The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-18
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND PLAT
FORM OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY
OF VIRGINIA.
Plan of Organization.

whose duty IL snail De 10 make u tilofouRH
vas of such precinct; to organize, and make ell
,ient, a Republican club; TO procure list ofreg-
stered and legal voters, and TO do all in their
power before registration ana at Tue polls 70 Sc
shall select one member of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee to represent the precinct
in that body. The Precinct Committee shall
report to the
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE,
which shall be composed of five members Sc
lected by the voters of the township. The said
shall have the general superintend-
ence of the precincts and shall see that
canvass is made OF each precinct.
The Township Committee shall report to the
County COMMITTEES, which shall consist OF one
member from each precinct This County Com
mittee shall have general and supreme eohtroi OF
the organization and systematic canvass OF the
county.
County Committee TO report Immediately upon |
organization, and regularly every Monday the |
condition and wants of the party in their re-
spective counties.
From the general County Committee there !
shall be selected a County Executive Commit !
tee not exceeding five in number.
Each general County Committee shall select
a member to represent said county in the Con
gressonal District Committee, TO whom the
County Committee shall report.
CITY ORGANIZATION.
In the cities the organization shall exist as at
present constituted; but subject to the modifica-
ton and control of the State Central Executive
Committee as to the system of organization.
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
shall consist of three (3) members from each Con
gressional District to be selected by the delegate
thereof, and one member at large, to be elected
by the Convention, and be chairman OF the Com
mittee.
The Committee TINS constituted shall elect q
secretary and treasurer, and provide for the pay
ment of the latter.
Tho state Central Committee shall select an
Executive Committee 10 consist of such number
as they may elect, and to be located so as 10 be
most conveniently assembled.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATIONS.
In all State Conventions and State Nominating
Conventions, the basis of representation shall be
the same as provided by the State Constitution, OF
in that proportion.
In ali Conventions for the nomination of can
didates for Congress, State Senator, or Conyen-
tions of Congressional or Senatorial Districts,
each county in said District shall have q repre-
sentation in proportion to the Repn5h,can vote
cast at the last preceding Gubelmatorial or Con-
gressonal election except in counties or istficts
where Conventions have already been ordered.
In all County and City Conventions, each
township of the county, and each ward OF the
city, shall have representation III proportion 10
the Republican vote cast at the last preceding
Gubernatorial or Congressional election: pro
vided that in cases where nominations to be
made for q city county alone, the Executive
Committee of such county or city shall cal a
| Convention to make such nominations.
| In District composed of more than one county
| or city, where no District COMMITTEES exists, Con-
yentons shall be called by the joint action of the
executive Committees of said counties and cities,
I
| flclent 70 give authority to such calls.
Platform.
>.pnblican party of Virginia, in Conven-
,;or ne t 1 Nied, reatiirm their devotion to the
,rncinies Of "a National Repqbean Party OF
The limited States as enuneiateu III ~ SS'lso
platform at the last ~ snnnort as national
We are in favor OF, a.
principles % the necessary
tariff, which, while securS tie ,sr,ean ~
shall give Incidental protection to a''0i
dustry. : ~iye ms n
| A national banking system, that shall w , IL
safe and uniform currency, and absolute Sc, @'''
| to bill-holders.
The policy of extending government aid TO the
| States in improving their rivers and harbors:
The absolute payment of all obligations OF the
| government, and sufficient yearly reduction OF
| the national debt to convince the world OF our
determination to ultimately extinguish it, while,
| at the same time, we carefully avoid burdeninS
the people with onorous and unnecessary TAXA
| ton.
That we heartily endorse the administration of
| President Grant, and are unanimously in favor
| of his denomination in 1872
STATE POLICY.
No honest man can deny that the tendency OF
the Legislation of the past year in Virginia mas
been to depress all the material interests OF the
people. Taxation has been Increased almost pc
| You'd the limits of human endurance, ana the
Democratic Legislature, with its tWo-thlrds ma
jority, has passed oppressive and unnecessary
laws among which the funding bill STANDS prom
inent Under its provisions taxation on the pro-
perty of the State will be double what 1t IS now,
or not less than one dollar on every hundred
Worse still, because 1t Is unnecessary, they nave
compelled the people of Virginia to raise money,
either by sacrificing their property, or produces
or by paying enormous rate OF interest 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 Stale
that the money collectedis not needed until Jan
nary and July, 1872 and is lying in the BANKS O
the city of Richmond drawing only four per cent
Interest presenting the astonishing spectacle OF
State forsing its citizens to loan wealthy corpora
tons more than a million dollars AT the low rtt'
| of four per cent. per annuIn, while at the SAINT
| time, under this extraordinary comblnatlon o
circumstances, our citzens are thus compelled u
. borrow their own money at the rate OF tweiV'
per cent. per annuin
The passage of such acts in Virginia by ;
Democratic Legislature is only in keeping VIII
Democratic legislation wherever tnat party 90, on
tains power, as exemplfed by that great LEADING
Democratic organization Of the United States
| the Tammany ring of New York. This Legs
lature has passed laws neutralizng ana render
ipg void and of effect the homestead provision
OF the constitution placing the execution OF tn
| laws establishing common schools IN partsa
/ and unfrendly hands, and have violated Amos
every pledge made by their authorized represei
tatives when pleading for the admission OF IN
: State TO Federal representation.
a They have created Il partisan Judiciary, an
piyen The county Judges created by caucus nom
= nations unprecedented and unheard OF power
/ Trhey have reGstabshed that relic OF q b;ii bs
Gus past, the whippmg-po and by giving tn
Judges power to select the juries in all cases
: have enabled them to do, as they have Gone IN
V vast majority OF instances, exclude the colore
= man from the jury-box, and deprive nm OF u
right so dear to all, of defence before jury OF III
!, peers The Republican party invite the coope
i alton of all good citizens in correcting theS
II abuses, and do hereby
IL nPesoine THAT we are opposed to leyyin
upon our citizens any further tax than Is niece
l. sary to u strictly economical administrator
n the State government, and demand tnat Oh
y representatives in the Legislature shall 40 q
u in their power to alleviate TO the greatest o.
d tent possible, the burdens of the people, ana
10 decrease the expenses of the State.
y sReSoIcs, That we demand the honest al
IL scrupulous enforcement OF the constitution
the State in all its parts, and such legislaut
= rs will secure the equal rights to all, qua
:: anteed by that instrument, equitable taxauo
IL The benefits of the homestead act, q thoroul
To- system of common school education, ana an II
M partial and non partisan Judiciary"
III Resolutions.
~ Resolued, That the battle of universal freedo
c. and universal suffrage having been fought al
"a won and those amendments to the Constitnli
of the United States, designed to secure III peri
10 tuity the rights Of num- accepted by u large pa
n of the Democratic party, and they pledged
~ abide forever thereby and these issues hayl
! been thus solemnly and finally determined, the
ne remains no excuse for our natural and symI
of thetc friends, the Wings of Virginia, to contin
c in any degree their cooperation with the Den
cratic party.
Resolued' That the Wings of Virginia, in star
ing by the faith OF their fathers, and agreei
with us in all that relates TO our government
organization--the protection OF American ma
he try and manufactures, the system OF natloi
IT. banking. the right of Congress to approprii
&c money for the Improvement OF our rivers a
Vi l. md ha of great