Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-07
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFoR N,
ADOPTED At
CHICAGO, June s, 1880.

solid basis payment in coin Tor all the
national obligations, and has given us
currency Absolutely good and legal. and
equal In every part OF our extended coun'
,ry. IL has lifted the credit OF the nation
from the point where six per cent. bonds
sold at Sc, TO that where four per cent.
bonds are eagerly sought at apremium.
Under its administration railways have
Increased from 2l.000 miles In 1850 to
more than 50, 900 miles in 1873. Our Tor.
eien trade has increased from 500. 600 900
10 81 $50, OOO, 900 in the same time. and our
exports, which were SOC, ,00o, 900 less than
our imports in 1850, were s264 .0Oo. .OOO
more than our imports IN 1871. without
resorting to loans, IL has, since the war
closed, betrayed the ordinary expenses OF
government, besides the accruing interest
ON the public debt, and disbursed annually
more than $50. 600. 900 for soldiers PEN
sions. 1t has paid $3.50 0O0, 900 Of the
public debt, and by reiundiug the balance
AZ lower rates, has reduced the annual
interest charge from nearly Sl5l 900. 600
10 less than $50. .000,0 900. All the indus
tries Of the country have revived; labor is
In demand; wages have increased. and
throughout the entire country there Is
evidence Of Q coming prosperity greater
than we have ever enjoyed. Upon TINS
record the Republican party asks for the
continued confidence and support of the
people, and this convention submits Tor
their approval the following statements OF
the principles and purposes which will
continue to guide and inspire Its efforts:
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-we affirm that the work OF the
Last tweuty.one years has been such a. to
commend itself to the favor OF the nation,
and ,ha, the fruits Of the costly victories
which We have achieved through immense
difficulties should be preserved. That the
peace regained should be cherished. That
the discovered Union. now happily restored
should be perpetuated. and that the iioer'
ties secured to this generation should be
transmitted undiminished TO future gener-
ations. That the order established and the
credi, acquired should never be imperiled.
Ths, the pensions promised should DO paid.
That the debt 80 much reduced should be
extinguished by the full payment OF every
dollar thereof. That the rsviving indus
tries should DO further promoted. and that
the commerce already 80 great should be
steadily encouraged.
second-Ths Constitution Of the United
States 10 the supreme law. and not mere
compact. Out Of Coniederated States II
made q sovereign nation. Some powers
are denied TO the Nation. while others are
retained by tho States; but the boundary
between the powers delegated and those
reserved 10 to be determined by Nationai
aud not by State tribunals.
Third-The work Of popular education
Is one left to the care OF the several states'
but IL Is the duty OF the National govern
men, to aid that work To the extent oil II.
constitutional ability. The intelligence oi
the nation is but the aggregate OF the In
tellieence in the several States, and the
destiny Of the Nation must DO guided, not
by the genius Of any one State, but the
average genius OF all.
SoS.srcrARiAS SCHOOLS.
Fourth-The Constitution wisely forbids
Congress TO mako any laws respecting an
establishment Of religion, but 1t is idle to
hope that the Nation can be protected
against the influence Of sectarisnism while
esch State 10 exposed TO Its particular
domination, We therefore recommend
that the Constitution be so amended a. to
Law some prohibition upon the Legislature
OF each State and TO forbid the appropria.
tion OF public funds to the support OF Sec
tartan schools.
Fifth-ws reaffirm the belief svowed In
1876. that the duties levied for the purpose
of revenue should 90 discriminate as to
favor American labor. That no further
grant Of the public domain should be made
TO any railroad or other corporation. That
slavery having perished in the States, Its
twin barbarity. polygamy, must die In the
Territories. That everywhere the protec'
ton accorded to = citizen of American
birth must be secured to citizens OF Amer
lean adoption. That 1t 10 the duty Of Con-
eress TO develop and improve our water
courses aud harbors. but we insist that
further subsidies to private persons or cor.
porations must cease. That the obliga.
lions to the men who preserved Its integ.
rity in the day Of battle are undiminished
by the lapse Of fifteen years since their
anal victory. Their perpetual honor IL
and shall forever be the grateful privilege
and the sacred duty Of the American
people.
Si1th-Since the authority to regulate
immigration aud intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rest:
with the Congress Of the United States
and its treaty. making powers. that the
Republican party. regarding the unre'
stricted immigration OF the Chinese As an
evil Of great magnitude. involves the eIer'
else Of the power to restrain and limit that
immigration by the enactment ef such just,
humane and reasonable provisions a. will
produce the result.
seyenth-That the purity and patriotism
which characterized the earlier career OF
Rutherford b. Hayes. in peace and war,
and which guided tho thought Of bis i'm
mediate predecessor TO him for . Presi'
dental candidate, have continued TO In
snire him in his career as chief executive,
and that history will accord to his admin
istr.tiou the honors which are due to an
efieient. lust and courageous fulhllmen'
NJ the public business. and will honor bis
in,erposition between the people and pro-
posed partisan laws.
ryIourrrrs OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Eigh,h-we charge upon the Demo
cratic party the habitual sacrihce OF pa
trio,ism aud justice to . supreme and IN
satiable lustfor Office and patronage; tina,
to obtain possession Of the National snd !,
State Governments, and Of the control o.
place and position. they have obstructed
all the efforts to preserve the purity snd
conserve the freedom Of suffrage; nave
devised fraudulent certificates and returns
have devised fraudulent certificates ano
returns; have labored to unseat lawfully
elected members Of Congress. to secure .,
all hazards the vote Of the majority o
States in the House Of Representatives
h.-a aodaa vorsd IN occupv hv forcA and