The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
Platform Of the Pennsylvania Repub.
licanS.


RESOLVED, That rejoicing over the steady
growth of national prosperity which began
in 1876, with 4 change OF balance in our IA
VOr, and over successful resump tiOn and
maintenance of specie payments we may
reasonably claim the financial sOundness
and prosperity Of the country as the natural
result Of the financial policy We as a party
have sustained.
RESOLVED, That the resumption of specie
payment having been accom- plished at tho
time appointed by law, and the finances OF
the country being in thoroughly healthy
condition, we regard il as unwise to engage
in any new efforts at financial legislation
the country is prosperous under our hnan-
cial system "a il is. and we know OF no good
reason why that system should now be dis
turbed.
RESOLVED. That the persistent efforts of
the free traders to destroy our tariff by
piecemeal by legislation to reneal the duties
on special articles admOnishes us of the nee
essity of adhering more strongly than ever
TO the tariff policy Of the past twenty years,
which has built up our grand system OF
manufactures, fustered revenues OF the gov
ernmcnt and promoted our national pros
perity. The business OF the country will
not bear this tinkering of the tariff, and il
any revision OF that tariff is to be made at
all il should be done through a comm ission
ofcapable men aftera patient and thorough
hearing OF all parties to the interests involv-
ed.
RESOLVED, That we object most decided
Nv 10 All dlLtilplS 10 eudtb new tdIlu
through the agency Of commercial treaties ;
that treaty framed, negotiated, discussed
and ratified in secret is not proper method
Ofregulating the revenues OF the govern
ment.
RESOLVED That in view of recent events
In Congress and ia Southern States, and lat
terly in the State of Maine, we deem this
fitting opportunity to reafiirm our adher-
ence 10 the following principles, VIZ:
First-A L Mon of States with equal rights,
fOlaCt rlIpti blq bV constitutional
Standardization to the person, liberty
and property of all citizens of the United
States In each and every portion of our COM
mon country, wherever he may choose to
move, demanding OF him only obedience to
the laws and proper respect for the rights
of others.
Third--Striet integrity in fulfilling all our
obligations, State and national.
Fourth-The perfect security of free
thought, free speech, and free press, and
of equal rights and privileges to all men
everywhere, irrespective of nationality, col
or. or religion.
Fifth-A free and pure ballot, thoroughly
protected, so that every man entitled To
cast a vote may do so just once at each cleo
tion, without fear of molestatiOn, moral or
physical, on account or his political faith,
nationality or religion.
Sixth-Honesty in elections. The people
having tie virtue and patriotism to govern
themselves. our government must depend
forts stability upon honest elections. I ntll
a man Is COnSiuEFPtl luminous Nilp CttSGS al
illegal vote, our government will not be
safe, and whoever deprives citizen OF his
right to vote, is a traitor to our govern
ment.
SEvENTH--Aa honest count OF all the votes
legally cast, and an honest return of who
ever is elected. free from all attempts to de-
fraud the people of their choice through
technicalitivs or by an arbitrary rejection of
their votes
RESOLVED, That we extend to the Repub-
licans of Maine our congratulations over
their peaceful and successful resistance to
an effort to defraud the people Of that State
of the right 10 choose their own Representa-
tives, ana 10 attempt to steal the govern
ment of that State. Our Republican form
of government will be 4 signal failure when
any political party can succeed in de-
fping the public viii as shown by the peo-
pie at the hallot-b box.
RESOLVED, That we deeply regret the
growing tendency to throw elections aside
on mere technicalities and intormalities.
The right of the people to choose their pub
lie servants Is too sacred to be subverted
upon any preteXt that the returns of cleo
tIons are deficient in some trivial matters
of form.
RESOLVED, That we thank our Senators
and Representatives at Washington in the
last Congress and this for their firm adhe
sion to Republican principles and policy
and for their opposition to the Democratic
schemes to renew the obsolete doctrine OF
State rights and 10 cripple the government
by Withholding needtul appropriations in
order to cOerce legislation repeating all ma
tionaI laws that protect the purity of the
ballot-box.
RESOLVED. That the chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee is hereby instruc
ted and required TO carefully examine
whether any person to-day placed on the
electoral ticket can be legally disqualified
from any cause from serving as an elector,
and in case any such legal disability be
found the State committee shall substitute
another name from the same congressional
district