The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-10-22
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM

The following is the platform passed by the
Republican convention held at Chicago:
Republican rule has restored upon selid basis pay
ment in coin for all the national obligations and has
given currency absolutely good and legal and
equal in every part of extended country 1t has
lifted the credit of the nation the point where
per cent bonds sold at &c. to that where per cent
bonds eagerly sought at premium Under it's
administration railways have increased from 81 900
foreign trade has increased from 800 900 to ST.
$50 900 900 in the time and exports in 1850,
We're s264. 200. 900 more than our imports in1s79.
Without resorting to loans, it has, since the war
closed betrayed the ordinary expenses of the
ent besides the aecrung interest the public debt
and disbursed annually more than $50 for sol
ers pensions 1t has paid $3.50 900 900 of the pub
lie debt and by refundng the balance at lower rates.
has reduced the annual interest charge, from nearly
$151 600 900 to less than Ss9, 900 900 All the indus
tries of the country have revived labor is in demand,
wageshave increased and throughout the entire
than y we ever enoVd Upon this record the sepub
ican party asks for the continued confidence and sup
port OF the people and this convention submits to
their approval the following statement of the princi
pies and purpose which will continne to guide and in
spire its efforts:
First-We affirm that the work of the last 81 years
and that the fruits the costly victories which
we have achieved through immense difficulties shoud
be preserved that the discovered union happily
restored should be perpetuated and that the liberties
secured to this generation should be transmitted
diminished to future generations that the order
tabsheG and the credit acquired should never be i'm
periled that the pensions promised should be paid
that the debt much reduced should be extnsushed
by the payment of every dollar thereof that the
viyng industries should be promoted, and that
the commerce already great should be encouraged
Second-The constitution of the United States is
the supreme law and not contract of confeder
ated states. 1t made sovereign nation. Some pow
ers are denied to the nation while others are retained
by the states but the boundary between the powers
delegated and those reserved is to be determined by
| national and not by state tribunals
Third-The work of popular education is left
to the of the several sates but is the duty of
the national government to aidthat work to the ex-
tent of its constitutional ability The intelligence of
the nation is but the aggregate OF the intelligence in
the several states aud the destiny of the nation must
be guided not by the genius OF any state but by
Fourth-The constitution wisely forbds congress
to make any law respecting an establishment OF relg
ion but it is idle hope that the nation can be pro-
tected against the influence of sectaranism while
each state is exposed to its particular domination We
therefore recommend that the constitution be so
amended to lay prohibition upon the egisla-
ton of each state and to forbid the appropriation of
the public funds to the support of sectarian schools
Fifth-We reaffirm the belief avowed in 1876 that
the duties levied for the purpose OF revenue should
discriminate to favor American labor that fur
ther grant of the pucc domain shoud be made to any
/ railroad other corporation that slavery having
perished in the states its twain barbarity polygamy,
die in the territories that everywhere the pro-
lection accorded to American birth must be secured
citizens by American adoption that it is the duty
of congress to develop and improve courses
and harbors but we insist that further subsidies to
private persons corporations must cease that the
obligations to men who preserved its integrity in the
day OF battle undiminished by the lapse
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and shall forever be the greatfu privilege and the
cred duty of the American people.
Sixth-Since the authority to regulate immigration
and intercourse between the United States doreign
nations rests with the congress of the United States
and its treaty-making powers the Republican party
regarding the Unrestricted immigration of Chinese as
evil of great magnitude, nvokes the exercise of
that power to restrain and limit that immigration by
the enactment OF such just, humane and reasonable
| provisions as will produce that result.
| Seventh-That the purity and patriotism which
characterized the earlier of R. Hays In
and war, and which guided the thought of his imme-
date predecessor to him for presidential candidate
have continued to inspire him in his chief
executive. and that history will accord to his ad-
ministration the honors which due tc efficient,
just and courageous fullment of the public bust
ness and will honor his interposition between the
people and proposed partisan laws.
Eighth.We charge upon the Democratic party the
habitua sacrifices of patriotism and justice to
preme and unsuitable lust for Office and patronage
that to obtain possession of the national and gov
ernments, and of the control of place and position
they have obstructed all the efforts preserve the
purity and conserve the freedom of suffrage have de-
vise fraudulent returns dcertcates hrye labored
to unseat lawfully elected members of congress to Sc
at all hazards the vote of the majority of the
states in the house of representatives have endeayor
ed to occupy by force and fraud places of trust given
others by the people of Maine and rescued by
courage and action of Mains patriotic sons have by
attached partisan legislation appropriation bills
have crushed the rights of individuals and vindcated
the principle and sought the favor of rebellion against
J the nation and.haye endeavored to obterate the
cred memories of the war to overcome inestimable
! good results freedom and individual equality.