Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-02
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT....
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ANof -AD
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The Republican party, in National Conven-
tion assembled, at the end Of twenty years
since the Federal Government was hrst COM
mitted to its charge, submits 10 the people
of the United states this briei report OF lts
administration. 1t suppressed rehel1on
which had armed nearly l.0o'oOo OF men 10
subvert the National authority. III recon-
structed the union OF states with freeaoin'
instead Of slavery, as Its corner stone IL
transformed 100000 human beings from the
likeness Of things 10 the rank of citizens. 1t
relieved Congress from the Infamous work
of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged it
to see thai slavery does not exist 1t has
raised the value Of paper currency from
thirty-eight per cent. to the par Of gold. it
has restored upon solid basis the payment
in coin of ell Nationsl obligations, and has
given us currency absolutely good and equal
in every part of our extended country. Ithas
lifted the credit of the Nation from the point
where per cent. bond sold at SO, to that
where four per cent bonds are eagsrly sought
at premium. Under its administration rail-
ways have in ,reased from 81 900 miles in
500 to more than 50 900 miles in 1879. Our
foreign trade has increased from $7OOOO0.-
600 to Sl,150 coo 900 in the same time; and
our exports, which were $2e,Oo0,000 less than
our imports in 1860, were s26i 600 more
than our imports in 1870 without resorting
to loans, it has, since the close of the war,
betrayed the or iinary expenses Of the Gov
ernment besides the accruing interest ON the
public debt, aud has disbursed annually
pensions Il has paid sos0,0J0,0J0 OF the
public debt, and by refundinB the baiaace
at lover rates has reduced the annual inter
est charge from nearly slo''OoO'oJ1 10 less
than Si0,05ooo0. All the ministries oi the
c'uu'ry have revived LABOR Is IN deHland'
wages have lhrraa J. shd tafon2ho"t the
entire country there Is evidence oil COM
ins prosperity greater than we nave ever Ell
Joyed'
uF0N THIS hECo"D
Inc I'epaoiie'H Pa'ty asAs Iof the continued
conn iehee ana support oi the people ana
this Convention submits Tor heir approval
the following statement "i the priAc'pies and
purposes which viii co1tlAae to guide its
purposes;
Elrst-"e am IN that the WORK OF the last
twehly'oAs years mas been sucA as 10 COM
mend iiseif to the favor OF the nation and
that ths fruits OF the costly victories whieh
we have achieve thro1sh Immense diheul-
tles shonl1 DO preserved; mat the peace
reSa'ned should be cherished; that the as
severed uAioh' no" happiiy restored should
De perpe'nated' ana tAat the hser'ies secured
to this generation should be transmitted I'M
diminished to titure generatlon; that the
pensions promised should be pad; hat the
debt 50 much reduced should be extinsuished
by the full payment OF every dollar thereof;
that the revlNlng industries should be further
promoted, ana that the commerce already go
great should be steadely encouraged.
second-ihe oohshtution oi the uhl'ed
states Is the supreme law ana not mere
contract CUT ol the 0oh'e"eFA'e 9'A'eS ii
made a sovereign Nation some powers are
denied TO inc Nahoh' "hile others are retain
ca oy the States ou' 'he oouhuary between
tno powers ueieea'eo "''H 'i'oso reee' 'Neu 40 -
pe "e'erh'inS' "y 'i' Na'ioi@i al" no' U! 'h'
S'a'e 'rIouuais' So
ih'ru-lhe "orA oi P"Ph'af 'o"sa''Pn Is
one iei' 70 ms paFs ol 'he several s'a'es' ou'
1t Is 'ue uu'y u 'he Na'iouA' "oNofA'"en' "
ala that WORK TO the extent oil It's constitution
al an'li'S' lhe iil'e'liNeuee VI 'ue Na''o" Is
ont Tue aggregate Oh OF inc 'ii'eiilseu'e III 'ie
several states ana 'ne destiny OF 'he Nation
must DC guided not oy the genius Oh one
STATE Out oy the average genius Oh ali'
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Oousr''' u i'iAAo any "a" 9speo't"e 'i'o 70
'Soiisl'iieh' VI r'iis'o"' ou' " Is i'io 70 nVp0
'na' ''' Na'i''" can % pi'''s'e" Asalus' 'u0
in""'nee VI ai'a'iiSiii "iiiio eA1i' ''"'e Is
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No NJ a'iien''e" as " i"S '"' S'l"e pioA'0',
"ons upon '"' ieS'Si1'Oi' Vi oA'A 9'a'o' anu
10 ioro'u tue appropriation ol puoi'o iunus
I" lhe support Oh sectarlaii schools'