Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-06
NEW uAMPsiiIRE REPUBLICANS
SPEAK THEIR SENTIMENTS.

Yesterday New Hampshire celebrated
Its Centennial by appropriate eers-
monies. The Republican State Con-
vention also did something worth re-
eording in capital letters. 1t adopted "
platform which sounds tho key nots Of
the coming campaign and places before
the people Of that State the questions
OF the day. The resolutions adopted
favor specie payments; true recoacii-
alton with the South; proclaim unaltsr-
able opposition to q third term. These
questions are living and vital and must
DO largely discussed in the coming cam
psiw. But the New Hampshire Con-
vention did not stop here. It boldly
faced he issue. which ere siI months
shall have passed. will DO discussed In
every hamlet Of the country. The
ninth resolution adopted by this con-
vsntion declares that the free school
system IL the bulwark OF American lib
bsrty, and continues: 1--WE APP
prove OF the proposed amsndmsnt
10 the Constitution OF the United States
declaring that no nousy raisod BY tara
ton in any Stato for the support OF pub
lie schools. or derived FROM any public
fund therefor. shall ever be placed I'M
der the control Of any religious sect;
o shall amy money % raised ever be
divided between religious sects or de-
nominations" Here ia tho a%uantis'
boldly thrown down at the feet OF those
Who would destroy the public school
system Of the country by subdividins its
revenues and thus diminish its efficacy
This question 10 Of paramount import
ancs to-day in the United States. IL
may be secuted by tho New York Her
aid, deridsd by quasi independent Jour
mails, and booted by religious organs,
both Protestant and Catholic. but ID will
not BE- put aside until BY a test vote OF
the American people 1t 10 placed
beyond the pale OF controversy; final
ly settled by Constitutional amend
msns. To the argument that the
public school system 10 subject
to State. not National. control. let 1t be
replied that education. generally diff.
fused. ID the sursst guarantee Of the per.
mansncy Of Republican government. and
that 10 free education Is not Of National
concern. il il now proposed to make 1t
70, by giving IL u National character and
placing the system Of common schools
under the direct protection and super
vision Of the National Government. We
are glad that New Hampshire Repub.
licans have stepped to the front upon
this vital question. Every Republican
Convsation. from Maine to Texas. should
follow in the footsteps Of New Hamp-
shire. Let the Republican party take
decided ground in this regard. Lat there
DO q unanimous expression In favor Of
the proposed amendment. The great
majority Of the peorle are ready to vote
thereon. They are anxious to do so. IL
the Democratic party also indorsst the pro-
position. IL will DO accomplished easily.
II not. let Republicans light IL out on
that line, II IL takes all Summer" This
10 NO ssctarian or religious warfare. 1t
10 q movement to preserve the system OF
free education which. originating In
this country. has become identified with
its history and which the most thought
full statesmen Of the age recognize to DO
the staunchsst column In tho sdihcs Of
intelligent self-govsrnment.