Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-25
The Platform.

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IN proof of fidelity to- its principles anG
its consistent discharge of duty TO the
country. i'll peace and war. These prin-
ciples, and the measures growing out OF
them, have been stamped with the pub
lie approval There is no taim of sus
picion now resting upon its honor as a
party. 1t has SO conducted public affairs
that, at the last Presidential election, one
of the ablest and most earnest defenders
of lis policy was accepted as the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency
thereby leaving that party no other hope
OF future success than may be found in a
return to its original and abandoned or
ganization, or in negative hostility to
measures 1t has solemnly approved. 1t
recognizes the fact that diversities of in
dividual opinion will exist iD reference
to details of public policy, and does not
seek or expect precise agreement among
its members, III all such details. Unity
in fundamental principles is all that can
reasonably be expected in country like
ours, where the people are capable of in
telligent thought. Unlike the Demo
cratic party, it lays no claim to political
iniailibility But it does claim that it has
shown itself both ready ard competent
TO resist every form of wrong and oppres-
sion-to restrain injustice, to remove the
p Ibl C il when they are known to exist,
o condemn the conduct of f,ithless and
shonest public agents, and 10 detect and
expose abuses i'm the administration OF
government, even when practiced by its
professed supporters. 1t has never failed
in the work OF r, form, when shown to
be necessary. No offender, detected in
corruption, has escaped its condemnation,
have rendered. Ii has never en-
regards the. people, and not mere party or
CARNATIONS, as the primary source OF all
political power. BY the Credit Mobilier
investigation, its repeal of the SALARY
grab saw the abolition of the corrupting
moiety system, and of the Sanborn con-
tract, it has shown how readily it pays
obedience TO the public judgement. BY
its seaiching investigation into abuses in
the District of Columbia and its prompt
condemnation of administrative officers,
it has demonstrated its unabated hostility
to the demoralizing doctrine that ito the
victors belong the spoils of office" And
having thus secured a record which deties
impeachment, and brought the country
into its present condition of peace and
prosperity by measures which no party
is reckless enough to assail, it has lett no
practical differences to settle except upon
mere questions of administrative policy.
And Yet it is progressive party-wedded
to no class and the especial interests of
no class-but, as the party of the people,
it suits its policy to each step in the
progress Of those developments which
mark the advancing eras OF our prosperi-
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The Republicans of Indiana, therefore,
assembled in State convention, do hereby
declare their Interchangeable determination
To adhere To all the fundamental princi-
plies of the Republican party, in SO far as
the future condition of the country shall
require their enforcement.
/. As the Union remains unbroken,
and the people of all the sections are again
bound together as brethren by common
destiny and under a common flag, We IA
vor such measures as shall develop the
material resources of every portion of it
secure to all, of every class and condition,
full protection in all the just rights of
person and property; remove all the
acerbities of the past, and perpetuate the
nation as the "Model Republic" OF the
world hra
g We recognize that as the true policy
of government which shall harmonlLe all
the diversified interests and pursuits
necessarily'existing in country of such
vast extent as ours and as this can be
done only by SO directing legislation as
TO secure just protection and reward to
every branch of industry, we are in favor
of giving precedence to those measures
which shall recognize agricultural and
mechanical pursuits as entitled to the
amplest protection and the fullest devel-
opment; of putting stop to large grlnts
of the public domain To railroad corpora
tions, and reserving it for settlement and
cultivation of improving the navigation
of our great. inland rivers; of securing
cheap transportation and profitable mar
kets for the products of agricultural and
manufacturing labor; Ofencouraging such
manufactures as shall bring the producer
and the consumer in the neighborhood OF
each other, and thus to establish mutual
relations between them and those engag-
ed in commerce and transportation OF
properly adjusting the relations between
capital and labor in order that each may
receive a just and equitable share OF
profits, and of holdidg those in the pos
session of corporate wealth and privileges
in strict conformity to law, so that by
these combined influences the people ol
all the varied pursuits may be united to
gether in the common purpose of preserv
ing the honor of the nation, of develop
ing the immense resources of every sec
ton OF the Union, and of advancing the
social and material prosperity of all it:
industrial and laboring classes.
3. We are in favor Of such legislation
on the question of finances as shall MAKE
national banking free; as shall furnish
the country with such an additional
amount OF currency as may be necessar,
to meet the wants of the agricultural, in
dustrial and commercial interests of th
country-to be distributed between th'
sections according to population-ant
such as, consistent with the credit ant
honor of the nation, will avoid the posi-
bility of permitting capitalists and com
binations of capital from controlling tn
lcurrency Of the country.
i 4. We are in favor of such revision o
our patent right laws as shall destroy tn
oppressive monopoly incident to tn
present system, and shall regulate an
control the manufacture, use and sale G
patent right articles, for the benefit alik
of the inventor, consumer and manufaG