Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-09-12
New York Republican Platform

The Republicans of New York, pledging
ourselves anew to National supremacy equa
rights, free elections and honest money,
clare these principles:
First-The Republic of the United States is
Nation and not league. The Nation is su-
preme within its own constitutional sphere.
1t is glrded with power to guard its own life,
to protect its own citizens, to regulate It's own
elections, and to execute its own laws. The
opposite doctrine of State sovereignty Is the
baneful mother of notification, secession and
anarchy. Republicansm stands for National
supremacy In National affairs and State rights
In State concerns. The Democracy stands for
State sovereignty with its own twin heresy,
that the Union is mere confederacy of States.
Second-To refuse the necessary supplies
for the Government with the design of com
pelling the unwilling consent of a coordinate
and independent branch to odious measures
is revolution. To refuse appropriations for
the execution Of existing and binding laws Is
nullihcation. We arraign the Democratic
Representatives in Congress as guilty both of
revolutionary attempts and nullifging schemes,
and we reproDate their action as calculated to
subvert the Constitution and to strike at the
existence of the Government itself.
Third-The safety of the Republic demands
| free and pure elections. A Democratic Con-
| gress has attempted by dictation by Congress,
| by threats OF starving the Government, and
| by months OF disturbing agitation, to break
down the National election laws. We de-
throw the safeguards of free suffrage, and 10
opon the ballot-box to the unchecked domina-
| tion of the rifle clubs of the South and repeat
eTs of New York. We declare our uncom-
| promising opposition to any repeal OF these
| lust protective laws, and Republican Senators
and Representatives In Congress, for their re-
sistance TO this attempt, and President Hayes
| for his veto messages, deserve and receive our
| hearty approval.
Fourth-The Republican party neither jus.
titles nor tolerates military interference with
elections. 1t seeks only TO protect the ballot
box from the interference OF force and fraud,
IL repels the false charges and denounces the
false pretences of the cOnspirators who, while
protesting free elections everywhere, sustain
mob law In the South; while inveigling troops
at polls TO protect citizens, refuse TO prohibit
armed clubs from surrounding the 6allot-boa
TO intimidate them, and while affecting that
the soldiers bayOnet will oyerawe free elec
tors, remain silent when the assassin's bullet
seals the fate of political independence.
Fifth-We call upon the people To remember
that the Democratic party forced the eXtri
session of Congress without warrant or eX
cuse; that IL prosecuted its partisan purposes
| by revolutionary methods; that II persistentlN
obstructed resumption aud still constantly
presses disturbing measuresi that II re-openl
the sectional questions closed by the Nationa
triumph, and threatens to repeal war legtsla
tiOn; that Its Southern elements answers con
cillation only with violence; that It's hope o
success rests on a Solid South, and that IL
triumph would make the Solid South tn
ruling force of the Nation We recognize tina
great body OF people who defended the Union