Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICANS
OF NEBRASKA.

OF NEBRASKA.
The Republicans Of Nebraska, reaffirming ng
| the principles that carried the Nation sue
| cessfully through the crisis of the rebellion,
| the dangers of reconstruction, and the read
tustment OF the social and business interests
| OF the people, and meeting the issues of the
| hour IN the same unfalterinR spirit with
which they confronted the grave problems
that met them upon the threshold of their
power. declare
! l.. Elections shall be free IN the South as In
! the North; equal rights of all citizens, as or
dained by the amended Constitution, sha II
| be guaranteed, and it shall not be dangerous
10 the life or limb of a citizen to hold and
| express an opinion, and TO vote as he pleas
! eS.
z The public service shall be elevated on a
basis Of a pure, economical, and efficient ad-
| ministration Of affairs, the tenure of an Of
fee 10 be secure for the term pr scrlbed 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.
8. Sincerely seeking fraternal relations
with the States lately In rebellion, we sum-
| mon the people to vigilance and unfilnching
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.
4. The authority conferred upon Congress
by the constitution to regulate Interstate
commerce, and the authority reserved to the
several States iu their domestic affairs Is am
ply sufficient 10 afford the remedy against
the growing. oppression Of powerful monOp-
olIes; aud 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 sational legislation.
5. The faith OF the nation shall be sacred
and It's contracts be redeemed in spirit and
letter; and the nations honor shall be held
as inviolate as the nations life.
6. Wehail the auspiciUus signs of rev!ving
lIdut anu luuuSlIS, anu cOnSIatulaiS IHS 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 permH-
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 labOrer's dollar shall mean a
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, II
shall be equivalent, convertible, secure, and
steady.
s. The decentralization of silver worked a |
fraud upon the people by crIppling the ns- |
tions resources for paying its Indebtedness. |
The act restoring its legal tender character |
and providing for the coinage of standard |
silver dollars, wGs timely and just; but its
coinage should be free, and the 10000, 900 |
trade dollars now in circulation should be
made legal tender.
0. The record Of the Democratic party In
its 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
the canvassing of votes; by bribery of elec-
tors and by pretended returns from false and
elections; followed by the device
of an extra constitutional method of can
vaSsing the ELECTORAL votes; its reputation
OF its own offspTing-the electoral commits
sion-as soon as 1t failed 20 carry out its par
tizan designs; its plot to precipitate anarchy
n nd PayolutfOn bv fflihusfprfDp Ihe HOuEp J
Of Representatives until the expiration of
the Constitutional time in which the elector-
al canvass could be complete; and the cor
made as a condition precedent to the aban-
ionment of the conspiracy, illustrates the
spirit of its so-called democracy, being sub
Fersive of the constitution, destructive OF
aw and order. and in contempt of public
lonor and decency. We arraign this party
Is q const ant disturber Of public tranquility;
Is a wRnton foe of public security in Its per-
istent assaults upon the authority and sta
Dility of its established government; as false
o the nation in crippling its army in time
If uncertainty and danger; as guilty OF false
,retenses in claiming for the democratic
rouse a reduction in public expenditures, TO
,e replaced by deficiency bills; as dependent {
o it's demands; as Joining hands with the
niscalIed Greenback- Work -and-Laoor par
y TO trepudIate the national obligations and
o support it's wild schemes of imitation with
lat money and its further or greater sue
ess would be a national calamity.
10. We earnestly protest against the prop ,
sition 10 withdraw the public lands west
# the Tooth meridian from settlement under
he homestead, pre- emption, and timber cul- Q
ure laws and wedemand that as soon as prac- r
icable the Indians now within our borders
e removed to the territory set apart exclu-
lively for their uses.
IL. Weinvite all good citizens of whatever Z
revious political ties to unite with the Re- s
ublican party. the only effectual bulwark
gainst national reputation and disgrace,
ne only organizationcapabls of preser wing l
ne national honor. This great exigency APP
eals to all republicans to rise TO its high OBJ
CATION and join heart and hand for the tri-
mph OF the principles upon which the Sc
lrity and welfare of the Republic depend.