The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-08


gates 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 Importation
which so far as possible, should be
adjusted to promote the interest Of
American labor, ard advance the
prosperity of the whole country.
Ninth. We reafirm our opposition
to further grants Of the public lands
to corporations and monopolics, and
demand that the national domain be
devoted TO free homes for the people.
Tenth. 1t is the imperative duty
of the government to so modify exist
ing treaties with European govern
ments that the same protection shall
be afforded to adopt American citi-
zens that is given to native born, and
all necessary laws be passed to pro-
tect cmigrants in the absence Of pow
er in the State for that purpose,
Eleventh. 1t is the immediate lu-
ty of congress to full investigate the
effect Of the immigration and impor-
tation of Mongolians ON the moral
and material interests Of the country,
Twelfth. The Republican panty
recognizes with approval the substan-
tial advance recently made toward
the establishment Of equal rights wo-
man by the many important amend
ments affected by Republican Legis-
laturcs in the laws, which concern the
personal and property relations Of
wives, mothers and widows, and by
the appointment and election of wo-
men TO the superintendent of cduca-
ton, charities and other public trusts.
The honest demand of this class Of
citizens, for additional rights and
privileges and immunities should be
treated with respectful consideration.
Thirteenth. The constitution con
fers upon congress sovereign powers
over the territories Of the United
States for their government, and in
the exercise Of this power, it is the
right and duty Of congress to prohibit
and extirpatc 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. The pledges which
the nation has given to our soldiers
and sailors must be fulfilled; the
grateful people viii always hold those
who periled their lives for the coun-
try's preservation in the kindcst re-
membraAce.
Fifteenth. We sincerely deprccatc
all sectional feeling and tendencies;
We, therefore, note with deep solici-
tude that the Democratic party
counts as its chief hope of success
upon the electoral vote Of a united
South, secured through the efforts OF
those who were recently arraycd
against the nation, and we invoke th,
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
pathizcd with treason, and making ii
control of the House of Representa-
tives the triumph and opportunity Of
the nations recent foes; with reas-
sorting and applauding in the nation
al capitol the sentiments of unrcpeht-
ed rebellion; with sending Union sol
diers to the rear, and with deliberate
~ proposing to repudiate tn,
plightcd faith Of the Government and
obstruction of investigation; witt
proving itself through the period OF
its ascendancy in the lower House Of
Congress utterly incompetent to adj
minister the Government. We warm
the country against trusting a party
thus alike unworthy, recreant and in
capable. Cheers.
Seventeenth. The National adj
ministration merits commentator for
its honorable work in the manage
ment Of the domestic and foreign af-
and President Grant deserves
the continued and hearty gratitude Of
the American people for his immense
service in wal and in peace. Cheers.