The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-11
THE PLATFORM.

VenIlOn assembled At the emu Oh twenty
since the Federal government was committed
TO its charge, submits to the people OF the
United States this brief report of its admin
istration: IL suppressed = rebellion which
had an army of nearly y million of men 10
subVert the national authority; % recon-
structed the union of the states with freedom
instead of slavery its corner stone; it
transio' med tour millions OF human beings
| from the likeness of things to the rank Of eft
work OF hunting fugitive slaves. and charged
| it to see that slavery does not eX st: 1t has
thirty eight per cent. to the par OF gold; it
| has restored upon = solid basis pay ment in
coin for all the national obligations, and has
and equal in every part OF our extended
| country; it has lifted the credit of the nation
from the point where six per cent bOHds sold
at eighty-Six to to that where four per cent
bonds are eagerly sought At premium. In
| der its administrations railways have increas.
| in 1879; our foreign trade has increased from
SEQ, OO0, 900 TO $l15O 10000 in the same time.
than our imports ID 1880 were s964, 0OO, 600 more
| than our imports in 1879. Without reSOrting
| to loans it has. since the war closed. betrayed
| the ordinary eX penSeS of the government, be-
| sides the accruiDg interest on the public
debt. and disbursing annually more than $50. ;
Ssss OOO. 900 Of the public debt, and by refund
| ing the balance flower rates has reduced the
co. to- less thsn &c oOooOo All he Industries
mAnd; wages have increased. and through
coming prosperity greater than We have en-
jOyed- Upon this record the Republican par
port of the people, and this convention Su D
| mits for their approval the following state
ments Of the principles and purposes which
| will continue to guide and inspire its efforts
FfTst. We anlrm that the work OF the last
twenty years has been such as to CON-
mend itself 70 the favor Of the nation. and that
the fruits of the costly victories which we
have achieved through immense difficulties
o pc mat "a. the 5sscs sesHlns med
ion now happily restored should be Perpetu-
ated. and that the liberties secured TO this
ished 70 future generations; that the or'ieI
established and the credit acquired should
Dc i5PPsi5ss '5s. he pensions
reduced should be eAtinRuIShed by the full
payment OF every dollar thereof; that the re
| mOted. and that the commerce already 81
| great should be steadily encouraged
Second The constitution Of the UniteI
States is . supreme law and not . mere con
tract Of the confcderated states it made |
sovereign nation. some OF the powers are de
the states, but the boundary between the pow
ers delegated and those reserved Is to be de
. tsrnined BY the national and not the stat
| TIird. The work Of popular education 4
one LETT 20 the care OF the several states. bu
it Is the duty Of the national government +
aid that W0rk 70 the extent OF its conStitu
/ tIonAl ability The intelligence Of The natioI
several Ststes. aSd tHe de- iiHy Of the natioI
mus be guarded, not by the genius Of AM
one state. but by the average genius Of an
ri FOHrfA. The constitution wisely forbid
congress 10 make any Law respectful an eStab
lishment Of religion, but 1t Is Idle 70 hope th
3 nation can be protested against the influence
D its domjnStjop. We therefore rec0mnen,
that the copsfl tuition be % amended IS to Ia,
} the same prohibition on the legislature 0
each state, and to forbid the appropriation o
E PUBLIC funds 70 the support II sectarial
5 ria, We reamI N the belief aVcwed in Isl
that the duties levied for the purpose Of rev
:, enue should so discriminate rs 70 favor Amer
lean labor; that no farther grant Of the pub
5 lie domain should lie made to any railway o
other corporation: that slavery having per
n ished in the states, its twin bAFbATity, Dotyg
. | amy must die In the territories; that every
where the protection accorded 70 q citizen Q
American birth must be secured TO citizen
D OF American adoption; that we deem iE In
| duty Of congress 10 develop and improve on
water courses and harbors. but insist tia
+ further subsidies to private persons or corpoF
. | atoms musl cease; that the obligations 0f In
! Republic 20 the men who preserved its integ
the lapse OF nfteen years. since their nnal vic
I tory. Their perpetual homer IL aad shall Tor
ever be the grateful privilege and sacred du
! ! ~ Of the American people.
e .Slzf1, Since the anthoriIy to regulate i'm
migration and intercourse betWeen the UAite
States and foreign nations rests with The con
y ing powers, the Republican party. regarding
| the unrestricted lmmtgratton Of The Gaines
: IS an evil u great megnttude. invoke the e.
inniErasion s. The satetnesI i such JUS
: humane and reasonable provisions rs vii
;. proouce that result
: which chAraeteri1es the early career q
Rutherford Hayes in peace and war. an
e which guided the thought Of our immediat
date, have continued % inspire him in hi
, career IS chief executive. AID that histor,
J, Will accord 70 his adntnistratioa The hsnor