Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

Hazleton. @. A. Bates
Washington. N. Burr.
Homer. C. B. Richards.
Convention adjourned to call of Cen
trail Committee.
Z. P. RICH, E. c. BELT,
President. Secretary.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AS REPORTED BY
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS AND ADOPTED
BY THE CONVENTION.
When in the course of human events it becomes
necessary for American citizens to dissolve their
political connections, and to assume among the
parties of the nation an independent organization,
decent respect for the opinions Of others requires
that they should declare the causes which impe
them to separation.
We hold these truths to be sef-evidcnt; that all
organizations which have for their purpose the
control Of the national government, should be
actuated with the desire to promote, as much as
possible the welfare and happiness, and to pro-
tect the rights of all classes of American people ;
to this end good and honest men should be placed
in office, and unworthy men set aside or punished
Prudence indeed will dictate that organizations
long established should not be changed for trivial
causes; but when a long train of abuses, frauds,
defraud and plumber the toiling masses of the
American people, and to reduce them to absolute
despotism it becomes their duty to dissolve their
connection with such organizations parties, and
to devise new plans for their future welfare and
security.
Such has been the patient suiferance of the la
boring and commercial classes OF the American
people. The history of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties is "A history of repeated injuries
and attempts to impoverish the laboring and COM
mercial classes OF the American people, for the
purpose of enriching capitalists, spectators and
Office holders ITO prove this let facts be submit
ted to candid public.
For nearly fifty years these parties have made
the distribution of fat offices the reward OF ideli-
ty to the dominant party; good and true men have
continually been deprived Of their positions, and
their places filled with the cunning, the tricky and
the dishonest. To such an extent has this been
practced that the surest road to preferment now
lies through chcanery and fraud and the whole
nation has become demoralized.
These parties when in power have refused to
pass laws wholesome and necessary for the public
good. They have refused to repeal such were
uniust.and oppressive. They have imperiled tn
life Of the nation in alternate struggles for mas
terry. They have obstructed the administration OF
justice by bribing courts, and furnishing means Of
escape to gross offenders and punderers OF the
public treasury.
They have erected multitude OF new offices to
be parceled ont among their adherents thereby in
creasing the expenses of government and increas-
ing taxation to an extent enormous and insup-
portable
They have unjustly increased our national debt
for the benefit Of bondholders and spectators,
thereby robbing the toiling millions of hundreds
OF millions Of dollars
They have reduced our currency to such an cx-
tent that all industry and commerce has become
crippled and general bankruptcy and ruin are near
at hand.
We. therefore, citizens of Buchanan county in
convention assembled appealing to the Supreme
Ruler of the world and to the good sense and JUS
tice of the people for the rectitude of our lnten-
tons do declare we are ahsoved from all alegi-
ance to the Republican and Democratic parties
and that our political connection with them is and
ought to be totally dissolved. Furthermore,
Resolved, That in the great reduction Of our
currency consequent upon the passage OF the Re
sumption Act Of January, 1875 we only nation
al disaster bankruptcy and ruin; and therefore
demand the speedy repeal Of that act.
Resolved, That in the establishment of ma
tional paper currency convertible into interest
bearing bonds bearing low rate Of interest, these
bonds being recoverable into currency at the
option OF the holder, we find currency endowed
with the quality of flexibty which will adjust it
self to all the demands Of trade and commerce,
which will constitute safeguard against currency
corners and panics. and be safer and more sub
stantial than resumption, which will prevent the
excessive importation Of foreign goods, which
will be an incentive to home industry caus-
ing farms, workshops and factories to resume"
which will lessen the rates of interest be an anti
dote for speculation, and remedy for all the evils
resulting from contracted and insufficient curren-
cy.
Resolved, That the harmonious development
of the various industries and interests Of the ma
ton requires their representation in congress by
individuals directly connected with them and AS
near as possible in proportion to the number Of
people engaged in such industries and interests,
Resolved, That for the successful carrying out
of principles such as these the organization OF n
new and Independent party is demanded, which
| shall more fully represent the interests of the
American people.
Resolved, That we will support for Office only
those who are in sympathy with this movement,
and who will adhere faithfully to the principles OF
the Independent party, and who will support its
candidates.
Resolved, That in the nomination OF the dis
tinguished patriots and statesmen, Peter Cooper,
of New York, for President, and Gen. Samuel f.
Carey Of Ohio for Vice President, we find guar
anty that the Independent party Wilt successful
faithfully carry out the principles it has enuncat
ed, and subserve the true interests Of the whole
American people