The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-06-22

the Republican party is unfinished.
8. The permanent pacification of the
southern section of the Union and
complete protection of all its citizens
in free enjoyment of ali their rights,
are duties to which the Republican par
ty stands sacredly pledged; the power
to provide for the enforcement of the
principles embodied in the recent con-
stitutional amendments is vested by
those amendments in the Congress of
the United States, and we declare it
to he the solemn obligation of the leg
islative and executive departments of
the Government to put into immedi-
ate aud vigorous exercise all their
constitutional powers; removing any
just causes of discomfort on the part
of any class, and for securing to every
American citizen complete purity and
exact equality in the exercise OF all
their civil, political and public rights.
To this end we imperatively demand
a Congress and q Chief Executive,
whose courage and fidelity to their
duties shall not falter until these re-
suits are placed beyond dispute or re-
call.
4. In the first act of Congress signed
by President Grant, the National Gov
eminent assumed to remove any
doubts of its purpose to discharge ali
just obligations to public creditors,
and solemniy pledged its faith to make
a provision at the earliest practicable
period for the redemption of all Unit
ed States notes in coin. Commercial
prosperity, morals and National credit
demand that this promise be fulfilled
by continuing the steady progress to
specie payments.
5. Under the constitution, the Presi-
dent and heads of departments are to
make the nominations tor office, the
Senate is to advise and consent to ap-
pointments, and the House of Repre-
seutatives is to accuse of infideity
Public service demands that these dis
tinctious be respected. That Senators
and Representatives who NAV be
judges and accusars should not die
tate appointments to office, the inva-
riable rule for appointments should
have reference to the honesty, fidelity
and capacity of the appointee, and Civ
ing to the party i'll power those places
where the harmony and vigor of the
administration require its policy to be
represented, but permitting all others
TO be filled by persons selected with
the sole reference to the efficiency of
their public service and the right of
all citizens to share i'll the honor of
rendering faithful service to their
country.
s. We rejoice in the quickened con-
science of the people concerning polit-
zeal affairs, and will hold all public Of
ficers to rigid responsibility, and en-
gage that the prosecution and punish
ment of all who betray official trusts
shall be open, speedy, thorough and
unsparing.
Z. The public school system of the
several States is the bulwork of the
American Republic. and with a view
to its security and permanence we
recommend an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, forbid
ing the application of any public funds
or property for the benefit of any
schools or institutions under sectarian
control.
[Great cheering continued for sever
al minutes, and in response to repeat
ed calls, Gen. Hawley read the plank
the second time, and the delegates and
audience repeated their cheersl
s. The revenue necessary for cur
rent expenditures and obligations of
the public debt must be largely de-
rived from duties upon importations,
which, SO far as possible, should be adj
justed so as to promote the interests
of American labor and advance the
prosperity of the whole country.
9. We re-affirm our opposition to
further grants of public lands TO cor
porations and monopolies and demand
that the National domain be devoted
to free homes for our people.
10. 1t is the imperative duty of the
Government SO to modify the existing
treaties with European Governments
that the same protection shall be af-
forded to adopted American citizens
that is given to native born citizens,
and that all necessary laws should be
passed to protect emigrants in the alb
sence of power in 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
upon the moral and mate
IItl lIttEtStS VI tIG COUNTY,.
y. The Republican party recognizes
with approval the advance recently
made towards the establishment of
equal rights for women by the many
amendments effected by the
Legislatures in laws which
concern the personal and property re-
lations of wives, mothers and widows,
and by the appointment and election
of women to the uperintendency of
charities and other public
trusts, the honest demands of this
class of citizens for additional rights,
privileges and immunities should be
treated with respectful consideration.
-. The constitution confers upon
Congress sovereign power over the
Territories of the United States. For
their government and exercise of this
sower, it is the right and duty of Con-
gress to prohibit and cxtirpate in the
Territories that relic of barbarism
oolygamy, and we demand such legis-
alton as shall secure this end, and SUI
Dremacy of American institutions in
Ill Territories.
IA. The pledge which the Nation has
given to our soldiers and sailors must
Dc fulfilled. The grateful people will
always hold those who periled their
ives for the country's preservation in
lindred remembrance.
10. We sincerely deprecate all Sec
ional feeling and tenderness. We
therefore, note with deep solicitude
hat the Democratic party counts as
is chief hope of success upon the cleo
oral vote Of a united South, secured
through the efforts of those who were
ecently arrayed against the Nation,
md we invoke the earnest attention of
he country to the grave truth that a
uccess thus achieved would reopen
ectional strife and imperil National
lonor or human rights.
16. We charge the Democratic party
S being the same in character and i,
pirit as when it sympathized with
reason; with making its control of
he House of Representative the tri-
Imph and the opportunity of the Ma
ions recent foes; with re-asserting
in the National House of
the sentiments of un-
epented rebellion; with sending
Jnion soldiers to the rear and pro-
noting Confederate soldiers to the
ront; with proposing TO repudiate
he plighted faith of the Government; ,
Nth being equally false and imbecile
pom the Overwhelming financial ques-
ion; with thwarting the ends of JUS
ice by its partisan mismanagement
nd obstruction of investigation; with
rowing itself through the period of
IS ascendency in the Lower House of
congress utterly incompetent to adj
linister the Government; we warn
he country against trusting party
ius alike unworthy, recreant and in
apable.
IL The National ndministraf ton