The Tipton advertiser., 1876-06-29
IPTON. IOWA. JUNE 80. 1876.

lands to corporations and monopolies
and demand that the national domain
be devoted to free homes for the peo
pie.
1enh-It is the imperative dut,
OF the government so to modify exis,
ting treaties with European govern.
ments that the same protection shall
be afforded to adopted American citi.
zens that is given to native born, and
that all necessary laws should be pas.
sed to protect emigrants.in the alb.
sence of power in the States for that
purpose.
Eieeeah-lt is the immediate du.
ty of Congress to fully investigate
the effect of the immigration and i'm
portation of Mengolians on the moral
and material interests of the coun-
try.
1acelfM-The Republican party
recognizes with approval the sub
stantlal advance recently made toward
the establishment of equal rights for
women by the many important amend.
ments effected by Republican legis
lation in the laws which concern the
personal and property relations of
wives, mothers and widows, and BIZ
the appointment and election of wo-
men to the superintendent of educa.
tion, charities, and other public trusts.
The honest demands Of this class of
citizens for additional rights and priv
ileges and immunities, should be
treated with respectful consideration.
7hiteenth-Thc Constitution con.
fers on Congress sovereign power
over the Territory of the United
States for the government, and in
the exercise of this power it is the
power and duty of Congress to pro-
hibit and extirpate in the Territories
that relic of barbarism-polygamv;
and we demand such legislation as
shall secure this end, and the entire
of American institutions
in all their Territories.
Tourteeath-The pledges which
the nation has given to our soldiers
and sailors must be fulfilled. The
greatful people will always hold those
who perilled their lives for the coun-
try's preservation in the kindest re-
Fifteenth We sincerely depre-
cate all sectional feeling and tenden-
,ies; We therefore note with deep
solitude that the Democratic party
counts as its chief hope Of success on
the electoral vote Of the united South
secured through the efforts of those
who were recently arrayed against
The Nation; and we invoke the ear
est attention of the country to the
grave truth that success thus achiev-
I'd would reopen sectional strife
md imperil national honor and human
lights.
Sieteenth-We charge the Demo
,ratic party as being the same in
character and spirit as when it sym
oathized with treason; with making
is control of the House of Represen-
atives the triumph and the oppor-
unity of the Nations recent foes;
With reasserting and applauding in
The National Capital the sentiments
of unrepentant rebellion; with send
ng Union soldiers to the rear and
promoting Confederate soldiers to
he front; with deliberately propos-
ng to repudiate the plightcd faith
If the government; with being equal
y false and imbecile; upon overshad-
wing the ends of justice, by its par
isan mismanagement and the OBJ
truction of investigation; with prov
ng itself, through the period of
IS ascendancy in the lower house of
congress, utterly incompetent to ad-
Minister the government. We warn
he country against trusting a party
hus alike unworthy, recreant and in
apable.
SeceateenM-The National Admin
Stration merits commentator for
is honorable work in the manage
lent of domestic and foreign affairs
nd President Grant deserves the
ontinued hearty gratitude of the
american people for its patriotism,
nd for his immense services in war
nd in peace.