The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-02
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA..

The Republican party of Virginia, in Conven-
ton assembled, reaifirm their devotion TO the
principles TO the National Republican Party of
the United States AS enunciated in the Chicago
platform at the last National Convention.
We are In favor OF, and support ms national
principals
A tariff which, while securing the necessary,
shall give incidental protection to American in
dustry.
A national banking system, that shall give MS
q saie and uniform currency, and absolute Sc
curty 10 bill-holders.
The policy of extending government aid to the
States in improving their rivers and harbors.
me 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 il, while
at the same time, we carefully avoid burdening
the people with onorous and unnecessary taxa
lion.
That we heartily endorse the administration of
PRESIDENT Grant, and are unanimously in favor
OF his denomination in 1872.
e rH... STATE POLICY. +
NO honest man can deny that the tendency of
the legislation of the past year in Virginia has
been 10 depress all the material interests of the
people. Taxation has been increased almost be-
yond the limits of human endurance and the
Democratic Legislature. with its two-thrds ma
jority, has passed oppressive and unnecessary
| laws, among which the Funding Bin stands
prominent. Under its provisions taxation on the
property OF the State viii be double what it is
| dred. Worse still, because It Is unnecessary
| they have compelled the people Of Virginia to
raise money, either by sacrificing their property
| or products, or by paying an enormous rate of
| interest 10 pay these onofous taXeI by the LIST
day OF september, 1877, or forfeit Ave per cent.
| while we are now officially informed by the
treasurer OF the state that that the money SO
| collected is not needed until January and July
| 1872, and is lying in the banks of the city OF
| Richmond drawing only four per cent interest
presenting the astonishing spectacle of State
forcing its citizens to loan wealthy corporations
| more than q million dollars at the low rate OF
Jour per cent. per annuln, while, at the same
time, under this extraordinary combination o!
circumstances our citizens are thus compelled to
borrow their own money at the rate of twelve
| per cent. per annum.
| ysThe passage of such acts In Virginia by O
Democratic Legislature is only in keeping with
Democratic legislation wherever that party OBJ
tains power, rs exemplified by that great leading
Democratic organization of the United States
| the Tammany Ring of New York This eris
| lature has passed laws neutralizing and render
ing void and OF no effect the homestead provisions
of the constitution; placing the execution of tn,
laws establishing common. schools in partisan
and unfriendly hands, and have violated almos
every pledge made by their authorized represen
tatives when pleading for the admission of Tn,
State to Federal representation.
| They have created a partisan Judiciary ant
given the county Judges, created by caucus nomi
nations, unprecedented and unheard of power
They have reestablished that relic of a barbar
GUS past, the whipping-post, and by giving tn,
| Judges power to select the juries in all cases
have enabled them to do as they have done in ,
vast majority OF instances, exclude the colore,
man from the jury box, and deprive him OF tn
right 50 dear to all, of defence before u jury o
his peers. The Republican party invite the &C
operation of all good citizens in correcting thes
| abuses, and do hereby
, Reselps, That we are opposed to leyying upo
our citizens any further tax than is necessary t
I strictly economical administration of the Stat
government, and demand that our represents
Hves in the Legislature shall do all in thei
power to alleviate, to the greatest extent poss
Gle, the burdens of the people, and TO decrets
the expenses of the State
r RcS0iDe, That we demand the honest and scrr
pulous enforcement of the cons titution of tn
State IN all its parts, and such legislation as wi
secure the equal rights OF all, guaranteed by tina
| instrument, equitable taxation, the benefits {
the homestead act, "a thorough system of CON
mon school education, and an impartial and nor
: | partisan judiciary.