Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-08-14
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. AUGUST IA. 1880.
PLATFORM
OF the Republican Party of Michi-
gan.

Df the Republican Party of Michi- |
Following is the platform as adopted
by the Republican State Convention at
Jackson, on the 5th of August:
1. The Republican party of the state
)f Michigan assembled by its delegated
in the city of Jackson,
upon the spot where the National Re-
publican party was born, after an un-
broken supremacy in the state of quar-
ter of century, and in the nation OF
two score years, grateful to an Overrul-
ing providence and loyal people for the
grand achievments of the past, here de-
clares itself now, as ever, faithful to the
great principles of liberty and eqality
before the law, the perpetual union OF
states, the supremacy of the nation, free
thought, speech, press, and ballot, and
inyiOlable sacredness of the constitution
and result of the war for the union.
2. With pride and satisfaction it chal-
lenges scrutiny of its record during
the past twenty-five years. record un-
equalled in the history of parties since
the foundation of the government.
Among the accomplished results we here
recall the conservation of the territories
to freedom, the abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia, the preserva-
ton Of the integrity of the union against
the greatest and most cruel rebellion OF
history; the provision of free hOmesteads
for freemen; the emancipation OF 4,OOO.-
600 slaves, cOnferring equal civil and
and political rights upon the emancl-
pated races; the creation of a war cur
rency never equalled, and the restOra-
tiOn of that currency by good faith and
honesty to equality with the money of
the world; the payment with heroic f.
deIitv of more than twO-thirds of the
cost of the war; the vast reduction OF the
principal and interest o f the public
debt and the elevation of the public
credit until the nations four per cent.
bonds are eagerly sought at par; the
linking of the two oceans with bands OF
| iron; the enactment of just and equal
pension and land laws for the de-
| Tenders of the union and thelr
widows and orphans; the settle
ment of mOnentOus international ques-
tions by peaceable arbitration and the
elevation of the United States to the
rank of first class natiOn,- grand in
peace and mighty in war,-making
government of the people and for the
people," respected around the whole
earth. During the same period the Demo
cratic party has been, as party, ablect-
ly, prO-slaverY, time serving, unpatriOti(
and i'm part reasonable, reactiOnary and
obstructive. 1t Frustrated the natlOna
credit, it undermined the bulwarks Of
the constitution with its perniciOus doc
trine of state supremacy, it armed th'
rebellion, it encouraged treason, it dis
couraged the defense of the nations lif,
and opposed the draft, it inauguratet
bloody riots and declared for true,
with rebels in arms, it pronounced tn
war failure, DETAINED the greenbacl
out of share of its honest value, it bit
lterIy opposed freedom for the slave, civi
rights for the freeman and the electiv
franchise for the black citizen, it de
nOunced the constitutional amendment
as Revolutionary and void" it denies
the freedom of speech and press and bal
lot i'm the south, by shotgun, intimida
tion and tissue ballots it gained cOntrC
of both houses of congress, and attempt
ed to revOlutionize the government b.
refusing the necessary supplies and b
coercion of the executive. After havin
failed to steal the presidency by briber!
lit is now cOnspiring under pretences {
repentance, false upon their face to i
stall "the lost cause" in the capital {
1.-THE nation, to reOrganize the suprem
court, to undo all the war legislation, t
make it easy to annul the constitutions
amendments and bankrupt the treasur
with rebel war claims and compensate
i for emancipated slaves. With this recOI
behind us, and our face set courageous
and confidently to the duties and
spOnsibilities of the future, we do hel
declare:
First, That the administration, I'll
constitution, the protection of the uniC
and the enforcement of the constitution
amendments should be trusted to the
friends, and not their enemies, who ha
relentlessly sought to destroy them ea'
and all.
Second, That the blight of'slavery WI
mot have been wholly eradicated uni
all men shall be in fact, as they are
right, equal before the law.
Third, We demand for every citiz
rich and poor, white and black, nor
: and south, the right and privilege
I casting his ballot once, and but once,
each election and having that bal
fairly counted and returned withO
terror of shot-gunS, frauds of tissue b
lots, or chests of cipher dispatches.
Fourth, We believe that the Unit
States are a union, not cOnfederacy
y nation, not league. The cOnstituti
is the supreme law, and not treaty
tween foreign powers.
Fifth, The union must and shall
preserved, the public faith must be maj
! tained, the public debt must be fail
J fully paid; the pensions OF the natiO
n defenders and their dependents must
u sacrediy guarded, the public lands p
served for actual settlers; fidelity, intel
gence and efficiency eXacted in the pl
lie service without destroying the fr
dom of Office-hOlding citizens; specie
y sumption must be maintained; laws
| the protection of the purity of electiC
must be adhered to and enforced; edu
tiOn must be fOstered, industry, ecOnOI
temperance and morality encOurae
and stimulated, and the public fuI
-. strictly devoted to public and insect
u ian uses.
Ol Sirth, In collecting revenues for
current expenses of the government
the payment of the public debt, impC
should be so arranged as to relieve fir
taxation as far as practicable the net
Y. stiles of the poor and at the same tt
= afforded incidental protection to Am
can labor from competition with the
paid labor of other lands.
Seventh, The Republican party
ever been the friend of the labor
n class. 1t has abolished the cOmpetit
- of the slave labor, it enacted the no
ks stead law, placed on the statute be
;" the eight hOur law. and framed b,