The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-09
The Liberal Platform.


The platform adopted by the Liberal
Republicans at Cincinnati embraces 1st.
The equality Of oil men before the law,
aud equal justice to all regardless Of race,
color or persuasion, religious or political.
I'd. The union Of the states and opposi.
ton Of the reopening of questions settled
by the 18th, l4,h and 18th amendments.
Sd. Immediate and absolute removal Of
all political disabilities. 4th. Supremacy
Of the civil over military authority.
5th and 9th. Reformation Of the civil
service Of the government, aud the one
term principles as regards the Office Of
Chief Executive. 7,h. The question Of
protection and free trade to be left TO
congressional contests, as congress is the
body to deal with this subject. Sth.
Reputation denounced. 9th. A speedy
return to specie payment. 10Th. Re-
members with gratitude the heroism and
sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors, and
deprecates sny action that may detract
from their justly earned fame. 1lth.
Opposes further grants Of land to rail.
roads. 18th. Holds that it is the duty
OF the government to cultivate friendly
relations, and regards it alike dishonora.
bic either to demand what is not right
or to submit to what is wrong. 18th.
A cordial invitation to all patriotic citi.
zens, without regard to previous political
afil,atlon, to assist iu the promotion of
these principles
This is the platform, briefly stated, that
our Democratic friends are invited to
sustain, and upon which stand the ma.
tional candidates Of tho Liberal Repub.
Lean party. As to the duty Of those
who have always acted with the Radical
party, We have no advice to offer, not being
identified with that class; but the party
with which we have acted we believe will
act wisely if it plants itself firmly upon
this platform. AS ON ex Confederate, VIC
have acted with the Democracy because
We believed the principles advocated by it
savored moro of justice to the South than
the other. The upbuilding Of that shat
tered section has ever been our prayer
and aim, since VIC saw it fall beneath the
tyrant's heel and now, as the success Of
the Liberal Republican movement appears
to US the speediest method of such con.
summation, we heartily embrace it, and
ask all friends of the Democracy, and
all who have beheld with shame the
abuses to which that section has been
subjected, to lend their aid to the cause.
We can never right our national affairs
SO long as the South is held under mill
tary restraint, or is subjected to the ruin.
Gus rule of imported officials, whose inter.
est is entirely foreign to that of her
people whose only interest there, in.
deed is the depletion of the Southern
treasury. Remove this barrier - and
the Liberal Republican movement as
sumes to assist US 10 it tho political at
mosphere of the country will become
more healthy, and matters of national i'm.
port, and state and muicipal governments,
may be looked at and decided calmly,
entirely free from that bitterness which
necessarily arises while one section of the
country is allowed privileges denied the
other. There is nothing really obnoxious
in the platform offsred-nothiuR that We
cannot readily accept to attain the ends
We aim at.