The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-09


foreign trade has increased from S700,000,-
600 to 81, 10000 900 in the same time, and
our EXPORTS which were S20,000,000 less
than our imports in 1860, were S264,OO0,0 900
more than our imports in 1879. Without re.
sorting TO loans, it has, since the war closed,
defraying the ordinary expenses of govern
ment besides the accruing interest on the
public debt, and dsbursed annually moro
than $40 100000 for pensions. 1t has paid
$eS0,000,000 Of the public debt, and, by
refundng the balance ut lower rates, has re-
duced the annual interest charge from nearly
Sl5l, 100000 to less than SS9,0O0,000. All
the industries of the country have revived,
labor is in demand, wages have increased, and
throughout the entire country there is evil
dence of coming prosperity greater than we
have ever enjoyed. Upon this record the
Republican party asks tor the continued
confidence and support of the people, and
the convention submits for their approval the
following statement Of the principles and
purposes which will continue to guide and
inspire its efforts:
/. We affirm that the work Of the last
twenty-one years has been such rs 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 be preserHed; that the peace re-
gained should be cherished; that the dissev-
cred union, now happily restored, should be
perpetuated, and the liberties secured to this
generation should be transmitted, undimin-
ished, to future generations; that the order es-
tablished and the credit acquired should new
er be impaired; that the pensions promised
should be paid; that the debt so much re-
duced should be extinguished by the full
wing industries should be further promoted
and the commerce already so great should
be steadily encouraged.
2. The constitution of the United States is
supreme law and not mere contract; out
ofconfederate states it made u sovereign ma
ton, some powers are denied to the nation
while others are denied to states, but the
boundary between the powers delegated and
those reserved is to be determined by the na-
tional and not the state tribunals.
3. The work of popular education is one
left to the care Of the several states, but il is
the duty of the national government to aid
in that work to the extent of It's constitutional
ability. The intelligence of the nation is but
the aggregate of the intelligence in the
several states and the destiny of the nation
must be guided, not be the genius of any one
state, but by the average genius Of all,
T. The constitution wisely forbids congress
to make any law respecting the establishment
of religion, but it is idle to hope that the
nation can be protected against the iuiu-
ence Of sectarianlsm while each state is eX-
posed to its domination. We therefore
recommend that the constitution be so
amended ms to lay the same prohibition upon
the legislature Of each state, and also to for
bid the appropriation of public funds TO the
support of sectarian schools.
g. We reailirm the belief avowed in 1876,
that the duties levied for the purpose of rev
enue should be discriminate rs to favor
of American labor; that no further grant of
the public domain should be made to any
railway or CORPORATION; that slavery having
persisted in the states, its twin barbarity
! polygamy, must die in the territories; that
| everywhere the protection accorded to q
citizen of American birth must be secured Il
citizens by American adoption. That We
esteem il the duty of congress to develop anC
| improve cur water courses and harbors, bu
insist that further subsidies to private cOrpor
atoms must cease; that the obligations O
the republic to the men who preserved IL
integrity in the hour Of battle are undi
minished by the lapse of fifteen years sine
their final victory. Their perpetual honori
and shall forever be the grateful priNileg
and sacred duty of the American people; VI
welcome in the benefits and privileges of GU
free institutions all those who seek their en-
joyment and are willing to assume the obi
cations while they participate in the benefit
Of American citizenship, The influx to on
shores of hordes of people who are unwilling
to perform the duties of the citizen, or t
recognize the binding force of our laws an
customs, is not to be encouraged; and be
lieving that respectful attention should b
paid to evils complained of by our brethre
| on the Pacific coast, we urge the renewed AT
tention of congress to this important que:
ton, and suggest such changes of our exist
! ing treaty obligations as will remedy thes
] evils.
6. That the purity and patriotism whic
characterizes the earlier career of Ruthertor
B. Hayes in peace and war, and which gui(
ed the thoughts of our immediate predecessc
} to him TOR presidential candidate, hay
continued TO inspire him in his career as chic
f executive, and that history will accord to h
, administration the honors which are due
an efficient just and conscientious fulfil
= ment of the public business, and will homo
his interpretations between the people an
: proposed. partisan laws.
I. We charge upon the Democratic part
!, the habitual sacrifice of patriotism and jui
) tice to supreme and Unsuitable lust of ottiC
: and patronage; that to obtain possession {
. the national and state governments and Ii
6 control of place and position, they have OF
structed all efforts to promote the purity an
to conserve the freedom Of suffrage; have d,
n vised fraudulent Qualifications snd returns
f have labored to unsest lawfully elected men
i bers of congress, to secure at all hazarC
the vote of majority of the states in tn
: house of representatives; have endeavore
= to occupy by force and fraud the places {
: trust given to Others by the people Of Main,
|. and rescued by the courage and action
t Names patriotic sons; have, by method
vicious in principle and tyrsnical in practic,
attached partisan legislation to appropriate
0 bills, upon whose passage the very NOV
/, ments of government depends ha,
i crushed the rights of the individual; ha,
advocated the principle and sought the fave
Y of rebellion against the nation, and have ell
: deavored to obliterate the sacred memories
: the war, and to overcome its inestimabl
n good result-freedom and individual eQualit
and We affirm it to be the duty and the pu
a pose of the Republican party TO use all Il
= Ultimate means to restore all the states ofth
IS Union to the most perfect harmony whic
: may be practicable and we submit TO Ii
practical, sensible people of the Unite
States to say whether it would not be dal
gerous to the dearest interests of our COUNT
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