Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-10
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICANS
OF NEBRASKA.

PLATFOkm UF IHE KEI u DL1CANS
OF NEBRASKA.
The Republicans OF Nebraska, reoffirming
the principles that carried the Nation sue
cessfully through the crisis of the rebellion,
the dangers of reconstruction, and the read
justment Of the social and business interests
of the people, and meeting the Issues of the
hour IN the same unfalterine spirit with
which they confronted the grave problems
that met them upon the threshold of their
power, declare
/. Elections shall be free in the South as in
the North equal rights of all citizens, as or
daARed by the amended Constitution, shall
be guaranteed, and It shall not be dangerous
TO the life or limb of a citizen to hold and
express an opinion, and to vote as he pleas
es.
2 The public service shall be elevated on a
basis OF pure, economical, and efficient ad
ministration of affairs, the tenure OF an Of
fee to be secure for the term pr, scribed in
the commission, during faithful perform
ance Of the duties. and the rights and priv
ileges of an official, as a sovereign citizen of
the Republic, should not be interfered with,
so long as they are exercised without neglect
of his duties.
g. Sincerely seeking fraternal relations
with the States lately in rebellion, we sum-
mon the people to vigilance and unfiinching
warfare against the demand that the damages
sustained by the people of those States, in
consequence of the unprovoked war waged
against the Union, shall be paid out OF the
national treasury; aud the raids of the solid
South, in anticipation of democratic control
of the national purse, must be met with the
same unfaltering spirit OF resistance which
foiled the attempt to take possession OF our
public property with an armed hand.
A. The authority conferred upon Congress
by the constitution to regulate Interstate
commerce, and the authority reserved to the
several States In their domestic affairs is am
ply sufficient 10 afford the remedy against
the growing oppressiono of powerful monop-
olies; pnd the rights OF the people should be
jealously guarded against extortions and ty
ranny on the part OF corporations and their
combinations of massed capital, by adequate
state and national legislation.
5. The faith OF the nation shall be sacred
and its contracts be redeemed IN spirit and
letter, and the nations honor shall be held
as lnNlOldt6 as Ine natlOn s lie.
G. We hail the auspicious signs of reviving
trade and industry, and congratulate the peo-
pie upon this practical evidence that the de-
preston which grew out OF the financial dis
orders forced upon us by the rebellion is Civ
ing place to returning confidence and perma-
nent prosperity, which can rest alone on a
fixed monetary standard, settled values. and
full security and certainty for the future.
Z. The greenback shall not be dishonored
or deprecated; shall be made as good as hon
est coin; the Iaborer's dollar shall mean q
real dollar; the uncertainty of its value.
which robs toll and paralyzes trade, shall
cease, and our currency shall be the best cur
rency, because, whether paper or coin. It
shall be equivalent, convertible. secure, and
steady.
8. The demonetizstion Of silver worked a
fraud upon the people by crippling the na-
tion's resources for paying It's Indebtedness.
The act restoring It's legal tender character
and providing for the coinage of standard
silver dollars, was timely and just; but its
coinage should be free, and the 3O,0O0.OOO
trade dollars now I'm circulation should be
made legal tender.
8. The record OF the Democratic party in
It's recent attempt to steal the presidency by
violence; Intimidation. and murder during
the campaign at the polls; by stuffing bal
lot boxes, falsifying returns, and obstructing z
the canvassing of votes; by bribery of elec-
tors and by pretended returns from false and
fraudulent elections; followed by the device
of an extra constitutional method of can
vassing the ELECTORAL votes; its reputation
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sion-as soon as 1t failed to carry out its par
tizan designs; It's plot to precipitate anarchy
and revolution by filibustering on the House
of Representatives until the expiration of
the Constitutional time In which the elector-
al canvass could be complete; and the cor
rupt bargain which 1t attempts to prove IL
made as condition precedent to the aban-
donment of the conspiracy, illustrates the
spirit OF its so-called democracy, being sub
versiVe of the constitution, destructive OF
law and order, and in contempt of public
honor and decency. We arreign this party
as constant diSturber OF public tranquility
as wanton foe of public security in Its per-
Sistent assaults upon the authority and sta
bility of its established government; as false
TO the nation in crippling its army in time
of uncertainty and dauger; as guilty of false
pretenses in claiming for the democratic
house reduction in-public expenditures, to
be replaced by deficiency bills; as dependent
upon solid south and'thereby subservieni
TO It's demands; as joining hands with the
miscalled Greenback- Work and Labor par
ty TO trepudiate the national obligations and
| to support its wild schemes of initiation with
fat money and its further or greater sue.
cess would be national calamity.
10. We earnestly protest against the prop.
ositiOn 10 withdraw the public lands west
Of the Tooth meridian from settlement under
the homestead, pre- emption, and timber cuI-
ture laws and We demand that as soon as prac
ticable the Indians now within our borders
be removed to the territory set apart exclu-
sively for their uses.
| IL. Weinvite all good citizens of whatever
previous political ties to unite with the Re-
publican party, the only effectual bulwark
against national reputation and disgrace
the only organization capable of preserving
| the national honor. This great exfgency ap-
pealS to all republicans to rise TO its high OBJ.
| legation and join heart and hand for the tri-
umph Of the principles upon which the Sc
curIty and welfare of the Republic depend.
DUNDY VS.. SCHURZ.