Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11

Ao"Siy auoPtcu:
The Republicans of New York, pledginp
ourselves anew TO national supremacy,
squa' rights, free elections and honest
money, declare these principles:
First--The republic of the United States
is nation and not a league. The nation is
supreme within its own constitutional
sphere. It is girded with power to guard
It's own life, to protect its own citizens. to
regulate Its own elections and to ex, az. it's
own laws. The opposite doctrine OF site
sovereignty is the baleful monster of NULL.
ucauon, secession and anarchy. Repul-
ncanlsm stands for national supremacy in
ma lonai affairs and state rights in state con.
Germs. The Democracy stanos for state
sovereignty, with its own twin heres.. II At
the Union il mere confederacy OF states,
Second-To refuse necessary supplies for
the government with the design of CON.
pelhng unwilling consent of a coordips te
and independent branch to odious meas.
ures is revolution. To refuse sppropris.
tons for the execution OF existing and bind.
ing laws is notification. We arraign the
Democratic representatives in congress as
guilty both OF revolutionary attempts and
huiiifying schemes, and we reprobate their
action as calculated to subvert the constitu.
ton an. to strike at the existence of the
government itself.
Ihlrd-The safety OF that republic de.
mands free and pure elections. A Demo-
cratic congress has attempted, at dictation
by cancus. BY threats of starving the gov.
eminent and by months Of disturbing agita.
ton, to break down the national election
laws. We denounce this effort as con-
spiracy to overthrow the safeguards OF free
suffrage and to open the oaiio. box to the
unchecked domination of the rife clubs of
the south and the repeaters Of New York,
We declare our Incorporating opposition
to any repeal OF these just protective laws,
and Republican senators and representa-
tives in congress for their resistance to this
attempt ard President Hayes for mis- veto
messages deserve and receive our hearty
approval.
Fourth-The Republican party neither
justifes nor tolerates military interference
with elections. 1t seeks only to protect the
ballot.box from the interference OF force
and fraud. 1t repels the false charges and
denounces the false pretences of conspira.
tors who, while protesting free elections
everywhere, sustain mob law in the south
while inveighing against troops ut the polls
to protect citizens, refuse to prohibit armed
clubs from surrounding the ballot.box to in
timidate them; and while affecting that a
soldiers bayonet will overawe free electors,
remain silent while the assasin's bullet seals
the fate OF politics and independence.
member that the Democratic party forced
the extra session without warrant or excuse;
that 1t prosecuted II partisan purposes by
revolutionary methods; that it persistently
obstructed resumption, and still constantly
presses disturbing measures; that 1t re-
opens sectional questions closed by the
national triumphs, and threatens repeal
OF war legislation; that its southern ele-
ment answers Cancellation only with VIC.
LAM hat 70 ~ IL
on a solid SOUTH and that it's triumph
would make a solid south the ruling force
OF the nation. We recognize tina. the great
body Of people who defended the Union,
OF whatever party name, are equally patri.
otto and equally interested in good govern.
ment, and we earnestly invoke them in
ro.i.\ins tho dangerous designs of party
organizations under the sway OF those wht
were lately in rebellion and seek to regain
in the halls Of legislation what they lost OF
the field Of battle.
| Sixth-The successful resumption Of
specie payments, despite Democratic pre-
diction and hostility, is the browning ele.
ment Of the Republican financial policy,
followed by returning national prosperity,
improved credit, refunded debt and ,educed
interest; II adds another to the triumphs
which prove that the Republican party is
equal to the highest demands. Our whole
currency should be kept at par with the
monetary standard Of the comme rcial world,
and any attempt to debAse that standard,
to depreciate paper or to deteriorate coin,
should be firmly resisted.
Seventh--The claims Of the living and the
memories OF the dead defenders OF the ma
ton conjure us to protest against the par
tisan and unpatriotic greed which expels
old Union soldiers from their well deserved
rewards and advances Confederate soldiers
to their places.
Eighth-As the pledge and proof OF its
economy in state administration the Repub.
lican party, in spite OF prolonged Demo.
| cratic resistance, proposed and passed con-
stitutiona1 amendments which restrict the
expenses of canals to their receipts, and re-
form the whole system Of canal and prison
management, and by extinguishing public
indebtedness relieved the people from
any further tax; therefore ii effected
great saving in state taxation. These fruits
of Republican measures the Democrats
have brazenly attempted to appropriate a.
their own. Appealing to the records in
support OF our declaration, we pronounce
their claims unfounded and hold up their
authors as public impostors.
Einth--The inequalities OF taxation, which
press most upon those least able to bear
them, should be remedien. To this end the
Republican legislature created a commission
to revise the assessment and tax laws aud
to reach class Of property which now
largely escapes; and we remind the people
that this salutatory reform WAS unwarranf
ably defeated by the present Democratic
executive.
Tenth--Monied and transportation cor
! porations are not alone works OF private
enterprise, but are created for public use,
and with due regard for vested rights. 1t
is the clear province and the plain duty OF
the state to 70 supervise and regulate such
corporations as to secure a just and impair
tial treatment of all interested; to foster
the industrial and agricultural welfare of
the people and with u liberal policy favor
public water ways, to maintain the CONNER.