The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-10-13

specie payment. Loud AND long.
continued applau5 and cheers.1
tiith. Under The constitution the
Presidents aud bcads Of departments
are to mike nominations for Office;
the Senate il TO advise ard consent to
the appointments and the House Of
Representatives, - t. acuse aid rryS-
ecute faithless officers. The best
interests of the public service demand
that this distinctiyeness be respected;
th4t Senator's and Representative
vino may be judges aud aepssrs,
should not dictate appointments tc
Office. The invaTiable rule Tor ap.
l'intments should have reference t.
the honesty, fidelity and capacity OF
aspointees; giving 10 tia party in
power those places where harmony
nd vigor OF administration rcquir,
it, policy to be- represented, but per
uniting al others TO b. Sled 'Il.
persons selected with solerefe.cnco {,
Efficiency ol public service, and III,
light Of citizens to share ia the homo:
ii rendering faithful service tothoil
:ountry.
Sixth. We rejoice in The quicken
lg Conscience of the people %conccfns
ng political affairs, will held all-pub.
ic officers to a rigid resTDnsibfii2 q
aid engage that the prosccution an,
enlistment Of all who betray oiicia.
rusts shall be speedy, thorough aht
rnsparing. Lcheers.
Seventh The public school system
# several States il the bulwark Of th
American Republic; and with a viry
0 its security and permaaence W
commend an amendment to Ii,
constitution of the United States, fol.
bidding the application Of any publ
unds or property for the benefit o.
ny schools or institutions under sec.
lrian control [Great checing cor.
inued several minutes Iurcspoaa
20 repeated calls, Gen. Hawley rca
he plank q second time, and the del
gates and audience repeated til
;heera.
The revenue necessary for the cur
cnt expenditures and the obligation
II the public debt must be largel |
tcriyed from duties upon importation
laich so far as possible, should h.
.djusted to promote the Interest {
american labor, and advance th
prosperity of the whole country.
Ninth. We reaHirm our opposite
20 further grants of tue pubic llad
to corporations aad monopolies, M
demand tuat the nltinnl' ,Am.n1
devoted to free homes for the people.
LtlJA. lCIs Jne imperative "a.
Of the government to 50 modify cxis
ing treaties with European govern
nents that the same protection sha
be lforded to adopt American cit
las that is given t native born, a.
III neces sary laws be passed TO pa.
'ct cmisrants in the absence Of rcv
in the State for tLIt purpose,
Eleventh. 1t is tue l~mmedIate a.
J Of congress to 1ull investigate Il
feet Of the cmmigration and impol
.tion of Mongolians on the MOI, !
.ld material iltercats Of the couutJ !
Twelfth, The Republican part !
.3coslizes with approval the substar
II advance recently made iowa
ne establishment Of equal rights ",
ma by the many important amen
aents affected BY Republican Logis
ltures in the laws, which concern til
PERSONAL and property relations c.I
wives, mothers and widows, and /
ahe appointment aud election Of W,
nea to the suprrintepdcnce Of cdur
ton, charities and Other public trusts.
Ibe honest demand of this class q
Citizens, for adlitio'al lights and
privileges and immnities should be
tfeLted with ro5pccbpul consideration |
Thirteenth. The constitution con
[ers upon congress sovereign power
over the territories Of the United
States for their government, and il
ahe exercise Of this power, it ia til,
right aad duty Of congress to prohibi
aid extirpate iu@thc tcrritories tina
relic or barbarianism polygamy, anc
we demand such legislation as shal
secure this end, and the supremac,
Of American iasiitgiipns in all tn
Territories. Applause.
Fourteenth. The pied res whic
the nation has given to our soldiers
and sailors must be fulfilled; the
grateful people will always hold thosc
gho pefI,cd Caeirliyes Tor the cou
try's preservation in the kindcst re
rli % air'' u }.fa % lalH
Fifteenth. We sincerely ~dcprccate
I'll sectional feeling and Tendencies;
ge, therefore, note with deep solici
tu1e that the Democrats part,
'ounts Is its chief hops Of 8ncccs
upon the electoral vote Of a unitec
secured through the efforts Of
those who were recently arravrd
the nation, and we invoke the
attention of the country to
the gray, truth that a success thu
achieved world reopen scctiona
strife aud imprril the national homo
and human rights.
Sixtecuth. w Grrrrc' Tho Den o.
p .rty wifi hoinp the s1me in
character and spirit us when it sym.
pathized with treason, aud niakiugi
Ontrol of the House Of Represents.
lives the triumph and opportunity Of