Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-08
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM m,
ADOPTED AT
CHICAGO, June s, 1880.

Vne nopuphoea Pstys AZ AZ 49,
vsntion assembled, at the end OF twenty
years sincs the Federal Government was
drst committed TO its charge. submits TO
the people Of the United States this brief
report Of is administration. II sup.
pressed rebellion which had armed
nearly one million Of men TO subvert the
National authority. Il reconstructed the
union Of States with freedom, instead OF
slsyery, q ita cornerstone. IL trans.
formed four million human beings from
the likeness OF things TO the rank OF citi'
GEMS. II relieved Congress from the infa.
NOUS work Of hunting fugitive slaves, and
charged Il to se~ that slavery does not
exist. Il has raised the value OF paper
currency from thirty-eight per ocnt. 70
the par Of gold. It has restored upon .
solid basis payment In coin for all the
national obligations, and has given us .
currency absolutely good and legal. and
equal In every part OF our extended coun'
try. It has lifted the credit OF the nation
from the point where six per cent. ponas
sold at So, 10 that whero four per cent.
bonds are eagerly sought st premium.
Under its administration railways nave
Increased from 2l.000 miles In 1850 70
more than 81, 900 miles In 1879. Our Tor.
eIgn trade has increased from 500. 900 600
70 81 i6O, 900. 900 In the same time. and our
exports, which were sac. 900, 900 less than
our imports In 1860. were 1854 600 ,0Oo
more than our imports In 1870. without
resortipg to loans, IL has, since the war
closed, betrayed the ordinary expenses Of
government, besides the sccruing interest
ON the public debt, and disbursed annually
mora than $50, 600, 900 for soldiers PEN
sious. II has paid $3.50 600, 900 Of the
public debt, and by refunding the balance
AZ lower rates, has reduced the annual
interest charge from nearly Sl6l 900 ,0Oo
TO. less than $89. .000. 900. All the indus
tries Of the country have revived; labor 10
In demand; wages have increased, and
throughout the entire country there ID
evidence Of q coming prosperity greater
than we have ever enjoyed. Upon tnis
record the Republican party asks for the
continued confidence aud support OF the
neople. and this convention submits for
their approval the following statement. OF
the principles and purposes which Will
continue to guide and inspire IL enoru:
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-we affirm that the work OF the
last twenty.one yesrs nss oe1u . ~
commend itself 70 the iasor ., .ns sia,o.;a. nuya
and that the fruit OF .ne cosHy ss Iososs
which We have achieved tnrousn iru'o mh.. tho
difaeultie, SHOULD % PIesss.sII st.s;.,.d TS.t G
peace regainea snouIa W vne, na;i. s..,nrad
should be perpetuated. and that the iioer.
.les s..S seSu,sS ,na;r,;,,sbsd 10 future Reper.
stsnsmi'sra me u. ~ a.d.r s't .h,isbsd and tbs
auons' ..s lI "honid navsr he imperiled.
Greu's M, 49, aoI; Isn.;on. nromissd should Be paid.
Thss rhss .he .ho % Az. 40 much reduced should be
.i.s.,;.hsd inas w nv tbe full payment OF every
ust samuss ,h.rsot Thai The rsviying indus
Sy.., .s;.. .hooiS he further promoted, and that
@ ~. .oo ] omsrca Already 10 great should be
~. s,s.Si,, sneoursped.
'~s o~.as Ths Con.titution of the United
q oeson r." ~. .nnron,s law. and mot mere
so,sn.., SMses Ont Of Confeder.ted States IL
msds = .overeien nation. Some powers
msas . s.n,.S .s .o .Ss Nation. while others are
s.,.;nsd hv the ststos: but the boundary
sss.s.n u *. novers delegated and those
oo'.e s a., ~ he dstsrmined by National
Ie.s,,eu s wv, -. S,.,s ,ribnnsIs.
suT T.ios uos Tss ~ort ~ nopular education
:. AZ. ,s,, - ,hs % c.rs Of tbe several States,
Inn, III n 4. The duty Of the National govern.
mani 10 Aid that work ~ the extent OF Its
con,t,tntionsi ability, The intelligence Of
,hs n.non h but the aggregate OF the In.
.s,,,a.ncs In tbs several States, and the
seheus ..;Suo, ~. Ns,,on muut be guided, not
aes.,uJ VI tue - .n, ona Ststa. but the
oy tne seuiu. " A' ~
average senlasos 81 s,uoo,.
Hos'shSAAA. .He 80. ,,.,,a.
Fourth-The Consn'u.on ~ssey ase,.sns ~, ~, an
Congress TO make any A"s ~ - ,si. a.
establishment OF reigion, W. sa,.",. ,v ~ "a
hope that the Nation oan w Pe'eJh,, III.
against the influence OF sec'siiAn's VIZ
each State IL e5p0sesa .sa..sora ~ " rscom msnd
that the Constitution be 90 AMENDED u 70
lay some prohibition upon tne LeglslAsure
Of each State and TO iorpio tne apprSpIis
ton Of public funds 70 'ne suPP'f'o' ''0
tartan schools.
Fifth-We reafhrm the peiiei AVoWsa Nv
1875. that the duties levied for tue purpose
Of revenue should 90 discriminate o. 70
favor American labor. THAT no IultneI
grant Of the public domain snouia w Tsue Wy. y
70 Auy fuhtosu Va - o.-.-- "a.
slavery having perished IN tne Sn'es' .s
twin barbarity, polygamy, must ole 10 tne
Territories. That everywhere the proteo-
tion accorded 10 citizen of American
birth must be secured TO citizens Of Amer
loan adoption. That 10 10 the duty OF Con
gress TO develop and improve our wafer.
courses and hsrbors. bot wo insist that
further subsidies to private persons % o. COT
porAtions must cease. Inn ,ns oonSs
tions TO the men who preserved l's inseS
rity In the day Of battle are undimini,neo
by the lapse Of hfteen years sinoe sne,.
Anal victory. Their perps;u;n, npTTi nriv;I.as -
anu snaIi iosess' Al. % ths tmaricsn
naonIo.
TINE ouISrsx PLANK.
si,th-siuce the authority to regulate
I'm migr,tion and intercourse between the
iIni,aS st.tes and foreign nations rests
S;,h the Coneress Of the United States
and its treaty. making powers, that the
Rsnublicsn party, regarding tho unre-
.trictsd immierstion OF the Chinese - an
sS,i of vrest msgnitude, involves the exer.
c,.a NJ tbs pover 10 re,trsin and limit that
a., n,;e,.tian bv ths en- naotment ef such lust,
..LI. ,,-.,t.ton. al vill