The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-11-16
Liberal Republican Platform.
Address and Declaration Of Principles
Adopted by the Convention Of Liberal
Republicans in Cincinnati, May 3rd,
1872,
TIE ADDRESS.

Republicans in Cincinnati, May Ord,
1872.
THE ADDRESS.
The administration now in power has rend-
cred itself guilty Of wanton disregard of the
laws OF the land. and has usnrped powers
not granted by the Constitution. 1t has
acted as if the laws had binding force only
who govern. 1t has thus struck blow ut
the fundamental principles OF constitutional.
government and the liberties of the citizens.
The President of the United States has
openly used the powers and opportunities OF
his high Office for the promotion OF personal
ends. He has kept notoriously corrupt and
unworthy men in places of power and re-
sponsbility. to the detriment OF the public
| interest. He has used the public service of
the Government as n machinery OF partisan
and personal influence. and intcrfcred with
tyrannical arrogance in the political affairs
Of States and municipalities. He has re-
| w;trdcd with influential and lucrative offices
men who had acq uiled his favor by valuable
presents, thus stimulating decentralization OF
our political life by his conspicuous example. 4
He has shown himself deplorably unequal to
the tasks imposed upon him by the necessi-
ties Ut the country. anil culpably careless Of
the responsibilities of his high Office. 4
The partisans of the administration, as
Stunning to DC the Republican party and con-
trolling its organization. have attempted to
Justify such wrongs and palliate such abuses.
to the end of maintaining party ascentlaney.
They have stool i'll the way of necessary in
vestigations and indispensable, reforms, pre-
tending that no serious fault could be found
with the present administration of public
affairs, thus seeking to blind the eyes of the
people. They have kept alive the passions
and rescntments Of the late civil war to use
| them for their own advantage. They have
| resorted to arbitrary measures, in direct con-
thct with the organic law. instead oi appeal
ing to the better instincts and latent patriot
ism of the Seuthcr1 people by restoring to
them those rights the enjoyment of which is
Indispensable for Il successful administration
of their local affairs. and would tend to move
Ii patriotic and hopeful national feeling
| They have degraded themselves and the
name of their party. once justly entitled to
the confidence of the nation. by a base syco-
phancy to the dispenser CT executive power
and patronage unworthy Of Republican free
men. They sought to stifle the voice of Just
criticism. to stit'e the moral sense of the pco
PIE and to suhiugate public opinion by
| tyrsnnical party discipline. They are striv
ing to maintain themselves in authority for
selfish ends by an INSCRIPTIONS use Of the
power which rightfully belongs to the people,
and should be employed only in the service
of the country
Belevin. that an organization thus led and
controlled can no longer be OF service to the
best interests of the republic, we have
solved to make ah independent appear TO the
| sober judgment, conscience, ana PATRIOTISM
ut the American people.
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