, 1875-07-05

IHE !o"A PLATFoRh6.
l ihe Two parties IN low"-'ho Ner"ol'can
nha ~ the party ",lao"t q nane-h"Vo now
the'f enna'oa!es larry oeiofo Tue people, ana
upon Instructive p'at'osnS' upon Two pohts
u. 1ne Two p'"t'otn8 arc a'a'netr'ca''y opposed.
lheSo Two po'nta a3e Illus Expressed. 1he
nspmnneA's hay
,r.an f,, .h., ~. nan,,,ta :. n.ton VI sus .
inds.olnbe, within Which Tho constitutional right. Of
the States and Ills re"rte to local set.sovcrnnent
mn't M 10 sa'tufnl'y 'na'n'aaned.
v.rshs x1, coi ,n5 thsrr,oro .1oc,t. ths 6on
resumption Of spcc!e.raymcpts by eontlnuous aud
a!eady Bters In that direction.
Tho "What-do-you-cnl'-it" party say:
urn adherence 10 'he uoesr,ne OF political gov
s tst,nr. NJ ,hs % usoI,c ~ ''1'''o'' 'oo ''0ef
. That wo aro IN favor Of tho resumption o, specie
payment 'oon .' Tho same be done without in-
jury to tue ns',ne.s iussFes.' Of tho country, and
anon n, .hs .o1
Banking iaw, ' ''0 '''' N'' '''A~4
: Here is distinct avowal Of policy on the
vital question, whether the United States are
q nation, or q nero partnership. for limited
PURPOSES, Of thi1ty-seyen iudependent soy.
ercien nasionalitics. It ra,sea tho question
whether tho peoplo of Town will vote that
they are citizens of the United States TINT
they havo distinct nationality that they
have a country coextensiyo with the national
Jurisdiction Of tho United States and that,
wherever tho f1ne may fly. their citizenship
shall bo recognized This Ia the menn;np of
tie Republican platform, On tho other
hand, the Opposition asls the people to vote
TINT they have no nationality. sove TINT Of
tie sovereign State of Iowa Tint tha I1n;ted
States are not nation, and have noyer Ind n
national existence: that tloy aro a mere
voluntary association or allianco. for sneciao
PURPOSES, Of thirty.soyen independont Kov.
croIonties, which in their sovereion ca.
pecity hive appointed m aooncv at
Washington, with authority to act
for them; that the people Of lava
are citizcns of Iowa. owing thoir nr;marv
allegiance to TINT State, md TINT their obedi,
cpce' or submission to tho General Gor.
orn1nent is not to any petionM or iaheront
authority such Government ,nay claim, Int
merely because It ia tho dulv nnnointoa and
accredited agent Of the state Of Iowa.
This is the issue presentct, by these oppos-
ing pnrtics: Is this a nation, or is It n
mere confedcracy Of nations, each indepoud-
ont and sovereign in itself? Is this q Ro-
public where tho power of the "Amer;can
people" is sovereign, or Is this a moro
alliance Of petty statea without A nationality
Ia tho Government Of the United statoa the
Government Of distinct nationality renre.
sentino an accreouto Of frcamen claiming
kintlrod na citizens of common country or
are tbe ncon1o of 1owo !. .forai,,,, T., .1,s ,oo
plo Of Wisconsin md Illinois holding t1,en,
!" enemies in war, in peace frienls"7 Have
the voters Of Iowa no interest in tho wclfara
of tho country. anv mara thon t,,ov bova i,
The valfaro of Prussia Grcot nr;,a;n ~ T,,~
kcv7 1Jova thav m p+r,,ro~ ,,o,,.;oa, a.,
with tho neou1a of bI;cbicon' California
pcnnsylyania. and Gcoroia than +bov hoxo
with Ruesia. which hos aIwnva haan INV o,,v
and friend II thu doctrine of tha f,nnoat;on
In trno. thnt tb;s ia n confo,o-o,v - eto,o.
an1 not n nation. that +ha C,vorroont n,
washington Ia a mora ocercv ,xo,c;a;r,
iclocoted noweya and ho1i;no IL ov,,o;rt
mont at thu will of sovara,rn s,otaa ND
that MI c1oIm tn nationalitv IL n f1oud mi m
impostorn. then whot nya the neonla ot
Iowaa Thev ora mt a ror+ ~ tha ftn,,oa
statos a,c..t =. h.s,,o.s ,ert,,o..
ol1;1r'1 IN roS to,a. e' +a r e"n,,ort rnar'
tba cen+ro, s1onov .h.v ~ I, .t
c,t,zcna of onv ret;on o,oa,t I,v. h.,o -
1laa oxcopt TINT which foats ovcr .ha ocanrv ~
have M country t.xcont tho. ,s;.h;r ~ y' -,
=, ~" ~ ~ 49,