The Columbus journal., 1881-10-12


Fai bury.
Twenty-third, 5 w Switzer,
bloomington.
Twenty-fourth, John ID Hayes,
Harvard.
Twenty-fitth, A w Agee, Aurora.
Twenty-sixth, o B Willard, Loup
City.
Twenty-seventh, r Kennedy.
Twenty-eighth, A S Wigton,
Hastings.
Twenty-ninth, B o Hedlund.
Thirtieth, G S Bishop, Indianola.
Thirty-tirst, II J Wymon.
&C Brooks, chairman of the COM
mittee OIL resolutions, read the report
which, OH motion of o A Abbott, of
Hall, was adopted by rising vote.
THE PLATFORM.
The republicans OF Nebraska de-
clare their continued devotion to the
principles of the national republican
party, as expressed in the Chicago
platform, and as further defined in
the letters of acceptance OF it's can
didates for president and vice pres
ident.
In the untimely death of our late
president, James Abram Garfield, at
the meridian of his life, we deplore
the loss to the nation of a gifted aud
accomplished man, a tried and trust
cd party leader, and a minded
and progressive statesman. He was
a man of the people, and his expe-
ricnce and wisdom in public affairs
pre-eminently qualified him both to
maintain his party's ascendency and
to conduct the interests of the nation
in an assured career of triumph, I'M
til every issue raised by rebels, by
repudialiOnists, and by corruption
lists in the public service should be
settled right, and forever settled
in the supremacy of the nation, in
the freedom of the citizen, i'm the
relief of the people from undue bur-
dens of taxation, in the permanent
OF a popular currency,
in the settlement OF the Indian ques-
tiOn OH a basis of absolute security
10 the people of the west, and i'm a
administration, honest
and economical in all its depart
ments, and conducted with business
efficiency in all its branches. We
rejoice in the noble personal charac-
ter which our lamented chief left as
a heritage to this people, and i'm an
so wholesome for the edifi-
cation and emulation of the youth OF
our land. We rejoice in his exam
Pile of temperance i'm all things-ot
fidelity to all domestic and social
obligations, of unaffected courtesy
and dignity of demeanor, and of un-
challenged official integrity. To the
aged mother bereft, to the widowed
wife and her fatherless children, we
tender our deepest sympathies, and
for them we bespeak the consola-
tions of the divine love, and a ma
tons and peoples sympathy, pro-
lection and support.
To Chester "A. Arthur, elected vice
president Of the United States by
The same suflrages that made James
A. Garfield president, and chosen to
be the nations chief executive in
such contingency as that which has
arisen, we tender our friendly con-
sideration as citizens of the state,
and as republicans we pledge to
President Arthur our hearty sup
port under the embarrassing Cir
which, through no fault
Or procurement of his, have attended
his accession to the chair of state. Ii
is our conviction that i'm Gen. Ar
thur, now our constitutional presi-
lent, this nation has a chief execu-
i've equal to the unwelcOme neces-
sity which in the providence of God
has been laid upon him. We have
in Chester A. Arthur as
4 citizen of pure patriotism, of emf
lent abilities, of sound political
of varied accomplish
ments and of unstained life, and
republican in whom there is no
guile. We entertain the eXpecta.
ion that he will prove to be a
statesman capable of governing the
people wisely and well, and leader
lnder whose loyal guidance the
party of the people will know no
'uch word as fail. We. commend
President Arthur's inaugural utter
lnces, that "all the noble aspirations
Of my lamented predecessor, which
'ound expression in his life, the
measures devised and suggested by
him to correct abuses and enforce
will be garnered
n the hearts of the people )" and we
'eceived with satisfaction the assur-
lnce from his lips that it will be
President Arthur's earnest endeav-
Dr. to profit, by this example and
In President Arthur's
'urther utterance that the president
mast, under the constitution, "an-
Iwer for the just exercise of the
discretion it permits, and the duties
t imposes" we recognize clear
of the same principle OF
independence and respOn-
ibility which the late president
maintained with the appreciation of
he people and with the endorse
ncnt of the republican party. In
len. Arthur's letter of acceptance
lie vindicated the personal rights of
he citizen in political affairs, alike
With his duty as public official.
lie demanded business qualifications
With integrity in public office. He |
dvocated measures of public relief
or Industries and classes oyerbur-
lened with taxation. He favored
Iational works of internal improve
nent. In terms most explicit, most |
arnest and most emphatic he set |
orth the duty Of this government to
protect all American citizens every
where in the enjoyment of their
ivil and political rights" In these
nd other declarations of that able
nd statesmanlike letter we recOg-
ize the true gospel of republican
SIN. We therefore bespeak and we
Xpect the utmost measure of sue