Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-31

The Republicans Of Iowa in convention assem-:
bled make this declaration of principles:
- They hold the Republican party to be polit-
zeal organization OF those American citizens who
are opposed to slavery in all its forms; who be-
lieve that all men are entitled to the same po-
itics and civil rights; who believe that all laws
State and National, should be made ana admin
Flstered so to secure to all citizens, wherever
ton. The same rights before the law; who believe
in free schools, free opinion and universal edu-
cation; who believe that American society and
American people should be all raised to the high
est possible plane of liberty, honesty purity, in
teiligence and morality, and that all laws should
: be made and the government constantly admin
istered with this end in view. and that no party
Ne worthy of the support of the people which Is
+ Inspired by this purpose. Believing that the
publican party Is still controlled oy these pr m
beginning, an organization of the best and purest
political sentiment of the country. we as Repub-
cans Of Iowa renew the expression OF our 6 de
through 1t the political reform and the Just and
necessary measures Of legislation and relief from
Hencpoles and other abuses s OF power wn'cn the
Pesoiped, /. That proud as we are Of most of
1e past record OF the Republican party, we yet
nsst that 1t shall not rely upon its past achieve
1eats; it must be a party Of the present and of
logress; and as 1t has preserved the Union,
Skeed the slaves and prot ited them from the OPP
IT, spirit and its duty il does not protect all
Your people from all forms OF oppression, whether
81 monopolies, centralized capital, or whatever
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3, That we insist upon the right and duty Of
the State to control every franchise Of whatever
kind 1t grants, and while we 90 not wish tnat
any Injustice ehall be done to the individual or
corporation who invest capital or industry I'D
enterprises of this kind, yet we demand that no
IapchIse shall be granted which is prejudicial to
|public interests or in which the rights and
terests of the State and people are not carefully
kuarded.
trial interests Of the country should have the best
\ and cheapest mode of transportation possible,
Md while actual capital invested in such
~ should be permitted the right Of reasonable
Enumeration, abuse in their management, ex-
qive rates, oppressive discrimination against
&lities, persons or interests, should be correct
law. We demand Congressional and leg
enactments that will control and regulate
roads OF the country, give to the people
heartily applaud the activity of the
~ ferreting out and exposing cor
eeen with profound regret in
made thereby, evidences Of
corruption, and the abuse Of
w men Of Al political par
pbunishment of un-
!e betrayed the conf
them, shall not be
race Of their acts, by any
~, and We denounce all Credit
hons and all official misconduct
* That we believe that whenever a person
olding any position Of trust given him by
Re people, lie guilty OF fraud, or embezzlement,
should be convicted and punished under the
sminal laws of our land, in addition to the re-
9yery of him or his bondsmen the amount SO
embezZed.
AT 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 be.
Gong to them, was most flagrantly improper and
Siamous, and should secure the political con-
mnation Of all who were party to it, and We
smand that the provisions of the late act of Con-
fess by which the salaries were increased, shall
be promptly and Internationally repealed.
Z. That we are DESTROYS Of political reform,
nd for honesty, economy and purity in all official
dministration; that to- secure this is the duty Of
very citizen: that to this end every good man
lould feel bound to participate in politics and
3 make an end Of bad men forcing their election
be the duty Of every Republican to oppose the
election of bad man and an incompetent ofhcial,
whether he be candidate upon our ewn or any
other ticket.
& That we sympathize with every movement
10 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 &C.
cure that end.