Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-09-14
Republican National Platform.

When IL, tie eeenomy 0r pfaSatonfe ,a{s aass.l
Yves 10 be ruryCi 81 human slavery, And 8htil
the strength Of the Government - th" lAsf4t ~
the people. f8T the people, wer - lo del923sfiH-
| ted the Republican party came into p1wef. lts
deeds have passed INTO history, and We l1pA
back % them with pride incilcf by 'st'f memo.
rles and high aims FOR the good % our country
ard rnsnkind and. looking 20 the h5tHrc @t'h
unfEltcriug courage, hops, and puIio>e we Ih"
representative o. The phrty Va aatinnbl ioHEfhr
tion assembled, faake the following declaration
Of principles
not A Ieaeup Bv the combined workings u tgc
national ANA state tGycshgnents under ihe.r tc-
spectiyc Contributions tie rights ~ ever eluEeil
arc secured ~ h93aC as9 protected hhfgAa aits
tho common welfare promoted.
2 Tic Republican party bns preserved those
Governments 80 tftoiE hUHdWgIE anniversary of
the nations birth. aHa they are hoH 5inhodl-
ments of the great tfnths AP0keh ai rs cradle
thaI an mon are created .qud that theg arr
endowed ~ ihoti Creator With certain ilislleii.
able rights. amsuz which ase ilfo liberty and ths
pursuit of happiness that, fpr lIc attainment 5i
These cAds Governments have sesh ibtsitH,ta
among men, deriving Their ltiss PGatfs 'feh tns
consent VI the governed lnih thete uAths are
chccrfully cbeyed, OF. 81 need hc vigorously en-
foreed the work OF the Republican party iA uis-
finished,
s The permanent paciGealion Of he sonthorh
section of the Union. huG The complete pEotec.
tlon of ~ citizens if the lIcc enjoyment gt AZ
theit rights, are duties 10 which the Repibilcnh
party stands sacrcdiy PLEDGED Tbs power 70
tyroyIds for the enforcement - the prime piles
embodied in the recent constitutional Atu"Ba
,netlts IA vested by those amendments IN tho
Congress u the United States aid "e 1t.eiafc Y
10 10 tha solemn obligation VI tie Legislative ana
Executive Departments 70 TiH iIi9 ia.ihellal M
and vigorous cnerciEs 81 their constitutional
powers 70: remoysgg any JHst eaUSrs ~ atheDn
rpt 81. he par 81 aay elass aud far securing "a
every Amefican citizen complies liberty ana
exact equality ~ the exercises 0f al civil polf;
