Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFOR NJ,
ADOPTED At
CHICAGO, June 5. 1880

| the likeness OF tuiuss w "o aes -
zeps. II relieved Congress from the ina,
nous work Of hunting fugitive slaves. AND
charged 10 to Sea that slavery does moi
| exist. Il has raised the value OF paper
currency from thirty-eight per cent. 70
the par VI gold. IL has restored upon
solid basis payment In coin Tor all tue
national obligations. and has given US 9
currency absolutely good and legal, and
equal in every part OF our extended coun'
,rv. I, has lifted the credit Of the nation
from the point where six per cent. bonds
sold AZ Sc, 10 that where four per cent,
bonds are eagerly sought at q premium.
Under IL, administration railways have
increased from 2l. 900 miles In 1860 to
more than 81, 900 miles In 1879. Our Tor.
eign trade has increased from S7O0 ,0OO,OoO
| 10 : 4 $50. OOO, 900 in the same time. and our
exports. which were 10000, ,0OO less than
our imports in 1860. were s26i i,0O0.OOO
more than our imports In 1870. Without
rrsortiny to loans, 10 has. since the wal
closed, d.fr.yed the ordinary expenses oi
government, besides the Accruing interest
on the public debt. aud disbursed annually
more than $50. 900. 900 for soldiers pen
,ious. II has paid $3.50 600, ,0OV OF ih.
public debt. and by refunding the balance
AZ lower rates, has reduced the annual
| interest charge from nearly SOL ,O0O.O OOl
10 less than $50 .O00. 900. All the indus
tries of the country have revived; labor i.
in demand; wages have increased, and
throughout the entire country there !,
| evidence Of q coming prosperity greater
than we have ever enjoyed. Upon this
record the Republican party asks Tor the
continued confidence aud support OF The
people. and this convention submits foi
their approval the following statements ol
the principles and purposes which VIII
continue to guide and inspire It's enorts'
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-we affirm that the work OF the
last twenty.one years has been such a. te
commspd itself to 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
p.acs regained should be cherished. Tha'
the discovered Union. now happily restored
should be p.rpetuated. and that the liber
ties secured 10 this generation should bt
transmitted undiminished to future gener'
| atoms. That the order established and the
credit acquired should never be imperiled'
That III. pensions promised should be paid
That the debt so much reduced should be
eI,iuguished by the full payment oil every
dollar thereof. That the reviving indus
tries should be further promoted. aud thai
the commerce already so great should bt
| steadily encouraged.
sscond-Tho Constitution Of the United
States Is the supreme law. and not mei,
compact. Out Of Confederated States u
i Mama
.r. denied to the Nation, while others ar,
retained by the States; but the boundary
between the powers delegated and ,hos;
reserved 10 to be determined by Nauona
and not by State tribunals.
Third-The work Of popular education
| il one left to the care OF the several States
bu, n is the duty OF the National govern
| ment 10 aid that work to the extent OF III
constitutional ability. The intelligence o.
the nation is but the aggregate OF the In
| telligence in the several States, and Tho
destiny OF the Nation must be guided, mo-
by the genius Of any one State. but th'
average genius OF all.
SoS.srcrAnIAs SCHOOLS.
Fourth-The Constitution wisely forbid'
Congress to make any laws respecting ~
establishmeut Of religion. but IL 10 idle &c
hone that the Nation can be protected
against the influence Of sectarisnism while
asch State 10 exposed to its particular
domiuation. we therefore recommend
| that the Constitution be 80 amended ~ tc
law some prohibition upon the Legislature
Of each State and to forbid the appropria
| ton Of public funds to the support VI sec
tartan schools.
Fifth-we resftirm the belief avowod In
1875. that the duties levied for the purposl
OF revenue should 20 discriminate rs tc
kyor American labor. That no furthei
grant Of the public domain should DO mad,
70 any railroad or other corporation. Tha
slavery having perished in the States, III
twin bArbarity. polygamy. must die In th'
Territories. That everywhere the protec
ton accorded to . citizen OF American
birth must be secured to citizens of Amer
lean adoption. That 10 10 the duty OF Con
gr.ss TO develop and improve our water
courses aud harbors. but we insist thai
further subsidies TO private persons or cor
porstious must cease. That the obliga
| tous TO the mvn who preserved its integ
rity in the day Of battle are undiminishtt
by the lapse Of fifteen years since theii
Anal victory. Their perpetual honor Il
and shall forever be the grateful privileg'
aud the sacred au'' " 'A' '
people.
TUE ehiSisA rL
siIth-sinee tue authority 70 lssu'au ,n'
immigration aud intereourse oetNeen v.
United States and foreign nauohs resi-
with the Congress Of the United state
and its trea'y'mssins powers Una! .n
Republican party, reg 'fuins tne unre
striettd immigration oi the Shihese As al
evil Of great magnitude Involves the eLer
else OF the power TO restrain anu hm,' ,'N .ns
immigration oy the en,e'msnt N,s,n :, susn Ius, ~,
humane anu Iea,ouA''' ,. p'' wa
produce the result,