The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-11

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Presidents and heads Of departments
are TO make nominations for Office;
the Senate Is 10 advise and consent 10
the appointments, and the House cf
Representatives is TO acuse and mos
ecute faithlcss oiliccrs. The best
interests Of the public service demand
that this distinctiyclcss be @rcsgcctcd;
that Senators and Representative
who may be judges and acusels.
should not dictate appointments TO
Office. The inyariablc rule for mp
pointments should have reference TO
the honesty, fidelity and capacity Of
aspointees; giving TO the party in
power those places where har1nony
and yigOr of administration require
ITS policy to be represented, but per
hitting all others TO be filed by
persons selected with f~olerefercnce to
efficiency Of public service, and the
right Of citizens TO share in the honor
of rendering faithful service totheir
country.
Sixth. We rejoice in the quicken
ing conscience Of the people concern
ing political affairs; will hold al pub
lie officers to a rigid responsibility,
and engage hat the prosecution and
punishment CT all who bctray official
trusts shall be speedy, thorough and
unsparing. cheers.
Seventh. The public school system
Of several States igthe bulwark of The
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
an control. [Great cheering con-
tinued several minutes. In response
to repeated calls, Gen. Hawlcy read
the plank a second time, and the del
egates and audience repeated the
cheers.
The Ievenue necessary for the cur
'ent expenditures and the obligations
f the public debt must be largely
derived from duties upon im~portationa
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 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 hat is given to native born, and
all necessary laws be passed to pro-
tect emigrants in the absence of pow
er in the State for that purpose,
Eleventh. It is the immediate du-
ty Of congress to full investigate The
effect Of the Immigration and impor-
tation Of Mongoli2ns 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 Lcgis-
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 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, 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 com-
try's preservation in the kindest re-
membrancc.
Fifteenth. We sincerely deprccate
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 o united
secured through the efforts Of
those who were recently arrnycd
the nation, and we invoke the
earnest attention Of the country to
the grave truth hat % success thus
would reopen sectional
and imperil the national honor
and human rights.
Sixteenth. We charge the Demo
cratic party with being the same in
and spirit as when it SYM
pathized with treason, and making it
control of The House Of Representa-
ives the triumph and opportunity Of
he nations recent foes; with reas-