The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-06-10

ional Government to aid that work to The extent of
| it, constitutional duty. The intelligence of the Ma
ton is but the aggregate of the intelligence in the
| States, and the destiny of the Nation must be guild
ed, not by the genius of any one state but by the
| average genius of ALL
Fourth, the Constitution wisely forbi9 Congress
| to make any law respecting an establishment of re
gion. bat it is idle to hope that the nation can be
| protected against the influence OF seCtariansm
While each state Is exposed 10 its domination; we
| therefore recommend that the Constitution be 50
| amended 4, lr lay the same prohibition upon the
Legislature cf each state and TO forbid appropria-
| ton Of public funds +" The support Of sectariau
| schools, lCheerSl
the dutic- levied for the purpose of revenue should
| - discriminate rs to favor American labor zap
| plauecl That no further grant Of public domain
should he made to any railway or other corporation
That slavery having persisted in the states its twin
baroarty poly gimy must die in the territories zap
| pause) That everywhere the protection accorded
to the citizens Of American birth must be securett
| to the citizens by American adoption. That we cs-
| teen it the duty OF Congress to develop aud i'm
prove our water.rourse, and harhor- but insist
that further subsidies 10 private persons or corpo-
ration must close That the obligations Of the Re
hour Of h9ttlc un'iimn-hpi by the lapse Of fiji
teen wears since their victory; to do them perpetual
honor, shall forever be the grateful privileg" and
sacred duty OF the American people.
sixth, authority L. regulate the immigration and
intercourse between the nlted states and foreign
nations. rests with Congress or with the United
| states. and its treaty making power The Repuh
can party. regarding unrestricted immigration OF
the Chinese a. 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 r.a >opablc provision. As will produce
| that result
seventh the purity and patriotism which charlc.
| teIi1e> the earlier career OF Rutherford b. Hayes
in peace ana war and which guided the Thought. 81
| Our immediate urrlptc~ -urS 10 him for the Pre4i
denta candidate have continued + in ,l,ir him IN
hi career ae chief executive and th5t histnr viii
accord to his administration bonor- which lre ,inr
to an efficient lust and courteous i,thar,. of prh
! lie business, and will honor his iutarpo-itiuu. be.
| tween the pe,,plr and nrono-cI plrtiznu I'M.
! Cheers
Eighth w, charge upon the Democratic paTtv the
habitual sacrifice of natrictism and iu.ti,r 10 a
Ibt iti ti " W I'LL ',n q'.At
governments and control OF place and position,
they ob>tructed I'll effort a. promote the purity and
ia CONSERVE the freedom of Suffrage, and have de
vieai fraudulent ccrtiticltinns and returns have
lahortd t. uneeat the lawfully elected members of
Congress to 1t all hazards the vote al a ma
/ ipIt of STATES in the House Of Representatives.
! have ouigaVorrd t. orGupy by force and fraud
/ places III trust given to others by The people Of
Maine And rescued IN TIL. cnIIl.t-r,olI, ot.tiop OF
M4uc'- patriot sons, have hy methDl. vicious in
principle ANA rauncal i'll practice attached parti.
San legislation IT, appropriation hii, upon whose
passage the worry movements If the Government t-