Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-09-14


publican majority. In 1868 Gen.
Washburn had 9,757 majority.
Mr.. J. B. Cassidy. Chairman of the
Committee on resolutions at the Re-
publican Convention for the Second
District Of Wisconsin, held on the 7th
inst, read the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resol,ed, That the heroic achievements
Of the Republican party in defeating the
enemies of the Government, in the re-es-
adjustment of our national Union on the
basis of equal laws. equal ri ghts and equal
protection to all classes of citizens, irres
pective of race, nativity or color, should en-
dear it to all who really love our republican
form of government and desire its perma-
nent success.
ResolUed, That the people of these United
States have reason ito congratulate them
selves that it has at last been conceded and
determined that in America there is a Re-
publican government which has the copsti-
tutional power to protect its citizens, en-
fOICG us laws auu T6UetHOQ, ali of
which were denied by Democratic admin
istration. z4- .- se-
Resolved, That while we maintain the So.
premacy of our national government in the
exercise of all powers delegated to it by our
national Constitution, we do also maintain
that all powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, are reserved to
the states respectively.
PpeoIpe1 That, cor6ia1v- ond 49,
administration of President Grant, as hon.
est, economical, efficient, and we congratu-
late the country on its success in reducing
the national debt and the expense and bur
dens of the Government; in its faithful col
lection OF the public revenue; in preserving
peace where the people were recently en-
FILTERED by war; in promoting the gener-
al welfare and in maintaining the integrity
and honor of the nation.
PesolUed, That the Republican party. or
ganized as it was by the best and truest
men of the old political parties, and re-in-
forced by those who spurned the wicked
and revolutionary tendencies of the present,
so called, Democr. tic party, point with
pride to its history and its achievements as
the best guarantee CT its future action and
tue strongest inducement for its continual
support.
ResolUsd, That the Democratic party, hav-
ing failed to make slavery national, and
freedom sectional, and having failed to des-
troy the national government, under the
pretense that secession was one of the re-
served rights has since been left with 0
affirmative policy. but exhausts its efforts
in Directing to the measures and opposing
the policy of the party which had the pat
riotism, as well as the wisdom, to rescue
the Union from impending dissolution
ReSotved, That it is the duty of the Re-
publican party to watch with vigilance the
financial policy of the nation, and to ad-
just, the same from time to time as exper-
fence may indicate by wise legislation, to
the end that the burdens of government
SHOULD be as equally distributed as possible,
and as light as CO lsistent with the gradual
reduction of our public debt and a faithful
administration .of the government; and
that while we are opposed to all legislation
which shall have for its object the special
advantage of one class of business, at the
expense of another, we are, nevertheless, In
favor of tariff for revenue; and while our
national debt remains, wise adjustment of
duties must necessarily afford all the pro-
lection TO which aey interest is entitled
RESOLVED, That the subject of the i'm.
provement OF the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
is one Of paramount importance, alike TO
the producers of the west and the con-
sumers of the east, and should receive fav-
orable attention by onr National Govern
ment, and sufficient appropriation should
be made, to so en- argc and further improve
this great natural water course, that the
products OF the west may find cheaper tran
sit to the sea board and in behalf of this
work we pledge the unreserved labors of
the nominee of this conventio in the halls
of Congress-