Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-23
POLITICAL ?
The Indiana Radical Convention.
Grant and COlfax RenOminated.
Manager MOrtOn'S Line OF Cam
paign.

! delegations on organization made their re
| port nominating for President Of the Con
vention Gen. Morton G. Hunter, of Mon
roe county.
The Convention proceeded to the nomi
nation of officers. Hon. Godlove s. Orth
of Tippecanoe county IGen. Ben. Harrison
of Indianapolis, and Gen. Tom Brown, o
Randolph county, were put in nomination
for Governor, resulting in the choice of Gen
| Brown on the second ballot. For Lieut.
Governor, Leonidas Sexton was nominated
on the second ballot. For Congressman al
large, Hon. Godlove s. Orth received the
nomination on the first ballot.
The Committee to nominate delegates tc
the Republican National Convention, and
Presidential electors for the State at large,
reported the following names of electors
Gen. Nathan Kimball, Hon. j. G. Buckles,
Capt. John Schwartz, Hon. w. A. Woods,
delegates to the National Convention; Gov.
Conrad Baker, Hon. H. G.. Lane, Gen. K.
Steele. Report was unanimously concur
red in.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
The Republicans of Indiana, by their
delegates in convention assembled, in ap-
pealing once more to the people of the State
for the support oftheir candidates for public
officers, declare,
l. That in the future. as in the past, we
will adhere to the principles Of the Declara-
ton of Independence, and firmly sustain
the Constitution of the United States as the
true basis of popular freedom, and will
maintain the equal rights Of all men be-
fore the law and the authority of National
Government against all false theories Of
State rights.
2. That we therefore approve Of the acts
of Congress, and of the administration
which put the rights of all citizens under
the protection of the national authority
when they are assailed by hostile legislation
or by the violence Of armed associations,
whether open or secret, and we demand
the enforcement of the laws, that these
rights may be securely and amply pro-
tected wherever and whenever invaded.
8. We congratulate the country on the
complete restoration of the Union, and now
as heretofore, remember our brave sol
diers and seamen who imperiled their lives
in the coUntry's service, and saved the ma
ton in the hour of peril, and declare that
our obligation to them shall never be for
gotten, and demand that the bounties and
pensions now, or which may hereafter be
provided, shall be paid without cost to the
recipients, and that the widows and chill
dren of the gallant dead, the wards Of the
nation, shall receive the nations protection;
and while cheerfully assuming all these
burdens cannot forget, and the American
people cannot forget, that to the Democrat
ic party North and South, We owe all the
calamities Of the late shareholders re-
bellion.
4. That we indorse the action Of Con-
gress and of the Administration in main
tanning the traditionary policy of the nation
of living in friendly relations with other
governments, as evidenced in checking
hostile expeditions from our shore, refusing
TO interfere in domestic revolutions,
enlisted and agreeing to the arbitration of
disputed claims while demanding admission
for the wrong done.
3. That we approve the action Of Con-
gress and Of the present Administration in
all their efforts to reduce expenditures in
several departments, and in the reduction
Of the tariff and internal taxes as rapidly as
the exigencies of the Government will ad-
nit, while continuing to maintain the public
credit by the sure and gradual payment Of
the debt of the nation and by discharging
obligations due her soldiers, sailsrs and
pensioners.
6. That we favor all efforts looking TO the
development of the great industrial interests
of the State, and we request our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to use
their influence in any revision of the tariff
to secure to the coal and iron interests of
our State all the incidental protection con-
sistent with due regard to the principles
of reducing the burden Of taxation.
7. That the adherence of Congress and
the Administration to the present financial
policy, in spite of the hostility of political
opponents, has been fully justified by the
security and increased confidence it has
given to all the business affairs Of the
country.
8. That the financial affairs of the State
and Nation should be conducted on princi-
pies of economy. Useless offices should be
abolished and salaries limited to fair com
pensation; and we recommend abolition Of
the offices Of State Agent and Public Printer.
8. We oppose further grants Of public
lands to railroad or other corporations, and
demand that the public domain be reserved
for the use of actual settlers, and obligations
of country to its brave defenders and
the purposes Of general education.
10. That Congress ought 10 interfere for
the protection of immigrants, to shield
them from the unjust eXactions levied on
them in the shape Of capitation under the
laws of New FORK and other seabosrd States,
the true policy of the country being to ex-
tend cordial invitation to the citizens of
other countries to cast their lots with us
and share on perfect terms of equality the
blessings which we enjoy.
IL. We approve the efforts being made
for the vindcation Of honest government by
the exposure, removal and punishment of
corrupt officials, whether Of municipalities,
the State OF the nation, and announce un-
relenting hostility to all attempts by coTpo-
rations, monopolies, or by conventions, TO
influence the elections or legislation Of the
State by the use of corrupt means.
Y. That as a general dissemination of
knowledge and learning among the people
is essential to the existence Of free repub-
lic,we hold public free schools to be the safe
guard Of cur liberties, ana pledge ourselves
to cherish and maintain them.
IS. That we are Ill favor Of such a re-
vision of our criminal code as will secure
the more speedy and effectual administra-
ton of Justice and such wise and judicions
legislation as will enforce individual respOn-
sibility for all acts affecting the public inter
eSts.
10. That the efforts now being mode by
the working men Of the nation to improve
their own condition, and more completely
vindicate their independence of class sub
ordination, meet our cordial appreciation and
for proof that the Republican party is the
true friend of the labOrer, we point to the
fact that while opposing all attempts to ar
capi al and labor against eech other is
mutually instructive, it has been by the et-
forts of this party that labC- WIS emanci-
patad from the ownership Of capital, free
homesteads provided for settlers Ofthe pub
lie domain, the hours of labor reduced, and
complete equality of rights established be-
fore the law, and therefore we invite the
workingmen to seek whatever further ad-
vantage or melioration they may desire
within the embrace og the party of liberty
and equality.
IS. We favor the adoption Of the amend
ment to the State Cons tuition proposed by
the last Legislature, to prohibit the State
from assuming or paying the canal debt