The Tipton advertiser., 1876-06-29
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
When in the economy Of Provi-
dence, this land was to be purged of
human slavery, and when the strength
of the government for the people was
to be demonstrated, the Republican
party came into power. Its deeds
have passed into history, and we look
back to them with pride, excited by
their memories and high aims for
the good Of our country and mankind !;
and looking to the future with unfal-
tering courage, hope and purpose, we
the representatives of the party in
the national convention assembled,
make the following declaration of
principles:
Fiyst-The United States of Am
erica is nation, not league; by
the combined workings of the Ma
tional and State governments under
their respective constitutions, the
rights of every citizen are secured at
home and protected abroad, and the
common welfare promoted.
Secona-The Republican party has
preserved those Governments to the
hundredth anniversary of the nations
birth, and they are now the embodi-
ments of the great truths spoken at
the cradle, that call men are created
equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness; that
for the attainment of these ends gov
ernments have been instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed" and un-
til these truths are cheerfully obeyed,
or, if need be, vigorously enforced,
the work of the Republican party is
unfinished.
7HI0-Thc permanent pacifca-
tion of the Southern section of the
Union, and the complete protection
OF its citizens in the free enjoyment
of all their rights, are duties to which
the Republican party stands sacred
ly pledged. The power to provide
for the enforcement OF the principles
embodied in the recent constitutional
amendments is vested by these amend
ments 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
vigorous exercise all their constiu-
tional powers for removing any just
causes of discomfort on the part Of
any class, and for securing to every
American citizen complete liberty
and exact quality in the exercise of
all civil, political and public rights
To this end, we imperatively demand
a Congress and Chief Executive
whose courage and fidelity to these
duties shall not falter until these re :
suits are placed beyond dispute or
recall.
FourM-In the first act of Con-
gress signed by President Grant, the
National Government assumed to re-
move any doubts of its duty to dis
charge all just obligations to public
creditors and solemnly pledged it's
faith to make provision at the
earliest practicable period for the re-
demption of United States notes in
coin. Commercial prosperity, pub
lie morals, and the national credit
demand that this promise be fulfilled
by continuous and speedy progress
to specie payments.
Fyh-Under the Constitution,
Presidents and heads of departments
are to make nominations for officers;
the Senate is to advise and consent
to appointments, and the House of
Representatives is to accuse and
prosecute faithless officers. The best
interests of public service demand
that these distinctions be respected.
Senators and Representatives who
may be judges and accusers should
not dictate appointments to Office
The invariable rule for appointments
should have reference to the honesty
fidelity and capacity of the appoin-
tee, giving to the party in power
those places where harmony and
vigor of administration requires its
policy to be represented, but permit
ting all others to be filled by persons
selected with sole reference to eflic.
iency of the public service and the
right to citizens to share in the hon
or of rendering faithful service to the
country.
Sirth-We rejoice in the quicken
ed conscience of the people concern
ing political affairs, and will hold all
public officers to rigid accountable
ity, and engage that the prosecution
and punishment of all who betray
official trusts shall be dy,tborough
and unsparing.
Secenth-The public school system
of the several states is the bulwark
Of the American Republic, and with
a view to its security and perman-
ence, we recommend an amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States forbidding the application of
any public funds or property for the
benefit of any schools or institutions
under sectarian control.
Eiglth-The revenue necessary
for current expenses, and the obliga-
tions of the public debt, must be
largely derived from duties on i'm
portations, which so far as possible,
should be adjusted to promote the in
terests Of American labor and ad.
vance the prosperity of the whole
country.
Ninh-We reafirm our opposi-
.ien to further grants Of the public