Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-15
OUR PLATFORM.

Resolved, That we acknowledge with graf
itQde The care of the experimenting Povi-
d6hce which, having built us up great nd
free nation, and having recently preserved
| it amid the perils Of revolution aud war, has
now crowned the labors of the year with an
| abundant harvest and filed the land with
| plenty.
ResoEved, That this convention, represent
| ing the Union Republican party in Wiscon-
sin, in the same spirit which has made that
party the uncompromising foe of injustice
| and oppression, ard the steadfast supporter
and defender Of liberty and Union, renews
| the pledge it. has heretofore given, and re-
| afirns as the cardinal tenor of it's political
! faith the following:
lst. The unalienablo right of all men to
| life, liberty and the pursuit ofhappiness;
| I'd. As enunciated in that wise provision
known as the Fifteenth Amendment, no dis
elimination at the ballot box founded on
property, birthplace, creed or color;
Sd. Liberty of speech and of the press as
the best guarantees for the SECURITY Of repub-
lican institutions;
4th. Free schools and the diffusion of ed
| ucation among all classes Of the people;
: 9Th. The just subordination of state and
| local authorities and interests to the author
tiles and interest Of the nation;
| 9Th. Prompt acquiescence in the decisions
| of the people at the baIlot-box;
| 7th. Maintenance inviolate Of the national
| faith, as pledged to it's creditors;
| 9Th. Such adjustment of the burdens of
| taxation: by revislons and notifications,
| from time to time, of the tariff and other
revenue laws, 80 will cause them to fall
| equally upon all classes Of the people;
| 9th. Retrenchment and economy in the
| administration of the National Government
| Resolved, That it is the WeIl-known aim If
| the Republican party more clearly to define
! and establish firmly and forever that perfect
civil and religious liberty which is now
guaranteed by our State and National Con-
Stitutions, and that We are in favor Of the
| largest measure of Individual liberty consist
ant with the public good, and opposed to any
legislation in derogation thereof, except to
prevent acts which infringe the equal liberty
of others.
ResolUed, That while the necessary bur-
dens Of taxation are great we require the
most rigid economy in the administration
OF affairs both of the nation snd of the state,
jet We also know that the strength Of the
nation is in the national faith; that the
IoyGl millions OF the land were in earnest
when they declared they would put down
the rebellion at whatever cost, and they will
meyer consent to repudiate the debt which
was incurred to meet that cost.
ResolUed, That we renew the expression
of our gratitude to the heroic soldiers of the
Republic, by whose patriotism, fortitude and
yalor this nations life was defended and the |
supremacy of its flag triumphantly asserted; !
and we again pledge to them, and to the /
widows and orphans of those who died in |
the service of their country, our sympathies |
and substantial support.
RESOLVED, That the upholders in the recon- |
structed states at the late elections of the |
principles for which the country struggled |
and suffered in the recent great conflict,
have our hearty sympathy in their efforts to
maintain in their midst inviolate, through
defeat as well as success the perfect and
regular organization of the National Repub-
Gcan party of the Union.
Res0IUed, That we have reason to con-
graduate the country upon the increased
revenues arising from faithful enforcement
Of the laws, and upon the economy and
saving to the Government in the collection
Of the same by the present National Ad-
and that we point with pride
to the rapid reduction Of the public debt by
the JudiciOuS management of the national
1
finances at the hands of Republican Pres
dent and his constituents and advisers; and
hat in view Of this fulfllnent of his pledges
% the people and his faithfulneSs to the
lvowed principles of the Republican party
he Administration fGen. Grant meets with
our cordial endorsement.
Rcs0Jged, That the state administra ton, in
is general conduct of the affairs of the state,
las realized the best expectations of its
friends, and has won the approval of all.
ResoL0cd, That the Improvement OF the
navigation Of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers,
md the canal connecting the same, is a
treat national work; that, if completed it
would add greatly to the prosperity, not
My of the state, but Of the entire Nor Invest,
y increasing the facilities formarketing our
azt agricultural, mineral and lumber prod
cts, and that we, therefore, favor the early
ompletion of this Improvement by the
General Government.