The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18

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THE United States notes in coin.
cheers. Commercial prosperity,
public morals and national credit de-
mand that this promise he fulfilled by
q continuous and steady progress TO
specie payment. Loud aud long
continued applause and cheers.
Fifth. Under the constitution the
Presidents and heads Of departments
are 20 make nominations for office;
the Senate is TO advise and consent To-
the appointments, and the House of
Representatives is to acuse and pros
ecute faithlcss officers. The best
interests of the public service demand
that this distinctiyencss be respected:
that Senators and Representatives
who may be judges and acuscrs,
should not dictate appointments to
office. The invariablc rule for ap-
pointments should have reference to
the honesty, fidelity and capacity of
aspointees; giving to the party in
power those places where harmony
and vigor of administration require
its policy to he represented, but Ter
uniting all others to be filed by
persons selected with solereference to
efficiency Of public service, and the
right Of citizens to share in the honor
of rendering faithful service totheir
country.
Sixth. W. rejoice in the quicken
ing conscience Of the people concern
ing political affairs; will hold all pub
lie officers to a 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 Che
American Republic; and with a view
to its security and permanence we
recommend an amendment to the
constitution of the United States, for
bidding the application Of any public
funds or property for the benefit Of
any schools or institutions under Sec
tartan control. Great cheering con-
tinued several minutes. In response
to repeated calls, Gen. Hawley read
the plank a second time, and the del
cgates and audience repeated the
cheers.
The evenue necessary for the cur
rent expenditures and the obligations
of the public debt must be largely
derived from duties upon importationl
which so far as possible, should be
adjusted to promote the interest Of
American labor, and advance the
prosperity Of the whole country.
Ninth. We reafirm our opposition
to further grants of the public lands
to corporations and monopolies, and
demand that the national domain be
devoted to free homes for the people.
Tenth. 1t is the imperative duty
Of the government to 50 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 du-
ty Of congress to full investigate the
effect Of the eminigration and impor-
tation of Mongolians on the moral
and material interests Of the country.
Twelfth. The Republican party
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-
latures 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 educa-
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 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. The pledges which
the nation has given 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-
membrane.
Fifteenth, We sincerely deprecate
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
secured through the efforts of
those who were recently arrayod
against the nation, and we invoke the
earnest attention of the country to
the grave truth that q success thus
achieved would reopen sectional
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