The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-15
Kansas Republican Platform.

/. The Union Republican party of Ran
sas in delegate convention assembled, reaf-
firms its adherence to, and its faith in, the
principles of Universal Liberty, Justice and
Humanity for which it has, during ten years
past, zealollsly and successfully battled, and
upon which it has now securely, and forever
established the foundations of the govern
mcnt.
III. 1t points with pride to a career Of vic
tory unsullied by single act Of National
| cowardice, wrong, or inhumanity. 1t has,
during its administration of public affairs,
crushed the most gigantic rebellion that as
| sailed the government, broken the shackles
of race long enslaved and elevated them to
the dignity and privileges Of citizenship, en-
acted and put into operation benificent
homestead law, originated and perfected a
splendid system of highways across the Con-
| tincnt, secured the recognition Of the doc
trne of repatriation, and in all things
proved itself equal to the sacred trusts COM
mitted to its hands.
III. The Republican party, with such a
record, need to make no Haunting promises
of future fidelity to the great principles
upon which its organization is based. But
this contention of delegates representing the
Republicans of Kansas, take occasion to ex-
press the conviction and purpose of the
party:
First. To maintain and defend the fruits
of its victory in the field; namely, the unity
of the Republic, the abolition of Slavery,
the enfranchisement of the cOlOrcd race. and
equal rights of all.
Second. To protect and preserve the fruits
of its victory in legislation: namely, the home
stead law in its whole letter and spirit, the
law of expatriatiOn, and wholesome system
of public Improvements.
~. In the future as in the past the re-
publican party will continue to advocate the
measures which will promote economy, ma
tional honesty, domestic concord, and friend
ly relations with foreign pOwers-tO the end
that We may have government of laws and
not of men.
V. We cordially endorse the patriotic.
honest, and economical administration of
President Grant, and hail with satisfaction
the rapid reduction of the national debt,
which its faithful collection of public reve-
nues and houest application of them brought
about.
vi. In the struggle now going on in Eu-
rope our sympathies are heartily with the
German people. Their triumph is a victory of
liberal principles. We rejoice in the over
throw of the Napoleon dynasty, and earnest
ly pray that the war may result in the Or
ganization and permanent establishment of
4 republican form of government in France
and other European nations.
VII. That the Republican party stands
pledged to remove all disqualiications and
restrictions imposed upon the late rebels in
the same measure as the spirit Of dislOyaty
may die out and may be consistent with the
safety of the loyal people.
VIII. In the distribution Of public lands
and Indian reserves, VIC demand the full pro-
lection of the rights Of settlers, and the res
ervation of the 10th and 36th sections to
which the State is entitled for educational
purposes. Wholesale grants Of terri
tory to Spectators and foreign corpor-
ations are unfavorable 70 the interests Of
the community, and inconsistent with the
objects for which the national domain
should be distributed. We especially con-
denim the policy of disPosing Of Indian reser-
vationS To railroad or land monoPOlies, and
insist that such lands he undcniably opened
10 actual settlement, at no more than one
dollar and twenty-five cents per rcre.
J. 7. Voss, of Crawford County, offered
the following resolution, which was amended
on motion of J. X. HallOwell, Of Cherokee,
and passed unanimously as follows:
Resolrsd, That the policy of granting sub
sides of public lands to capitalists and mo
nopolics is condemned, and that We repudi'
ate the action of certain Of our republican
representatives in Congress in the sale OF the
Cherokee Neutral Lands.