Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

of most Of the past record of the Re-
publican party we yet insist that it
shall not rely upon its past achieve
ments; it must he party of the pre-
sent and OF progress and as it has
| preserved the Union, freed the slave,
and protected him from the oppression
of the siave-master, it will now be
! derelict To its spirit and its duty if it
does not protect all orr people from all
forms of oppression, whether of mo-
| nopolies, centralized capital. or what
soever kind the oppression may be.
Rcsotrcd, I'd, That we insist upon
the right aud duty Of the State to con-
troll everyfraDchise of whatever kind
it grants; aud while we do not wish
that any injustice shall be done to the
individual or corporation who invests
capital or industry in enterprises of
this kind, we yet demand that no
franchise shall be granted which il
prejudicial to the public interests, or
in which the rights and interests of
the State and the people are not care
, fully and fully guarded
Rcsoiyed, Sd. That the producing,
commercial and industrial interests of
! the country should have the best and
cheapest modes Of transportation posi-
bic; and while actual capital invested
III such means of transit, whether by
railroad or otherwise, should be per-
mitted the right Of reasonable remun-
Grafton. an abuse in their management.
| excessive rates, oppressive discrimi,Aa-
ton against localities, persons or later
ests, should be corrected by law, and
we demand Congressional and Ieris-
lative enactments that will control
and regulate the railroa Dis of the coun-
try, and give to the people fair rates o,
transportation, apd protect them
against existing abuses.
Acsotccd, 4th, That we heartily APP
plaud the active measures of the late
! Congress, in ferretting out and expos
ing corruption. We have seen with
profound regret, in the developments
made thereby, evidence of political
and ofb cial corruption and the abuse
OF responsible positions by men of all
political parties to further personal
/ ends and we demand pure official con
duct, and the punishment of unfaith-
full public men who having betrayed
the confidence freely extended to
them, shall not be shielded from the
disgrace Of their acts by any partizan-
ship of ours, and we denounce all Gre
dit Mobiier transactions and all Off
cial misconduct of whatever form.
Resolved, 5th, That we believe that
whenever person holding any posi-
ton of trust given him by the people
is guilty Of fraud or embeZzlement, he
should be convicted and punished un-
der the criminal laws Of our land in
addition to the recovery from him OF
his bondsmen of the amount so embez.
zled.
Resolved, 9Th, That the act of the
majority of the members of the last
Congress, in passing what is known AZ
the back-pay steal, by which they vo-
ted into their pockets thousands OF
dollars which did not belong to them,
as well as the act of those who voted
| against the same and yet received the
money, is most flagrantly improper
and Infamous, and should secure the
political condemnation Of all who
were party to it; and we demand that
the provisions of the said act by which
the salaries were increased shall be
promptly and Internationally re-
pealed.
Rcsolved, 18th, That we sympathize
with every movement to secure for
| AE ilSuitult bNu LttDOl tIiC'i hNS iliiU-
ence, interests and rights, and the Re-
publican party will be their ally in
every Just effort to attain that end.
Resolved, Sth, That we are DESTROYS
of political reform and for honesty
economy and purity in all official adj
ministration that tosecure 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 to bad men forcing their cleo
ton by securing party nomination,
we declare it the duty Of every Re-
publican to oppose the election Of a
bad and incompetent candidate,
whether he be candidate upon our
own or upon any other ticket.