The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-09-11
New York Republican Platform.

New York Republican Platform.
The Republicans of New York, pledging
ourselves anew to National supremacy, equal
rights, free elections and honest money, de-
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 girded with power to guard its own life,
to protect its own citizens, to regulate Its own
elections, and to execute its own laws. The
opposite doctrine of State sovereignty Is the
anarchy. Repubhcanism stands for National
supremacy in National affairs and State rights
in State concerns. The Democracy stands for
State sovereignty with It's own twin 1Ssresy'
Second-To refuse the necessary supplies
for the Government with the design OF com
pelling the unwilling consent OF coordinate
and independent branch to odi0us measures
the execution of existing and binding laws is
nullincation. We arraign the Democratic
Representatives in Congress as guilty both OF
revolutionary attempts and nullifying schemes,
and we reprobate their action IS calculated to
subvert the Constitution and to strike at the
existence Of the Government itself. r--zs...s
Third-The safety of the Republic demands
free and pure elections. Democratic Con-
gress has attempted by dictation by Congress,
by threats of starving the Government, ana
by months Of disturbing agitation, to break
down the National election laws. We de-
nounce this effort As conspiracy to over
opon. the ballot-box to the unchecked domina-
ton of the rifle clubs Of the South and repeat
ers of New York. We declare our uncom-
promising opposition to any repeal OF these
and Representatives in Congress, for their re-
sistance to this attempt, and President Hayes
for his veto messages, deserve and receive our
FoIrthTThe Republican party Neither jus.
titles nor tolerates military interference wnh.
elections. It seeks only to protect the ballot
box from the interference Of force and fraud
1t repels the false charges and denounces the
protesting free elections everywhere, sustain
mob law in the South; while inyeigling troops
at polls to protect citizens, refuse to prohibit
armed clubs from surrounding the ballot-box
to intimidate them, and while affecting that
the soldiers bayonet will overawe free cleo
tors, remain silent when the assassin's bullet
seals the fate Of political independence
Fifth-We call uoon the people to remember
session of Congress without warrant or e1-
cuse; that 1t prosecuted its partisan purposes
by revolutionary methods; that It persistently
obstructed resumption and still constantly
the sectional questions closed by the National
triumph, and threatens to repeal war legisla-
ton; that its Southern elements answers con-
ciliation only with violence; that its hope OF
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triumph would make the Solid South the
ruling force of the Nation. We recognize that
great body of people who defended the Union,
OF whatever party name, are equally patriotic
and equally interested in good government,
and we earnestly invoke them to unite in re-
sisting the dangerous designs Of party organ
ization under the sway of those who were
lately in rebellion, and seek to regain In the
halls OF legislation what they lost on the field
Sixth-The successful resumption of specie
payments, despite Democratic prediction and
hostility, Is the crowning element of the Re-
publican financial policy. Followed by return
ing National prosperity, improved credit, re-
funded debt and reduced interest, it adds an
other to the triumphs which prove that the
Republican party is equal to the highest de-
mands. Our whole currency should be kept
at par with the monetary standard OF the COM
mercial world, and any attempt to debase the
standard, to depreciate paper, or to deterioate
| coin, should be firmly resisted.
Seventh-The claims of the living and mem
| ories OF the dead defenders OF the Nation con.
| jure us to protest against the partisan and
| unpatriotic greed which expels old Union sol:
| diers from their well-deserved rewards. and
advances Confederate soldiers to their places.
Eighth-Ast the pledge and proof of its econ
omy in State administration, the Republican
party, In spite of prolonged Democratic re-
sistance, proposed and, passed Constitution
| Of canals to their receipts, and reform the
whole system of canal and prison manage
| ment, and by extinguishing the public indebt-
edness and relieving the people from any fur
| ther tax, therefore, 1t effected great saving
| in State taxation. These fruits Of Republican
measures the Democrats have recently at
| tempted to appropriate as their own. Appeal
| ing to the records In support of our declara-
tion, we pronounce their claims unfounded
and hold up their authors rs public imposters.
| Nfnth-The inequalities Of taxation which
| press most upon those least able to bear them
should be remedied. To this end the Repub-
| lican Legislature created q commission to re-
wise the assessment and tax laws and to reach
class of property which now largely escapes,
and we remind the people that this salutary
reform was unwarrantably defeated by the
present Democratic Executive. p.
Tenth-Moneyed and transportation corpor-
ations are not alone the works Of private en-
terprise, but are created for public use and
with due regard to vested rights Itis q clear
province and the plain duty of the State to go
supervise and regulate such corporations as to
secure Just and impartial treatment OF all in
terested, to foster the industrial and agricult-
ural welfare of the people, and with liberal
policy favor public waterways to maintain
the commercial supremacy of the State. We
look to the inquiry now in progress under the
direction of the Legislature to develop facts
which will guide to all needed action.