Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-06-10
Republican National Convention.

chairman of the republican national com
mlttee. Prayer was offered by A. +. 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-
anlmously elected the selection. 4 COM
mlttee 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, c. L. Magee, of Penn
sylvania, Chas. W.Clisbee, of Michigan, and
James Z. 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:
Resotred, That the roll of states and territories
be called, that the chairman of each delegation
announce the names of the people selected to serve
upon the committees, 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:
Res0Ired, 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.
The convention reconvened at II :45 A. 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
ed and adopted.
| THIRD DAY.
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
mlttee on platform reported the following
| PLATFORM.
| FirSt-We affirm that the work of the last q
! years has been such as to commend itself in 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 be per-
petuated and that the liberties secured to this gen.
Grafton should be transmitted and undiminshed to
| future generations. That the order established
| and the credit acquired should never be impaired
that the debt SO much reduced be eXtinguished 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
confederated states. 1t made sovereign the ma
ton. Some powers are denied to the nation while
others are denied to the states, but the boundary
| between the powers delegates and those re-
served are to be determined by the national and
not the state tribunals.
Ihlrd-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 work
to the extent OF its constitutional ability. The
intelligence OF the nation but the aggregate of the
| intelligence III 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 forbds con-
gress to make any law respecting an establishment
of religion, but it is idle to hope that the nation
can be protected against the influences of sectar-
lanIsm, while each state Is opposed to its dOmina-
ton. We therefore recommend that the cOnstitu-
tIon 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
sectarian schools.
FVh-We reafirm the belief avowed in 1875
that the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should discriminate as to favor American labor
that no further grants of the public domain should
be made to any railway other corporation: that
slavery having persisted in the states its twin bar
barity, pOlygamy, must die in the territories that
everywhere the protection accorded to citizen of
American birth must be secured to citizens by
American adoption. That we deem it the duty of
congress to develop and improve our seacoast and
harbors but insist that further subsidies to private
persons or corporations must cease; that the obli-
cations of the republic to the men who preserved
its integrity in the day Of battle are undiminished
by the lapse OF fifteen years since their final vic
| tory. To do them honor is and shall forever be
| the grateful privilege and sacred duty Of the
American people.
| StJnh-Snce the authority to regulate immigra-
tiOn and intercourse between the United States
and foreign nations rests with the congress of the
| United States and the treaty making power the
Republican party, regarding the unrestricted i'm
migration OF Chinese as u matter of grave con-
cemment under the exercise of both these powers
| would limit and restrict that immigration by the
enactment of such just, humane, and reasonable
laws and treaties as will produce that result
Sererut-That the purity and patriotism which
characterized the earlier career of Rutherford B.
Hayes III peace and war, and which guided the
thoughts of our immediate predecessors to him for
Presidential candidate, have continued to inspire
him in his career as Chief Executive; and that
history will accord to his Administration and the
honors which are due to efficient just and
courteous discharge of the public business and
will honor his vetOes interpOsed between the peo-
pie and attempted partisan laws.
Eigh-We charge upon the democratic party
the habtual sacrifice of patriotism and justice to
a supreme and Unsuitable lust for office and pat
rOnape. that To Obtain nOsspsSion of tho national
government and the control of place they have
Obstructed all efforts to promote the purity and to
conserve the freedom of suffrage, and have de-
yised fraudulent ballots, and invented fraudulent
certifcatiOn of returns have labored to unseat
lawfully elected member of congress to secure at
all hazards the vOle Of ma jOrity of states in the
house OF representatives; have endeavOred to oc-
cupy by force and fraud the places of trust given
to others by the people of Maine, rescued by the
courage and action of Mline's patriotic sons;
have, by methods vicious in principle and tyran-
ncal IN practice, attached partisan legislation to
appropriation bills upon whose passage the very
movement of the government depended have
crushed the rights Of the individual; have advo-
Gated the principles and sought the favor of the
rebellion against the nation and have endeavored
to obliterate the sacred memories and to overcome
its ineStimably valuable results of nationality
persOnable freedom, and individual equality.
The equal, and steady. and complete enforce
ment OF the laws and the protection Of all our
citizens in the enjoyment of all privileges and i'm
munity guaranteed by the constitution. are the
first duties OF the nation.
The dangers of Solid South" can only he
averted by a faithful performance of every prom
ise which the nation has made to the citizen. The
execution Of the laws, and the punishment of all
those who violate them the only safe methods
by which enduring peace can be secured and
genuine prosperity established throughout the
south. Whatever promises the nation makes the
nation must perform. A nation cannot with