Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-22

one state, but by the average genius OF all.
R 4. The constitution wisely fOrbids con-
gress to make any law respecting sn estab-
Iisnment of religion, but it is idle to hope
that nation can be protected against the
influence of sectarianism while each state
is exposed to its denomination. We,
therefore, recommend that the const tuition
be so amended IS to lay the same prohibi-
tion on the legislature of each state, and to
forbid the appropriation of public funds to
the support of sectaria1 schools.
s. We reaffirm tie belief ayowed in 1876
that the duties levied for the purpose of
revenue should so discriminate as 10 favor
American labor; that no further grant of
the public domain should be made to any
railway or other corporation; tina. slavery,
having persisted in the states, its twin
barbarity, polygamy, must die in the terri
tories that everywhere the protection &C.
corded to citizen of American birth must
be secured to citizens by American adop-
ton; that we esteem it the duty of congress
to develop and improve our water courses
and harbors, but insist that further subsi-
dies to private persons or corporations
must cease; that the obligations of the re-
public to the men who preserved its integ-
rity in the day of battle are undiminished
by the lapse of fifteen years since their final
victory. Their perpetual honor is, and
shall forever be, the grateful privilege and
sacred duty of the American people.
g. Since the authority to regulate immi-
grafton and Intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rests
with the congress of the United States and
its treaty making powers, the republican
party, regarding the unrestricted immigra-
tion of Chinese as an evil of great magni-
tude, invoke the exercise of that power to
restrsin and limit that immigration by the
enactment of such just. humane and rea-
sonable provisions as will produce that re-
suit.
7. That the purity and patriotism which
| characteriZes the earlier career of Ruther-
ford b. Hayes, in peace and war, and
which guided the thoughts ef our imme-
| diate predecessors to him for presiden-
! tial candidate, have continued to inspire
him in his career as chief executive, and
| tina history will accord his administration
the honors which are due to an efficient,
| Just and courteous discharge of the public
business, and will honor his interpostion
| between the people and proposed partisan
| laws.
! 8. We charge upon the democratic party
| the habitual sacrifice of patriotism and
! justice to to supreme and Unsuitable lust
! for Office and patronage; that to obtain pos
! session of the national and state govern
/ ments, and the control of place. they have
| obstructed all efforts to promote the purity
aid to conserve the sufrages; have devised
| fraudulent certi6cations and returns; have
| labored to unseat lawfully elected mem
! bers of congress, to secure at all hazerds
! the vote of maj jority of the states in the
| house of representatives; have endeavored
| to occupy by force and fraud the places of
ust given to others by the people of Maine,
which were rescued by the courage in
action of Names patriotic sons; have by
methods, vicious in principle and tyranni-
] -, AL AnI 10
| ton to appropriation bills upon whose pas
sage the very movement of the govern
ment depends; have crushed the rights OF
/ individuals; have advocated the principles
and sought the favor of rebellion against
the nation, and have endeavored to obliter
ate the sacred memories of the war anC
to overcome the inestimably valuable re
suits of nationality, personal freedom arc
individual equality. The equal, steady anC
complete enforcement of the laws and th'
protection of our citizens in the epjoymen
of all the privileges and immunities guar
anteed by the constitution is the first duty
of the nation. The danger of solid soutl
can only be averted by u faithful perform
ance of every promise which the natio1
has made to the citizens. Whatever prom
ises the nation makes, the nation must per
form, and the nation with safety relegate
this duty to the state. The solid soutf
| must De QlVlQeQ Dy the peaceIut agencies
the ballot, and all opinions must there ffnC
free expression, and to this end the homes
voter must be protected against terrorism
violence and fraud, and we affirm it to be th'
duty and purpose OF the republican party t.
use all legitimate means to restore all of th
states of this Union to the perfect harmony
which may be possible, and we submit t.
the practical, sensible people of the United
States to say whether it would not be dan
gerous to the dearest interests of our coun
try at this time to surrender the admins
tration of the national government to ,
party which seeks to withdraw the existing
policy under which we are 80 prosperous
and thus bring distrust and confusion wher
there now exists order, confidence ant
hope.
The republican party, adhering to tn
principle affirmed by its last national con
ventIon of respect for the constitutions
rules governing appointments to Office
adopts the declarations of President Hayes
that the reforIA of the civil service shoul,
be thorough, radical and complete. T.
this end it demands the co-operstio of th
legislative with the executive department
of the government, and that congress shall
80 legislate that fitness, ascertained b,
proper practical tests, shall admit to tn
public service.