, 1876-07-01


ci from duties On importation, which, 50
far az possible, should be adjusted 70 as
u promote the Interests of American Ia.
bor and advance the prosperity Of the
whole country,
.. We rcatlirm our opposition to lur.
thcr grants ot thrpubhc lands to corpor
ations and monopoics, and demand that
the national domain be devoted to fec
homes for the hcpcopIc.
10. 1t Is the imperative duty Of the
government 50 to modify existing trca
ties with European governments that
the same protection shall be afforded to
the adopted American citizen that is Civ
en- to the native born , that all necessary
laws should be passed to protect immi.
grants in the absence Of power lii the
States for that purpose.
II. 1t is the immediate duty Of Con.
gress to fully investigate the effect of the
immigration and importation OF Monso
liuns upon the moral and material inter
csts Of the country.
IL. The Republican party recognizes
with approval the substantial advance
made towards the establishment Of Cqud
rights for women by many important
amendments effected by Republican leg
| isaturcs, IN the laws which concern the
personal and property relations. OF wives,
mothers and widows; by the appoint
mcnt and election of women to the super
intendenCy OF education, charities and
other trusts. The honest demands of
this class Of citizens Tor additional rights
and privileges and lmmunities should be
treated with respectful consideration.
13. The constitution confers upon
Congress sovereign power over the Ter
ritorcs OF the United States for their
government, and in the exercise Of that
power it is the right and duty of Congress
to prohibit and ,cXtirpatc in the Terrific
ries that relic of .barbarism, polygamy;
and we demand such legislation rs shall
secure this end and the supremacy Of
American institutions in all the Terrific
rics.
IL. The pledges which our nation has
given to onr soldiers and sailors must be
fulfilled. The grateful people will al
ways hold those who peril their lives
for their country's preservation in the
kindest remembrance.
10. We sincerely dcprccate all sec
tional feeling and tendencies. We there
fore note with deep solcitude that the
Democratic party counts as its chief hope
of success upon the electoral vote of
united South, secured through the efforts
of those who were arrayed against the
nation, and we invoke the earnest atten-
ton of the country to the grave truth
that success thus achieved would re-
open sectional strife and imperil the ma.
tional honor and human rights.
16. We charge the Democratic party
as being the same in character and spirit
as when it ,sympathized with treason
with making its control of the House of
Representatives the triumph and the op-
portunity Of the nations recent foes; with
reasserting and applauding in the nation
al capitol the sentiments OF an unrepent-
ed rebellion; with sending Union SOL
diers to the wall and promoting Confed.
crate soldiers to the front; with delibcr.
ately proposing to repudiate the plighted
faith Of the government; with being
equally false and imbecilc, with over.
shadowing the ends of justice by its par.
tisan Encouragement and obstruction Of
investigation; and with proving itself
through the period of its asc,ndency in
the lower House Of Congress, utterly in.
competent to administer the govern
ment We warn the government against
trusting party thus alike unworthy, re-
creant and incapable.
II. The national administration mer-
its 'commendation for its honorable work
in the management of domestic and for
eign affairs, and President Grant deserves
the continued and hearty gratitude of the
American people for his patriotism and
his service in war and in peace.