Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27

| Iowa. TeueW Tue EXPRESSION OF our
devotion to it, and our belief that
we can secure through it tho polit-
zeal reform and the Just and ncces-
sary measures of legislation and
relief from monopolies and other
abuses of power which the country
has SO much need. Therefore,
I Resolved, 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
achievements. 1t must be a party
of the present and progress; and.
as it has preserved the Union, freed
the slave and protected him from
the oppression of the slave master.
it will now be derelict to its spirit
and its duty if it does not protect
all of our people from all forms of
oppression, whether by monopo-
lies, centralized capital, or whatso-
ever kind the oppression may by.
Resoloed, That we insist upon
the right Of tho State to control
every franchise of whatsoever 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 enter
prises of this kind, we yet demand
that no franchise shall be granted
which is prejudicial to the public
interests, or in which tho rights and
interests Of the State and tho peo-
pie are not carefully and fully
guarded.
Resolued, That the producing,
commercial and industrial interests
Of the country should have the best
and cheapest modes Of transporta-
ton possible, and while the actual
capital invested in such means of
travel, whether by railroads or
otherwise, should be permitted the
right OF reasonable remuneration;
that abuse in their management,
excessive rates, oppression, dis
elimination against localities, per-
sons and interests should be correct
ed by laws, and we demand
Congressional and legislative en-
actments that will control and reg
ulate the railroads of the country,
give to the people fair rates of
transportation, and protect them
against existing abuses.
Resolved, That we heartily ap-
prove of tho active measures of the
late Congress in ferreting out and
exposing corruption. We have
seen with profound regret in the
developments made thereby, eviden-
ccs of political and official cor.
! ruption and abuse of responsible
position by men of all political par
ties to further personal ends, and
we demand pure official conduct,
and the punishment of unfaithful
public men, who have betrayed the
confidence freely extended to them,
shall not be shielded from the dis.
grace of their acts by any partner
ship of ours, and we denounce all
Credit Mobilcr transactions and
all official misconduct of whatever
form.
Resolrea, That we believe that
whenever a person holding any po-
sition Of trust given him by the
people is guilty Of fraud or embez.
element he should be convicted and
punished under the criminal laws
Of the land in addition to the re-
covery from him or his bondsmcn
OF the amount SO embczzled.
Resolved. That the act of the ma
jority 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 belong to
them, was most flagrantly improp-
err and infamous, and should secure
the condemnation of all who were
party to it, and we demand that the
late act Of Congress, by which the
salaries were increased, shall be
promptly and Internationally re-
pealed.
Resolved, 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 a bad man forcing
their election by securing party
nomination, and we declare it the
duty of every Republican to oppose
tho election of bad men and incom-
petent official, whether he be can
didate upon our own or any other
ticket.
Resol0ed, That we sympathizc
with every movement to secure for
agriculture and labor their due in.
fluence, interests and rights, and
the Republican party will be their
ally in every just effort to obtain
that end.
FROM IOWA CITY,