The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-24
National Republican Platform.
CONVENTION At CINCINNATI, JUNE 15,
1876


this land was to be purged of human slav-
cry, and when tho strength of the govern.
ment of the people, by the people, for the
people was TO be demonstrated, the Re.
publican party came into power Its
leeds have passed into history, and we
ook back to them with pride melted by
heir memories and high aims for the
good Of our country and mankind and,
looking tc the future with uuialtering
hope, and purpose, we, the req.
resentatives Of the party, in national con-
vcntion assembled, make the following
declaration Of principles
First =. The United States Of America
is a nation, not league. By the CON-
bined workings Of the national and state
governments, under their respective con-
stitutions, the rights Of every citizen are
secured at home and protected abroad,
and the common welfare promoted.
Second. The Republican party has
preserved those governments to the hun
dredth anniversary of the nations birth.
and they are now embodiments Of the
great truths spoken at its cradle, that all
men nre created equal, tina. they are en-
dowed by their creator with certain inal.
iena5le rights, among which arc life, lib.
erty, and the pursuit Of happiness; that
for the attainment of these ends govern.
ments have been instituted among meu
deriving their just powers from The con
sent Of the governed. Until those truths
are chrerlully oboyed and, if needed,
enforced, the work OF the Re-
publican party is unfinished.
Third The permanent paciication OF
the southern section Of the Union, the
protection Of all its citizens in
the free enjoyment Of all their rights, are
duties to which the Republican party are
sacredly pledged. The power to provide
for the enforcement Of the principles en-.
bodied in the recent constitutional amend.
ments is vested by those amendments in
the congress Of the United States. and we
declare it to be the solemn obligation of
the legislative and executive departments
Of the government to put into immediate
and vigorous exercise all their constitn.
tional powers for removing any just
causes Of discomfort on The Part of any
class, and securing to every American
citizen complete liberty and exact equal.
ity in the exercise OF all civil, political,
md public right To this end we imper.
itively demand congress and chief exec.
utive whose courage and fidelity to these
duties ahall not falter until these results
are placed beyond dispute or recall.
Fou' III: In the first act Of congress
signed by President Grant, the national
government assumed to remove any
doubts Of its purpose to discharge all just
obligations TO public creditors, and sol.
emily pledged its faith to make provis.
ion at the earliest practicable period for
the redemption Of the United States notes
in coin. Commercial prosperity, public
needs, and national credit demand that
this promise be fulfilled by continuous
and steady progress to specie payment.
EM Under the constitution the
president and heads of departments are
to make nominations for Office, the Senate
is to advise and consent to appointments,
aud the House Of Representatives is to ac-
cuse and prosecute faithless officers The
best interests of the public service demand
that these distinctions be respected, that
senators and representatives, who may be
judges and accusers should not dictate
appointments to office. The inva,iaSlo
rule for appointments should have refer.
ence to the honesty, fidelity, aud capacity
OF appointees, giving to the party in pow.
er those places where harmony and vigor
Of administration require its policy TO be
represented, but permitting all others to
be filed by persons selected aith sole
reference to efficiency of the public ser.
vice and the right Of citizaps TO share in
the honor of rendering faithful s,vice to
their country.
Sixtl We rejoice in the quickeued
conscience Of the people concerning polit.
ica Affairs We will hold all public oAi.
GERS to rigid responsibility, aud engage
that tho prosecution and punishment of
all who betray oflicinl trusts shall be
speedy, thorough, and unsparing
SepenM The public school system OF
the several states is the bulwark Of the
American Republic and with 4 view to
Its security and permanence, we recon-
mend an amendment TO tho constitution
of the United States forbidding the appli.
cation of any public funds or property
for tho benefit of any school or institution
under sectariar control.
Eighth The revenue necessary Ior
current expenditures and the obligations
of the public debt must be largely deriv.
cd from duties upon importations, which
so far as possible should be so adjusted as
to promote tho interests Of American Ia
bsr and advance the prosperity Of The
whole country.
NiHh We reatlirm our opposition iC
further grants of public lands to corpora,
tions and monopoies, and demand that
the national domain be devoted to free
homes Tor the people.
Tenth |. is the imperative duty oI
the government 10 so modify existing
treaties with European governments that
the same protection shall be afforded iC
adopted American citizens that is given
to native born, and all necessary laws be
passed. to protect emigrants in the absence
Of power in the state for that purpose.
ElerenM ; 1t is the immediate duty o.
congress to fully investigate the effect o.
the immigration and importation o. Mon
golians on the moral and material inter
ests Of the country.
TlcelDh; The Republican party rec e
nize with approval the substantial ad
vance recently made toward the establish
ment of equal rights for women by the
many important amendments effected by
Republican legislatures in the laws which
concern the personal and property rela
tiouS Of wives. mothers. and widows, ant
by the appointment aud election of womer
to the superintend ance OF education. char