Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-20
StnIHart RepubIicanisnn.

The iowa republicans, In State Convention
yesterday, adopted the following true blue re
publican platform, 10 which, unlike those 10
most Of the other States, they are bold enough
to express their real and impiacable anmoslty
to the South aud its people:
That the United States are nation, not
league. Both State and National governments
should give ample and complete protection to
its citiz ems at home and abroad against the as
sauts Of traitors and rebels.
That these truths may be fully realized, the
republican party OF Iowa demands that every
qualified voter 10 every State, South and North,
democrat or republican,, black or white, shall
be permitted, undisturbed by force and uoawcd
by fear to vote at all elections at the place pre-
scribed by law and nowhere else, ust once and
90 more than once, and that every vote SO cast
shall be honestly counted; that every person
chosen by such votes 10 any Office shall be freely
indicted into it and effcctua!ly supported in
the discharge Of its duties, aud every we'll iu-
formed person knows that with such freedom
of elective action and honest administration as
are herein demanded, at least five Of the South.
crn States are republican by large maorities,
and that they arc now 10 the hands Of the dcmo-
cratic party solely through force, fraud, intmi
dation, and failure to enforce the principles
herein set forth.
Permanent pacilication of the Southern sec
ton oil the Uoiou and compile protection of all
its eizens 10 all their civil, political, personal,
and property rights is duty to which the re.
publican party stands sacrcdly pledged. La
order to redeem these pledges, it placed recent
amendments in the Constitution OF the Unitcd
States. and upon the righteous basis Of said
amendments it will go forward 10 the work Q!
pac6cation until peace shall come through
right doing and coutcntmcnt through justice.
The new democratic dogma OF home rule,
which seeks to shut out from participation 10
the political affairs Of the Southern States all
citizens who oppose the democratic party and
arc not natives Of said States, and 10 obedience
| to the spirit Of which every man from The North
of republican sentiments Is termed carpet
bappcr,' is hereby denounced as the worst
phase of State rights yet developed, and we
demand for the people Of Iowa absolute free
dom to 90 withcr socver they may please within
| the limits of the nation, with perfect enjoyment
of their rights as citizens, to utter their senli
mens, by speech or press. upon all tjacts
| touching their interests and all matters of pub
| lie concern.
The armed conflict between traitors and
rebels who sought to destroy the Republic and
the patriots who defended it and preserved it
was more than mere trial OF physical force
between Greeks. 1t was struggle OF right
against wrong-of a true civilization against q
false one Whoever regards the republican and
! democratic parties from other sandpolnts than
| this fails to understand their character
! The soldiers who fought the nations bat
ties arc entitled to special credit and honor, and
diacredit is due in like degree 10 traitors and re-
| bells who soughtto destroy it.
| The organized raid on the Treasury to
secure the payment of rebal war claims is I'm
| parallcled in its impu1onco and present dan
ger.
The Presidential tito was definitely and final.
| ly settled by the FOrLy-fourth Congress, and
any attempt to reopen it is dangerous, illegal,
and unconstitutional, and the republican party
of Iowa will resist all efforts not founded on the
Constitution and existing laws to displace the
present possession Of said title; and it is source
Of sincere congratulaton that the firm attitude
assumed by tho republican party of the country
in this regard forced msj ority Of the democrs-
tic mem bers of tho House Of Representatives 10
disavow the real but covert purpose Of tho So
called Potter investigation.
The efforts Of the democratic party in Con-
gress to cripple the army and navy are earnestly
condemned as being inspired, wholly or in part,
by officers who engaged in the late rebellion.
| Disepprovsl OF any interference with the
right ard duty of good citizens to use their bost
efforts in party caucus, party convention, snd
at the polls to secure the nomination and cleo
ton of coed men.
Personal temperance is most commendsble
The present active movement through Iowa has
our profound respect, sympathy, and approval
Captain j. A. Il. Hall was nominated for
Secretary of State; B. K. Sherman for Auditor;
George w. Bemis for Treasurer, j. K. Powers
for Register of tho Land Office. J. +.
McJunkin, for Attorney Genera D.: d.
neds, for Supreme Court reporter, and l.. j.
Holmes, for clerk Of the Supreme Court.