Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-09-25
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT....
Chicago, June 5, 1880.

Chicago, June 5, 1880.
The Republican party, in National Conven-
ton assembled, at the end of twenty years
since the Federal Government was first CON-
mtted to its charge. submits to the people
of the United States this brief report of its
administration. 1t suppressed rebellion
which had armed nearly 100000 of men to
subvert the National authority. 1t recon-
structed the union of States with freedom,
instead of slavery, as its corner stone. 1t
transformed 4 100000 human beings from the
likeness OF things to the rank of citizens. 1t
relieved Congress from the Infamous work
of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged it
to see thai slavery does not exist 1t has
raised the value of paper currency from
thirty eight per cent. to the par of gold. it
has restored upon solid basis the payment
in coin of all National obligations and has
given us a currency absolutely good and equal
in every part of our extended country. 1t has
lifted the credit Of the Nation from the point
where per cent. bond sold at Sc, to that
,,hou. to,,, rar oon, honds reoooer,v sorobt
at a premium. Under its administration rail-
ways have in creased from 81 900 miles in
l $50 to more than $1,000 miles in 1879. Our
foreign trade has increased from 500, ,000,-
ooo ~ Al 15o ooo ooo in the same time. and
o,r oxnor,e which ,pera soa ooo ooo less Than
CIV ,r,ror,s IN ,seo ye-e COS. 900 900 ,ooro
than onr ironorts In 1870 without resortipg
IN 1osns n has since the close Of the war
defraved the ordinary exnenses Of the Gov.
er,,nert hasidas the accrnipg interest on the
nublic deb, and has disbursed Annually
more than s9o 0Oo ooo eor soldiers and sailore
nensons. 1t has paid $3.50 900 900 of the
nnblic debt. and by refuudlng the balance
at lower rates has reduced the annual inter
est charge from nearly sl5o. 900 900 to less
than sG9. 600 900. All the industries of the
country have revived Labor is in demand
Wages have Increased. and throughout the
entire country there is evidence of com
ing prosperity greater than we have ever en-
loved.
UPON THIS RECORD
The Republican party asks for the continued
confidence and support of the people, and
this Convention submits for heir approval
the following statement of the principles and
purposes which will continue to guide its
purposes:
First-we affirm that the work of the last
twenty-one years has been such as to COM
mend itself to the favor of the Nation. and
that the fruits of the costly victories which
we have achieved through immense difficult
ties should bo preserved; that the peace
regained should be cherished; that the dis
severed Union, now happily restored, should
be perpetuated, and that the liberties secured
TO this generation should be transmitted un-
diminished to future generation; that the
pensions promised should be paid; chat the
debt 50 much reduced should be extinguished
by the full nayment of every dollar thereof;
that the reviving industries should be further
promoted. and that the commerce already SO
great should be steadely encouraged.
Second-The Constitution of the United
States is the supreme law. and not mere
contract. Out of the Confederate States it
made sovereign Nation. Some powers are
denied to the Nation, while others are retain
ed by the States; but the boundary between
the powers delegated and those reserved is to
be determined by the National and not by the
State tribunals
Third-The work of popular education is
one left to the care of the several states but
1t is the duty of the National Government to
aid that work to the extent of its constitution
al ability. The intelligence of the Nation is
but the aggregate of of the intelligence in the
several States and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius of one
state, but by the average genius of all.
saFourth--The Constitution wisely forbids
Congress to make any law respecting the es-
tablishment of religion, but it is idle to hope
that the Nation can be protected against tho
influence of sectarianism while each State is
exposed to its particular domination. We
therefore recommend that the Constitution
be so amended as to lay the same prohibi-
tions npon the Legislature OF each State. and