 be protected in all
-sif ns1ts ~ citizenship as though they
gef7r tive born, and no citizen of the United
''AJrs, natiye or nRturaliEeL must be liable
4. arr = and lmprlsOnnen by any foreign
t'het l,r acts done or words spoken in this
lhtsy' Aud if SO arrested and imprisoned,
= : tle auiy Of the government to interfere
- his behalf
-elth. q al who we1e faithful in the TRIALS
o- tls late war there we're none entitled to
-2Ie especial honor than the brave soldiers
IA seauiea who endured the harGships of
s-hI hI9lsn aud cruise, and imperilled their
--tss ia Tue service of the country. The
etI-I 'eL lles ard pensions provided by law for
.sse piaFe defenders of the nation are obli-
As'e"s he' or 70 be forgotten. The widows
-..a or has of the gallant dead are the words
'Ls IeoIif, sasfsd legacy bequeathed TO
1t uo1 = ir8tecting care.
FEths Foreign einlg ration, which 10
z has added 80 much to the wealth and
Z fi1pment ct tue resources and the increase
power Of this nation, s.the asylum of the
tII1vssed ct al nations" should be fostered
-1- euc0unge1 by liberal ard lust policy.
twelfth this convention declares its sym
-lLy with all the oppressed psople who are
-Iisslihs tor their rights
Na motion ct Gen. Carl Sch1rI. the follow
: additional resolutions were unauiD ously
fted as part Of the platform /:
AFsolyed, That we highly commend the
Il nl5 ot magnsnimity and forbearance wftA
va z the men who have served IN the rebel
Hoe. unt now frankly and honestly eO-operat'
a. us IN restoring the peace of the country
"a frcorstructing the Southern State gov
~ ITS upon the basis of impartial justicl
st4ual rights, are received back into tn
20 aunion Of the loyal people /; and we fsvO
- smovsl of The disqlali6cations and re
'rlt tons imposed upou he late rebels in tn
ins measure as their sutrit Of loyalty vii
and as may be ckuzisteut with th'
.s'y Of The loyal peoplal. .t.r-- -r,.-
hssolved, That We kcognlEe the grea
incipies Laid down in - 4 - mortal Declara
lcn Of Independence a tt true foundation
1oeatic goverum,n nc We nail witl
49, every effort tsv g naAklng tnes
.ellss living resfa % every incn o
~ II lE-.Irlr FrIv
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