Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-15
\ PLATFORM.
DEcLARArIos or PRINCIPLES
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARrY.

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARrY.
The Beseas OF Republican Rule %
che whole Coonsry asd People
Popular Educasioa-The Chiusse
On ssion - Charges AEainss she
Democratic Party.
Below Ia given the text OF the platform
resolutions adopted by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago:
Republican rule has restored upon .
solid basis payment In coin for all the
national obligations, and has given u Q
currency absolutely good and legal. and
equal 10 every part Of our extended coun.
try. /, has lifted the credit Of the nation
from tho point whore six per cent. bonds
sold at Sc, to that where four per cent.
bonds are eagerly sought at q premium.
Under it, administration railways have
increased from 1900 miles In 1860 10
more than 50, 200 miles In 1879. Our for.
eign trade has increased from $500, 900 900
to 81, $50, O00, 900 In the same time, and our
exports, which were $40, 000. 900 less than
our imports In 1860. wore $264, 900 900
more than our imports In 1870. Without
resorting 10 loans, Il has, sinoe the war
closed, betrayed the ordinary expenses OF
government, besides the scoruing interest
on the public debt, and disbursed annually
more than $50, 600. 900 for soldiers PEN
sions. It has paid $3.50, 000, 900 Of the
public debt, and by refunding the balance
1t lower rates, has reduced the annual
| interest charge from nearly $751; ,000, 900
to less than $89. 000, 000. All the indus
| tries Of the country have revived; labor 10
in demand; wages have increased, and
| throughout the entire country there Ia
| than we have ever enjoyed. Upon this
continued confidence and support Of the
people, and this convention submits for
their approval the following statements Of
the principles and purposes which will
continue to guide and inspire is efforts:
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-we affirm that tho 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 wo have achieved through immense
| difficulties should be preserved. That the
peace rsgained should be cherished. That
the discovered Union, now happily restored,
should be perpetuated. and that the liber.
ties secured 10 this generation should be
transmitted undiminished 10 future gener-
atoms. That the order established and the
credit acquired should never DO imperiled.
That the pensions promised should DO paid.
That the debt so much reduced should be
eItinguished BY the full payment Of every
dollar thereof. That the reviving indus
tries should be further promoted, and that
the commerce already 80 great should be
steadily encouraged.
Second-The Constitution Of the United
| States Is the supreme law. and not . mere
| compact. Out OF Confederated States II
made . sovereign nation. Some powers
are denied to the Nation. while others are
retained by the States; but the boundary
between the powers delegated and those
reserved 10 to be determined by National
and not by State tribunals.
Third-Tho work Of popular education
ia one left to the care Of the several States,
but II is the duty Of the National govern.
ment to aid that work to tho extent Of its
constitutional ability. The intelligence oil
the nation il but tho aggregate Of the in
telligenco in the several States, and the
destiny Of tho Nation must DO guided, mol
by the genius Of any q State, but the
average genius Of all.
soN.sEcrARIAN SCHOOLS.
Fourth-The Constitution wisely forbidi
Congress to mako any laws respecting IN
establishment OF religion, but II IL idle u
hope that the Nation can be protected
against tho influence Of sectarianism while
each State IL exposed TO It's particular
domination. We therefore recommend
that the Constitution DO SO amended a. Il
lay some prohibition upon the Legislature
Of each State and to forbid the appropria'
ton Of public funds to the support Of sec
tartan schools.
Fifth-Ws reafirm the belief avowsd In
1876. that the duties levied for the purpose
Of revenue should 80 discriminate a. u
favor American labor. That no further
grant Of tho public domain should be made
to any railroad or other corporation. That
slavery having persisted In the States, its
twin barbarity. polygamy, must die In the
Territories. That everywhere the protec-
ton accorded TO o citizen OF American
birth must DO secured 10 citizens Of Amer.
lean adoption. That IL Ii the duty Of Con-
gress to develop and improve our water.
courses and harbors, but We insist tina,
further subsidies to private persons or cor
porations must cease. That tho obliga-
tons to the men who preserved its intsg.
rity In the day Of battle are undiminished
by tho lapse Of fifteen years since their
final victory. Their perpetual honor ID
and shall forever be the grateful privilege
and the sacred duty Of the American
people.
THE HINES PLANK
Sixth-Since the authority to regulate
immigration and intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rests
with the Congress OF the United States
and Its treaty-making powers, that the
Republican party, regarding the unre-
s~tricted immigration Of the Chinese a. an
evil Of great magnitude. involves the eIer.
| else OF the power to restrain and limit that
immigration by the enactment u such Just,
humane and reasonable provisions a. will
produce the result.
Seventh-That the purity and patriotism
which characterized the earlier career Of
Rutherford d. Hayes, In peace and war,
and which guided the thought Of his i'm.
mediate predecessor TO him for . Presi.
Dental candidate, have continued 10 In.
spire him In his career ~ chief executive,
and that history will accord to his admin.
istration the honors which are due TO an
efficient, just and courageous fulfllmeni
of the public business, and will honor his
interpretation between the people and pro-
posed partisan laws.
iNIQuIrIEs OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Eighth-We charge upon the Demo
cratic party the habitual sacrifice Of pa.
triotism and justice to . supreme and In
satiable lustfor office and patronage; that
to obtain possession Of the National and
State Governments, and Of tho control Of