Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-06-22
TRINITY JOURNAL
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

dRd GHROEfceS as position upon the CUES
tiohs 6cforc The country:
FIRST-During eleven years of supremacy
II has accepted with grand courage th, solemn
dLti of the ii ne. 1t oppressed a 81 .antic
reb llion emanciDatsd 70 r million slaves :;
d creed the equal ci itenship of all and estab-
lished univ vrrsal safTraSe. Exhibiting lnpal a.
lleled magnIri nity, l. cliniuallg panish no
man for Political od ms :, and warmly well
coined all who prove I'd to If loyalty by obaying
the laws anu dealing justly with tb II neigh
bors
1t has steadily creased, with firm ha d,
the resultant disorders of a great war, and ini-
tiated wise tolIcy to wards tbs Indians The
Paciic RuilIoad, and i.uilar vast enterprises,
have been generously aid ID and siccess ully
conducted. The public lands are freely given
to actual settl rs; innisration i protected,
enco iraged, and the fdl ack noNl edgm mt Of
the natlralilcd citizens rights has zen sec r
cd from Z rootan Pow rs. Th, national car
rency has improved in pItation aud the ha-
tional cr dit has b-en sJstaiH d uhd + extra
ordinary b lrd ms, and new bond, have b zen
nesotidt sd at los r rats. The revenues have
b1en carofllly collected and honestly appli d.
DESPITE ths ann al larg r9d ictions from the
rates Of taxa ion, tn pdb ic ,bt has b zen re-
duce Il niug Grants presid ncy at th5 rate of
one hundr d million dollars per year A gr at
financial cli-is has b,en avoil d and peace
and plenty prevail thro iRhout the land. Men
acing lor j gn diaic Iii s have bssD peacefully
and homo ably com .fronissd, AID tbs honor
and pow of th. nation has been kept high
thio ,ghout the world. This glorious record vi
the past is tho party's st pl dza for tho
f4t4re. We bsliyys ia peo. .'lo viii not intrLst
th9 Government TO any patty or combination
Of III ,n composed Of thos, who chioIy uayo
resisted every stop in tins bcneicial progress.
Sb 'ND-ComJ Jlet5 liz, ,rty aud exact eII Ial-
ity in th , en- oy.nent OF all civil political and
pdb.is rights sho I'D be estab.-h and effect.
ually maintained tHIo ghO-t th. Union, by
efficient and appro. o.ridt5 state and rcd raj
lesisla. ion. N,ith5r tn5 law nor its adams
tration shOIld almlt OF any di ininAtion in
respsct 70 citizens, by reason ot rae :, creed,
color, or previous condition Of ssrvit dc.
THIHD-in, recent am udnent- to the Ma
tional Constitution sho4ld b. cordially sus-
tanned, because th1y are right not IN rely
tolerat d b caIss tn ~ are law; and shOIld ne
carried Q It according to th ir s. irit b. appro-
pirate legislation, tn, enforcement of whiah
can b. safely trusted only to tbs party tuat
eecIr ID the an, ,ndn nts.
FUU RIn4he Ma iunal Goyernmontsh sho Id
seek 10 maintain an honorable p acc with all
nations, protecting is citi .1ns ovory%her. and
sy.npathi ing witl all poo9le wac stIiTe lUr
Creator liJsr
FIfIn-Any system Of citi service under
which tbs s-bordInat5 positions OF tn Gov
ernm mt are considered as rewards for moro
party zeal, is fatally ds.noIai ing, and wo
Therefore favor reform OF tn syst3n by laws
which shall abolish the evils OF patronagl and
make honesty, eniei me- and nd -tity essential
quail lca ions or .b.i: pu,i lion, YthoIt prac-
ticaily Creating life tiDLre Of ofic Z.
SIATH-he aro opposed to fIlthar grants
of tn pLb is lands to corporations aud monop-
olios, and demand that tls national domain
shall bo st apart for tho Iree USES of tho
people.
