The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-06-17

Navai 10 reservation and the Ute country.
Although Col. Geo. P. Buell., with four
companies of the 18th infantry, and some
other troops, is now on the march to Fort
Wingate, which is almost in the centre of
the Navajo reservation, still his force is
entirely too small to prevent an outbreak.
The Navajoes are rich in horses, cattle, and
sheep, and could place at least six hundred
well-mounted and armed warriors in the
field ,-- g@-ss-.
Republican National Convention.
! The republican national convention met
in Chicago on the End inst. at noon, and
was called to order by J. Donald Cameron,
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee. Prayer was offered by A. 4. Kit
fridge of the Third Presbyterian church of
Chicago. The chair stated that on request
he would designate Hon: Geo. F. Hoar as
| temporary president. The convention un-
animously elected the selection. A com
mittee consisting of Dawes, of Texas, Frye,
of Maine, and Raum, of Illinois, was APP
pointed to conduct the president to the
chair. The following were named by the
chair as temporary secretaries: John H..
Roberts, of Illinois, G.. L. Magee, of Penn
sylvania Chas w .Clisbee, of Michigan, and
James G. Broadwell, of Missouri; reading
clerks, Eugene Davis, New York, steno-
grapher. The following resolution was
then offered by Mr.. Hale and adopted by
the convention:
.Resarcd, That the roll of states and territories
be called, that the chairman of each delegation
announce the names of the people selected to
| upon the committees, as follows:
Permanent Organization.
Rules and Order of Business.
Credentials.
| Resolutions.
The roll of states was then called and
the chairman of each state delegation named
the delegates to represent the respective
state, or the several committees mentioned
in Hale's resolution. The following reso-
luton offered by Mccormick of Arizona
was adopted:
Resolra, That the roll of states and
territories be called, for the presentation
of credentials and for contest all such pa
pers shall be referred without statement or
debate to the committee on credentials.
The roll of states was again called and
notice of contests were given in the states
of Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Kansas,
territory. The convention then adjourned
for the day.
! SECOND DAY.
| IL NJ
The committee on permanent organization
reported the temporary organization for
the permanent organization with the
addition Of vice president and secretary
from each state and the report was accept
cd and adopted.
The committee on rules reported the
rules governing the house of representa-
tives to govern the convention and the re.
port was accepted and adopted. The com
mittee on platform reported the following
| PLATFORM.
| Filst-.We affirm that the work of the last 81
| years has been such Us to comm end ltsef i'll the
| favor Of the nation and that the fruits of the
costly victories which we have achieved, through
immense difficulties, should be preserved; that the
| the peace regained should be cherished; that the
deserved union now happily restored shall bc per-
petuated and that the liberties secured to this gen.
eration should be transmitted and undminished to
future generations. That the order established
and the credit acquired should never bo impaired;
that the debt SO much reduced be eXtingushed by
the full payment of every dollar thereof; that the
reviving industries should be further promoted
and that the commerce already so great should be
steadily encouraged.
| Second-The constitution of the United States
| Is supreme law and not mere CONTRACT between
| contcdeRted states 1t made sovereign the ma
ton. Some powers denied to the nation while
others are denied to the states, but the boundary
| between the powers delegates and those re-
4 served are to be determined by the national and
| not the state tribunals.
| } Third-The work of popular education is one
left to the of the several states but it is the
duty of the national government to MD that work
| to the extent of its constitutional ability. Tho
intelligence of the nation is but the aggregate of the
intelligence in the several states and the destiny
of the nation must be guided not by the genius Of
any, one state, but by the average genius Of all.
Fourth-The constitution wisely forbids con-
gress to make any law respecting al establishment
of religion, but it is idle to hope that the nation
can be protected against the influences Of sectar-
ianism, while each state is opposed to its domna-
| ton. We therefore recommend that the constitu-
ton be so amended as to lay the same prohibition
| upon the legislature of each state and to forbid
the appropriation of public funds to the support OF
sectal1nn schools.
that the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should so discriminate to favor American labor;
that no further grant of the public domain should
be made to any railway or other corporation; that
slavery having pcrished in the states, its twin bar
barty, polygamy must die in the territories; that
every where the protection accorded to citizen of
American birth, must be secured to the citizen OF
American adoption; that We esteem it the duty of
Congress to develope and improve our water
courses and harbos, but insist that further subsi-
|
that our gratitude to the men who preserved the
integrity of the republic the day of the battle
is undminished by the lapse of fifteen years since
their final victory. Their perpetual honor, is and
shall be forever the grateful privilege and sacred
duty Of the American people.
| SiXth-Since tho authority to regulate immi-
grafton and intercourse between the United States
and foreign nations rests with the Congress of the
United States and its treaty-making powers the
republican party regarding the unrestricted immi-
grafton of Chinese as an evil of great magnitude,
invoke the exercise of that power to restrain and
limit that immigration by the enactment of such
just humane, and reasonable provisions will
produce that result.
Seventh-That the purity and patriotism which
characterized the early career Of Rutherford B.
Hayes in peace and war, and which have con-
tinucd to inspire him in his career rs chief exec,r
tive and that history will accord to his admins
traton the honors which due to efficient
just and courageous fulfllment of business, and
will honor his nterpostion between the people and
proposed partisan laws.
Eighth-We charge on the democratic party the
habtual sacrifice of patriotism and justice to
preme, Unsuitable lust of Office and patronage, tc
obtain possession of the national and state govern
ments and the control of place and position. They
have obstructed all efforts to promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom of suffrage; have de-
vised fraudulent certificates and returns have la.
bored to unseat lawfully elected members Of
congress to secure at all hazards the vote of q
majority OF states IN Cnc mouse OF representatives
have endeavOred to occupy by force and frauC
places of trust given to Others by the people Of
Maine and rescued by the courage in action o.
Names patriotic sons; have by methods vicious
unprincipled and tyrannical practice attached par
tsn legislation to appropriation bills, upon whose
passage the very movement of the government
depends; have crushed the right of individuals
and have endeavored to obliterate the sacred mem
cries of the war and to overcome its estimably
good results Of freedom and individual quality.
And we affirm it to be the duty and the purpose Of
the republican party to all legitimate mean:
to restore all the states of the union to the mos
perfect harmony which may be practical, and ",
submit to the practical, sensible people of tn,
: United States to say whether it would not b,
dangerous to the dearest interests of our country
ut this time to surrender the administration of tn
! national government to party which seeks t
overthrow the existing policy under which We an
SO prosperous and thus bring distrust and confu
sn where there is now order confidence and hope
; The committee ON credentials made /.
long report in which they gave the anti
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