Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-13

every error SO fast as it is found. To secure
justice, the Republican party will make care
tul revision and modification of the tariff and
revenue laws so that the burthens of taxation
! sha SO FAR as paracticabie, be equalizek
and shall also be diminished, SO fast as shall
be consistent with the discharge of the nation
al obligations and the maintenance of the ma
tional credit. A tariff for revenue is evidently
Indispensable; but it should be so adjusted as
to be the least prejudical to all interests and
to every class and section-and SO as never to
burden cue interest that another NAV thrive.
The General Government. having acknOWE
edged the propriety of taking in charge the
work of opening a highway by water, by way
of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, connecting
the great lakes with the Mississippi river, de-
signed to cheaper transportation and provide
for the national defense, and having thereby
recognized that as work of national import
ance and duty, we hereby pledge the Republi-
can party of this state to the hearty support of
that measure.
While re would not encourage the thought.
less bestowal of the public lands upon corpo-
rations; we do thoroughly and earnestly ap-
prove of the enactment of liberal and carefully
guarded homestead laws, so framed as to pro
mote the settlement of the public domain and
the deyelopement of the national resources
and SO as to afford new and special recognition
OF the services and sacrifices of the soldiers
and sailors of the late war.
Illefo is dllOtneT SuDJeCt OF u2nSC9uu6nG
ImpOrfaDce-we repeat-the duty of to-day is
to meet the dangers of to-day. Now, as here
tofore, we are in favor of true Democracy
government of the people, for the people,
by the people. A government which shall
afford here, eyermore an asylum and equal
rights to the oppressed of all nations we
admit no privileged class, no afistoefacy of
wealth, or learning or blood; no denomina-
ton of one or of few over the many, by any
pretended Divine right. We recognize the
equal right of all men who live in the land all
men of ordinary intelligence who have commit
ted no crime, and who make their homes III
the land; all men who live under the laws,
obey the laws, and help to defend the laws, to
an equal voice in the choice of the men who
shall make and execute those laws.
phe practical problem is, to ensure the ex-
preston of the Judgment of the people, free
from circumvention; force or fraud; right.
here is the danger of to-day right here is
the duty of to-day; we know no duty more
urgent than to mature and enforce new safe
guards of the purity of elections, and to effect
a thorough reform of the civil service.
To secure such government by the people,
in its perfection, is the aim Of the Republican
party. The Judgment of the whole, body of
the people, freely expressed in matters in
yolving their own welfare, may sometimes be
mistaken, but can'never be Intentionally false.
The printed address, presented by
Mr.. Waldo, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, was now spread before
the Convention, when debate sprang
up on the railroad land clause. after
which. John Turner, of Mauston; of
fered substitute in the way of plat
form. A sharp and exciting debate
was ELECTED, when the substitute, IN
cluding part OF the original address,
was adopted.
The full State Central Committee
was then announced as follows:
e. w. Keyes, chairman.
1st District-F Leland, f. J. Blair
I'd District-J. r. Bennett, J. Z. Moak
Sd District-O. 3. Thomas, John Cover.
4th District. A. Baker J. IL. Jones.
9th District-G. NJ. Paine, E. S. Brown.
9th District IS. S. Fiiield, f. Fletcher.
On motion of T.. A. Proctor Conven-
ton adjourned sine die.