Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-07-17

who believe i'm free schools, free opin-
ion, and universal education; who
believe that American society and
the American people should all be
raised to the highest possible plane of
liberty, honesty, purity, intelligence
and morality, and that all laws should
be made, and the government con-
stantly administered with this aim in
| view, and that no party has right to
the support of the people which is not
inspired with this purpose. Believing
that the Republican party is still con-
trolied by these principles, and that it
is now as it has been from its begin
ming, an organization of the best and
purest political sentiment Of the coun-
try, we as Republicans renew the ex-
/ preston of our devotion to it and our
belief that we can secure through it the
political reform, and the just and nee
essary measures of legislation, and of
relief from monopolies and other abu-
ses of power which the country SO
4 much needs. Therefore
Resoiued, lst, That proud as we are
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 be 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 slave-master, it will now be
derelict to it's 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 Ray be.
I3esolUed I'd. That we insist upon
the right and duty Of the State 10 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
preiudicisl to the public interests, or
in which the rights and interests OF
the State and the people are not care
fully and fully guarded.
| Resoired, 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-
latjve 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.
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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 unialth-
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.
Resolyed. 9Th, That we believe that
whenever a person holding any posi-
ton of trust given him by the people
is guilty of fraud or ENLIGHTENMENT, he
should be convicted and punished UNI
der the criminal laws of our land in
addition to the recovery from him or
his bondsmen of the amount so embeZ-
zled.
Rcsoiued. 9th, That the act OF the
J 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 az the act of those who voted
against the same and yet received the
money, is most fagrantly improper
and Infamous, and should secure the
, political condemnation Of all who
i. were PARTY to it; and we demand that
the provisions OF the said act by which
the salaries were increased shall be
promptly and unConditionaily re-
. pealed.
RcsolUed, 18th, That we sympathize
with every movement to secure for
Agriculture and Labor their due intlu-
. ence, interests and rights, and the Re
publican party will be their ally in
every Just effort to attain that end.
, ResoEved, 8th, That we are DESTROYS
f of political reform and for honesty,
economy and purity i'll all official adj
ministration 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 to bad men forcing their cleo
ton by securing a party nomination,
we declare it the duty of every Re-
publican to oppose the election Of a
bad and incompetent candidate,
{ whether he be a candidate upon our
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