The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-06
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.


gbe National Republican party Of the United
States. assembled in National Convention in the city
OF Chicago on the 2lst day of May, 1866, make the
following DECLARATION Oh principies'
1. We congratulate the country on the assured
OF the reconstruction policy OF Congress- as
evinced by the adoption, in the majority oil the
States lately IN repeiPn, Of oons.Suo Is " M
duty of the Government TO SUSTAIN those
and to prevent the people OF such states from belng
remtteu 70 sIaee ., analcny. .,,s, s,,e.o,,o g..
2 The guaranty by Congress OF equal suffrage 70
all loyal men Ut tne south was oeuianoeo Ny every
consideration OF public safety, OF gratitnae ana OF
justice ana mus, 1e maltanea Wills .le ques.lon
of suffrage in all the loyal states properly belongs
to the people OF those states.
3. We denounce an forms o. repuuia'lon as ma
tonai crime anu .ne 4Sns a; tha t.ar
payment oil the pupilo inuepteuness III tne utteI-
most good iaitn 10 an az no,e % aos
not only accoruns 70 ietaen Da n0 'pi' VI '"'
NV un ' ~ ~. - ,atne ~ .ha notion tbat toxo
ton should pc equaiizeu anu reoucou aa rapiuiy aS
the naliohai ia,tI WIN WI, 70, ny. "a , ta g..
D. me hatonai uop', , o ~ .; '' pee o
the preservation u ,iio oi s, w q, s " eoo,
should be EXTENDED over iail psfiou lor
and 1t Is me uu.y u 4. ~ 10y noaat d. 49,
interest," tnereon, . - Sna;r;sb nr hyr5, os
o. Ihat the pes1 poioy W n,. ~. "a y,
debt Is to so improve gu, INA. t
seek 10 loan us MONEY M e, $500 90 49, az M
we now pay, ana mus. @ " pay ~ iGns 1850 ..
pudiation, partial OF 'olai' upon u oo'o' 10 'o"'
eneu M y. @p,nont of the IInised tates should he
q The government Vi sne no os ~. 10
administered VIII the S'tt.'ess soloo gu ~ =
corruptions which nave p9.n ~ al ~ ss
ana iostereu ny Anuie" - N
cal reform. so,or. t,a pn.inal, and fro o;c
0. We proiouhoiy pnin onS regret tba accassion
ueath VI Au,aha .Snas Tobnson who no. actad
10 the rresiuensy W. " n, wbo elected him and the
treacneroueiy W sno poP ,art, uho' hos nsnrnad
cause ne was pieusSu "a f,nctiona. Who has ra
eas tn avacrta the laws: who has used his high
inseo 70 exsouso .' asosrs IN ignors and violate
oilce 70 inuuoe ~, o. anioyad hs exac,Ajye nowcr.
lhe a%si WIZ los tha nronerty the pe,ce ibert1
10 Ieneer ~. tgbp has abused ybe nardon
ana NE oi ene @ the natioraI IsosIa
Ing power, wG LOS uhc has nersjsiaptlS snf
lure as .d Nv ayaru means in ~ mower
corrupuy te a. tba Recommendation az In.
every proper a.'eips ,i; ,rho bas narvantsd N,
states iatey III t % ,an-;na Of whoeaaIe cor
pubic patronage ln, ~, 49, ;nstIv imneachaa 10
rnptioh, anu ~no naI sarors a1s nrnnerIv nro
| mgh crimes anu i s ~ a. Ito IF thirfv'tiv
nounceo guiiy 'oo1'o. ~ WY
senators .. ., nroat pr;,a;n and other HI
D. The uoctrine 81 u,.a ,aa,, is nnca n snhiac
ropean powers INN. ~ istad AZ averv hazard 4,
ne 10 -. ss "a, as relic of feudh times not a
.ho o .a ~ ths Ia,vs Of nations and atw with on
.noi IAeI 49, ~ nd indenendenoe Naturalized eli
~ @ t;,ad 10 nrorection In ell their rights
l1ens ele M tho,,dh fbev were natye.born an
;,i 81 ,ha It5ited States native or natura
n No." mat he Liable to arrest and imprisonment
anv foreign power for acts done words spoken j