The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-27
THE CHICAGO PLATFORm,

I. Wseougratulate the country ON the assured sue
esss Of the reconstruction policy Of Congress ~ ev-
dsnesd BY ths adoption in majority Of the States
lately in rebellion Of Consultations securing equal
civil and political rights to all and regard 1t q the
duty Of tie Government to sustain these institutions
and prevent thspsopls Of such States from being
nittsd to state Of anarchy and military rule.
1hs guasantss by Congress Of equal suffrage +
III leyA nsa IN The South was demanded by every
consideration Of public safety, Of gratitude and Il
j.siesand nst b Dantainsd while the questions Of
sshaesin m tie loy., States properly belongs to
hspsopls II thoss States.
I. We Sslo11ee Ill forms ol reputation q
.ataoaal crime; and national honor requires The
payment ths in the utmost good
fAith 70 Ill CREDITORS at hone and abroad, not only
according to de letter, but the spirit, Of tho Laws
under which It vas contracted.
= de to lie labor Of tie nation that taxation
shoaAbs squalfssd end reduced q rapidly u national
fAith viii permit.
1hs national debt, contracted ~ Il has been fos
The Dss9vstion Il The Union 1oe al tine to como
shoaA b sztsndsd over fir period IL redemption,
and II Il ths daty Of Congress to reduce the rats o
interest thereon vhsosvsr Il can honestly b done.
That - best policy 70 diminish our bsrdsn Of
debt 70 - improve our credit that capitalists viii
sssk 70 lsod y money flower rates Of interest than
~ .ow peH and must continue to pay 70 long ~ r.
psa1o4 psssia,or to<al ops. q covert, b thrsstsn-
"a q expected.
:. The 0ov3nnsnt Of tho United States should b
adn3aistsEsd with the strictsst soooomy. The COZ
ruDtions which have bssn % shamsully nussd and
fost9sd BY Andrew Johnsoncal loudly fr radical 70
form -,
.. Ws proSounily dsploss the untimsly and tragic
dsaGA oH Abrahaa Lincoln, and regret the accession Of
Asdrsw Johnsoa to the Presidency, Who has acted
tEsaehssousy = The people who elected him and tho
Gauss Bswss p'sdged 70 support; has us.rpsd high
legislative and Judicial functions; has refused to ~
cuts ths laws; has used hi high once to induce other
oesfs 70 ignore and volats the laws; has employed
h excessive powers to render insecure tho property
peaes, liberty and Lie Of the citizen has abused the
pardouing power; has denounced tho National Legis
laturs unconstitutional; has persistsnty and cor
ruptly resisted by every means In his power, every
proper attempt at the reconstruction Of the States
lste1y In rebellion; has perverted the public patro
mage into an engine Of Wholesale corruption and has
bssn Justly impeachsd for high crimes and misde
mssuoD and properly pronounced guilty thereof by
the votes Of thirtydvs sepators.
.. The doctrine Of Great Britain and other Euro
pssn powsrs, that because man II once subject he
always 20, must b rsssted At every hazard By the
United States = rec 81 the fspdsi times, not Al.
sh"s'ssd BY the law Of nations, sud ct war with our
national honor and Independence. Naturalix.d citi
ssns ass sasd - bs pFotsstsdin ali their FIGHTS of
eitaD,s though thsy were nasiv, bun. n
ctissn Of the Usitsd States, native Or nstur.I,x.a
must b Liable 70 arrest q impsisonm emit BY any ~
du power, 1os ac4s dos o. words spohsa IN ri.