Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-18
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

"f We con gratuiate the country on the assured
success of the strueton policy OF coagress,
viuoed by The adoption, in sajerity of the states
iassy in rebellion, of securing equal
civil gbts to all; and We regard
she duty sfthe 40 usllin those instita
tiens and prevent the people ~ ssch States from
being RENTED u a state. Of anarchy . - =, =
a.. The guarantee by Congress OF equal suffrage
20 an 10y al men IN the Seath was deman ded by
evsey consideration of public safety OF gratitude
apd Of justice, and must be maintained; ~hlie the
question of suffrage ia all the loyal states prsperly
belong to the people of thoss states. ~ : NJ
"3. We denounee all forms of rePudiatien as nar
sionsl erimcs, apd the naiisna requires the
paymsat Of the pubic indsstedness, in the ut.
most good faith, TO alI creditor; AZ homo and
abroad not only according TO the ls<ter, hut the
spirit ofths lave under which y was soniraeted.
II. II is due 10 the labor of tho nation that
taxation should be equaiized and redused as rap
id1yBorr uxtiuuxffxfth with pvrmtts-
80 Ihensnenaldest, esntraesei as II has hssn.
for the prescrvatfon Of the Union fcr all time TO
come, should be extended fair period for
-dempton; aud IL is the duty of Congress 20 reduce
the rate q Tintsrsst <Assson, yTAsnsssrr 1t can
ss6. lAaf The best policy to diminish our burden
of debt is1e 90 infTevs anr credit that capitalists
will seek to loan Us money AZ lower rates Of inter-
est than now pay and must continue TO pay so
ioas1s $sasia.e a aa.'sl'f '''a spfa r sS'srs
81. The Gexsrnmentef the United States should
be adnk nistcred with the strictest economy, aud
tAe eorruptions which have been 50 cha nae flliy
nsssd sst tsstsssa sy Aadssr JsshnsYPn, call cal
,sss " . profoausily deplsrs the untins,y and
tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and regret the
accession 90 Andrew johnson TO the presidency .
whoshss acted treaeiisfousiy, 10 the speopie who
elected him and the cause he was pledged 10 sup
port; has usurpsd high Legislative and Judicial
functions; has refused to execute the laws; has
used bis high Office To induce other officers 20 ig-
isnsasdsi6iate ths1sws, has employed his szs'
sss e Ti1sss g me P'sRs
the pardoning peweFi has denounced the Naion-
Al Lcxi as uncansttutionai; has persistent
ly and eorrnptiy resisted, by every measurs In his
Il ssss
the pablic patrons ge sihts en- giue Of Wholesale
sorrnption, an has been justly. impeashed Tor
high.crimes and msdsmeanors, aud properly pros
nsaased guilty thereof BY the voice Of tkhty ire
40. The doctrine Of Great Britain and other
European Powers, that because man is once a
subject hefs always 80, hust be resisted at every
hakard by the nited Stafss,s as q relic Of rths
feudsi ne not aathor orized by the law OF nations,
and at war with our national honor and indepen-
dence; natufalizsd citizens being sntifleds to be
protected in all their rights Of citizenship, "a
though they natural born, and Hno citizsn oi
the Unifed states, natural or naturaiized must be
liable to arrest and imprisonment BY any foreign
power fer acts done words spoken in this
sSsdaiy u tho oorsfnn snsto IA isfisrs IN bis be-
half = lesfash ~ tse ffsssd ~ ssifsal ts.f''
"l0- or all who were faithful in the trials OF
the late war, there we're none entitled to more
especial honor than the braye soldicrs and soamen
~ke endsred the hardships OF campaigns. and
cruise, and imperiied their lives In the service of
the. eonntry.a The bouuties and pensions provi-
ded By law for those brave defenders Of the ma
fion obligations never to be forgotten The
widows and orphans Of the gallant dead are. t1e
wards OF the people, sacred legacy beqaeathed