Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-07-31

OF most OF the past record of the Re-
publican party we yet insist that il
shall not rely upon its past achieve
ments; it must be party of the pre-
sent aud Of progress; and as 1t has
preserved the Union, freed the slave,
aud protected him from the oppression
of the slave-master, it will now be
dereiict to its spirit and its duty If it
does not protect all onr people from all
forms of oppression, whether of mo-
nopolies, centralized capital, or what
soever kind the oppression may be.
Resolved, Cd, That we insist upon
the right and duty of the State to con-
troll everyfranchise of whatever kind
it grants; and 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 is
preiudicial to the public interests, or
in which the rights and interests OF
the State and the people are not care
fully and fully guarded.
ResoIvea, Sd. That the producing,
commercial and industrial interests of
the country should have the best and
cheapest modes of transportation posi-
BILE; and while actual capital invested
in 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 discrimina.
ton against localities, persons or inter
ests, should be corrected by law, and
we demand Congressional and Legis-
lative enactments that will control
and regulate the railroads of the coun.
try, and give to the people fair rates OF
transportation, and protect them
against existing abuses.
ResOtved, 4th, That we heartily ap-
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 official 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 Mobilier transactions and all Off
cial misconduct of whatever form.
Resolped, 5th, That we believe that
whenever a 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 criminahlaws 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 as
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 tlagrantly 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.
Resolved, eth, That we sympathize
with every movement to secure for
Agriculture and Labor their due influ-
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.