Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-09
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT....
Chicago, June 5, 1880.
The Republican party, in National Conven-
tion assembled, at the end of twenty years
| since the Federal Government was first COM
mitted TO its charge. submits to the people
of the United States this brief report of its
administration. 1t suppressed rebellion
which had armed nearly 100000 of men to
subvert the National authority. 1t recon-
structed the union of States with freedom,
instead Of slavery, as its corner stone. 1t
transformed 100000 human beings from the
likeness OF things to the rank of citizens. 1t
relieved Congress from the infamous work
| of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged it
to see thai slavery does not exist 1t has
raised the value Of paper currency from
thirty-eight per cent, to the par of gold. it
has restored upon solid basis the payment
in coin of all National obligations, and has
given us currency absolutely good and equal
in every part of our extended country. Ithas
l. sf thf fo ofr,f
where per cent. bond sold at So. to that
where four per cent bonds are eagerly sought
at premium. Under its administration rail-
ways have in ,reased from 81 900 miles in
$50 TO more than $1,000 miles in 1879. Our
foreign trade has increased from 100000,
our exports, which were 500 100000 less than
our imports in 1860, were s26i.O0O 600 more
than our imports in 1870. without resorting
to loans, it has, since the close of the war,
betrayed the ordinary expenses of the Gov
ernment besides the accruing interest on the
more than $4,000 Geo for soldiers and sailors
pensions. 1t has paid Sssd,0J0,0J0 of the
public debt, and By refundIng the BALANCE
at lower rates has reduced the annual inter
est charge from nearly sl5o,0G0,O0) to less
than s89.0J005O. All the industries Of the
country have revived Labor is in demand.
Wages have increased, and throughout the
| entire country there is evidence of a com
ing prosperity grester than we have ever Ell
joycd.
UPON THIS RECORD
! The RepublicIl patty asks for the continued
conf lence and support Of the people, and
this Convention submits for heir approval
the following statement of the principles and
purposes which will cuntinae to guide it,
purposes:
Hrst--W9 stiitm that the work of the last
twenty y-one years has been such as to CON-
mend itself to the favor OF the Nation, and
that the irIts Of the costly victories which
we have achieved through immense Difficult.
ties should be preserved that the peace
regaineI should be cherished; that the dis.
severed Union. now happily restored should
be perpotuated. and that the liberties secured
to this generation should be transmitted un-
diminished to fLture generation; that the
ptAiNlHlH llbAAtHNh nliRAla bN RAlAf tllat NAS
debt . much reduced should be extinguished
by the full payment of every dollar thereof;
that the reviyiRg industries should be further
promoted and that the commerce already so
great should be steadely encouraged.
Second-The Constitution of the United
contract. Out of the Confederate States il
made a sovereign Nation. some powers are
denied to the Nation, while others are retain
ed by the States; but the boundary between
the powers delegated aud those reserved is to
be determined by the National aud not by the
State tribunals.
rhird-The work Of popular education is
one left to the care of the several states; but
It is the duty of tine National Government to
aid that work to the extent of its constitution
al ability The Intelligence of the Nation is
but the aggregate of OF the intelligence in the
several States, and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius of one
State, but by the average genius of all.
s5Fourth-The Constitution wisely forbids
Congress to make any law respecting the es-
Enlistment of religion, but it is idle to hope
that the Nation can be protected against tho
influence of sectarianism while each State is
exposed to its particular domination. We
therefore recommend that the Constitution
be so amended as to lay the same prohibit
tions npon the Legislature OF each State, and
to forbid the appropriation of public funds
to the support of sectarian schools
Fifth--We reaflirm the belief avowod in
1876. that the duties levied for the purpose
of revenues should so discriminate as to ia
vor American Labor. That no further grant
of the public domain should be made to any
railroad or other corporation. That slavery
having perished iu the States, its twin bar
barity, polygamy, must die in the Terrisories.
That everywhere the protection accorded to
citizen of American birth must be secured
to a citizen by American adoption. That it
is the duty of Congress to develop and I'M
prove our watercourses and harbors, but we
issist that further subsidies to private per-
sons or corporations must cease. That the
Obliuations to the men who preserved its in-
tegrity in the day of battle are undiminish-
ed by the lapse Of fifteen years since their
final victory. Their perpetual honor is, and