The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-29
Platform of the Cincinnati conventio,

the people. The enforcement of the
constitutional amendments, tho pero
manent pacilication of the Southern
section of the Union, the complete
protection of all it's citizens in the free
enjoyment of all their rights are the
duties to which the Republican party
are sacredly pledged.
The power to provide for the en-
forcement OF the principles embodied
in the recent constitutional amend-
ments is vested by those amendments
in the Congress of the United States,
and we declare il to be the solemn
obligation of tho legislative and exs
ecutive departments of the govern.
ment to put into immediate and Wig
| orous exercise all their constitutional
power for removing any just causes
OF discomfort on the part of any class,
and securing to every American citi
zen complete liberty and exact equa.
lity in the exercise of all civil, poll
tical and public rights. To this end
we imperativcly demand Congress
and Chief Executive whose courage
and fidelity to these duties shall not
talter until tho results are placed
beyond dispute or recall.
In the very first act of Congress
signed by President Grant the Ma,
tional Government assumed to re-
move any doubts Of it's purpose to
discharge all just obligations to the
public creditors, and solemnly pledge
its faith to make provision, at the
earliest practicable period, for the
redemption Of the United States notes
in coin. Commercial prosperity,
public merit and national credit de.
mand that the promise be fulfilled b,
continuous and steady progress to
specie payments.
The fifth plank alludes to civil
service reform, and the sixth refers
to schools and cmbodies Blaine's
proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition.
Eighth. The revenue necessary for
current expenditures and the oblga-
tions Of the public debt must be
largely derived from duties on i'm
poriations, which, SO far as possible,
should be adjusted to promote the
interest of American labor and ad-
vance the prosperity Of the whole
country.
The ninth plank opposes further
grants of lands to corporations and
monopolies, for the protection of ad>
opted citizens, aud legislation to pro>
tect emigrants.
Eleventh. 1t is the Immediate duty
Of Congress to fully investigate the
effect of the emigration and impor-
tation Of Mongolians on the moral
and material Interests Of the country.
Twelfth. The party recognizes with
approval the advance in securing
the rights Of women by State legis~
lation.
Thirteenth. The plank claims SOW
ercign power over the Territories to
exclude polygamy, and The fourteenth
declares that the pledges to the sol,
dicrs aid sailors must be fully tul.
filed.
fifteenth. We sincerely deprecate
all sectional feeling and tendencies
We therefore note with deep solicit
tude that the Democratic party counts
as its chief hope Of success upon the
electoral vote of q united Sluth SO
cured through tho efforts of those
who were recently arraigncd against
the nation, and wo invoke tic att en>
ton of tho county to the grave truth
that success thus achieved would
reopen sectional strife and imperil
national honor and human rights.
The sixteenth plank charges the
Democratic party with icing the
samo in character and spirit az when
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