The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-09-23
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Convention assembled, as follows:
"First-1he Republican party of
the United States may well challenge
the admiration and confidence of the
country for its patriotism, wisdom and
courage in preserving the Union of the
States; for its justice, frmness and mag
nan.mity in establishing for all the
people liberty and equality before the
law; for its gratitude and generous pro
vision for the the national defender,
and pensioners; for its in,iolate honor
and good faith toward the National
creditors and, generally for its sue
cessful administration of public affairs
in peace as well as in war.
"Seoond-We not only recognize
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fif>
teenth Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States as ac-
colnplishcd facts, but also as just, wise
and valid articles of organic law, to
be iealously defended and enforced rs
parts of the Constitution, now, hence
forth, and forever.
"Third-As it will be necessary and
desirable to obtain from duties on i'm
ports large portion Of the revenues
needed to defray the expenses of the
Government to pay the interest on the
national debt and the principal as it
natures, such duties should be so ad>
justed as not to prejudice but to pro-
mote the interests OF every SECTION and
branch of industry as. far as may be
possible.
"FoBr,h-The present administers
ton of the National Government ha
yindicated its right to the continued
confidence of the people. Its success
has been illustrated in the impartial
execution Of the laws, in its faithful-
ness honesty and economy in the col>
lection of the public revenues, and in
the expenses of the Governments so
that, while taxation has been reduced
to the extent Of one hundred millions
Of dollars per year, the national debt
has been liquidated to the amount oil
over two hundred and thirty millions
reduction unparalleled in history. -
uC administrator Nus Uccu CQudliN
successful in the management Of our
foreign relations, and has achieved I'M
perishable honor in the settlement OF
our differences with Great Britain, up
on terms credtable to both countries,
as embodied in the Treaty of WASH
iugton. The head of an Administra-
tion thu distinguished by such success
END statesmanship, is justly entitled to
be regarded as L wise and careful
civil magistrate; and his uniform def
ercnce to public sentiment shows him
to be ore whom 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 enforce
against the will Of the people
'Fifth-We repeat our condcmna-
tion of the policy of granting subsi-
dies of public lands to corporations
and monOpOlies; having originated the
policy of granting homesteads TO ac-
tual settlers, we declare that the pubs
lie domain should be kept for our la
DOflnS population.
"Sixth-That we are in favor of the
adoption of thorough system Of Civil
Service Reform; and we indOrse heart.
lily the action of President Grant in
selecting the Commissioners under the
recent so>called Civil Service Act.
Seventh I'VE unite with our fellow
citizens in every portion of the Union
in the hope that the enmities and re.
sentiments of the war may be speedily
ended, and that the day may soon
come when, ia every State, every citi>
zen 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 struggle, may for that
reason be the victim of persecution,
outrage and assassination, and so that
some encouragement may be offered
for the removal, in all proper cases, of
all political disabilities imposed for
participation in the rebellion.
"Eighth-We recommend the calling
of convention to amend the Constitu-
ton of the State. We express our un-
qualified approval of the administration
Of our present State Executive, Govern.
or x. b. Hayes, and assure him that
our verdict is: Well done, good and