The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-07-21

public morals and rational credit de-
mqnd that this promise be fulfilled by
a continuous and steady progress 70,
specie payment. Loud and 16ng.-
continued applause and cheers
Fifth. Under tho constitution the
Presidents and heads of departments
are TO make nomination. for Office;
the Senate is to advise and consent to
the appointments, and the House Of
Representatives is to acuse and pros
ecute faithless officers. The best
interests Of the public services demand
that this distinctiveness lie respected;
that Senators and Representatives
who may be judges and acusers,
should not dictate appointments to
Office. Tue invariable rule for ap-
p2intpents should have reference to
the honesty, fidelity and capacity of
aSpointees; giving to the party in
power those places where harmony
and ugor of administration require
its policy to be represented, but per
uniting all others to be filled by
persons selected with solereference TO
efficiency of public service, and the
right of citizens TO share in the honor
of rendering faithful service to. heir
country.
Sixth. We rejoice in the quicken
ing conscience of the people concern
ing political AFFAIRS VIII hold all pub
lie officers to q rigid responsibility,
and engage that the prosecution and
punishment of all who betray official
trusts shall be speedy, thorough and
unsparing. [cheers.
Seventh. The public school system
of several States is the bulwark of the
American Republic; and with a view
to its security and pcrmanencc we
recommend an amendment 10 the
constitution of the United States, for
bidding the application Of any public
funds or property for the benefit OF
any schools Oh institutions under sec
tartan control. TGrcat cheering con-
timed several minutes. In response
to repeated calls, Gen. Hawley read
the plank a second time, and the del
egates and audience repeated the
cheers.
The revenue necessary for the cur
rent expenditures and the Obligations
of the public debt must be largely
derived from duties upon importations
which so far as possible, should be
adjusted to promote tho interest Of
American labor, and advance tn,
prosperity Of the whole country.
Ninth. We reafiirm our opposition
to further grants of the public land'
to corporations and monopoGes, an6
demand that the national domain b,
devoted TO free homes for the people
Tenth. 1t is the imperative dut,
of the government to so modify exist
ing treaties with European govern.
ments that the same protection shall
be afforded to adopt American citi
lens that is given to native born, ant
+ all necessary laws be PASSED to pro-
tect emigrants in the absence of pow.
er in the State for that purpose,
Eleventh, 1t is the immediate du-
ty of congress to full investigate thu
effect Of the immigration and impor-
tation of Mongolians on the mora
and material intapests of the country
Twelfth. The Republican part
recognizes with approval the substan.
tial advance recently made towart
the establishment of equal rights wo-
man by the many important amend
ments affected by Republican Legis.
~latures in the laws, which concern th,
personal and property relations o!
wives, mothers and widows, and b,
the appointment and election of wo,
men to the superintendent of educa.
ton, charities and other public trusts
The honest demand of this class O;
citizens, for additional rights ant
privileges and immunities should b
treated with respectful consideration
Thirteenth. The constitution con
fers upon congress sovereign power
over the territories % the Unite,
States for their government, and il
the exercise of this power, it is the
right and duty OF congress to prohibit
and extirpate in the territories that
relic or barbarianism, polygamy, and
we demand such legislation as shall
secure this end, and the supremacy
of American Institutions in all the
Territories. Applause.
Fourteenth, Ehe pledges which
the nation has gwen to our soldiers
and sailors must be fulfilled; the
grateful people will always hold those
who periled their lives for the coun-
try's preservation in the kindest re-
membranoe,
Fifteenth, WE sincerely deprecate
all sectional feeling and tendencies:
we, therefore, npte with deep solicit
tude that the Democratic party
counts as it's chief hope of success
upon the electoral vote Of a united
South, secured through the efforts OF
those who were recently arrayed
against the nation, and We invoke the
earnest attention Of the country to
the grave truth that a success thus
achieved would reopen sectional
strife and imperil the national honor
and human rights.
Sixteenth. We charge the Demo
cratic party with being the same in
character and spirit as when it sym.
pathized with treason, and making it
control Of the House of Representa-
twas tba t,r,n,rh aud ,port,,,+ of