The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-06-09
THE pLArToRM OF THE PARTY.

THE PLATFORM OF THE PARTY.
Tho platform was reported by the Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions, Mr..
Pierrepont, of New York. 1t is as follows !:
Tbs Republican Party, In National Convention assem-
bed at the end Of twenty years since the Federal Gov
first committed to its charge, submits to
the people Of the United states this brief report of Its
1t suppressed rebellion which had armed nearly
million Of men to snbvert the national authority. 1t
stead of slavery its cornerstone II transformed a.
100000 human beings from the likeness 81 things to the
rank Of citizens 1t relieved Congress from the nan-
work Of hunting fugitive slaves and charged 1t to
that slavery does not exist It has raised the value
gold II restored upon solid basis payment In coin
for all the national obligations and has given US cur
Extended country /. has Lifted the credit q our
try from the point where cent bonds sold at SO TO
premium Under its administration, railways have in-
creased fro 900 miles, In 1860, TO more than $4,000
100000 to 81 in the time, and
exports which less than imports In
1850 were 1884 600 000 than imports in 1879
Without resorting to loans it has since the closed
betrayed the ordinary expenses OF the government be-
annually sbussd more than for soldiers
pensions IL has paid SS63O00O00 OF the public debt,
ana By ns z. ssaS s
less than sS90000U All the industries of the coun-
try haze X So0r Il IL wages nsys en-
idence OF coming prosperity greater than we have ey
enjoyed.
Upon this record the kepuoean Party asks Tor the
Convention submits for their approval the following
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l. We affirm that the work Of the last Fl years has
neen sucn a. 70 e sh W saG =, sne
We have achieved through immense difficulties should
pe d sno PET p h, %
ed should be perpetuaed and that the liberties
ca 70 tnis snouiu ~
isnea 70 lu.u,e as 'nc oruer @
ana inc erea ACQUIRED never 10 impaired tnas
snn pISau nuu ~ " sne
idps,a should he further nromotsd and that ths
commerce aready 80 sies'shouia 10 s'eaoiy ehcour
The Consultation Of the I1nited States IA n an
-. a, Ia NJ ,,ers enat n,t ~ 80, saor
psad stasss 4, made sovereian nation some ,oysers
dnsd 70 the na,iou wbe ohers are den;od ~ he
g. ~. ~. ~ ~ ~. ~ -. ~ ~
osaes w" v IL 20 10 asriS S ~ ~
and un1I ~ NJ STATE tr,bunaIs " '"e
III rb work of nonnlar educaton Ia ope lon IN tho
~ me svare petes mi !, T. III Sa s ~ W N NY
~ ~ ala that ort ~" n, VI
newer The intailigencs ~ the ne,,o
t ~ ~ ,hs inIssone ~, ie %
~ put INC asgIesa VI w "a .e la
STATES ana he Destiny o. sne naon mus not pc euoeo
by the genius OF any he osa'e pu' oy tne average ge
MUS OF all.
~ The Constitution wisely orbids Congress to make
is Idle to hope that the nation be protected against
posed to its dom nation. We therefore reeommed that
the Constitution be amended lay the same pro-
s IA b PSn the agagsH Of each state and 70 for
sectarian schools.
v. We affirm the belief, avowed In 1876 that the du-
criminate to favor American labor that no further
grant of the public domain should be made TO any rail-
load other corporation shat slavery having perish
ed IN the States its twin barbarty polygamy must die
In the Territories that everywhere the protection ac
corded to citizens of American birth be secured 70
citizens by American adoption and that we esteem II
the duty Of Congress develop and improve our water
harbors insist that rther subsidies 10
private persons corporations must cease That the
obligations Of the Republic to the men who preserved
its Integrity in the hour of BATTLE undminished BY
the lapse of the 10 since the final victory To do
them perpetual honor Is and shall forever be- the CRATE
fu privilege and the sacred duty OF the Am erican peo
pie.
VI Since the authority to regulate immigration and
intercourse between the United States and foreign
countries rests with Congress with the United States
and its treaty making power the Republican Party
garding the unrestricted immigration of the Chinese as
an evil OF great magnitude invokes the exercise of
those powers to restrain and limit that immigration by
the enactment Of such just humane, and reasonable
provisions as win produce that result.
VII. That the purity and patriotism which character
lied the earlier OF Rutherford b. Hayes In peace
and war, and which guided the thoughts of our inme-
date predecessors TO him for Presidential candidate
have continued to inspire him In his as Chief
Executive and that history will accord to his Admins
tratiou the honors which due to efficient, lust
ana courteous discharge OF the public business and will
posed partisan laws
VIII. We charge upon the Democratic Party the ha-
bual sacrifice OF patriotism and justice to supreme
and Unsuitable lust of office and patronage that to OBJ
tain of the National and State Governments
and the control of place and position they have OBJ
strueted all efforts promote the purity and to con-
the freedom Of suffrage and have devised fraud
uent certhcatons and returns have abored to unsea
Sasars he vote eS majority of the Stsea ~ AZ
House of Representatives have endeavored TO occupy
by force aud fraud the places trust given to Others
action Names patriotic have by methods VIC
ious in principle and tyran meal in practice attached
partisan Legislation to appropriation bills upon whose