Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
The National Republican Convention.

The National Republican Convention in Chicago organized by the selection of MT. Hoar, of Massachusetts, as tempo rary Chairman. MT. Hoar was also selected to preside over the convention permanently. Wednesday and Thurs day were used up in organizing, appoint ing committees, and on Friday the Plat form was presented and adopted, Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, being the Chairman of the Committee. The Platform opens with brief report of the administration of the Republican party in the past twenty years. It re- cites it's suppression of a rebellion which called into the field nearly a million of men to subvert the nationol authority {; its reconstruction of the Union with freedom instead of slavery as its corner stone; its transformation of four millions of beings from the likeness of things to the rank of citizens; its relief of Congress from the infamous work of hunting fugitive slaves; it's raising of the currency from thirty-eight per cent. to the par of gold its restoration upon solid basis the payment in coin for all national obligations, and the gift of a currency absolutely good and equally good in all parts of our extended country. Railways have increased from 31,000 miles in 1869 to S2,OOO in 1879. The foreign trade has increased from S700,- OOO,OO0 to $1, 10000, 900, and the ex- ports from $20, 100000 less than the i'm ports in 1860 to $2OO, ,O64, 900 more than the imports in 1879. It then continues to fehcitate the party upon its industrial and financial position, and asks for the continued confidence and support of the people. -..
 After this it submits series of affirma- hons concerning the monetary solidity of, the nation; the nationality of the United States in contra distinction to State confederation, the popular duty of the general government in respect of popular education; recommendation that State Legislatures uc- e,4tats~----L-- enact any law respecting an establishment of religion and also the appropriation of public funds to the support of sectarian schools; the belief that revenues should be raised as to favor American labor !; that no more land grants shall be made to railways, and that polygamy, the twin barbarity of slavery, must die; a vel come to all ennigrants..except the Chinese, who come to enjoy the privilege of our country without participating in the ob- legations of citizenship, and calling on the government to take cognizance of the troubles of the Pacific coast; trib- ute to the purity and patriotism of Ruth erford B. Hayes in peace and war, and to his efficient, honest and courteous full fllment of the public business. 9
 It then charges on the Democratic party the habitual sacrifice of patriotism and justice to supreme and unsuitable lust of office and patronage, and details, though in general terms, its course of un- scrupulous grasping for place and power at whatever cost. It closes as follows
 And we affirm it to be the duty and purpose of the Republican party to use all legal means to restore all the States of this Union to the most perfect har- mony which may be practicable, and we submit it to the practical sensiblepeople of the United States to say whether 1t would not be dangerous to the dearest interests of our country at this, time to surrender the administration of the na- tionM government to aparty which seeks to overthrow the existing policy under which we are so prosperous, and thus bring distrust and confusion where there is now order, confidence and hope.