The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-10-09
PLATFORM.


vention assembled, reposing. its trust in the
intelligence. patriotism and discriminating
Justice Of the people, standing upon the
Consultation rs the foundation and limitn-
ton Of the powers of the Government and
the guarantee ofthe liberties of the citizen,
and recognizing the questions Of slavery
and secession rs having been settled for
all time to come by the war, or the vo.un-
txry action Of the Southern States in Con-
vtitutional Conventions assembled, and
never to DO renewed or regulated do with
shc return Of peace demand
First-The Immediate restoration Of all
the States to their rights IN the Union un-
meat Of the American people.
Seoand-Amncsty for al past political
oifenses, and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the States BY their citizens.
fAtrd-fsyment Of the Public debt Of
the United States as rapidly a. prsetie-
ablo all moneys drawn from the people
BY taxation except 30 naach - is requisite.
for the necessities Of the Government, Geo.
nomically admins cred being honestly ap-
allied to such pa yment, and where the obli.
cations " the Government do not expressly
state upon their face, or the lay under
which they were issued does not provide
that they shall be paid in coin, they ought
in right and in Justice to be paid tn the
lawful money of the United States.
Fourth-Equal xation Of every species
Of property according to its real value, in
sluding Government bonds and other pub
lie securities.
Rifth-One currency for the Govern
meat and the people, the laborer and the
c;iice-holder, the pensioner and the sol
der the producer and the bond-holder.
Slxth-Economy in the administration
Of the Government tn. reduction Of the
standing army and navy the abolition Of
tho Freedmen's Bureau, and all political
Observation-Disclosures designed to secure negro
supremacy simpliication Of the system
and discontinuance Of inquisitorial modes
Of assessing and collecting internal rcyc-
nue., 50 that the burden Of taxation may be
equaliIed and lessened; the credit Of the
government and the currency made good,
the repeal Of Ill enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces in
time Of. peace, and . tariff for revenue up
ON foreign imports To- and such equal taxa-
ton under the Internal Revenue laws rs
will afford incidental protection to domes-
tic manufactures, and us will, without i'm
p0lEI12 inc TCfcLuc, AnpO0O INC lo0St UNFs
den upon and BEST promote and encourage
the gscat Industrial interests Of tho coun-
try.
Scvcnth-The reform Of abuses IN the
administration the expulsion Of corrupt
men from office the abrogation of useless
offices /; the restoration Of rightful author
ity &c, and the independence Of the Execu-
tive and Judicial departments Of the. Gov
crnmeut the siAbOrdinatisr Of the military
to the civil power, to the end that the usur-
patiena Of Congress and the despotism of
the sworl may cease.
Eight-EQnul rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at
home and abroad, the assertion Of .Ameri-
can nationality, whih shall command the
respect Of foreign powers, and furnish an
example and encourage cement 10 the people
struggling for national iategRity, constitu.
tional liberty and ildividual rights, and
the ma:ntennnce Of the rights Of natusalis-
ed citizens against tho absol~ts dootrine Of
inl,nutablc allegiance. and the claims Of
foreign powers to psnish them for alleged
crime committed hsyond their jarisdictian.