The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-06
Platform Of the Massachusetts Repub.
licans.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the late Massachusetts, State
Republican Conventions:

The following are the resolutions
adopted by the late Massachusetts, State
Republican Conventions:
l. We declare our steadfast adherence to
the ideas and principles of government and
policy which have made the Republican party
rights; Of patriotic devotion to the Union; of
progress and reform. adj. ......
we a Ieaieve , IN an nonest currency, Win
sacredly guard the National faith and credit
and assure the continuance of specie-pay-
ments, and we congratulate the Administers
ton and country upon the conspicuous sue
cess with which resumption has been accom-
plished, commercial confidence restored, and
the public debt refunded and reduced under
the able MANAGEMENT of the present Secretary
B. We believe in the inviolable sovereignty
of the National Union as established by the
people, and in the duty of the National Gov.
ernment by wise laws, efficiently executed, to
and to maintain and vindicate the ConstitI,
tional rights Of all citizens of the United
States, whenever and under whatever fiction
OF State-soyereignty or other pretense such
l. We hold that free and honest elections are
essential to the stability and success of the
Government by the people, and that any at.
tempt to thwart the will of the majority,
whether by preventing the lawful exercise of
the right of suffrage by fraud in casting or in
counting votes, or by unseating for partisan
purposes the fairly elected members of Con-
gress or of State Legislatures, is a crime which
will not be tolerated by q free people.
the Hdministraaion Of President T dent Hayes e % to inn.
ice, we again invoke Congress to complete the
work by necessary legislative enactments, in
order that there may be adequate and perma-
nent security against the misuse of the public
service as machinery of party influence, and
so that, in the language of distinguished
are servants of the law, and not personal ten.
ants at will in their places of either heads of
departments or congressman;
D. We have one country and common inter
sectional strife and animosity, parties bounded
by territorial lines. We earnestly desire that
the resources of the South as well as of the
North and West may be developed under just
and harmonious policies by the united energies
be an actual recognition of the equal rights of
all by all. The privileges of citizenship must
settlements Of past issues that have been
reached at great cost, and once accepted, must
not again be brought into question, and we
hold that they who seek to reverse, or set them
aside or to revive past controversies for politi-
cal effect, are unwise statesmen and danger
disturbing the peace and obstr1cting the wei
!. The duty of all Republicans Loyalty to
support the candidates of the party, and the
duty of nominating conventions to present
candidates who are acceptable to all Republi-
cans, are reciprocal duties of equal force and
obligation. Profoundly sensible of the impor-
tance of the impending election to the Ma
tons safety, honor and weli-being, the RePub-
Hcans of Massachusetts, demand of their dele
gates to the National Convention that they
use all proper efforts for the nomination of q
candidate who, having the requisite Qualifica-
tions for the high Office of President, will also
have the confidence and approval of all who
have hitherto acted with the Republican par
ty, who will invite the support of other pa
triotic citizens desiring good government
more than party success, whose nomination
will be most expedient because most worthy
and least Objectionable, and whose triumphant
election, to which we pledge our hearty and
united efforts, will give the assurance of q
continuance of sound and benefcent policies
of administration, and of uninterrupted and
instruct our delegates, we recommend to their
consideration a Republican statesman who
possesses in an eminent degree such qualities
and requisites for nomination, the Hon. George
+. Edmunds, of Vermont.