The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Republican National Convention.

Republican National Convention.
The republican national convention met
In Chicago on the End inst, at noon, and
was called to order by J. Donald Cameron,
chairman OF the republican national COM
mittee'~ Prayer was offered by A. E. Kit
fridge of the Third Presbyterian church of
Chicago. The chair stated that on request
he would designate Hon. Geo. F. Hoar as
temporary president. The convention I'M
animously elected the selection. "A COM
mittee consisting of Dawes, of Texas, Frye,
of Maine, and Raum, of Illinois, was ap-
pointed to conduct the president to the
chair. The following were named by the
chair as temporary secretaries: John H.
Roberts, of Illinois, G. L. Magee, Of Penn
sylvania, Chas w. Clisbee, of Michigan, and
clerks, Eugene Davis, New York, steno-
grapher. The following resolution was
then offered by Mr.. Hale and adopted by
the conventions:
Resolrcd, That the roll of states and territories
be called, that the chairman Of each delegation
announce the names of the people selected to serve
upon tho committees, as follows
Permanent Organization.
Rules and Order of Business.
Credentials.
Resolutions.
The roll of states was then called and
the chairman of each state delegation named
the delegates to represent the respective
state, or the several committees mentioned
in Hale's resolution. The following reso-
luton offered by Mccormick of Arizona
was adopted:
Resolred, That the roll of states and
territories be called, for the presentation
of credentials and for contest all such pa
pers shall be referred without statement or
debate to the committee on credentials.
The roll Of states was again called and
notice of contests were given in the states
of Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Kansas,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Utah
territory. The convention then adjourned
for the day.
SECOND DAY.
The convention reconyened at 11:45 A. NJ
The committee on permanent organization
reported the temporary organization for
the permanent organization with the
from each state and the report was accept
ed and adopted.
THIRD DAY.
The committee on rules reported the
rules governing the house of representa-
tives to govern the convention and the re-
port was accepted and adopted. The com.
mittee on platform reported the following
PLATFORM.
First-Wo affirm that the work of the last 81
years has been such as to comme end itself in the
favor Of the nation and that the fruits of the
costly victories which we have achieved, through
immense difficulties, should be preserved; that the
the peace regained should be cherished; that tho
QI ,1rin ho~D ~ h.
petuated and that the liberties secured to this gen
GRAFTON should be transmitted and undiminished to
future generations That the order established
and the credit acquired should never DO impaired;
that the debt so much reduced be extinguished by
the full payment of every dollar thereof; that the
reviving industries should be further promoted
and that the commerce already so great should be
steadily encouraged.
Second-The constitution of the United States
is supreme law and not a mere contract between
contederated states. 1t made sovereign the
ton. Some powers are denied to the nation while
others are denied to the states, but the boundary
between the powers delegates and those re-
served are to be determined by the national and
not the state tribunals
Third-The work of popular education is one
lett to the care OF the several States but it is the
duty OF the national government to aid that work
to the extent Of its constitutional ability. The
Intelligence Of the nation is but the aggregate Of the
intelligence in the several states, and the destiny
any one state, but by the average genius of all.
Fourth-The constitution wisely forbids con-
gress to make any law respecting an establishment
Of religion, but it is idle to hope that the nation
can be protected against the influences of sectar-
ianism while each state is opposed to its domina-
ton. We therefore recommend that the constitu-
ton be SO amended as to lay the same prohibition
upon the legislature of each state and to forbid
the appropriation of public funds to the support Of
sectarian schools.
Fifth-We re-afirm the belief avowed in 1876,
that the duties levied for the purpose Of revenue
should so discriminate as to favor American labor
that no further grant Of the public domain should
be made to any railway other corporations that
slavery having persisted in the states its twin bar
barity, polygamy, must die in the territories that
every where the protection accorded to citizen of
American birth, must be secured to the citizen of
American adoption that we esteem it the duty of
Congress to develope and improve our water
courses and harbors but insist that further subsi
dies to private persons corporations shall cease
that our gratitude to the men who preserved the
integrity Of the republic on the day of the battle
is undiminished by the lapse Of fifteen years since
their final victory. Their perpetual honor is and
shall be forever the grateful privilege and sacred
duty Of the American people.
Sixth-Since the authority to regulate immi-
grafton and intercourse between the United States
and foreign nations rests with the Congress of the
United States, and its treaty making powers, the
republican party regarding the unrestricted immi-
grafton OF Chinese as an evil of great magnitude,
invoke the exercise of that power to restrain and
limit that immigration by the enactment of such
just humane and reasonable provisions as will
produce that result.
Seventh-That the purity and patriotism which
characterized the early career Of Rutherford B.
Hayes in peace and war, and which have con-
tinued to inspire him in his career as chief execu-
tive and that history will accord to his admins
tration the honors which are due to an efficient
just, and courageous fulflment Of business. and
will honor his interpostion between the people and
proposed partisan laws.
Eighth-We charge on the democratic party the
habitual sacrifice Of patriotism and iustica To q au