The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24
THE PLATFORM
or the Republican Party of IN. United
states, as Adopted BY the Ma
iional Convention,
June 0, 1850.

statss, as Adopted BY the Ma
tional Convention,
June 0, 1850.
The Republican party, in National Con.
yeation assembled, at the end Of twenty
years since the Federal Government was
first committed to It's charge, submits to
the people Of the United States this brief
report Of It's administration:
It suppressed a rebellion which had
armed nearly a million Of men to subvert
the National authority; II reconstructed
the union Of the States with freedom iD-
stead OF slavery as It's cornerstone; II
transformed four millions Of human be.
ings from the likeness OF things 10 the
rank Of citizens; Il relieved Congress from
the infamous work Of hunting fugitive
slaves and charged II TO see that slavery
does not exist; u has raised the value OF
our paper currency from 3S per cent 10
the par Of gold; Il has restored upon q
solid basis payment In coin for all the Ma
donal obligations and has given us . cur.
rency absolutely good and equal In every
part Of our extended country; II has lifted
the credit Of the country from the point
where six per cent bonds sold at 50 To that
where four per cent bonds are eager.
" sought at 4 premium; under It's
administration railways have increased
from 81, 900 miles In 1860 10 more than
81, 600 miles 10 1879; our foreign trade has
increased from SO, OOO, 600 to 81, 100, 900 900
in the same time, and our exports, which
were SO, 600 900 less than our imports In
1860, were S36i, 000, 900 more than our i'm
ports In 1870; without resorting TO loans
Il has, since the war closed, betrayed the
ordinary expenses Of the government, be-
sides the accruing interest on tho public
debt, and disbuTsed annually more than
thirty millions OF dollars for Roldiers PEN
sions; II has paid $685., 00O, 900 OF the pub
lie debt, and by reiunding the balance at
lower rates, has reduced the annual inter
est from nearly one hundred and flfty.one
millions 10 less than eighty.nine millions
millions OF dollars; all the industries Of
the county have revived, labor Is in de-
mRnd, wages have increased, and through
out the entire country there Is evidence
OF q coming prosperity greater than we
have ever enjoyed. Upon this record the
Republican party asks for the continued
confidence and support Of the people, and
this Convention submits for their Appro.
val the following statement OF the prnci-
pies and purposes which will continue 10
guide and inspire its efforts:
Fint-We affirm that the work oil the
last twenty-one years has been such as to
commend itself TO the favor Of the nation,
and that the fruits OF the costly victories
which we have achieved through I'm.
mense difficulties should be preserved,
that the peace regained should be cherish
ed; the discovered Union. now happily
restored, should BIO perpetuated, and that
the liberties secured TO this generation
should be transmitted 10 future genera.
tons; that the order established and the
credit acquired should mover be impaired;
that the pensions promised should be
paid; that the debt, 80 much reduced,
should be extingulshed by the full pay.
ment OF every dollar thereof; that the re-
yiving industries should be further pro-
NOTED, and that the commerce, already so
great, should be steadily encouraged.
Second-The Constitution Of the United
Stat IS Is supreme law and not mere
contract; out Of a confederation Of States
Il made a sovereign nation; some powers
are denied TO the nation while others are
denied to the States, but the boundary be.
tween the powers delegated and those re.
served areto Le determined by the national
and not tho State tribunals.
Third-The work Of education 10 one
left TO the people OF the several Statesi 1t
II Is the duty Of the National Government
to aid that work 10 the extent oil Its cousli.
tuuonal ability-the intelligence OF the
nation Is but the aggregate OF the intelli-
gence In The several States, and the desti.
ny OF the nation must be guided not by
the genius OF any one State, but by the
average genius Of all.
Eourth-The Constitution Of the United
s,ates wiSeiy iprbils Congress TO make
any law respecting an establishment OF re,
ligIon, but Il Is idle TO hope that The nation
can be protected against the influences Of
sectAF;apiSm while each State is exposed
10 its domination. We therefore recon.
mend that the Constitution be 60 amend
cd as 10 Jay the same prohibition on the
legislation Of each State aud 10 forbid the
appropriation OF public funds to the sup
port Of sectArian schools.
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