Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-12

The Republican party, in National Conven-
since the Federal Government was first COM
niitted to its charge, submits to the people of
the United States this brief report of its ad-
It suppressed rebellion which had armed
tional authority: 1t reconstructed the Union
of States, with freedom instead of slavery as
hsmsn iss oanss i from ths enes
ef huang se ve and
it to see that slavery did not exist; it has
raised the value OF our paper currency m rem + from ON
restored, upon solid basis, payment in coin
of all National obligations, and has given us a
part Of our extended country. 1t has lifted
the credit of the Nation from the point where
six-per-cent. bonds sold at s6 to where four
percent. bonds are eagerly sought at a pre-
MUM.
Under it's administration railways have in
creased from 81 900 miles in 1850 to more than
81 600 miles in 1879. Our foreign trade has in
creased from 500, $1,000 to $115O,0OO,000 in the
same time, and our exports, which were $20,-
000, 600 less than our imports in 1850, were S264
100000 more than our imports in 1879. Without
betrayed the ordinary expenses of Government
besides the accruing interest on the public
$50, ,ooo, 900 for soldiers and sailors pensions It
has paid $3.50, ,0OOO 900 of the public debt, and, by
lefu9ding the balancs at ~ wer rates hes re, re,
900 to less than SS9,0JOUUO. All the in
dustries of the country have revived lator is
throughout the entire country there is evi-
dence of a coming pl osperity grea er than we
Be ,ublcan party asks for U the contin led con-
tidence and supIo of the leople and this
lowing state nent of the pr cipfes aud pu--
poses which W IL cont nue. to guide and inspire
its efforts:
can party for the last twenty. years has been
such as to commend it to the favor of the Ma
ton; that the fruits Of the costly victories
which we have achieved through immense diff
regained 1eirss should be cherished; that the
the da'0n liberties era secured to this genera
ton should be transmitted undimin-
I
be impaired: that the pensions promised
should be paid; that the debt SO much reduced
should be extlnguished by the full payment of
every dollar thereof: that the reviving indus
tries should be further promoted, and that the
commerce already SO great should be steadily
z The Constitution of the United States is
of confederated States it made sovereign
Nation Some powers are denied to the Ma
ton while others RS are de1,ed 70 rne s5aTes, 4us
and those reserved is to be determined by the
National and not by the State, tribunals.
8. The work of popular education is one left
to the care of the several States, but it is the
duty of the National Government to aid that
The intelligence of the Nation is but the
aggregate Of the intelligence in the several
must be guided not BY the genius Of any one
State, but by the average genius of all.
4. The Constitution wisely forblds congress
to make any law respecting an establishment
of religion, but it is idle to hope that the Ma
tion can be protected against the influence of
it's domination. We, therefore. recommend
! that the Constitution be so amended as to lay
each State, and to forbid the appropriation of
public funds to the support OF sectarlan
5. We reafirm the belief avdwed in 1876 that
the duties levied for the purpose OF revenue
labor; that no further grants of the public do
| main should be made to any railway or other
corporations that slavery having persisted in
| must die in the Territories; that every
where the protection accorded to citi-
citizens BY American adoption. That we deem
| it the duty of Congress to develop and i'm
| prove our water-courses and harbors, but in
| sist that further subsidies to private persons
or corporations must cease; that the oblga-
1i its sie IN the hour Of
undiminished by the lapse of fifteen years
| since their final victory. To do them honor is
| sacred duty of the American people.
q. SINCE the authority to regulate immigra-
States and foreign Nations rests with the Con-
greSS of the United States and the treaty-mak-
Of Ghsese a
matter of grave concernment, under the exer-
else Of bot both these powers would limit and and re, e.
| such Just, humane and reasonable laws and
treaties as will produce that result.
