Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20

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fidelity to have every candidate dealt
fairly and honorably by, and, above
all, keep in good humor. The contest,
when so many candidates are in the
field, is necessarily active and warm
this is well, but great care should be
taken to avoid everything that would
induce discord. A good ticket and
enthusiastic harmony for such ticket,
are next to an imperative necessity to
enable us to be sure Of victory.
PLATFORMS.
On the 18th inst. the Republicans
of Keokuk county met and passed
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the Republicans
of Keokuk county, do not endorse the
action Of the late State Temperance
Convention Of Iowa, and with conf
dence look to the Republican party
in the future as in the past for pro-
lection Of the people against the evils
Of free whisky.
Resolred, That we heartily endorse
the vote of our Representative in
Congress, Hon. E. s. Sampson, in ia
vor of the reconciliation of silver,
and the coming of the cold" silver
dollar, making it legal tender for
all debts, public and private, and in
payment of all obligations of our
Government, unless forbid by the cx-
y,rocc %oy,oc IF Tho oanxro ~
Resolved, That we are opposed
to any large expenditure of money
by Congress for public improvements
not imperatively required for defense
or the wants of commerce during the
present state of our national finances.
RESOLVED, That every effort towards
reform in the civil service which
makes honesty, fidelity and capacity
and record of undoubted loyalty to
the Government the test of qualifica-
ton for appointment meets our hearty
approval, but we believe the necessity
has not yet arrived for going beyond
the Republican ranks to secure men
who possess these qualifications, and
especially do we believe that so long
as the Government has official posi-
tons to bestow, the Union blue and
the cause it represents should be rec
ognized as badge of honor, and not
as disability" when brought in
competition with the color of the
confederacy.
Resolred, That, in the language of
the third resolution of the Republican
national platform of 1876, ''the per-
manent pacification of the Southern
section is duty !" that. as Republic.
licans Of Keokuk county, we endorse
that resolution in its true spirit and
meaning, believing that when its
language demanded a Congress and
Chief Executive of Courage and
fidelity" who would guarantee full
and absolute protection in all their
rights to all citizens, fand not falter
until these results are placed beyond
dispute OR recall" it meant what it
said, and not a recognition of the
States rights heresy that Govern
ment which can redress with its
armies the wrongs of the humblest
citizen, if upon foreign soil, is barred
this right in any portion of our own
territory; hence we trust that the
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men in the South who are subject to
outrage, violence, and murder, will
not call in vain for protection /; and
we believe further thai in the "South-
ern section" there does not, and can
not, exist just demand for "pacifi
cation" which requires the humiliat-
ing spectacle of Government. sup.
plant at the feet of unrepentant
rebels, begging from them promises
of protection for its citizens, or obedi
ence to its laws, and that any pacifica
ton purchased at this price can no
be permanent.
! Resolped, That our delegates to the
State Convention are requested Il
use their efforts for harmony, but il
SO doing we further instruct them no
to abate one jot or little from the dec
laration of the principles of the party
as made in the past by the Republic.
an Conventions of Iowa.
The following is the list of dele
gates: E. S. Sampson, G. &. Wilson
j. w. Ravens, J. f. Wilson, A. Stran.
ahan, John Morrison, w. Fl. Young
j. ID. Haworth, 8. E. Johnston, =. A
Cleveland, Solomon Hallett S. r
Hogin, T. w. Mnlhern.
On the 10th inst, the Republican:
of Mahaska adopted the following:
We, the Republicans of Mahaska
county, in convention assembled, be
lieving in the permanency of the Re
publican party, and the justice of its
principles as heretofore promulgated
and taught in the platforms and by
its representative men to be the only
safe policy to guide the political ship
of State, to safety and prosperity
therefore,
Resozved, !. The permanent paci.
fication of the southern section and the
complete protection of all its citizens
in the free enjoyment of all theiI
rights is duty to which the Rcpub.
lican party stands sacredly pledged.
The power to provide for the enforce
ment of the principles embodied in
the recent Constitutional amendments
is invested by those amendments in
the Congress of the United States,
and we declare it to be the solemn
obligation of the legislative and ex-
ecutive departments of the govern
ment to put into immediate and Wig
orous exercise all their constitutional
powers for removing all just cause
of discomfort on the part of any class
and for securing to every American
citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise of all civil,
political and public rights. To this
end we imperatively demand Con-
gress and Chief Executive whose
courage and fidelity to these duties
shall not falter until these results are
placed beyond dispute or rocall.
| 2. mat we heartily endorse the
language and sentiment of the call as
made and published by the State
Chairman, Henry c. Leighton, for the
assembling of the Republican State
Convention to convene at Des Moines
June q, 1877, and believe it even in
this day of grace to be sound Repub-
lican doctrine.
3. That we believe Rutherford D
Hayes was legally elected President
of the United States; and that d. II
Chamberlain and s. B. Packard were
also legally elected Governors OF
their respective States, and that the
President should have sustained
them in their positions.
The following are the Mahaska del
egates to the State Convention:
II. g. Leighton, Nj. E. Cuts, Jno.
A. Hoffman, E. 7. Gadd, j. X. john
son and w. w. Haskell, of Oskaloo-
sa J. w. Bowen, of Beacon; Wilson
McFadden, of Cedar; T. r. Gilmore,
of Harrison; w. c. Perdue of Des
Moines; John Dodds of Adams; III
j. Vail, and w. l.. McAllister of Sha-
ron; Jno. w. Walton of Black Oak
and S. T. Thompson and Peter Apple
of Richland.
TRE work Of dividing the south is
progressing finely. An election was
held last week in Orangeburg, South
Carolina to fiji a .acancv IN tho loor