Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-16
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
,,.ADoPTED AT....
T H E.
Chicago, June 5, 1880.


tion assembled. at the end of twenty wears
since the Federal Government was first COM
mitted to its charge. submits to the people
of the United States this brief report of its
administration. II suppressed rebellion
which had armed nearly l .OOO. 900 of men to
subvert the National authority. 1t recon.
structed the union of States with freedom,
instead of slavery. as its corner stone. 1t
transformed 0Oo. 900 human beings from the
likeness of things to the rank of citizens. IT
relieved CONGRESS from tbe Infamous work
of hunting fugitive sIaves and CHARGED II
to see thai slavery does not exist It has
raised the value of paper currency from
tbirtv-eiqht ner cent 10 the mar of ooId IL
has restored unon a solid bas,s the nsvmept
in coin of all National oblioatiops and bas
eivar ,s crrrercy sbsoln.elv oood aud aorsl
in everv mart of our o,,ended country rtbss
,ir.., ~ ouo,,,. 80 A., W.T., g., AZ, ,o;,,.
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yhor, ,o,,r ,,,r cor. bo,,as oro oaas,,v sorobt
a. ra,,4ra, rna.r .d,,,nia,u.,,on roi,
-s 49, ,,.,-oao, e., ., 600 IL, 4.
,eeo 90 ,,oro .ba,, 90 600 I'll. a. 1910 orr
,oraio, ,r.do hoe ,,croaesd ,ro,,,. s7oo ooo
ooo 90 :, $4,000 ooo n tho saroa .;,oo. ond
~ avrcr,s ,y,,,cb ,rora 500 ooo ooo 1ass ,h.,
o,,. ,,,,,,or.o 4, rseo ,,,ora soe, 600 ooo ,,ouo
thar. or- t,o,o-ts in 1s7o U,+bor+ rosor,ir,,,
IN 1os,s II hos sipca tho closa Of tba war
dosra,ea tho or,i,or,. ev,e,oos 90 Tho co,,
ern-,en, besiaao .ba acor,,,, ir.aros. ~, ,ba
rpblic doh, ,na hoe dishrrso. .rnrol,v
mora th,, san ooo noo Cor solsio,s .,,d sai,ors
pensiops It bas paid $3.50 900 Ooo of the
nublic debt and nv rsfund,ng the baIsnee
at lower rates has reduced the annual inter
est charge from nearly sl5O 900 900 to less
than $50 ooo 600. An The Industries of the
Waves have increased. and throughout the
entire country there ia evidence of com.
ing prosperity .reater than we have ever Gu
ioyed.
uroS THIS EEcaBD
The Republican pa ty asks for the continued
conf fence and support Of the people, aud
this Convention submits for heir approval
tho following statement Of the principles and
purposes which VIII continue to Guide its
purposes:
Fir.t-We afli,m that the WORK of the last
tweuty.one years has been such as to com.
mend its alf to the favor OF the Nation, and
that the fruits OF the costly victories which
we have achieve through immense Difficult.
ties should be preserved; that the peace
regalned should be cherished; that the dis.
severed Union, now happily restored, should
be perpetuated, and that the liberties secured
to this generation should be transmitted un-
diminished to future generation: that the
pensions promised should be paid; that the
debt 50 much reduced should 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 steadely encouraged.
Second-The Constitution of the United
States Is the supreme law, and not a mere
contract Out of the Confederate States it
made sovereign Nation Some powers are
denied to the Nation, while Others are retain
ed by the States; bur the boundary between
the powers delegated and those reserved is to
be determined by the National and not by the
State tribunals.
rhird-The work of popular education is
one left to the care of the several states; but
It is the duty of the National Government to
aid that worE to the extent of its constitution
al ability. The intelligence of the Nation is
but the aggregate of OF the intelligence in the
several States, and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius of one
State. but by the average genius of all.
g.Fourth--T Constitution wisely forbids
Congress to make any law respecting the es-
tablishment of religion, but it is idle to hope
that the Nation can be protected against the
influence of sectarianism while each State is
exposed to its particular domination We
therefore recommend that the Constitution
be so amended as to lay the same prohibit
tions npon the Legislature OF each State, and
to forbid the appropriation of public funds
to the support Of sectarisn schools.