The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-25

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that Senators and Representatives
who may be judges and acusers,
should not dictate appointments to
Office. The invariablc rule for APP
pointments should have reference t.
the honesty, fidelity and capacity Of
aspointees; giving to the party in
power those places where harmony
and yigor Of administration require
its policy to be represented, but per
uniting all others to We filled by
persons selected with sOieI eference to
efficiency Of public service, and the
right Of citizens to share in the honor
Of rendering faithful service tothci
country.
Sixth. We rejoice in the quicken
ing conscience Of the people concern
ing political affairs; will hold all pub
lie officers to q rigid responsibility
and engage that the prosecution and
punishment Of all who lctray Official
trusts shall be speedy, thorough and
unsParlng. Lchcers.
| Seventh. The public school system
Of several States is the bulwark Of The
American Republic; and with a view
to its security and permanence We
recommend an amendment to tn,
constitution Of the United States, for
bidding the application Of any publ,
funds or property for the benefit O.
any schools or Institutions under sec.
tartan control. Great cheering con.
tinIcd several minutes. In rcspons,
to repeated calls, Gen. Hawlev rcad
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 lar.eh
derived from duties upon Importation
which so far as possible, should bc
adjusted to promote the interest O;
American labor, and advance til,
prosperity of the whole country.
Ninth. We reafirm our opposition
to further grants Of the public land
to corporations and monopolies, anC
demand that the national domain b,
devoted to free homes for the people
Tenth. L is the imperative dut,
OF the government to SO modify exist.
ing treaties with European govern.
ment3 that the same protection shall
be afforded to adopt American cit.
zens that is given TO native born, anC
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 au
ty of congress to full investigate tn,
effect of the immigration and impor.
tation of Mongoiians on the mora
aud material interests of the country
Twelfth. The Republican part,
recognizes with approval the substan
tlal 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 tn,
personal and property relations Of
wives, mothers and widows, and b,
the appointment and election of wo-
men to the superintendcnce of educa.
ton, charities and other public trusts.
The honest demand Of this class OF
citizens, for additional rights an6
privileges and immunities should be
treated with respectful consideration.
Thirteenth. The constitution cor
Iers upon congress sovereign power.
over the territories of the United
States for their governments, and il
the exercise Of this power, it is the
right and duty Of congress to prohibit
and cXfirpate in the territories thai
relic or barbarianism, polygamy, aac
we demand such legislation as shall
seCur 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 kind6st re!
mpmbrancc.
Fifteenth. We sincerely deprecatc
all sectional feeling and tendencies;
we, therefore, note with deep. solicit
tude that the Democratic party
counts as its chief hope of success
upon the electoral vote of a united
South, secured through the efforts CT
those who were recently arrayed
against the nation, and we invoke the
earnest attention of the country to
the grave truth that u success thus
achieved would reopen sectional
and imperil the national honor
and human rights.
Sixteenth. We charge the Demo
party with being the same in
and spirit as when it SYM
pathizcd with treason, and making it
of the House of Representa-
lives the triumph and opportunity of
The nations recent foes; with reas-
'erting and a~pplauding in the nation
u capitol the sentiments Of unlepent-
rebellion; with sending Union sol
liers to the rear, and with deliberate