The Placer herald., 1872-05-18
NUMBER 80.
tiery, besides large supplies Of arms. ammu-
l.ition, baggage and stores of various kinds.
THE CINCINNATI PLATFORM.

WHEREAS, The Administration now in power
has rendered itself guilty of wanton disregard
of the laws of the land, and of powers not
granted by the Constitution. 1t has acted ns X
laws had binding force only for those who are
governed and not for those who govern. 1t has
thus struck blow at the fundamental principles
of nstitutional government and the liberties OF
the citizens. The President OF the United States
has openly used the powers and opportunities OF
his high office for the promotion of personal
ends
| He has kept notorously corrupt and unworthy
men in places of power and responsibility to the
detriment of the public interest.
He has used the public service Of the Govern
ment as a machinery of partisan and political
| influence, and interfered with technical arro-
gnnce in the political affairs Of States and NUM-
cipalities.
| He has rewarded with influential and lucrative
offices men who had acquired his favor by
valuable presents thus stimulating the deinoral-
ization OF our political life by his conspicuous
example.
He has shown himself deplorably unequal to
! the tasks imposed upon him by the necessities
of the country, and culpably careless Of the
responsibilities of his high office.
The partisans of the Administration, assuming
to be the Republican party, and controlling lis
organization, have attempted to justify such
wrongs, and pallate such abuses. 10 the end
of maintaining partisan ascendency, they nave
stood in the way of necessary Investigations and
indispensable reform, that no serious fault could
be found with the present administration of
public affairs Thus seeking to blind the eyes
! of the people, they have kept alive the passions
and rest ntnents Of the late civil war, to use
them for their own advantage. They have re-
sorted to arbitrary measures, in direct conflict
with the organic law. instead OF appealing to the
better instincts, talent and patriotism OF the
Southern people by restoring to them those
rights, the EMO ment of which is Indispensable
for the successful administration of their local
affairs, aud would tend to move patriotic and
hopeful national feeling. They have degraded
themselves and the name of their party as Justly
entitled to the confidence of the nation by base
sycophancy to the dispenser of power and pat
ronage unworthy of Republican freemen. They
have sought to silence the voice Of just criticism,
| to stihe the moral sense of the people, and to
subjrga public opinion by tyrannical party
discipline They are striving to maintain them
selves in authority for selfish ends, by unscrupu-
lous use of the power which nghtfuy belongs
to the people, and should only be employed III
the service of the country Believing that an
organization thus led and controlled cannot
longer be of service to the best interests OF the
| Republic, we have resolved to make an inde-
pendent appeal to the sober Judgment, conscl nee
and patriotism of the American people: there
fore,
Resolved, That we, the Liberal Republicans
of the United States, in National Convention as
sembled at Cincinnati, proclaim the following
| principles as ess. ntial to just governments:
l. We recognize the equality of all men before
the law, and hold that it is the duty of the Gov
ernment, IN its dealings with the people, to mete
out equal and exact justice to all, OF whatever
nativity, race, color or persuasion, religious or
political.
g We pledge ourselves to maintain the law,
the union of these States, emancipation and en-
| reimbursement, and to oppose any reopeninS OF
the questions settled by the Thirteenth. Four
| taa Anna p,Ip,an nts of ma
stituton.
g. We demand the immediate and absolute
removal of all disabilities imposed on account OF
the rebellion, which was finally subdued seven
years ago, believing that universal amnesty will
result in complete paciiication i'll all sections OF
| the country.
| 4. Local self-governn,ent, with impartial suf-
frage. will guard the rights of all citizens more
securely than any centralized power. The pub.
lie welfare requires the supremacy OF the civil
over the military authority, and freedom OF per-
son under the protection of the hdbeds corpus.
We demand for the individual the largest liberty
consistent with public order, for the State SELF
government and for the nation to return to the
methods of peace and the constitutional limitation
| of power.
5. The Civil Service of the Government has
become mere instrument of partisan tyranny
and personal ambit on, and an object of selfish
greed. 1t is a scandal and reproach upon FREQ
institutions, and breeds decentralization danger
GUS to the perpetuity of republican government.
6. We therefore regard thorough reform OF
the Civil Service as one of the most pressing
necessities of the hour that honesty, capacity
and fidelity constitute the only valid claims to
public employment; that the officers of the Gov.
ernment cease to be matter OF arbitrary fayorit-
ism and patronage, and that public station shall
become again the post of honor. To this end it
| is imperatively required that no President shall
be candidate for reelection.
T. We demand system OF Federal taxation
| which shall not unnecessarily Interfere with the
industry of the people, and which shall provide
the means necessary to pay the expenses OF the
| Government, econonic icay administered, the PEN
sions, the interest on the public debt, and mod.
crate annual reduction in the principal thereof;
aed recognizing that there are in our midst hon
est but irreconcilable differences of opinion with
regard to the respective systems OF protection and
free trade, remit the discussion of the subject
to the people in their Congressional distrcts,a and
the discussion of Congress thereon wholly free
| of executive interference dictation.
| 8. The public credit must be sacredy main-
tanned, and we dnounce reputation in every
| form and guse.
| 8. A speedy return to specie payment is de-
manded alike by highest Considerations of COM
mercial morality and honest government
TO- We remember with gratitude the heroism
and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors of the
| Republic, and no act of ours shall ever detract
from their Justly earned fame or the full rewards
| of their patriotism. The public domain should
be held sacred to actual settlers.
H. We are opposed to all furthsr grants OF
public lands to railroad or other corporations.
| H. We hold that it is the duty of the Gov.
ernnient in its intercourse with foreign nations
to cultivate the friendships of peace by treating
with all on fair and equal terms; regarding it
alike dishonorable either to demand what is not
right. or to submit to what is wrong.
| 13. For the promotion and success Of the sey-
eral principles and support of the candidates
nominated by this Convention. we invite and
cordially welcome the cooperation of all patri-
otic citizens, without regard to previous political
affiliations.
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shovel" Well, where is the shovel? "lts'
| wid do hoa Then where il the shovel and