The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-04
lering faithful services to their couu.

experience Of the people concerning
political affairs, and will hold all pub.
lic officers to rigid responsibility,
and engage that tbe prosecution and
punishment Of all who betray official
trusts shall be speedy, thorough and
unsparing. 9l5
Seventh The public school system
of the several states is che bulwark of
the American Republic, and with a
view to its security aud permanence,
we recommend an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States for
bidding the application Of any public
funds or property for the benefit ofany
schools or Institutions under sectarian
control.
Eighth--The revenue necessary for
current expenditures, and the obliga-
tions of the public debt must be large
ly derived from duties on importations
which, so far as possible, should be
adjusted to promote the interest of
American labor ani advance the pros
perity of the whole country.
Ninth-We reaffirm our opposition
to further grants of the public land to
corporations and monopolios, and de-
mand that the national domain be de.
voted to free homes for the people.
Tenth-It is the imperative duty of
the Government to so modify the ex-
isting treaties with European govern.
ments that the same protection shall
be offered to the adopted American
citizen that is given to the native born,
and that all necessary laws should bd
passed to protect immigrants in thet
absence of power in the states for that
purpose.
Eleventh-It is the immediate duty
of Congress to fully investigate the
effect cf the migration and Importation
of Mongoliaus upon the moral and
material interests Of the country.
Twelfth-The Republican party
recognizes with approval the substan-
tial advance recently made toward the
establishment of equal rights for wom-
en- by the many important smend.
ments effected by Republican Legis.
latures, in the laws which concern the
personal and property relations of
wives, mothers and widows, and by
the appointment and election of wom-
en- to the superintendent eofedueation.
charities and other public trusts. The
honest demands of this class of citi-
zens for additional rights and privil-
eges and immunities should be treated
with respectful consideration.
Thirseenth-The Constitution con.
fers upon Congress sovereign power
over the Territories of the United
States for their government, and in
the exercise of this power it is the
right and duty Of Congress to prohibit
and extirpate in the Territories that
relic of barbarism, polygamy, and we
demand such legislation as shall Sc
cure this end and the supremacy of
American institutions in all these Ter
ritories.
Fourteenth-The pledges which the
nation has given to our soldiers and
sailors must be fulfilled. The CRATE.
full people will always hold those who
periled their lives for the country's
preservation, in the kindest remem-
branee. af0t al14gataue 9l4H
Fifteenth-We sincerely deprecate
all sectional feeling and tendencies.
We therefore note with deep solicitude
that the Democratic party counts as
its chief hope of success upon the cleo
torial vote on a united South, secured
through the efforts Of those who were
recently arrayed against the nation,
and we invoke the earnest attention of
the country to the grave truth that a
success thus achieved would reopen
sectional strife and imperil the nation
al honor and human rights.
Sixteenth-We charge the Demo
cratic party as being the same in
character and spirit as when it sympa-
thized with treason; with making its
control of the House Of Representa-
tives the triumph and the opportunity
of the nations recent foes; with re-as-
serting and applauding in the national
Capitol the sentiments Of unrepented
rebellion with sending Unionsol0iers
to the rear and promoting Confederate
soldiers to the front; Rith deliberately
proposing to repudiate the plighted
faith Of the Government; with being
equally false and imbecile upon the
ovsrshadowing of the ends Of justice
by its partisan management and OBJ
struction of investigation with prov
ing itself through the period Of its as
eendancy 10 the lower House Of Con,
gress utterly incompetent to admins
ter the Government We warn the
country against trusting a party thus
alike unworthy, recreant and incapa-