Z. That the purity and patriotism which char
| acterized the earlier career of Rutherford B.
| Hayes in peace and war, and which guided the
| thoughts of our immediate predecessors to
him for Presidential candidate, have contin-
| ued to inspire him in his career as Chief Exec
| utive; and that history will accord to his Ad-
ministration the honors which due to an
| efficient, just aud courteous discharge of the
| public business, and will honor his vetoes in
terposed between the people and attempted
partisan laws.
8. We charge upon the Democratic party
| the habitual sacrifice of patriotism and jus
| tice to a supreme and Unsuitable lust for Of
| flee and patronage; that to obtain possession
| OF the National and State Governments and
the control of place and position they have
obstructed all efforts to promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom of suffrage, and
have devised fraudulent ballots, and invented
/ fraudulent certification of returns; have la
| bored to unseat lawfully-elected members of
| Congress to secure at all hazards the vote of a
majority of States in the House OF Represent
atives; have endeavored to occupy by
! force and fraud the places of trust given to
| courage in action of Names patriotic sons
| have. by methods vicious i'll principle and
fyrannieal in praetiee ATTACHED ,s part legis
| sage the We Y movement of the Government
depended: have crushed the rights of the in
sought the favor of the Rebellion against
the Nation, and have endeavored to obite :,
ate the ,c-ed memories of the war and to
overcome its inestimab valuable results OF
| equality. II
forcement of the laws, and the protection OF
all our citizens in the enjoyment of all privi
tuition, are the first duties of the Nation.
| TO- The dangers of a "Solid South can only
be averted by a faithful performance of every
promise which the Nation has made to The
citizen. The execution of the laws, and the
punishment of all those who violate them, are
| the only safe methods by which an enduring
peace can be secured and genuine pros perity
established throughout the South. Whatevel
promises the Nation makes the Nation mus
perform. A Nation cannot with safety rele
gate this duty to the States. The 'Solie
Of pae
there find free expression. To this end tht
honest voter must be protected against ter
IL. And we affirm it to be the duty and the
purpose of the Republican party to use al
may be possible, and we submit to the
States to say whether it would not be danger
GUS to the dearest interests of our country a
the National Government to party which
seeks to overthrow the existing policy unde
strns and Where
order, confidence and hope.
II. The Republican party, adhering to tn
principles affirmed by its last National Con
vention of respect for the constitutional rule
governing appointments to office, adopts thu
declaration of President Hayes that the re
form of the Civil Service should be thorough
radical, and complete. To this end it demand
the cooperation of the Legislative with tn
Executive Departments of the Government
and that Congress shall SO legislate that fit
ness, ascertained by proper practical tests
shall admit to the public service.
The Convention then took recess unit
seven p. IN. =
A little after seven the Convention reas
sembled, and the Secretary read letter fror
James P. Root, stating that the gavel used b
the Chair was made, the head from piece O
wood taken from the home of Abraham Lin
coin and the handle from tree upon tn
| Mount Vernon estate, and presenting tn
same to the Chairman of the Convention.
The roll of States was called for the an
. nouncement of the National Committee, wit
the following result:
Alabama, Paul Strobach: Arkansas, s. W
Dorsey; California Horace Davis; Colorado
| John L. Routt; Connecticut, Marshall Jewell
Delaware, Chris Febiger; Florida. William W
| Hicks: Georgia, James ID. Deveaux; Illinois
John A. Logan; Indiana, John C. New; Iowa
John s. Runnels; Kansas, John A. Mart n
Kentucky, w. O. Bradley; Louisiana, Henr
G. Warmoth; Maine, William P. Frye; Mary
land, James A. Gary: Massachusetts, John
Forbes; Michigan. Jane H. Stone; Minnesc
ia, E. NJ. Sabin; Mississippi, George C. Mckee
Missouri Chauncey !. Filiey: Nebraska, Jane
w. Dawes; Nevada, John w. Mackey
New Hampshire, w. E. Chandler; New Jersey
George A. Haisey; New York, Thomas c. Platt
North Carolina, ". A: Canady: Ohio. w. {
]. Don Cameron; Rhode Island, William A
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