Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-19
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFoR M,
ADOPTED AT
CHICAGO, June 5, 1880.
THE


report OF its administration. 1t sup
pressed 9 rebellion which had armed
nearly one million Of men to suovsrt tho
National authority. II reconstructed .ho
union Of States with freedom instead Oh
slavery. as its cornerstone. IL trans
formed four million human beings from
the likeness Of things to the rank oi ciu'
zens. IL relieved Congress from the ina.
nous work Of hunting fugitive slaves, and
charged it to Sea that slavery does not
exist. II has raised the value OF paper
currency from thirty.eight per cent 10
the par Of gold. II has restored upon
solid basis payment In coin ior all tne
national obligations, and has gwen US .
currency absolutely good and legal and
equal in every part OF our extended coun'
try, Ii has lifted the credit OF the nation
from the point where six per cent. bonds
sold at sc. to that where four per cent
bonds are eagerly sought at premium.
Under Its administrator nSn i ,sso ~
ihereaseu . tao uo 200 r,;,ss In is7s Our for.
nioIo 'nsu 80, f-ou s7OO OOO 600
.lsn |a1. 80" oc" M ooa IN ,be ssme time. and our
si'V,S sS,.S wors son OOO OOD less than
,,"r,s 4, isso were s2GI .OOO, 900
' ~, - ir,norts In 1870 Without
uiofo .nau o1i 4. r.. s,neo tbe war
I,soi,ns , 5,vaJ " ,Ss ordinary expenses Of
e,oseu, eem. u hss;Sas The sccruinr interest
bo',in, 49, ~ 5;shnrsed annually
on tne puoi'S soe ae occ % 600 sor solJ;srs' mem.
more tnan S'o,Vvy'' 80 600 900 ~ ,ho
siohs' nAs Psiu r.;;uo ~, h.,ancs
pupnc ueo', anu w ie rsamna5 the animal
~ IoW.' ~ t,,, rasriS sIhi 600 OOO
.n'vres' LA SEQ ooo oo0 All the indus.
N ,hs .orn,ry have revived: labor /.
"S 5.nS. y. ,sssss have increased, and
,hronshnnt tbs sn,ire country there il
.iSe, - coming nrospority greater
.iu'"e - a..r an,nvod Tinon this
thah we na,e .,,' w s'o ..Ss tor ,bc
tseotu 'ae aa"n.s .nd snnnor, of the
eonunueu III .onvant,on spbmit. for
peoP'e, anu ' a., soi,ow;nc s,.,ements Of
,he'r appIo,A WV us nn,na1ss which will
'ne PrIn.'Pi.s aAu ;nsn;re n. sfTorts.
soH''"u' W eN'No ',..
ENUMERATION VI rAi'
First-we affirm that the work OF the
last twenty.one years has been such as to
commend 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
peace regained should be cherished. That
The discovered Union, now happily restored,
should DO perpetuated, and that the liber.
ties secured to this generation should oe
transmitted undiminished 20 iutu,e senSi'
atoms. Ihat ,nI hnr,,d orIer psSar e =. mnarileJ
ere gseu'. a'unSu 0,uns s" nr"m;.sJ sbould bo paid
~ rsA. VIZ Psn Psus. " p,nah rodnceJ sbopid be
lns' .ne W., ~ ~ s,i, nsrr,on, ~ evorv
eAmusu~,sneu ~ " Th.. ,nv % ,ha yssivinv ;ndns.
uoiiar 'ne,,V, w o,aa enJ ais /,
tries snouiu oc iuiNn,' ,han,5 ha
the commerce alreau! ~ eieA' '"0N w
s'eauiIy eh.ouraS.u. ., Aha Ir,,,e,
seeonuLine Soms',aOa ,sw and u no, a mere
states is mS Son,"sora,sd states i,
soup ,ssa;,n nation some powers
made so,sresn % 49, ,vh,Ia o,hcr, srs
AT. @ uensu ~ :" a ~ s,.,a.. hnt the boundary
,e.ain'u Y "o S,,ar.,oJ and those
oe'Neen no PV"s .;nod hv National
reserved u 70 % a.I. Isne' "
anu no, oy SAlo uiou". oa,..,;o,
Ihira-ine WolA W pGpaan ~ aaxorai S,a,ss
Is one iei, 10 ,ne ea' ~. ~" N.,;ou.I covcrn'
but IL Is the 1u.y VI '.o ,,a on,an, ~ H.,
uleh. 70 aia 'nAs NJ Tha IN ,aliigence M
constitutions aoiiiy, .narea.,e ~ tbe in.
.aI,a"nno .uy ~ - ,hs ssvsrai states. and the
s.s, ~. Ns,,on mpst be cuided. not
Ss'.u' 80 " ~ sny ono STATE. but the
& oy sno s ssan;n. ~ al
A'eiAso se"i1' " -
NoS'sEcrAhiAS schooLs'
Fourth-The Constitution wisely iorbids
Congress 10 make any laws respecting an
establishment Of religion, but IL is idle to
hope that the Nation can be protected
against the influence Of sectarianism while
each State is exposed to Its pi, parucuia,
that tho Constitution DO 50 snvhueu % "
lay some prohibition upon ,ne Lese.a'I'0
OF each State and 10 ioroia uo appsV.p,, aa'
tion OF public iunds 10 'no suPPo''o' 'e''
tartan schools. l.,
Fifth-We reaffrm the oehei a'oNeu ~
1876. that the duties levied LOT the purpose
Of revenue should 80 discriminate rs 70
favor American labor. Ihas no iuI'h
grant OF the pnoiic domaih .Iao shou,u O' 1 Th.,
to any railroad or otner corPoIauon. S i.'
slavery having Pe,Isneu " s 5;a ;n ,hs
twin barbarity: polygamy, mus, uie ~ 'ne
Territories. That e'efywnere ". piys.
ton accorded 10 eiuzen VI n 80.
birth must be secured 70 ciuZens VI nne''
ican ado Jtion. That 10 Is the du'y OF Con
gress - develop and improve our wafer.
courses aud harbors. but we insist .na' uaa
further subsidies to private persons h,;' OF cor
porations must cease. INA. INC o., oo,sa' ,,,Ss
tions to the men VINO prese'ued, ,n,;nisSe', nS 'n
risy in the day oi 9a'.ie are su unai .,mna ,hs;,
by tho lapse OF hiteen years 'noo hooaa 'u';. !,
hnal Victory iheh PN'PS s.,
snJ ] the sacred duty Of the American
people.
TIE CHINESE PLANK.
s,,,h-sinee the authority to regulate
,nmiSr,,ion and intercourse between the
Isni,a5 states and foreign nations rests
w;,b tho Congress OF the United States
snd its treaty.making powers, that the
Panrblicsn marty. regarding the unrc.
,.s5 ;n rigrsiion of the Chinese as an
',, y, - ,nscnitnde involves the exer.
on o, =, =, Re nover to restrain and limit tba,
s'so ,;dr,, y. ~. he IN. enactment ef sucb inst
inimis'auo .or.hie nrovisions ss viii
humane ahu .,. ie'
produce ,he Tss. ,ysu ~. ,r,,v and n.,r,o,ism
Seventn-lnssN VI, ~ .I,a -. =,