cal and public Tighif To tliis esd 20 ihtlat
ttycly deinaftd a c9nefess apf chief Executive
whose courage aud fidelity 20 ihef" duties hhhs
not ;slter until these results are I3aecd beyond
i4puic or teGniI,
4 M no iiFYt aes af tongfcga signed ~ treNs
datt GrAnt The sglonai Government ea#4ioeA tg
| remove any doubts of h duties - dlHelI4ffe al
81 p!piged ~ faith 10 make provisions st The
eafiss; practicable period for Tire fe3eiutd9u ~
United States nptes ~ con tHmiasffiN. Ft9s
,.rTity public morals. and International Ffeall
acInsi.A this promise be faiillied by continuous
| ard steady pfoggess - tiseis Payment
l : Under the Constitution The l1ealis8i ana
heaaif u departments are y make hamiuaii9hh
fty pffioe the %eRte v 10 aiiFFhe end 81 r0Hteft
4 ID appointments, ard tie H9tist ~ Eapfestia.
,Iv,s N n Apcese ana prgtcE9tg feih5e.s Officers
Y:ls bcgs interesls 0i the Pphl!e service demand
that tesa distinctions ~ respected ihat ssba'ess
| aud Representatives. WHO MAY ~ judge snG
aseaF should n9i aisiise ; sptgs'iS >, y,
| snyiiid have reference - The honesty. hdtlty
ard capacity ~ the apPSiBiec Etying to Tag paf,
y inlgwef h.'ta giases @i.sis . ls.ssS y ~, -
reTrfsenieA tls permitting al others - - hissA
III persons sfleesaG !iii tbs ~oc teietefE q ne
L feNqgnpN az F3GE EtfE&tE &ttNNt At'1 Aa Kh8b
nll eltlEcis II siasre .a ths honor " feidef!nE
l GsiIhfr. service - their country
l g. we rejoice ia the talgkcfitd cptssgssfte "a
! itsc pesple concerning pgi'!cal sfAirs ai1a NJ.
| hold IN 0sfecrs - fg{d responsibility aaf en-
gage that the prosecution and puH. bfatfaf ~ ~
| rho fe,Tay the official trust shall ~ spsefy.
: T'he plllle sehool syaen ~ fAa several
states II .hs bnswask - tne AlaSfIcaB felatblh,
and With r.e's y iis stguttg ane PetIsaiit.ge
ti0r 81 the tinted states fgTbhidiRE fhc HBaste
| ,.riatan ~ any pubsG gurns br properly f1g Eht
icncat ~ ans ssieois o. nsiia'ioiis cfiasf Fssia'
| n ms Feyeaua necessary fcr current expe1iai.
tnrc. and the obligations - the public deBt isi
/ lie largely derived from daties gn iraToTafspus
wlaich 10 Ear ~ possiaie should ~ aa3gsted -
pFoinotc tie interests q hfagEfan iafsoi AID sd
4 vance The IrasEsf fitY ~ the sl.nle egutiifg
4 |, We rcAfaFfn our opposition 81 further rant.
rthe ft,slc iartfs ~ corporations Rfgd ugEoI<.
i lice ana ieI0agd that thg ne'.Dga domain - ~
i voted ~ sfca hulaea f1f the Ieoiss
10 IL IL tIe imperative dIiY NJ the Government
A. ~ fnndify exsnts1g treaties with E8ftgeau ggg
/ nis lGA. the sspse projection fhasi ise AZ
| soFie.i ~ iiso stofted &'neutaB estlksT shat y
Flys1 l.5,,is V s Ia sss s.s.ea = prgtgt ,B,rssts II
sae Etscnee q poyet 10 The state ~ list p'aE
psse
fuiiy Investigate the effect ~ the imHigsaft9i
snd fIntartasf1g ~ MoagoilaNs upon siie fgggs
| asId snateFisl lgta3esi= ~ 1910 county
~ The geyabsifa1t pNTty goeo.hi1es sifh ~
pFuyal the Substantial adgsiee recently faade tt
ward the establishment ~ tGHhf - fstf ffgfiG
~ tise ssnny j5assTIAnt aynsf:ifusfts fssrpie y
! Keruiageau laghiatnfes ifi the lA~s wtsra cor
Germ the yersssani ssi pr1pefiy relations Z
| wires saetfers and widows. and ~ fbe ag9oii
,gstst and elseiisn ~ eisicn - the saptftil5e
esee of edtieeai0n. cliAyitieRs and gskef publ
sr,sts Ihe haatss fsssIssrd. II ttl. cAss 81 esf
yss,s fs.r ssfifsafns rights ns4d Fglyeges afd "a
rganisifa sis0ssid ~ tsssted with sesgeetfal cos
| rsdefmtiGsi
II t3 Tssa Constitution eDsaftFE pFasl GatlEf3s
savfrev ppss u useF fhs Tersaf0gies ~ the slHte
states tgr ffseIg government and III sne exGFfSs
~ tbIs fsnweg X II the right aisd fsse dtY ~ et
ress ~ pFnl5fls aud ext3ffsse tA Tbs TFfYstosit
fs.Mt e1fs az t,sflsassssn pSiyssHsy aad Mssfsax
susi1 lesslaslo " sksil escfsgs tbis end. Bud u
| supremacy ef AEaesaeza tasfiistaens iH 81 ~
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