Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-10
THE PLATFORM.
DECLARATION or PRINCIPLES
OF THE RKPUBLloAH Party.

OF THE RKPUBLloAA Parry.
The Bsaens OF Republican Rule 60
she whole Csussry asd People
Popular Edaeasiea-Jhe Chiuese
Qu sssea Charges Against shs
Democratic Party.
Below is given the text OF the platform
resolutions adopted by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago:
Republican rule has restored upon .
solid basis payment In coin for all the
national obligations, and has given us .
currency absolutely good and legal. and
equal 10 every part Of our extended ooun-
try. It has lifted the credit Of the nation
from the point where six per cent. bonds
sold at Sc, 70 that where four per cent.
bonds are eagerly sought at . premium.
Under its standardization railways have
increased from Al 900 miles In 1850 70
mors than 50, 900 miles In 1879. Our for.
eisu trade has increased from 500, 0oo, 900
10 81, $50, 000, O0e In the same time, and our
exports. which were sac, 900 900 less than
our imports In 1860. were $2e4, 900
more than our imports In 1870. Without
rrsortinx TO loans, IL has, since the war
closed, betrayed the ordinary expenses OF
government, besides the scoruing interest
on the public debt, and disbursed annually
more than $50, O0o, 900 for soldiers PEN
sions. Il has paid $3.50 100000 Of tho
public debt. and BY refunding the balance
at lower rates, has reduced the annual
interest charge from nearly $40, 900. 600
to less than $50. 000, 900. All the indus.
tries Of the country have revived; labor 10
In demand; wages have increased, and
throughout the entire country there II
evidence OF = coming prosperity greater
| than We have ever enjoyed. Upon this
record the Republican party ssks for the
continued confidence and support Of the
people, and this convention submits for
their approval the following statements OF
the principles and purposes which will
continue to guide and inspire it, efforts:
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES,
First-ws affirm that the work Of the
last twenty.oue years has been sueh a. 70
commend itself to tho favor OF the nation
and that the fruits Of the costly victories
which We have achieved through immense
difficulties should b preserved. That the
peace rsgained should DO cherished. That
the discovered Union, now happily restored,
should DO perpetuated, and that the liber-
ties secured 70 this generation should b
transmitted undiminished TO future gener-
atoms. That the order established and the
credit acquired should mover be imperled.
That the pensions promised should be paid.
That the debt 90 much reduced should DO
~e1tinguished by the full payment Of every
dollar thereof. That the reviving Indus
tries should 30 further promoted. and that
the commerce already 20 great should b
steadily encouraged.
second-The Constitution Of the United
States 10 the supreme law. and not . mere
compact. Out Of Confedsrsted States IL
made = sovereign nation. Some powers
are denied TO the Nation, while others are
retained by tho States; but the boundary
between the powers delegated and those
reserved 10 to DO determined by National
and not BY State tribunals.
Third-The work Of popular education
10 one left to the care Of the several States.
but 1t 10 the duty OF the National govern.
ment to aid that work ~ the extentof its
constitutional ability. The intelligence OF
the nation 10 but the aggregate Of the In.
telligence In the several States, and the
d..tinv M The Nation must be guided, not
bv ,hs seuius Of apy one STATE, but tbs
Average genius Of ali.
.ovoo,.
Fourth-rne onsh'uuon" Iseiy .ofoius
Congress 70 MAKE any Avs IesPec',ns "a
estsohsnmsnt OF rei'gioh, oas " y iuio ~
hope th,t me SAuon can % pro' Cas.
ss.sn .rs y. a.nO..d ~ ~ n%srt,cul.r
domination W tnereiore resemmeno
that the Constitution % 10 smenoea - "
lay some Prohiolnon 9Pon ,ns Leslsla'Iis
OF eaen nts,s ana 70 Io.o'a sno sppsSp -.
uon Oh PeoIic iunos W 'ns suPP'''" wv
hrian scnoois.
Fiftn-We reamrm inc oeilsi s'oWeu ~
1915. that the ouuss ie'ieo lIr tns puipo.
OF revenue snouio 20 49,
favor amerioau is1or. 1919.
grant o. tne PUBIC oouiA'n snou,I ms.,
70 any rsiiroao or I.nsI = a,u,.. T..
slavery nAving Pe,isoeo 10 sne H. - ~.
WIN oAIos'''y -. 1880
TERRITORIES; Ins' e'eiyWneio vac p.y
uon AscoiGeo 70 = '...su y. aN-a
Dirtn mus, u seGuleu W e.,sea. CN.
icsn auoPuou. inA', ~ 'ne ~.
sress W oe'eioP snu lmP,o,s WI ~,
courses Ano naroors out We 'nstsssn
further subsidies 70 pri'sse Persoos yrGos'
porations must cease. inss .no oo'.ks
tons to the men VINO preserved ~ ineB..
rity In the day OF battle are undimini,nec
BY the lspss Of fifteen years since tneil
n nns LII s $780, 4. ~ sr.,sini nrivileee
~ a.. 1900 5ntv ~ IN. Amsricsp
a.o,,s
pr ru oHrr,x PLANK.
s;,,h-sincs m. AUTHORITY to regulate
immisr.tiop and intercounc between the
Hated stst.s and foreign nations rests
Si,h ,hs Coner,.s Of tbs United ststes
"a it, ,rss,y.m.Lino povers that ~
=R.nrhiicsn n.rtr. req irdine the upre.
.,,,c,sa immirrstion Of The Chinese 4, an
vii Of great magnitude. involves the exer.
cise Of The power to restrain and limit that
Immigration BY the enactment ef such just,
humane and reasonable provisions a. will
produce the result.
seyentb-Tbst the purity and patriotism
- .-.u ..~. ~