Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12

enue should so discriminate As to favor
American labor; that no further gran Of the
public domain should he made 10 Eeiy rail-
way or corporations; that slavery, having
perIsned in the 6tatest It's twin bff11arity,
polysanay, must die in the territories that
every where the protection accorded to a cit
izen Of American birth must be secured to
citizens by American adoption That we
esteem IL the duty OF congress to develop
and improve our water-courses and harbofs,
but insist that further subsidies to private
corporations must cease; that the obliga-
lions of the republic 70 the men who pre-.
served its integrity in the hour of battle are
undiminished by the lapse of fifteen years
since their final victory Their perpetual
honor is and shah forever be the grateful
privilege and sacred duty Of the American
people; we welcome in the benefits and
privileges Of our free institutions all those
TO assume the obligations while they partie-
ipate In the benefits of American citizen
ship The Influx to our shores OF hordcs of
people who are unwilling TO perform the
duties of the citizen, or to recognize the
| binding force of our laws and customs, is
not TO pc encouraged; and believing that
respectful attention should be paid 10 evils
complained of by our brethren on the Pa
cific coast we urge the renewed attention Of
/ congress 10 this important question, and
1 suggest such changes Of our existing treaty
obligations as viii remedy these evils.
9. That the purity and patriotism which
/ ford II. Hayes In peace and war, and which
/ guided the thoughts of oar immediate pre-
decessOr to him for presidential candidate
as chief executive, and that history will ac-
cord to his administration the honors which
are due TO an efficient, just, and eonscfen-
| tious fulfilment Of the public business, and
/ will honor his interpretations between the
| people and proposed partisan laws.
1 z. We charge upon she democratic party
the habituaI sacrifice OF patriotism and JUS
/ tice to supreme and Unsuitable lust of office
and patronage; that to obtain possession OF
the national and slate governments and
| the control of place slnd position, they have
| INSTRUCTED all efforts TO promote the purity
and TO conserve the freedom of suffrage
| have devised fraudulent certtneatiOns and
1 returns have lab9red to unseat lawfully
elected members of congress to secure at all
4 hazards the vote of s majority of the states
deaYored to occupy by force and fraud the
places of trust given to others by the people
| Of Maine, and rescued by the courage and
action of Names patriotic sons; have, by
| methods vicious in principle and tyrann4cai
! in practise, attached partisan legislation 10
| very movements or government depends ;
| have crushed the rights OF the Individual;
have advocated the principle and sought
! the favor of rebellion against the nation,
and have endeavored to obliterate the sa-
! cred memories Of the war, and TO overcome
its inestimably good results-freedom and
| individual equality; and we affirm IL TO be
the duty and the purpose of the republican
I party TO use all legitimate means to restore
all the states OF this Union to the most per-
feet harmony which may be practcable
| and we submit to the practical, sensible Peo-
| pie of the United States to say whether II
| would not be dangerous TO the dearest inter
ests Of our country, at this time to surrender
| the administration of the national govern
| ment to party which seeks to overthrow
the existing policy under which we are so
prosperous, and thus bring distrust and con-
fusion where there is now order, confidence
and hope.
The republican party, adhering to the
| principle affirmed by its last national con-
/ vention of respect for the constitutional
4 rules governing appointments to office
adopts the declarations of President Hayes,
I h0f hn vafo Of EhOnl0
be thorough, radical and complete. To this
end it demands the cooperation OF the leg.
islRtive with the executive department Of
the government, and that congress shall 50
| legfslate that fitness, asceFtained by proper
practical tests, shall admit to the public SER
| vice.