Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-08-01
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET,
Iowa Republican, Platform.

The Republicans of Iowa in convention assem-
bled make this declaration of principles:
They hold the Republican party to be polit.
ical organization OF those American citizens who
are opposed to slavery in all its forms; who be-
lieve that all men are entitled to the same po
itical and civil rights; who believe that al laws
istercd so as to secure to all citizens, wherever
born, or whatever their color, creed or occnpa
tion the same rights before the law; who beheve
in free schools, free opinion and universal edu,
cation; who believe that American society ana
American people should be all raised to the high
est possible plane of liberty, honesty purity IN,
telligence and morality, and that all laws should
be made and the government constantly admin
istered with this end in view, and that no party
is worthy of the support of the people which Is
not Inspired by this purpose. Believing that the
Republican party is still controlled by these prn
ciples and that it is now as 1t has been from the
beginning, an organization of the best and purest
political sentiment of the country, we as RepuD-
ficans of Iowa renew the expression of our de-
votion to it, and the belief that We can secure
through it the political reform and the just and
necessary measures of legislation and relief from
monopoiies and other abuses ofpower, which the
country so much needs. Therefore.
ResOfred I. That proud as we are of most of
the past record of the Republican party, we yet
insist that it shall not rely upon Its past acheve
procress and as it has preserved the Union,
freed the slaves and protected them from the OPP
preston of the slave master IL VIII PEI dereieG,
our people from all forms of oppression, whether
Of monopolies centralized capital, or whatever
nd
AiSu That we insist upon the RI ht and duty of
the Stnte to control every franchise of whatever
kind it grants, and while we do not wish that
any Injustice shall be done to the Individual or
co1noration who invest capital or industry in
enterprises of this kind, yet we demand that no
franchise shall be granted which Is preJudicla 70
the nublic interests, in which the rights and
interests of the State and people are not carefully
guarded. ,. ,or;., ona ;nars
trial interests of the country should have the best
and cheapest mode of transportation possible,
and while actual capital invested i'll such
means of transit, whether by raltoaas or oune[
remuneration abuse in their management, eX-
cessiye rates, oppressive discrimination against
localities persons or interests, snoliu oe COT s
islative enactments that will control and regulate
the railroads of the country, give to the people
fair rates of transportation, and protect them
IN That we heartily applaud the activity of the
late Congress in ferreting out and exposing cor
the developments made thereby, evidences of
politica and official corruption, and the abuse OF
responsible positions by men OF all polltlca par,
ties to further personal ends, and we demand
pure official conduct, and the punishment of un-
faithful public men, who have betrayed the conf
dence freely extended to them, snail not be
shielded from the disgrace of their acts, by any
partizanship of ours, and we denounce all Credit
Mobilier transactions and all official misconduct
of whatever form.
holding any position of trust given him by
the people, is guilty of fraud, or embezzement,
= he should be convicted and punished under the
criminal laws of land, in addition to the re-
cOyery of him or his bondsmen the amount SO
embeZzled.
q. That the act of the majority of the members
of the last Congress in voting what is known as
the back pay steal by which they voted into their
pockets thousands of dollars which did not be,
long to them, was most hagrantly improper and
infamous and should secure the political con-
demnation of all who were party to it, and We
demand that the provisions of the late act OF Con,
gress by which the salaries were increased, shall
be promptly and Internationally repealed
Z That we are DESTROYS of political reform,
and for honesty, economy and purity in all official
administration; that to secure this is the duty OF
every citizen: that to this end every good man
should feel bound to participate. in politics and
to make an end of bad men forcing their election
by securing a party nomination; we declare it to
be the duty of every Republican to oppose the
election of a bad man and an incompetent Official,
whether he be a candidate upon our own or any
other ticket.
& That we sympathize with every movement
to secure for agriculture and labor their due in
huence, interests and rights, and the Republican
party will be their ally in every just effort to Sc
cure that end,