The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-09-12
RepubIican State Convention.

The radical State Convention OF
Monday last is said not TO have beer
very full, fully one third of the
counties having no representatives
and One-third represented by ne
grocs. The proceedings were nof
very harmonious, but they finally
nominated A. a. Freeman, Of Hay
wood, for Governor, Horace May
nard for Congressman at large, and
Alvin Hawkins for Elector for the
State at large.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
NJ. Wisener, from the Committee
on Resolutions, submitted the fol-
lowing, which were adopted unani-
mously:
We, the Representatives of the Re
publican party of Tennessee, in con
vention assemble !, adopt the follow
ing platform of principles and reso-
tions:
l. RssolUed, That we adopt and
ratify the platform of principles
adopted by the Republican party in
convention assembled at Philadel-
phia 9Th Of May last.
2. That we heartily and cordially
approve of the nominations made
by that convention OF President
Grant for reelection to the Office of
President, and Hon. Henry Wilson
for the office of Vice-President of
the United States, and pledge our
selves to use ali honorable means
and efforts to elect them to the re-
spective positions for which they
have been nominated.
3. That we invite immigration to
our State from all parts of thecivil-
lied world, TO partake with us in the
enjoyment of our delightful climate,
rich soil and ineXhaustible mineral
wealth, and our commercial advant-
ages, extending them when they
come, from whatever cline, hos
pitable and equal projection under
our Constitution and laws, with our
selves.
4. That we are in favor of liber-
al and judicious system of public
schools, by means of which all the
children in the land should be edu-
Gated without reference TO race, col
or, previous or present condition of
nationality.
8. That we are in favor of system
of public roads, by which they are
kept up by the capital and not the
labor of the country-a system by
which the labor and toll of the poor
shall not, without compensation, be
exacted to build and keep up roads
for the rich.
6. That we are in favor of univer-
sal free suffrage, and that we are
opposed to any property quaIifica-
tion, in the shape of poll tax or 9TH
erwise.
z. That we believe, if the State
government is economically admin
istered, that with the present rate Of
taxation, there would be q large sur
plus to be applied to the payment of
the interest on the State credit, not
a dollar of which has been paid since
the present State government came
into power.
s. That we condemn the lease
made by the present State Govern
ment of the Penitentiary for $4,000
per annum, to favOrites, when, by
report of the inspectors and mana
gers, it has yielded 100000 profits
per annum under the former mana
gers; thereby giving to the lessees a
bonus of $4,000 per annum.
8. That there are alleged frauds
in the sale Of the railroads in Ten
nessee, or of the States interest, by
means of which it is alleged millions
of dollars have been lost to the
State; that we are in favor of rigid
examination into these alleged
frauds, so that if they exist the pro-
per remedy may be applied, and the
people may know what has become
of their hard earnings.
10. That we are in favor of reform
in the State Government, and rigid
economy in the expenditures of the
peoples money.