Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-18
Connecticut RpDublicans.

The State Convention last week put If
nomination the fol owing ticket, and there
seems to be a good prospect of electing il
over the Democratic ticket headed by
Governor Ingersoll:
For Governor. Henry b. Harrison o
New Haven; for Lieutenant Governor
John T. Wait of Norwich; for Treasurer
David P. Nichols of Danbury; for Secre
t;lrv of State, John @. A. Stone of Killing
ly; for Controller, E. Perry Packer o.
Coventry,
The Platform adopted is truly said to b,
in the nature of a new departure. and
shows that the party in Connecticut appre.
ciates the necessity of beginning to "un
adj We ask for it the careful consid-
Grafton of republicans everywhere. for it is
only by adherence to the principles therein
set forth that the party can hereafter either
win or deserve success.
The republican pariv of The State of Connecticut
in convention >embe declares th,t the irue end
of government Is IN -e' IRE equal aud rxirt u tirC
!" all it, cIzrns with ~ lit lie Infringement nos
Sib!e upon individual lrrenm; thai the
nf the penplr, bV the ppop and for the eop'e, in
icrpr,tei and ioresha iow,i bv tn. Derli, alton q
Independence Is The ne YIN 'rcan ilea; at this
ea can ",Iv tie 'eaz',tl by the lection oI h ne>i
ini rnl,1 lie men Ia public off e AMI 10y condu"i 4
pubc aft hrs with IT. let pu .'uce IN in /.
with -'.un'i an: apir we'd nnx'ins of business
tni p"liIical ECONOMY That in Wi h
hse inciplrs The ,tates sh'ul b J. It to regulate
their ..wn Internal IF airs nh ut inter erencc a",
This c"nSruii'n glid. endorses the com of the
lrnal :ilm mist alton in ence to th1 recent
election in rrXi-.
That gpo.i administration anil freedom from temp
t,,n,n to nff a l,sho rstv can b,. esi secures, b,
-rtt.i n nj n f.f fhp ri xIl
su'e r"nI" tent body oi civil fiji ;eis. who -iI
he un'li>turhr'l by The changes ANA temptations oil
active y lItcs.
That there, ought 10 he further increase of tbs
paper currency The county,; IL d That the people
expect from the present Congress The adoption OF
>uch measures as Will fDrwar. the early resumi D
lion of -pecie PAYMENTS
That there ought q lie no more subsidies of pub
lie lands in the interest private corporations
that taxat on should be equal and lie lai in UGH Il
tanner as Least to inte fere with the general pins.
rrrity and So is to encourage the various indus
tr1e>.
1htt party organizations are useful and neces.
sary bri that, while we are proud of The birth and
hlsfor, "i Inc itluhlican party we rsco2nize De-
such allegiance u political ASSOCIATE as sha
prevent our fair and cdn'ii criticism If The acts OF
all public men; anil That every care of negligence
wa-tcfuness or dishonesty on the part uf an,
having cnntt0l of the public moneys ought 10 be
promptly investigated and severely punished with
ont fear or favor
That we ect of Ou- Stale legislators and State
officers the striciest integrity and economy; the
largest possible lief from the burden of taxation
the maintenance OF public education the presei va
tim of The purity and freedom of the ballot box
the con lnuancc of such registration laws as shall
invite all who entitled TO the precious right
suffrage to participate in in 1t, and shall the
same time exclude all fraudulent voting; that the
sessions OF the General Assembly be short and lis
legislative acts few and general; that in making
judicial and other legislative appointments charac.
ter and capacity should be the only qualifications
considered, ID that all bargains amt t, AIDES for
these appointments arc abusive OF the health OF the
commonwealth and destructive Of the interests OF
the people.
That The rightfn interests of labor, in view of the
resent condition of The industrial classes and
their relations to capital and he grca, corpora
lions OF the country, demand the careful socitude
and Intention Of the Legisl tn hat recognize
the VISION and necessity of obinin2 reliable