The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-07-10
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The Republicans Of lows. in con " ZION
nssem6tsd. make shis deciafasSoa o. pf.nea-
ptes. They hold the Rep1n!sMn . ... !. = =,
political ors.niza.son - s:sysry in Al
frs a.rmx. who befisve thai All men are en-
fsfled % TIE same POLITICAL and civil rignts
40 nsif~ve 1hns eli laws, Stale and nation
Ii shcnid - made and administered 50 as
To sernre 10 Ill citizens. wherever born OF
whasever their color, creed. or occupation.
The same rights before the law 20 es.,sss
edncAtion: who beaieSe thai American 90
esefy and American people should All ee
RAISED to the highest Poski6se plane Of hneI
~. honesty. purity. intelligence, ana mora.
ify, and sbai ali laws should be made and
she government certainly administered
with tnis aim Ia view; and that no party
has right 70 tne suppors @ ~, rs n nTor.e
Believing that the Republican party 10 sun
controlled oy those principles ana tAss u I
now, - il has bven from the beEinning. a
orxanixaraon OF the beet and puresi political
sentiment Of the country. We. as kspnoa-
cans Of Iowa renew the expression cf our
devotion 20 il. and our belief that We CAT
re iuss aud Necessary measures OF lexista-
taon ana rs1aef from monoPolles and oihsr
abuees Of Der which the country so much
need therefore. be IL
pasi record of the Republican party, we vel
insist that II shall not rely on lis past
achievements 1t must be . party OF the
E4E&6Al
seryed the Union, freed The slave. and pro-
fecfed him from the oppression OF the slave
master ft viii now be oe-eiiet 10 its spirit
and its duty II il does not protect all Of our
p<ople from all forms ofcppression. whether
hy monopciies concentrated capital. Or
whatever Kind the oppression may be.
ia. re .c.:.. c:-c: ne .ssst ar any
Of the state TO control every franchise OF
whatever kind IL grants. and while We 90
NOT wish that any injustice shall be done to
the individual or corporation investing cap
~ Ef Il I'M
eyet demand that no franchise shall be
granted whic IL prejudIcial to the public
Interests OF the state and the people are not
carefully and fully guarded.
3. Thai the producing, commercial. and
Industrial interests OF the country should
have the best and cheapest mode OF trans
portAtion possible: and while the actual
capital invested in such means OF transit,
whether by railway or otherwise, should be
permitted the right Of reasonable remuner-
alton, and abuse in their management. ex-
censiye rates, oppressive Determinations
against localities, persons or interests.
shouid be corrected by iAw-we demand
Congressional and legislative enacsments
that viii control and regulate the railways
Of transportation, and protect them against
4. That we heartily applaud the active
measures OF the late Congress in ferreting
out and exposing corruption. We have seen
with profound regret in the developments
INSIDE thereby evidence Of political and ON
cl8l CONT auu dUosS vi lcePOueA-
be positions Ss men 0. ell political parties
to further personal ends, and we demand
pure official conduct and the punishment of
unfAithful public men, who having betrayed
the confidence freely extended TO them, shall
not he shielded from the disgrace of their
acts by any partisanship OF ours, and we de-
nounce all the Credit Mobilier transactions
and all o fetal misconduct OF whatever form.
s. That we believe that whene>e f person
holding any position Of trust given him by
the people 10 guilty Of fraud or embezzle.
menf, he shall be convicted and punished
under the criminal laws of our land in addi-
tion 20 the recovery from him or his bonds
men of the amount so embezzled.
6. That the act Of the ma orffy Of the men,
beers OF the last Congress, involving what is
known as 1.-THE back pay steal" by which
dollars which did not belong to them, was
most fagrantly improper and Infamous and
should secure the condemnation of all who
were Q party 10 il, and We demand that the
provisions OF the late act Of Congress by
which the salaries were increased shall be
promptly and Internationally repealed.
I. That We are DESTROYS cfpolifical REFORM |
and for honest economy and purity in all
Official administrations; that to secure this
II the duty ofeveyy citizen; that TO this end
every good man should feel bound TO par
sicipate in politics. and to make an end TO
the bad men forcing their election by secur-
ing party nomination we declare II the
duty OF every Republican TO oppose the cleo
ton Of . bad man and incompetent candi-
date, whether he be q candidate upon our |
own or any other ticket.
8. That'we sympsthize with every move I
ment to secure for agriculture and labor /
their due influence, interests, and rights,
and the Republican party will be their ally |
in every just enort 10 attain that end.