New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-26
Platform Of the Massachusetts Republica.

Platform Of the Massachusetts Republican
We, the Republicans of Massachusetts
in convention assembled
Rescue, First-That the Republican
party, inspired by its past, gathers in.
creased courage for the work which re
mains to be done, renews its allegiance t.
the high principles which have guided it,
thus far, and having preserved the ma
tons existence, pledges itself to preserve
the nations honor.
Second-That the Republican party Is
committed to the maintenance of tn
national credit and the keeping OF tn
public faith with all creditors of the ma
ton. We rejoice that the resumption OF
specie payments has been SO nearly &c
complished. We insist that all lawful
means shall be taken TO insure such re-
sumption within the time fixed and by
law; that all paper currency shall be re-
deemable in coin at the will of the holder,
| and that both coin and currency shall be
kept at all times at par with the gold
standard OF the commercial world. We
believe that the American people are tee
honest wantonly to violate their pledges
and TOO intelligent to attempt TO use 81
money anything which has neither value
| in itself nor represents value, aud haze
| too much regard for their honor and pros
! Gritty to prefer unredeemed and irredeem-
| able promises instead Of money which
shall pass current at its full face-value il
| every market of the world.
Third-That the refunding Of the na-
tional debt at lower rate of interest
| should be carried forward as rapidly as
is possible; that the strictest economy in
| expenditures should be used and the in
| dnstries Of the country relieved from tax
alton, so far as honor, good faith and
necessity will permit; that the civil ad-
ministration should be maintained in its
honesty and efficiency by the executive
department, which should take the re-
sponsibility which belongs to it of making
| nominations to office without dictation OK
control from other departments osSthe
| government, and should in the exercise
Of this power use the same care and goQf
Judgment, and demand the same tdelIt5
and devotion to duty that are required ln
the management of important business
affairs; and we will certainly supptEt
every measure which shall be needed
raise the civil service to the high plar
honesty and efficiency demanded byas
Cincinnati platform and the president
letter of acceptance.
Fourth-That, mindful of the condii
of the industries of the Commonwe
and of the decline in the values
erty and in the earnings of lab
capital, it is the imperative duty
town and city governments and Of
State government to use the stric
economy in the administration Of pr
affairs. We demand that the Legislat
shall make no new grants Of pull
moneys in aid of private enterprises;
! the public Indebtedness shall not be
creased; that the reduction already y
in the public expenditures shall III -
, | ously continued, and such ehanga AIDE
, therein as may be for the benefit u taa
: Commonwealth; that the system Of g. s.
! ton shall be SO modified that each pc IA
! shall contribute only in proporhor %
what he is worth, to the end that { "a
E shall be substantial relief from the *
a isting burdens Of taxation.
: Fifth-We recommend the effcie y
! and integrity with which ell the der 1T
! ments of the State government have BEEN
+ carried on, and denounce as false the
charges of Encouragement made against
q its administration. Although the imitation
/ of the currency has caused extraEaga nee
, in public and private life, and has 4
n Auenced Legislators without distinction Of
I party to authorize unnecessary and UNIV se
n 1
e repeated, yet the State has been we'll !
= honestly governed.
Sixth--That the Commonwealth
n Massachusetts, has prospered for m
4 than two centuries because her citiz
|, have believed that the interest of eacl
" the interest Of all, and have lRboi
"a together for the common veal, and VT
- this union of interest and action viii
= has endured through seasons of depressi
: and disaster ceases her prosperity mi
n cease also. They who would foment
cord by falsely teaching that our comm .
nifty is composed of hostile classes VIII
interests are autagonistic are public u
emies whose defeat is essential to ~
O. public welfare, and should be acco 3
: plished by the united efforts of all hon !
,e men.
n Seventh-That the success of the b.
If attempt to place an open repudiator
a the executive chair of this renoWn
az Commonwealth would be an announs
ID ment to the world that Massaehuse
N for the first time in her history wavers
4 her devotion to honest finance, and is
10 different to the sacredness OF public fait
Re Eighth-That the Republicans of Ms
:, Eachusetts will keep all their pledges, a.
. viii stand by the President of the Units
4. States in his efforts to keep his. We com
IN mend the pr pose and integrity OF b
4 administration, his frmness in resistiI.l
1" TO the limit of his constitutional pow
st all attempts to depreoiate the currency
|" to violate the plighted faith, of the natiea
Nv and his constant endeavors to prom
4 the restoration of good will and of So
es and commercial intercourse between q
4 citizens of all parts of the country.
NJ Ninth--That we confidently reeommsB
~ to the people of Massachusetts, the now
T. inses of this convention as men wh 3
: character and,abilityare guarantee /
they viii wisely, prudently and eficieI
administer the government of the O. z
monWealth. q sa4r 3ut
Bishop Wilson, of Calcutta, was traye
o ing to his diocese, when breeze sprt .
up, then squat, and at last matters i
90 bad that the skipper came below VI
Q grave countenance. Ny lord, Ell
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