Year: 1875

the party at least is secure and able to
review its record without any re-
morse. We cheerfully commit it to
history, and with courage inspired by
success in the noble cause, we ad-
dress ourselves to the new duties of
the new era of the Nation. 1t is
therefore declared that the Re-
publican party of Massac husetts
will support no man for official posi-
ton whose personal character is not
an absolute guarantee of fidelity to
every public trust, and thus invoke
the condemnation of the ballot box on
any candidate for office Eho fails of
this test, whatever may be his party
name or endorsement; that reform in
Civil service work, which no party can
give over aud siacken, Tor the eleva-
ton and publication of that service
the Republican party will continually
and faithfully uphold, welcoming the
cooperation of opponents in whatev-
er quarter it may appear, to the end
that every corrupt and unworthy of
flee holder without distinction of par
ty, may be driven from place, and that
official malfeasance may be hunted
and punished wherever pursuit may
lead or the blow fall. That the Re-
publicans of Massachusetts, in the ad-
ministration of State affairs recognize
no privilege of class and no antago-
nism between labor and capital, dep
recating any attempt to arbitrarily
fetter either, whether on the part of
employer or employee, and will sup
port such measures as shall develop
the resources of labor and capital,
stimulating the one and diffusing the
other into channels of commercial
prosperity; as also all measures that
regard the promotion of temperance,
education and good morals, the main
tenance of order and the honest en-
forcement of existing laws; rigid econ
omy and retrenchment in every de-
partment of the government of the
Commonwealth and the reduction of
taXatiOn; that the reduction of the
national expenditures during the last
fiscal year by more than twelve mill
ion dollars, following constant re-
duction during the whole period of the
present administration, is great proof
of the endeavors of the Republican
party, by economy. frugality and fl
deity in the public service to tighten
the public burden; that the President
of the United States is entitled to the
gratitude of the country for his inde-
pendence, courage and good sense, in
the administration of public affairs;
that the Republicans hail with joy
many evidences of reconciliation in
spirit and in purpose as. we'll as of
peace in fact which have taken the
place of bitterness and disturbance in
the restored States, and makes haste
to testify in its anxiety to meet con-
ciliation with confidence and every
proof of peace with proofs of affection
and regard that we have no more
earnest desire than that our brethren
at the South, without distinction or
exception of race or party, may enjoy
to the fullest extent those ipestimable
blessings to which we owe all our own
osperity-universal free education
and security of personal rights under
local self-governments, without the
necessity of interference from abroad.
That the Republicans of Massachu-
sets welcome all auguries and evi-
dences that the centennial of Amerl-
can independence will be celebrated
by a complete restoration of fraternity
and they express the opinion that the
time has come for removal of all
remaining political disabilities. That
sound reason, as we'll as wise and be-
coming our age, illustrated by the ex-
ample of Washington, requires that
the tenure of the Chief Magistrate of
the United States should not exceed
the second term. That the National
Government is sacredly bound in the
interest of the common welfare in
good faith, in the light of all expert.
ence and history, to the speediest re-
turn to specie payments. That ire
deemable currency is an evil, and
when it continues beyond the necessity
of its creation that decentralization of
values caused by the influx of national
currency when it tends to place the
earnings Of labor, which depend on
steadiness and uniformity in measure
of values, in the power of speculators
in money. Credit also involves de-
moralization of public and private
conduct of affairs X and expendi--
ture in , speculations in place
of this ultimate prostitution of trade
and industry at the risk of increasing
crime and dishonor and the whole
train of evils which follows any depar-
ture from honesty and virtue; that
keeps its word aud pays asit goes;
that while we gladly count among the
significant assurances of the. good
work of the Republican party its re-
generating influences upon our DEM
ocratic fellow citizens. rs shown in the


better utterances of their recent con-
YentiOn in this hall in their unre.