The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-30
Platform.

The Republican party of Virginia, in Conven- |
ton assembled, reaifirm their devotion to the
principles of the National Republican Party of
the United States as enunciated in the Chicago
platform at the last National Convention.
We are in favor of, and support as national
principles
A tariff, which, while securing the necessary,
shall give incidental, protection to American in
dustfy.
A national banking system that shall give MS q
safe and uniform currency, aud absolute security
TO bili-holders.
The policy Of extending government aid 10 the
States in improving their rivers and harbors.
The absolute payment of all obligations OF the
government, and u sufficient yearly reduction of
the national debt to convince the world OF our
determination TO ultimately extnguish 1t, while,
at the same time, we carefully avoid burdening
the people with onorous and unnecessary taxa
ton.
That we heersiis, endorse the administration of
President Grant, and are unanimously III ravor
of his denomination in 1872.
STATE POLICY.
No honest man can deny that the tendency of
the Legislation Of the past year in Virginia has
been to depress all the material interests OF the
people. Taxation has been increased almost be-
You'd the limits of human endurance, and the
Democratic Legislature, with its two-thirds ma
jority has passed oppressive and unnecessary
laws, among which the funding bill stands prom
inent. Under its provisions taxation on the pro-
pety of the State will be double what it is now,
or not less than dollar on every hundred
Worse still, because it is unnecessary, they have
compelled the people of Virginia to raise money,
either by sacriicing their property, or products,
or by paying enormous rate OF int "est TO pay
these onorous taxes by the LIST day OF september,
1871, Or forfeit five per cent, while we are now
officially informed by the Treasurer of the State
that the money SO collected is not needed un IL Jan
uary and July, 1872, and is lying in the banks OF
the city of Richmond drawing only four per cent
interest, presenting the astonishing spectacle OF
State forcing its citizens to loan wealthy corpora
| lions more than million dollars at the low rate
of four per cent. per annum, While at the saln9
time, under this extraordinary combination OF
/ cir irnSt Ia
| borrow their own money at the rate OF twelve
per cent. per anntlm. ia..
The passage of such acts in Virginia by a
Democratic Legislature is only in keeping with
| Democratic legislation wherever that party OBJ
| tains power, exemplified by that great leading
Democratic organization OF the United States
| the Tarnmany ring of New York. This. Legis-
| lature has passed laws neutralizing and render
ing void and of no effect the homestead provisions
OF the constitution; placing the execution OF the
laws establishing common schools in partisan
and unfrendiy hands, and have violated almost
every pledge made by their authorized represen-
tatiyes when pleading for the admission OF the
State to Federal representation.
They have created parti2an judiciary, and
given the county judges created by caucus nomi-
nations, unprecedented and unheard OF power
They have reestablished that relic of barbar-
Gus past, the whipping post, and by giving the
judges power to select the juries in all cases,
have enabled them to do as they have done in a
vast majority OF instances, exclude the coored
man from the jury-box, and deprive him OF the
right dear TO all, of defence before jury of his
peers. Inc RepuDncln party invite the cooper
alton of all good citizens in correcting these
abuses, and do hereby
"Resolse, That we are opposed to levying
upon our citizens any further tax than is neces-
saIy to q strictly economical administration of
the State government, and demand that our
representatives in the Legislature shall do all
in their power TO alleviate to the greatest eX-
tent possible, the burdens of the people, and to
decrease the expenses of the State.
'Res0lpe, That we demand the honest and
scrupulous enforcement of the constitution of
the State in all its parts, and such legislation
al as will secure the equal rights 10 all, guar
anteed by that instrument, equitable taxation,
the benefits of the homestead act, thorough
system of common school education, and an i'm
partial and non partisan judiciary