Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-29
Ohio and Iowa Republican
Platforms

A week ago yesterday, the Republicans
of Ohio met in convention at Columbus,
and the Iowa Republican Convention met
at Des Moines, and the following are the
platforms adopted by said conventions:
OHIO RESOLUTIONS.
RcsOIcsd, By tbs Republicans Of Ohio, IN
ConreRtion assembled as follows: l. The
Republican party of the United States
may well challenge the admiration and
confidence of the country for its patriot
ism courage and wisdom in preserving the
Union of the States; for its justice, firm
ness and magnanimity in establishing for
all the people liberty and equality before
the law; for its gratitude and generous
provision for the national defenders and
pensioners; for its inviolate honor and
good faith toward the national creditors,
and generally for its successful admins
tration of public affairs, in peace as well
as i'm war;
2. Wenot only recognize the Thirteenth,
the Constitution ofthe United States as
accomplished facts, but also as just, wise
and valid articles of organic law, to be
jealously defended and enforced as parts
of the constitution, now, henceforth, and
forever
8. As it will be necessary and desirable
to obtain from duties on imports large
portion of the revenue needed to defray
the expenses of the government, to pay
interest on the national debt, and the
principal as il natures, such duties should
be so adjusted as not to prejudice, but
promote, the interests of every section
and branch of industry rs far as may be
possible.
4 The present administration of the
National Government has vindicated its
right TO the continued confidence Of the
people its success has been illustrated in
the impartial execution of the laws, in its
faitbfulness, honesty. and economy in the
collection OF public revenue, and in the ex
taxation has been reduced to- the extent of
Sl0e,0oO,OO per year, The national debt
has been liquidated to the amount of over
$3.50 100000, a reduction unparalleled in
history. The administration has been
equally successful in the management Of
our foreign relations, and has achieved
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our differences with Great Britain, upon
terms c-editable to both countries, as en-
bodied in the treaty of Washington. The
head of an administration thus disting-
uished by success and statesmanship is
justly entitled to he regarded as wise
and careful civil magistrate, and bis uni
him to be the one the country may trust
having fully redeemed the pledge he made
before entering upon the duties of Chief
Magistrate, that he would have no policy
of his own to force against the will of the
people,
). We repeat our condemnation of the
policy of granting subsidies of public
lands TO corporations and monopolies, and
having originated the policy of granting
homesteads to actual settlers, We declare
that the public domain should be kept for
Our laboring population.
&. We are in favor of the adoption of a
thorough system of civil service reform,
and we endorse heartily the action of
President Grant in settling upon the Com
miSsioners the recent so-called civil SER
vice act
Z. We unite with our fellow citizens in
every portion of the Union In the hope
that the enmities and rescntmcnts of war
may be speedily ended, and that the day
may soon come when in every State every
citizen may be safe in life, person, proper
ty, and civil rights, and may have the
equal protection of the laws, SO that no
man who was loyal to the Union during
the great struggles may for that reason be
the victim of persecution, outrage, and as
sassination, and that some encouragement
per cases, of the political disabilities i'm
posed for participation in the rebellion.
g. We recommend the calling of a con-
vention 10 amend the constitution OF the
State.
| o. We express our unqualified approval
! of the administration of our present State
Executive, Governor z B. Hayes, and
! assure him that our verdict is, "Well done
good and faithful servant"
IOWA RESOLUTIONS.
Resolrod, That we refer with pride to the
history of the republican party, and con-
gratulate the people of the country upon
its successful career 1t has given to the
poor man homestead; it has abolished
slavery, and established manhood suf
frage, crushed treason, given US CONT.
mental railway, settled the doctrine of the
right of expatriation maintained the hon
or, integrity, and credit of the nation has
vindicated the Monroe doctrine, by pre-
venting foreign powers from interfering
with the governments of this continent
and to perpetuate it in power is the only
guarantee for peace and prosperity in thu
future.
Resolcsd, That we heartily congratulate
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