Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-29

be destroyed. But whether they
mean our party fought to be OPP
posed or deposed' because of our
party's record and platform on this
question let the honest masses de-
termine.
/ POSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN, Patty,
4 Bold in contrast to the opposition
of Reformers in Congress, and to
their silent negative in this District,
stand the record and platform of
the Republican party. Republicans
in Congress have already established
our party's policy and purposes,
against the opposition of Reformers,
on this identicle measure. Repub-
leans as party are in favor Of
cheap transportation.
] We profoundly believe in justice,
in liberty, and in wisely protecting
the whole people from extortion and
unreasonable exactions. We know
that the highest prosperity OF this
nation can be obtained not by ag-
gressive war but by perfect har-
mony between Capital and Labor.
In union is strength. We make no
war and will permit none on capt.
tai; or on corporations, railway or
otherwise; or on their just and
vested rights We will deal not
only justly but literally. As lovers
of liberty ourselves we will be just
to them. Therefore, so long as Re-
publicanism stands, and the Consti-
tuition is the supreme law, we will
protect all capital and corporations
from unjust assault; all property
1 from lawless hands. We are no
! communists, no agrarians; but
the opposite. We believe in pro-
tecting both the poor and the rich
in their labor, lives, liberty, persons
! and pursuits. None so low but we
shall care for them tenderly; none
so high but must yield to perfect
justice to the people, whatever be
their birth, origin, color on station.
But the world should know that
Republicanism is the foe of exac-
tons and expressions. There is
power in the General Government
to prevent unjust burdens on inter-
state commerce; and a power in each
state to prevent like eXtortions
upon domestic commerce. The
power we Republicans will never
surrender. That power we believe
ought to be exercised wisely, care
fully aud firmly, to perpetually pro-
tect the people in all their rights
from any iron grasp and servitude
of extortions and monopolies, what
ever form they assume. We are
the enemy of mere tyrants, corpor-
ate or personal. Perfect justice
shall rule our legislation but this
is q government where the whole
people must and shall be protected
sacredly forever.
With these sentiments at heart
the Republican party in Congress at
its last session passed Mr.. Smiths
resolution and Mr.. McCrary's bill
in favor of cheap transportation, as
before mentioned
In the same spirit, as I believe,
the Republican Convention at Min
eral Point, Sept. Is, 1874, in nomi-
mating me for Congress, adopted
boldly and plainly on this question
the resolution:
SO. That under the U. S. Consti-
sutton Congress has the power, and
sit is its duty to regulate all
"commerce amongthe several states:
"that the st0te has the poecer and IL
SIS ITS duty to regatlate and control
Transportation within it's own lin
''its and we insist that the people
"shaH be shietded from an unjust dis
"crjnsinutjon and erto,7ion of cor
operations engaged in transporta-
"tion of products of the country ;;
land zee positively deny that there is
"0ey desire to DO injustice to these
corporations, but only to so regu-
''late their management as to pre-
event unreasonable burdens on the
'people and to naete oft equal justice
'to all"
Here then is the power plainly
alleged and both the duty and poll
cy plainly expressed. AS one of
the people myself, born and grown
to manhood among you the people
of this district /; as a Republican on
principle, anxious for equal Justice
to all |; | believe said resolution is
substantially correct and right. That