Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-28

The following 81 the PJas1oraa adopted by the Ma
tional Rspublicss .Oonyenaep hel ID At Cincinnati
June 18th. 18th and 1eth. 1876; 5 ~ Hgaa fI@l
/ WHEaEAs,. When in the economy Of Providence
this land was to be purged Of human slavery, ana
by the people and for the people was to be de-.
monstratsd the Republican party came into power.
Is deeds haye passed into history, and We look back
to them wtk pride incied by their mendories and
and looking to the future With unfalteriag courage,
hope and purpose, We, the representatives Of the
party in National Convention assembled, make the
following declarations Of principles ~. r, -
leasige by the combined working Of the National
and State governments under their respective consti
tutions The rights az every citizen are secured at
home and protected abroad, and the common vel
=. The Reppblicaa party has preserved those gov.
eInments to the Tooth Of the nation birth
and they the embodiments OF great truths
spoken in its cradle; That all men are created equal;
that they are endowned by their Creator with GER
tain inaiiensbls rights among which are life, lber-
~ and the pursuit Of happiness that for the attain.
ment ofthese ends, governments have been Instituted
among deriving their just powers from the con-
obeyed, or, Of needed to be, vigorously enforced.
Ths:xark ok the Republican party 10 unfnashed.
8. The permanent pacihcation ofth southern sec.
ton of the Union and the complete protection of Its
duties to which the Republican party stands sacredy
pledged The power to provide for the enforcement
of the principles embodied In the recent constitution
al amendments is vested by these amendments in the
Congress of the United States, and we declare 1t to
be the solemn obligation Of the legislative and exc.
cutive departments of the government to put into
immediate and vigorous exercise all their constitu.
tional powers for removing any just causes of dis
content on the part OF any Glass; and for securing to
every American citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise Of all civil. political and
public rights. To this end we imperatively demand
q Congress and = Chief Executive whose courage
and fidelity to those duties shall not fater until those
a. In the first act of Congress signed by President
Grant. the national government assumed to remove
any doubts of its duties to disparage all just oblga
tions to public creditors and solemnly pledged its
faith to make provision at the earliest practical
period for the redemption of United States notes in
COIN The commercial prosperity, the public morals
and the national credit demanded this promise be
fulfilled by continuous lad steady progress toward
specie payment. ..,-.. - .-.-s.
& Under the constitution the President and the
heads of the depart nents are to make nominations
for Office the Senate is to advise and to consent to
the appointments and the House of Representatives
is to accuse and prosecute faithless ofhcers. Ihe
best interests of the public service demand that these
distinctions be respected and that Senator's and Re-
presentatives who may judges anu accusers snou!o
not dictate appointments TO oihce. me lnvarao1e
rule for appointments should have reference TO TIE
honesty fidelity and capacity of the appontees, CIV
ING to the party in power those places where the har
mony and vigor Of the administration requires us
policy to be presented, but permitting all others to
he flied Nv persons selected with sole reference to
the cencv of public service, and the right of all
citizens to share in the honor OF rendering faithful
service to their country
8. We rejoice at the quickened conscience of the
people concerning political silalrs, and VIII hoia al
public officers to rigid responsibility, and engage
that the prosecution and punishment of all who be-
tray official trusts shall be speedy, thorough andnn-
spairing.
il the bulwark of the American republic, and with q
view IN its security and permaneDce we recommend
an amendment to the constitution OF the United
States forbiddng the application of any public funds
property for the beneht OF any SCHOOLS OK
tions under sectarian control -
:. & The revenue necessary for current expenditure
and the obligations of the public debt must be large
~ derived from duties on importation which 50 1ar as
possible should be adjusted to promote the interest
of American la0or anu advance VIC P''epeiAy "
q We reafirm our opposition to further grants Of
the nablic lands to corporations and monopolies and
demand that the national domain pe deVoteo 70 Tree
homes for the people.
10 Il ist the imperative duty of the government to
so modify existing treaties with European govern.
n,ents that the protection shall be ahorded 70
the American citizen that Is gwen TO the natVe oorn
and that all necessary laws ould be passed to pro-
ctinyrants in the absence Of power In the States
for that purpose. -,
II II il the immediate duty OF Congress to fully
Investigate the effect Of thei immigration and mpor-
tation MoDgoliaDs upon the moral ano n'ose1a"i ~
terests Of the country.
r. The Republican party recognize with approval
the tstantia, advances recently made toward the
estabishment of equal rights for women BY the more
important amendments effects by Republican legis
lation in the law, which personal and pro.
prrtv relations Of wifes mothers and widows, and
by the appointment aud election Of women to super
iit9deice Of edncs.ion, charities and other pubic
nnN n
for t,,it;unxl rights and privileges and immunties
shuu,d l.. me, Wit. respectful consideration.
~ The constitution sonfers upon Congress the
soyrr~igu power OF the9 Territories OF the unHec :,
rs :orr /, il ,he right as the duty Of Congress TO