The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-15

equal thaf they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unallena6le rights
among which are life, liberty and the puT$
suit Of happiness that FOR the mtt@inlMen3
of these ends governments have been instle
tuted among men. deriving their J1st pow
ers from the consent Of the governed.
Until these truths are eheerfuily ODeyed. Or
II need be, vigorously enforced, t1e Wcrk
| of the Republican party is unfinished
3. The permanent pacincati0n Of the
Southern section Of the Union. and the free
protection Of all les citizens I'm the free en-
| joyment Of all their rights and duties, ~
which the Republican party stands saeredly
| pledged. The power 70 provide for the en-
| foreement of the principles embodied IA
| the recent Constitutional amendments u
vested by those amendments In the Congress
of the United States. and we declare Il 70
| be the solemn obligation of the legislafIVe
and executive departments of the govern
ment. to put into Immediate and vigorous
exercise all their constitutional powers for
4 removing any just causes for discomfort ON
the part of any class. and for securing 70
every American citizen complete liberty
and exact equality IN the exercise of oil
civil, political and public rights. TO this
end we imperatiyeiy demand Congress
anil Chief Executive. whose cournge aud
fidelity to these duties shall not fiaiter until
these results are placed beyond dispute or
recall.
| 4. In the first act of Congress signed BY
| President Grant, the National Governmene
assumed to remove any doubts of It's pllf~
pose to discharge all just obligations TO the
public creditors. and s.solemnly pledged It's
faith to make provisions nt the earliest prac~
ucabie period for the redemption Of the
United States notes In coin.'' Commercial
i prosperity. public morals and national cred~
it demand that the promise be fulfilled By
continuous and steady progress 10 specie
payment.
5. Under the Constitution. the President
| and heads of departments are to make NOM
nations for Office, the Senate is to advise
and consent to appomfments.a and the House
of Representatives Is to accuse and prose-
cute faithless officers. The best interest 01
| the public service demands that these dis
tlnctions be respected /; that Senators and
Representatives who may be judges and ac~
eusers, should not dictate appointments 70
office. The invariable rule In appointments
should have reference to the honesty. 1ideli-
/ ty and capacity of the appoiEEees. giving
| to the party in power those places where
harmony and vigor of administration re-
| quiFe its policy to be represented. but per-
nitting all Others 10 be filled by persons
selected with sole reference TO the efficiency
| to the public service, and the right Of all
citizens to share in the Eronor Of rendering
faithful service to the country
t. We erejoice in the quickcned conscience
OF the people concerning political affairs.
and VIII hold all public officers TO rigid
responsibility, and engage that the prose-
cniion and punishment of all who betruv
oifclal trusts shall be swift, thorough, and
unsparing.
z. The public school system oftalc several
States IS the buwark of the American Re-
pubic. and with view to its security ana
permanenee. we recommend an Amendments
60 the Constitution of the United States for
nldoing the appropriation of any public
ftsntis or property for the benefit OF any
schools or Institutions under seetarian coii-
troi.
s. The revenue necessary for current ex-
aFa1f aS.1nls
debt, must be largely derived from duties
npon importations. which, so far as p0ssE-
Die, should be adjusted to promote the In
terests OF American labor, and advance the
prosperity Of the whole country.
D. We reaffirnl our opposition to further
grants of the public lands to corporations
and monhpolies. and demand that the ma
tionaf domain be devoted 10 the free uses of
the people.
10. 1t is the imperative dnty of the rnv-
ernme1st so to modify existing treatie Min
Europciil governments that the same pro-
lection shall be afforded to the ad3pted
American citizen that is given TO the native
born, and that all necessary laws should he
passed to protect immigrants. In fhe Alb
senee OF pewer in the States for that pur.
pose.
H. It is the immediate iluty of Congress
to fully Investigate the effect of The inirni-
grafton and importation of Mongolians ytFl-
on the moral and material interests OF the
country.
II. The Republican party recognizes with
approval the substantial advances recently
made toward the establishments Of equal
rights for woman by the many imporfan3
amendments effected by Republican Ie1Is-
latIires. In the laws which concern fhe I1er--
sonal and property relations OF Wives
mothers and widows. and by the appoint
meut and election of women to the sliperin-
tenaence OF education. OF charities, and
other public trusts. The honest demands
OF this class of citizens for additional rights
privileges, aud immunities, should be fSeas
Ell with respectful consideration.
Is. The Constitution confers upon Con-
gress sovereign power over the Territories
OF the United States for their government
and in the exercise of this power Id III rfrhf
and he duty OF Congress to nrollibit anfS
extirpate in the Territories that relic 81
barbarism. poiygalny and we demand
such legislation as shall secure this end and
the supremacy of American iastitutfons =,
all the Territories.
H. The pledges which tile marion haa
given to her soldiers and sailors must ha
mi fnlf,iied, and = grateful people will always
hold those who imperiled their lives fs,r
their countryfs preservation III the k3nreHk
remembrance.
l5- We sincerely deprecate al sectional
feelings and tendencies. We tharegorS
note with deep soicitude, that Che RntVsss.
cratic party counts. as fts chief hone ~ fsss,.
cess. upon the electoral vote OF a*nnsfnd
south secured through the efforts of fiso&n
who We're recently arrayed aSainst the ns,-
ton. and we Invoke the earnest attention
of the country 10 the grave truth tflnf m
saccess thus achieved would reopen sectiou-
al strife, imperil national honor and human
rights.
16. We charge the Democrats party
with being the same In character and Spirit
as when it sympathisesi with treasons M3ah
making Its control of the House or Ifepfe-
sentatives the triumph and opportunity ~
the nations recent foes; with reassertlnm
and applauding in the National CAPITAL tie
sentiments OF unrepentaut rebellion; wffM
sending Union soldiers to the rsar. mis6
promoting Confederate soldiers 20 lii. lFoSs&E
with deliberately proposing TO reysudF&te
the piighted faith Of the government with
being false and imbecile upon the cyt fsI,stf
owing financial questions with ehN ArfInw
the ends of Justice by Its partisan unisfm@ai-
| agement and obstruction or investira1iofs
with proving itself, through the period M
its ascehdancy IN the Lower Housn oE tom
gress. utterly incompetent 70 admfui<f1S
the government and we warn the cn4axigar
against trusting a DarfV tbuR nl4t = T1sssx-.~,