The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-24
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Equal rights of all men before the law; and the |
authority OF the National Government against |
Ill 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 as |
sailed by hostile legislation, by the violence
Of armed associations, whether open or Sc
cret; and we demand the enforcement of the
laws, that these rights may be securely and
amply protected wherever and whenever in
3. That we congratulate the country on the
complete restoration of the Union; and now as
the Republican party remembers
with gratitude our brave soldiers and seamen
who imperilled their lives in the service of the
country, and to whom men who saved
the nation in the hour of her peril
we owe the highest honor; and we
declare that our obligations to them shall new
er be forgotten, and we demand that the
bOunties and pensions now, or which may be
provided for these brave defenders of the ma
ton, shall be paid without cost to the recip-
tents; and that the widows and orphans of the
gallant dead, the wards of the nation,
shall receive the nations protec,,
these burdens, noe cannot forget, and the Amer
lean people can never forget, that to the Demo-
cratic party, South and North, we owe all the
calamities of the late shareholders rebellion,
ana the DEBT now resting upon the industry OF
our State and nation.
A. That we indorse the action of Congress,
and of the administration in maintaining the
Evolutionary policy of the nation of living in
friendly relations with other governments, yet
avoiding entangling alliances with them, as
evidenced in checking hostile expeditions from
our shores, refusing to interfere in domestic
revolutions, even where our sympathies are
strongly enlisted, and agreeing to the arbitra-
tion of disputed claims, while demanding adj
mission of the wrong done.
5. That We approve the action of Congress
and of the present administration in all their
efforts to reduce expenditures in the several
departments, and in the reduction of the tariff
and internal taxes rapidly as the eXigen-
cies of the government will admit, while con-
tinuing to maintain the public credit by the
sure and gradual payment of the debt of the
nation, and by discharging the obligations due
her soldiers, sailors and pensioners.
6. That we favor all efforts looking to the de-
velopment of the great industrial interests of
the State, and we request our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to use their infiu-
ence, in any revision of the tariff; to secure to
the coal and iron interests of our State all the
incidental protection consistent with a due re-
gard to the principles of reducing the burden
of taxation.
T. 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 payments made
curity 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 the principles
81 aconomv and To this eud all useless Offices
should he abolished. fees and salaries limited
to a fair compensation for the services render
ed, and by prohibiting the allowance of all per-
on,sitas and nv avoiding al, unnecessarv an
preparations and expenditures; and in this
State we favor the abolition of the offices of
AGENT Of state and state Printer
q That we are opposed to granting further
donations of public lands to railroads or other
cornorofiops and demand that the nubl;c d.
,noir, no reserved for the usa of actnaI SETTLERS
the discharge of the ohlioations nf the country
to it's brave defenders. and the purposes Of
general education.
10 That Cone ,ess ought to Interfere for the
protection of Immigrants. to shield them from
the unjust exactions levied upon them in the
shane 81 capitation taxes under the laws of
New York and other seahoard States. the
| tr,e peliey of the country beino to extend a
cordial invitation to the citizens of other conn
| tries to cast their lot with us, and share on
| terms of perfect equality the blessings which
we enioy.
II. That we epproye the efforts being made
| for the yindication of honest government hy
the exposure. removal and punishment of cor
| r,nt oft;c;ols whether Of m,,nicinaI;t;ns State
or Nation: we hail such exposnres. nndeter
| red nv fears of narfv injury "a nroof of tho in
/ tegritv Of the marty. and we snnrn the attamnts
| ~ the onnos;tion IN tnrn tbpse efforts at SHE
nnr;ficatinn into proofs of nartv venalitv. and
1 We demand of ali nuhlic officers honesty so
/ hrietv. and diligence in the discbarge Of the;,
/ duties And we announce our nnrelentipo hos
| tility to all attempts nv cornorations monon
olies or comhinations To infInenca aIect;ons n,
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