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nature ; and that we will endeavor to promote friend- 



ntf mid permanent harmony throughout tho 

 entire country, ami will maintain anil cupport ill 

 measures, actit, and IUWM, the enforcement or which 

 shall secure to every citizen his constitutional ri^ht.*, 

 Including the full and free exercise of the right ot 

 franchise without intiniiiliitiiiii ur fraud. 



_'. W lire in favor of vigorous efforts to prosecute 

 and punish those who have Uin guilty of official 

 dishonesty, and to detect and bring to punishment 

 all who have in any way or form conspired to de- 

 fraud tho Government of its just nnd legal revenues. 



8. We believe in the unwritten law of the land, 

 which declares it unwise for a Chief Magistrate to 

 hold his office beyond two terms ; and we accept the 

 declaration of President Grant in harmony with this 

 law as but another claim to our veneration and grati- 

 tude. 



4. We believe in international arbitration in lieu 

 of war; and we regard the scene of two nations 

 strong enough to be above fear and wise enough to 

 be above passion, adjusting their claims before this 

 tribunal, as among the proudest monuments of the 

 republic. 



6. While endeavoring to reduce the national debt 

 that wan incurred in the presence of organized trea- 

 son and armed reliellioii within a political party 

 which again MpirM to the control of the <> 

 nient, we are opposed to impairing the credit of the 

 nation by depreciating any of its obligation*, and in 

 favor of sustaining in every way the national faith 

 and financial honor. We believe in honcht money; 

 that the currency of the nation should, as soon aa 

 consistent with business interests and safety, be 

 made equal to gold, and, until that time, should con- 

 tinue as a legal tender. 



6. We hold as of priceless value and of the great- 

 est importance the common-school system of this 

 country, which, supported by Just and equal taxation 

 of property for the benefit ot all, and accessible to 

 the children of citizens of every nationality, color, 

 condition, or creed, should be maintained absolutely 

 free from sectarian control ; and that popular educa- 

 tion is the right arm of the national safety under a 

 free and tolerant government, whose guarantee of 

 liberty can only be perpetuated while knowledge 

 pervades the masses. 



7. While reiterating our firm devotion to the prin- 



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ciples that were cherished and established by the 

 American patriots of 1776, as incorporated in their 

 Declaration of Independence, in the Constitution 

 of the Union, and in the laws of Congress, we can- 

 not ignore the fact, which is indelibly written in our 

 national history, that, for the privilege of celebrating 

 the centennial of this republic, the freemen of Amer- 

 ica are indebted not only to its founders but also to 

 its defenders ; and that if to-day we have a country 

 or a government whose existence is worth celebrat- 

 ing, it is because, in the hour of its greatest peril, 

 its interests and welfare were intrusted to a party 

 which gave no aid or comfort to the enemies of our 

 common country, and which now gives the only 

 security or means for present or future safety, pros- 

 perity, and honor, as a power for good among tho 

 nations. 



8. With a renewal of our pledges to the platform 

 of principles adopted hy the Republican State Con- 

 vention in July last, we enter upon the campaign 

 of 1876 with assurances from all directions thut the 



party of law, order, progress, and freedom, will 

 achieve another glorious victory. 



The Democrats met in State Convention at 

 Milwaukee ou June 7, 1876, for the purpose 

 of selecting delegates to the Democratic Con- 

 vention at St. Louis for the nomination of can- 

 didates for President and Vice-President of the 

 United States. 



The following were chosen as the four dele- 

 gates at large : Theodor Rudolf, of La Crosse ; 

 James R. Doolittle, of Rncine; George B. 

 Smith, of Dane; and Alexander Mitchell, of 

 Milwaukee. 



The platform was reported as adopted at 

 this convention. "When the time arrived for 

 the Committee on Resolutions to report, a mo- 

 tion was made to adjourn sine die, which was 



