The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-22
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Mr.. Hawley Mr. President, you must
be aware that your committee on Reso-
lutions, upon assembling found itselfcon'
stituted ofmen of somewhat differing SEN
timents andwidely separated localities,
and mostly strangers to each other; We
have in general agreed upon the state.
ments we are about to present to you, and
respectfully submit it for your consider
ton, and for your amendment If you
choose. 1t is as follows.
When, in the economy of providence,
this land was to be purged of human
slavery, and when the strength of the
Government of the people, by the people,
for the people, was to be demonstrated,
the Republican party came into power.
Its deeds have passed into history, and
we look back to them with pride. In
cited by their memories and high aims
for the good ofour country and mankind,
and looking to the future with unfaltering
courage, hope and purpose. we, the REP
resentatives ofthe party, in National con-
vention assembled, make the following
declaration of principles: ...
/. The United States Of America is a
Nation, not league, by the combined
working Of the national and State Gov
ernment Under their respective Con-
stitutions the rights Of every citizen are
secured at home and protected abroad,
and the common welfare promoted
2. The Republican party has preserved
those Governments to the hundreth an
niversary of the nations birth. and they
are now embodiments of the great truth
spoken at its cradle. that all men are
created equal that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among which are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness that for the at
tainment of these ends Governments have
been instituted among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent OF the gov
erned." Until these truths are cheerful
ly obeyed, or if needed to be vigorously
enforced. the work Of the Republican
party is unfinished lfte .i|It
3. The permanent pacifcation of the
Southern section of the Union, and the
complete protection Of all its citizens in
the free enjoyment of all their rights.
are duties to which the Republican party
stands sacredly pledged. Applause
The power to provide for the enforcement
of the principles embodied in recent Con-
stitution al amendments is vested by those
amendments in the Congr S ofthe United
States, and we declare it to be the solemn
obligation Of the, Legislative and EXecu-
tive Departments Of the Government to
put into immediate and vigorous eXer-
else all their Constitutional powers for
removing any just causes of discomfort
on the part of any class, and for securing
to every American citizen complete liber-
ty and exact equality in the exercise OF
all civil, political and public rights.
TApplause Tothis endwe imperatively
demand a Congress and Chief Executive
whose courage and fidelity to these duties
shall not falter until these results are
placed beyoned dispute orrecall, ZAP
plause) lslo ~
A.. In the first act of Congress signed by
President Grant, the National Govern
ment assumed to remove any doubts
of its purpose to discharge all just obliga-
tons to the public creditors, and solemn
ly pledged its faith to make provision at
the earliest practicable period, for re-
demption of the United States notes in
coin. Cheers. Commercial prosperity,
public morals and national credit de-
nand that this promise be fulfilled bya
continuous and steady progress to specie
payments. Loud and long contued
applause and cheers
(. Under the Constitution the Pres-
dent and heads of Departments. are to
make nominations for office, the Senate
is to advise and consent to appointments,
and the House of representatives is to
accuse and prosecute faithless offers
The best interests of the public service
demand that these distinctions be respec
ted; that Senator's and Representatives
who may be judges and accusers should
not dictate appointments to office. The
invariable rule for appointments should
have reference to the honesty, fidelity
and capacity of the appointees, giving to
the party in power those places, where
harmony and vigor Of administration re-
quire its policy to be represented, but
permitting all others to be filled by per-
sons selected with sole reference to the
efficiencyof the public service, and the
right Of all citizens to share in the honor
of rendering faithful service to their
country, q, t.. -r.r. n
6. We rejoice in the quickened con-
science of the people concerning polite
al affairs, and will hold all public officers
to a rigid responsibility, and engage that
the prosecution and punishment of all
who betray official trust shall be speedy,
thorough and unsparing (Cheers.)
7. The public scool system of the sever
al States is the 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 forbidding the application
of any public funds or property for the
benefit of any schools or institutions un-
der sectarlan control, Great cheering
continued for several minutes. In res
ponse to repeated calls General Hawley
read the. plank a second time, and the
delegates and audience repeated their
cheers EViUNll GNsNgNAl N.NN03
8. The revenue necessary for current
expenditures and the obligations of the
public debt, must be largely derived from
duties upon importations, which, so far
as possible, should be adjusted to promote
the interest of American labor, and ad-
ancethe prosperity ofthewhole country.
(Cheers.) @i'f.I ..y
9. We reafirm our opposition to fur
ther grants of the public lands to corpor-
ations and monopolies, and demand that
the National domain be devoted to free
homes for the people,.
10. 1t is the imperative duty of the
Government so to modify existing treat
les with European Governments that the
same protection shall be afforded to the
adopted American citizen that is G ven to
the native born, and that all necessary
laws should be passed to protect emf
grants in the absence of power in the
States for that purpose.