The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-03
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA.,


The Republican party of Virginia, in Conven-
ton assembled, reatfr1n their devotion to the
principles to the National Republican Party of
the United States, as ennciated in the Chicago
platform at the last National Convention
We are in favor of and support as national
principals
A tariff, which, while securing the necessary,
shall give Incidental, protection to American in
dustry.
national banking system, that shall give us
safe and uniform currency, and absolute Sc
curity to bil-hoders.
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 a sufficient yearly reduction of
the national debt to convince the world of our
determination TO ultimately extinguish it, WHILE
at the same time, 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 1871
STATE POLICY.
No honest man can deny that the tendency of
the legislation of the past year in Virginia has
been to depress all the material interests of the
people Taxation has been increased almost be-
You'd the limits of human endurance, and the
Democratic Legislature, with its two-thirds ma
jority, has passed oppressive and unnecessary
prominent. Under its provisions taxation on the
property of the State will be double what it is
now, or not less than one dollar every hun
dred. Worse still, because 1t 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 TO pay these onofous taxes by the LIST
| day of September, 1871 or forfeit five 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 10 loan wealthy corporations
| more than million dollars at the low rate of
| four per cent. per annunl, while, at the same
time, under this extraordinary combination of
circums tances our citizens are thus compelled to
| borrow their own money at the rate of twelve
| per cent. per annum.
| : The passage of such acts in Virginia by a
| Democratic Legislature is only in keeping with
| Democratic legislation wherever that party OBJ
| tains power, exemplifed by that great leading
| Democratic organization of the United States
| the Tammany Ring of New York. This Legis-
| lature has passed laws neutralizing and render
ing void and of no effect the homestead provisions
of the constitution; placing the execution of the
| laws establishing common. schools in partisan
and unfriendly hands, and have violated almost
| every pledge made by their authorized represen-
tatiyes when pleading for the admission Of The
| State To Federal representation
| They have created partisan judiciary, and
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 the
judges power to select the juries in all cases.
have enabled them to do, as they have done in q
vast majority Of instances, exclude the coored
man from the jury. box, and deprive, him OF the
right so dear to all, of defence before jury Of
his peers. The Republican party invite the co
operation of all good citizens in correcting these
abuses, and do hereby
Resolue, That we are opposed to levying upon
our citizens any further tax than is necessary u
IA strictly economical administration of the STATE
| government, and demand that our representa-
tives in the Legislature shall do all in thei
power to alleviate, to the greatest extent posi-
| Gle, the burdens of the people, and to decrease
the expenses of the State.
Resolpe, That we demand the honest and scru
pulous enforcement of the constitution of thu
State in all it's parts, and such legislation as viii
secure the equal rights of all, guaranteed by tina
instrument, equitable taxation, the benefits o
the homestead act, Il thorough system of com
mon school education, and an impartial and non
partisan Judiciary
Resolutions.
|. Resolved, That the battle of universal freedom
and universal suffrage having been fought an,
won, and those amendments to the constitution
of the United States, designed to secure in perpe
tuity the rights Of man, accepted by large par
of the Democratic party, and they pledged t
abide forever thereby, and these issues Ravin
been thus solemnly and finally determined ther
remains no excuse for our natural and sympa
thetic friends, the Wings OF Virginia, to continu
In any degree their cooperation with the Demo
: cratic party.
Resolved, That the Wings of Virginia, in stant
ing by the faith of their fathers, and agreein
, | with MS in all that relates to our governments
l organization-the protection OF American indu
try and manufactures, the system of nations
, banking, the right of Congress to appropriat
money for the Improvement of our rivers an
! harbors, and the construction of our great wate
e line and commercial highway-dre Republican
in all SAGE the nance and this Convention. in
pressed with these truths, and anxious that til
J. Republican party of Virginia should avail itse
e of the capacity, character, and love of countr
a of this large element, is gratified in extending
them an earnest invitation to join once more
S patriotic battle against their old foe--the Dem
e cratic party.
= Resolved, That whether these gallant ALI
l111u at hAnnf fha fnra INST nf ID NH
e cans standing within the strictest circle of OF
a party organization, or but yield to us their co
"a tial cooperation against the common enemy, v
pledge them, in either case, the warm WELDON
Z of a Republican President, the sncerest gra
J. tude and fellowship of the Republican party, al
; full participation in all the benefits to be
| rived from common victory over their 0
8 enemy-the Democratic party.