Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-16

blow a. every existing form Of govern
meut, by declaring the individual the
: source Of ali power. Upon this one new
ly proclaimed truth one error arose. II
the St tes may deny suffrage to any
Class, a. according to the Minor Us. Hap
peTsott decision of the supreme cOurt-a
decision rendered under the auspices Of
the Rspabiiean party against suffrage
as aconstituent element of United States
citizsnship-we then have nothing ma.
tional ia the character OF this govern.
meot. National supremacy does not
chiefly mean the power to levy war,
conclude alliances, and establish COM
merce. 1t means national protection
and security in the exercise OF the right
OF self-2overnment, which comes alone
by and through the use Of the bal
lot. Even granting the premise OF
the supreme court decision, that 1.-THE
constitution OF the UDite1 states dOts
not confsr suffrage on any one" our
national life does not date from that In.
stFume1t. The constitution is not ths
original declaration of rights. It was
not framed until eleven yesrs after our
existence IS q nation, nor fully ratified
until nSRrly fourteen years after the
com nencement Of our national life.
This Centennial celebration Of our ma.
tiOn's birth does not date from the con-
stitud7n, but from the declaration Of in
dependence. The declared purpose of
our civil var was the settlement of the
question of supremacy between the
states and the United States. The
| documents sent out by the Republican
party in this present campaign warn the
people that the Democrats intend an
other battle for State sovereignty, to be
fought this year at the ballot.bOx. The
| n 1tiOnal WOmen's suffrage association
calls your attention to the fact
that the Republican party itself
! has reOpened this battle, and now
holds the anomalous position of having
settled the question of State sovereignty
in the case of the black men, and again
opened it through the minors, not only |
in the case CT women citizens, but also |
in the case OF men citizens, for al other |
causes save that specified in the fifteenth |
amendment You have yet one Oppor- |
tunity to retrieve your party from this |
false position. The political power Of |
this country has always shown itself su. |
perior to the Judicial power, the latter |
ever shaping and basing its decisions on |
the policy Of the dominant party. A |
pledge, therefore, by your convention to
secure national protection in the enjoy I
ment of perfect equality Of rights, civil
and political, to all citizens, will so de-
fine the policy Of the Republican party
as to open the way to full and final sd-
iustment Of this question on the basis
Of United States supremacy. From
these higher motives Of justice we
suggest your adoption of this pria-
ciple of equal rights to women as
means OF securing your own future ex-
istence. The party that ceasss to repre-
sept the vital principles Of truth and
Justice is the party that dies. II you
would have the party of the future Re-
publican you must now take the broad
national ground OF citlzen-suffrage. By
this step you will pay most honor TO
your ancestors; by this act you Will do
most to promote the general welfare and
secure the blessings Of liberty to your
selves and your pcsterity; by this act
you will reduce to practice the theory OF
one hundred years, and establish gen.
uine republic that shall know no class
caste, race or sex, where all the people
are citizens and all the citizens are
equal before the law.
On behalf Of the National Woman suf-
Tage association. ..
SUSAN B. ANTHONY,
Corresponding Secretary.
The Chair-The first business in order
is the report of the committee on rules
and order of business
Mr. Cessna, OF Pennsylvania, chair
man Of the committee, presented the
following report:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Republican Nat oaal Convention:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the matter of rules and order of business,
beg leave to submit the following rules,
including the order of business, for the
government of this convention, as fol-
lows:
Rule l. Upon all subjects before the
conventions ths States shall be called in
alphabetical order, and next the Terri
tories and District of Columbia.
Rule 2. Each State shall be entitled to
double the number of it's senators and
representatives in congress, according to
the late apportionment, and each Terri
tory and The District Of Columbia shall
bs entitled to two votes. The votes Of
each delegation shalI be reported by its
chairman.
Rule 8. The report Of the committee
on credentials shall be disposed off be-
fore the report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions is acted upon, and
the report of the committee on platform
and resolutions shall be disposed OF be-
fore the convention proceeds to the non-
in2tion of candidates for President and
Vice. President.
Rule f. In making the nomination for
President and Vice-P resident, in no case
shall the calling of the roll be dispensed
with. When it shall appear that any
candidate has received q majority of the
votes cast the president of the conven-
ton shall announce the question to be,
+" Shall the nomination of the candidate
be made unanimous?n But IL no cam
didaie shall have received majority Of
the votes the chair shall direct the vote
10 be again taken, which shall be re-
peated until some candidate shall have
received q majority Of the votes cast,
and when any State has announced its
vote it shall So stand until the ballot is
announced, unless In case of numerical
error.
Rule 5. When msjority of the dele
gates Of any two States shall demand
that a vote~be recorded the same shall
be tsken by States, Territories, and the
District of Columbia, the secretary call
ing the roll OF States and Territories in
the order heretofore stated, and the Dis
trict OF ColuEIbis.
Rule 6. In the record of the votes by
States, the vote OF each State, Territory
I
announced bv the chairman, and ia case
the votes of any State, Territory, or the
District Of Columbia shall be divided,
the chairman shall announce lhe NUM-
Der OF votes cast for any candidate or for
or against any proposition.
Rule Z. When the previous question
shall be demanded by the majority of
the delegates from any State, and the
demand seconded by two or more S ,ates,
SnG the call sustained by majority Of
the convention, the question shall then
be proceeded with aid disposed OF &C.
cording to the rules of the houEe Of rep
resentatives in similar cases.
Rule s. No member shall speak more
than once upon the same question, nor
lonces than five minutes unless by leave
of the committee, except that delegates
presenting the name Of a candidate shall
he allowed ten minutes in presenting
the name Cfsncb candidate.
Rule 8 TIE rules OF tae house Of rep
resentatives shall be the rules Of THIS
convention, SO far as they are applicable
and not inconsistent with the foregoing