Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-07-22
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PLATFORM
y d~cas, pom the eve Of political
canvass, the time hOnorcd usage of our
party requires that platform OF prjn-
cip!es be announced tor the govern
ment of those who may be elected to
Office,
Rcsolrcd, That the Democratic party
view with alarm the action Of an uu-
scruPuIou> majority il Congress III
their attempts to absorb the powers
OF the Executive and judicial Depart.
mcnts Of the Government. and TO an
initiate the rights and functions re,
served to the state Governments
{eso'ced. That we favor reform in
the National Banking system, looking
to IN ultimate adjustment OF that pea
nicou, plan for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
a few, at the expense OF the many.
ReSo1re6, That now, rs i'll time past,
we are opposed to high protective
tariff, and that we will use every effort
to prevent and defeat that system q
National legislation, which would en-.
rich a small class OF manufacturers at
the expense OF the great mass OF pro
ducers and consumers, and that we are
in favor of such reforms III our tariff
system, as shall promote commerce
with every nation Of the world.
Rcso2red, That the pretended trial,
| conviction and execution OF persons
not belonging to the military or naval
service OF the United States, by mill
tarv commission, is in direct conflict
with the { constitution. and we denoUncc
the same as UNIV orthy OF a tree people
and dlsgracctul to the American Gov
ernmcnt.
Rcso7,ed, That we demand no more,
aud will submit to nothing less, than
the settlement of the Alabama claims
according to the recognized rules Of
international law, and that we declare
it to be the duty of the Government
to protect every citizen, whether natu
rallied or native, in every right OF lib
erty and property throughout the
world, without regard to the pretend
ed claims of foreign nations to their al
legiance.
Resolred, That we are in favor of, and
insist upon, an economi III admlnstra
ton of the National and State Gov
ernment, that the people may be as
speedily as possible relieved from the
load OF taxation with which they are
now oppressed, and that public officers
should be held to a strict accountable
ity to the people tor all their official
acts
ReSo7red That national debt is a
national curse, and that while we favor
the payment OF Our present indebted
ness. according to the strict letter OF
the contract, we would rather Repaid
ate the same than see it made the
means for the establishment of an en-
pire upon the ruins of constitutional
law and liberty
After a thorough discussion, the fol-
lowing additional resolution was
adopted by vote OF Isl IL for, to
159 II against:
Reso7red, That in the opinion of this
Convention, the so-caled Maine Liquor
law that now disgraces the statute
books of the State of Iowa. ought to
be repealed at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Governor, Hon. Geo. Gillespie, OF
Ottumwa; for Lieutenant Governor,
\. p. Richardson, of McGregor; for
Judge of Supreme Court, w, +. Bran
non, OF Muscatine county; for superin-
tendent Of Public instruction, Edward
Jaeger, Of keokak.
The State Central Committee con-
sists OF Capt. J. NJ. Walker, of Polk,
Chairman; John c. Burns, of Dubuque;
Col Culbertson, of Jefferson; Capt.
Clark, OF Scott; Maj. Hawthorn, OF
Story; 3. I. Montgomery, of Potta-
John +. Irish, of johnson;
W. p. Bentley, Secretary, Des Moines.