SGVENIH-TLe annual revenue, after pay
ing the Irrent expenditures sbo lid furnish a
mudeiute balance for the reduction Of the
principal Of ths bit and r.v 3nue, except so
mach as may b. rated b, d ttios on TOBACCO
and Ii l-Ors, ought to b! raised bJ dItiss on
importaJiGns, tn seals of which shoIld be so
adjusted Us TO aid in sec 1ing ren4noratiye
wag S " laborers and TO pIoMot. tb ind IS
triJs, growth and prosperity OF the wholo
coIntry.
E1GHIlI-We hold in und ing honor tho
sol il RS and sailors whose vd.or saved thu
Union III il pensions ars IA sacred d ,bt of
the nation, and tins widow aud orphans Of
thOsc VINO dI I'd IUT thoir co .ntrJ are entitl d
10 the caro- Vi tHe GOfsrn.n5nJ and tho graft
It'd! o. tins plople We IivOr s.cn additional
legislation as will extend the bolnty OF tue
Government 10 all our so.di .rs and sal .ors VINO
were honorably discharg ID, and who in ii ne
Of dity b-cun5 disabled, witnoIt rsgaId to
the iength OF their s1rvic3 or ths Gauss vi sAch
discharge
Mn 1.-THE doctrine ofTGreat Britain and
other European i'oSers cUnc c.rning all egianc
once Il sLbJ cot always Il s.by Jct,' nd.iag at
last, through tn, Efforts OF tbs Repabllcdn
party, be N abandoned, and the Am 81 i;al i'll "a
Of tho right vi tno iudltId AL to TRANSFER MS
allegianc having b l5n aUo jpt ID BY q j OJean
nations, il Is tnl duty of oar GOvJIHlnynt to
guard win salOls cdrJ th5 lights OF ado .,t5d
citl1pns against tn5 assam JtlOu Oi unaAthOr-
i4eI clAi As b. taeir ior.nsr gov ,inm lnts and
We arg tn cuntinLad an careful enco sras )
ment and prot ,stion Oi vol .ntary in.ni grafton
TENfII- The lrankins privilege gut to b1
abolished and way prepared lor Il rsd~ction
in the rates OF postage.
EDEN EN Ih-AmOng the questions whi:h
press .or attention is thai which conc rms tne
relation OF ca li.al aud ia1or, and tn nepub-
lican party Recognize IS tbs dtty OF 20 sha ing
legislation rs 70 secdr1 fail protection aud an
ample lod for ca. ital, and .or labor, which
creates for capital tbs lars ,st o.port -,
and u Jlst share OF ltlal profits OF those two
great servants Of ciyi ida ion.
TW Elf iu-W Z hold tnat Congress and tha
Prosid nj haYy only f4Idll5d an important
.ty Ia til sir m3lsLr IS for the sLppr 3ss ion OF
viol snt ami jrytSon tb oryani a ions in r
tain OF th lately rob ,llio IS ros.ons. and or
th5 prot ,ction O. th1 ballot box and, Ia ~
fore th9y are entitled to tn. tnanAs OF the
nation.
TIIRTEEN Tive 3nounce repudiatiOn
of tn pdbi1 debt, in any form or dig tso, as
a national crime. We with ass with prid the
red lction OF tAe princi Jal Of tbs d5bt and of
tbe rates of interest upon til > balance, and yo
conid ,ntly ex ,ect that 0 lr exc 5llont national
currency will b. perfect d BY the speedy re-
sumption Of speci, payment.
FOU irEE (Tii-iha hepub lean party Is
mindfil of its Obligation % tn, 10 al WON II
OF Am ,lloI .Ur thsir noble 'vo ion to the
cause OF freedom Their adni sion 10 asei.-
n n5ss is r3esiyed with sa isiaetion, and ths
hon st 1nands of any class OF either for
addi innal ghts shoald b3 trsat.d with re-
. ,.ctf ii considerations
FIFTEE NTIl-We heartily approve of the
action OF Congress in r.lation to th1 reb lilo Is
States, and jOic in tn gro With of peace and
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