The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-09-25
PLATFORM.

AHc AcLuVCIutiS P0ASy AA As"sASA"A WV
vpntion assembled, reposing. its trust in the
intelligence. patriotism and discriminating
justice Of the people, standing upon the
Constitution as the foundation and limita-
ton Of the powers of the Government and
the. guarantee ofthc liberties OF the citizen,
and recognizing the questions of slavery
and secession as having been settled for
al time to come by the war. or the vo ,un-
tary action Of the Southern States in Con-
s,itutional Conventions assembled, and
never to be renewed or reagitated do with
the rcturn.of peace demand
First-The immediate restoration OF all
the States to their rights in the Union I'M
der the Constitution, ana Of civil govern
meat Of the American people.
Second--Amnesty for all past political
oHeilses, and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the States BY their citizens.
Third-Payment of the Public debt Of
the United States as rapidly as praetic-
able ]; all moneys drawn from the people
by taxation except So much as is requisite
for the necessities Of the Government, eco
nomically administered, being honestly APP
piled to such payment, and where the obli-
cations Of the Government do not expressly
tate upon their face, or the law under
which t.ey were issael does not provide
that they shall be paid in coin, they ought
in right and in. justics to BE- paid in, the
lawful money Of the United States. 81
Fourth-Equal taxation OF every species
or.property according to its real value, in
GLIDING Government. bonds and other pah-
lie securities. .'
Fiftll-One currency for the Govern
mcn.Nnd the penple, the laborer and the
o.iice-holdcr, the pensioner and the sol
der the producer and the bond-holler.
Sixth-Econony in the administrator
of the Government thu reduction Of the
standing army and navy; the abolition Of
lac Freedmen Bureau, and all political
,nstrumen.alitlcs designed to secure negro
supremacy simplifcation of the system
and discontinuance of inquisitorial modes
Of assessing and collecting internal reye-
nua. 50 that the burden Of taxation may be
eqilal;zed and lcssened the credit of the
government and the currency made good
the repeal Of I'LL enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces in
time Of peace, and a tariff for revenue up
OH foreign imports to and such equal taxa
fion under the Internal Revenue laws as
with afford incidental protection to domes-
tic manufactures, and us will, without i'm.
pairing the revenue, impose the least bur-
den upon and best promote and encourage
the great Industrial interests Of the coun.
Try ''...s
Seyenth-TLe reform of abuses in the
administration the expulsion Of corrupt
men from Office the abrogation Of useless
Offices the restoration of rightful author
ity to, and the independence Of the Execu-
tive and Judicial departments Of the Gov
ernment !; the subordination Of the militsry
to the civil power, to the end that the usur-
pations Of Congre1end the despotisn of
the sworl may cease. +..tt al.
Eight--Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at
lone and abroad, the assertion Of Ameri-
can nationality, which shall command the
respect Of foreign powers, and furnish an
example and encouragement to the people
struggling for national integrity, constitu.
tional liberty and individual rights, and
the maintenance Of the rights Of naturaliz.
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine Of
immutable allegiance. and the claims of
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction