Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-08-25
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
PLATFORM,
...ADoPTRD Ar....
Chicago, June 8, 1880.


mitted 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 mon to
subvert the National authority. 1t recon
structed the union OF States with freedom.
instead of slavery, as its coruer stone. 1t
transformed 600 600 human beings from the
likeness OF things to the rank OF citizens. It
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-eisht per cent to the par OF gold
has restored upon solid basis the payment
iu coin of ali National obligations. and has
given US 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 So, to that
where four per cent. bonds are eagerly sought
at premium. U ndsr Its administration rail-
ways have increased from 81 600 miles IN
1850 to more than 81, 600 miles In 1871 our
foreign trade has increased from $7OO,0OO'-
900 to sl,15o, 900, 600 in the same time: and
our EXPORTS, which were s2s,OOo. 900 less than
our imports In 1860, were $685., 100000 more
than our imports In 1870. without resorting
to loans, IL has, since the close of the war,
betrayed the ordinary expenses Of the Gov
eminent besides the accruing interest on the
public debt, and hiss disbursed annually
more than $So.OOC,o00 for soldiers and sailors
pensions. 1t has paid $3.50. 900 900 of the
H.. 81.
ct lower rates has reduced the annual inter-
est charge from nearly sl50.oOO,0o0 to less
than S69. 100000. All the Industries of the
country have revived. Labor is In demand.
Wages have increased, and throughout the
entire country there Is evidence Of q COM
ing prosperity greater than we have ever en-
joyed.
UPON THIS RECORD
The Republican party asks for the continued
confidence and support of the people, and
this Convention submits for their 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 zone years has been such al to CON-
mend itself to the favor of the Nation, and
that the fruits of the costly victories which
we have achieve | through immense difficult
ties should be preserved; that the peace
regained should bs cherish |; that this dis
severed Union. now happily restored. should
be perpetustel, and til st the liberties secured
to this generation should be transmitted un-
diminished TO future generation; that the
pensions promise should bs pail; hat the
debt 50 much reduce SHOULD b. distinguished
| by the fail payment of every dollar thereof
that the revivisg industries should be further
promoted, and that the CONNER. already 50
great should be steadely encouraged.
S=coni-rhe Constitution OF the United
ates is the supreme law, and not mere
contract. Out of the Confederate States 1t
made a sovereign Nation. Some powers are
denied to the Nation, while others are retain
ed by the States; BAT the boundary between
the powers delegated and those reserved is to
be determined by the National and not by the
State tribunals.
rhird-The WORK of popular education is
one left to tine care of the several states; but
1t is the duty of the National Government to
aid that work to the extent of its constitu tion-
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
. Fourth--The Constitution wisely forbids
! Congress to make any law respecting the es
Enlistment of religion, but 1t Is idle to hope
that the Nation can be protected against the
influence of sectarlanism while each State is
exposed to Its particular domination. We
therefore recommend shat the Constitution
be 80 amended as to bay the same prohibit
tons npon the Legislature OF each State. and
to forbid the appropriation of public funds
to the support of sectarisn schools.
Fifth-we resffirm the belief svowed in
1876. that the duties levied for the purpose
of revenues should so discriminate IS to ia
vor American Labor. That no further grant
of the public domain should be made to any
railroad or other corporation. That slavery
having persisted IN the States, its twin bar
barity. polygamy, must lain the TerrisorIes.
That everywhere the profession accorded to
citizen of American birth must be secured
to citizen by American adoption. That it
is the duty of Congress- to develop and i'm
prove our watercourses and harbors, but We
issist that further subsidies to private per-
| sons or corporations must cease. That the
obinstons to the men who preserved its iu-
tegrity in the day of battle are undiminish-
ed by the lapse of fiheen years since their
final victory. Their perpetual honor is. and
shall forever be, the grateful privilege and
the sacred duty of the American people.
Sixth-Since the authority to regulate immi-
9Iation and intercourse between the United
States and foreign Nations rests with the
Congress of the United States and its treaty
making powers. that the Republican party.
regarding the unrestricted immigration of
Chinese as an evil Of great magnitude, in
wolves the exercise of the power to restrain
and limit it, aud restrain that immigration
by the enactment of such just, humane and
reasonable provisions as will produce the re-
suit.
Seventh That the purity and patriotism
which Characterised the earlier career of