Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05
democracy Arralgned
Southern Republicans.

Southern Republicans.
One Of the best and most forcible
arrangements against the Democratic
party that we have seen in this cam.
paign, we find In the State Platform
OF the South Carolina Republicans
We quote the closing two resolu.
tions:
10. We charge the Democratic par.
ty with perversion Of all truth and
history; with opposition to all the
interests Of the masses; with foster.
ing class preferences and discrimina-
lions, with denial Of rights to those
who do not accept their political
dogmas; with constant and persis.
tent antagonism to the principles OF
Justice and humanity; with a resis-
tence to the manifest will of the peo-
pie and spirit Of the age; with de-
termination to make slavery nation.
al and liberty sectional; with q
purpose to rend the union in twain to
perpetuate human bondage; with
plunging the nation into a fratrici-
dial war; with deluging the land in
blood and filling 1t with sorrow and
distress; with burdening the people
with q debt that makes q higher tax
alton necessary and continuous; with
opposition to the reconstruction Of
the states they had violently forced
into a confederacy; with resistance
to the passage and ratification of the
amendments to the constitution Of
the United States made necessary
by the results of the war, which
clothed the humblest in the nation
with citizenship and placed In his
hands the power of protecting 1t;
with purpose to reopen sectional
prejudlces and animosities, to make
"the war failure" reconstruction
"void" and the amendments to the
constitution utilities; with decep-
ton, Misrepresentation, extravagan-
ces in the conduct of government,
dishonesty in the disbursement of
the public funds and an abuse of the
public confidence; with fraud In the
management Of elections; with in
Of electors; with afro
cities during political campaigns un-
heard OF in civilized communities;
with assassinations and murders Of
those whose only offending was a
steadfast adherence to the princi-
pies Of the republican party; with
threatenings of violence and death
against those who advocate the per-
petuity Of the republican party; with
armed preparation and hostile intent
In the states of the south, intending
by such formidable array to fright
en- or force Republicans into a sup.
port Of their party and partisans, or
to remain away from the polls; with
assembling to the north by assuran-
ces OF an acceptance of the results of
the war, desire for reconciliation and
brotherly relations, when they are
only thirsting for the opportunity to
secure what they have lost by the
ascendency of the national Democrat
ic party to power and thus inflict
upon the nation further evils and
endorsements; with nominating
national and state officers known for
their antagonism to all the republic
can party has accomplished.
II. Reiterating our reliance In the
justice of our cause and the truth Of
the principles underlying our nat
ional platform, and Of the thirteenth,
and fifteenth amendments
Of the constitution of the United
States, pointing with qualification to
the many important reforms estab-
lished by the republican party of our
State during the last few years, we
invoke the guidance and blessing Of
divine Providence upon our standard
bearers and upon the whole people
Of South Carolina. And we the
members Of the Republican party, in
assembled, do hereby
earnestly pledge ourselves to an I'M
compromising support of it's nomi-
nees, with the firm hope and the
solemn determination to guard our
rights, protect our friends and elect