Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-23

the Republican National Convention
at Chicago had that day nominated
me for their candidate for President of
the United States. i accept the nomi-
nation with gratitude for the conf
dence il implies, and with deep sense
of the respunsibilitiesiti lcor-
daily indorse the principles set forth
in the platform adopted by the conven-
ton. On nearly all the subjects of
which it treats my opinions are on rec
ord among the published proceedings
of Congress. | venture, however, to
make special mention of some of the
principle topics which are likely to be-
come the subject OF discussion, without
reviewing the controversies which have
been settled during the last twenty
years, and with no purpose or wish to
revive the passions of the late war.
DEMANDS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
1t should be said that while the Re-
publicans fully recognize, and will
strenuously defend, all the rights re-
tanned by the people, and all the rights
reserved to the States, they reject the
pernicious doctrine of State supremacy,
which SO long crippled the functions of
the national government and at one
time brought the Union very near to
destruction. They insist that the
United States is u nation, with ample
power of self-preservation that its Con-
stitution and laws made in pursuance
thereof are the supreme law of the land ;
that the right of the nation to deter
mine the method by which its own
legislature shall be created, cannot be
surrendered without abdicating one Of
the fundamental powers of govern
ment; that the national laws relating
| TO the election of representatives in
| Congress shall neither be violated nor
evaded; that every elector shall be per-
mitted freely and without intimida.
| ton, to cast his lawful ballot at such
election, and, have it honestly counted
and that the potency of his vote shall
not be destroyed by the fraudulent
vote of any other person. The best
thoughts and energies of our people
should be directed to those great ques-
tons of national well-being in which
all have common interest. Such eff
orts will soonest restore perfect peace
to those who were lately in arms
against each other, for justice and
goodwill will outlast passion. But il
is certain that the wounds of the wal
cannot be completely healed, and the
spirit of brotherhood cannot fully per
wade the whole country, until every
citizen, rich or poor, white or black, il
secure in the free and equal enjoy
ment of every civil and equal righ
guaranteed by the constitution anC
the laws. Wherever the enjoyment Of
these rights is not assured, disconten
will prevail, immigration will cease
and the social and industrial force
will continue to be disturbed by tin
migration of laborers and the conse
quent diminutiOn of prosperity. Th
national government should eXercis
all it's constitutional authority to pu
an end to these evils, for all the peopl
and all the States are members of on
body, and no member can suffer with
out injury to all.
EVILS AT THE soUTH-PoPULAR EDUCATION
, The most serious evils which now af
flict the South arise from the fact tina
there is not such freedom and tolera
ton of political opinions and actor
that the minority party can exercis
an effective and wholesome restrain
upon the party in power. Withou
: such restraint party rule becomes ty
rannicnl and corrupt. The prosperit,
which is made possible in the South b
its great advantages of soil and clinlat
. will never be realized until every vote
can freely and safely support any pdl
ty he pleases.
Next in Importance to freedom an
justice is popular education, withou
which neither justice nor freedom ca
be permanently maintained. Its intel
ests are entrusted to the States and t
the voluntary action of the people
Whatever help the nation can justl
afford should Je generously given t
aid the States in supporting commo
l schools, but it would be unjust to on
, people and dangerous to our institt
tons to apply any portion of the rev
+ enues of the nation, or of the States, t
the support of sectarian schools. Th
separation of the church and the Stat
} in everything relating to taXatio
should be absolute.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
f On the subject of national finance
| my NlCNo IItbNC DCCIl 81 jill
l fully expressed that little is needed
5 the way of an additional statemen
! The public debt is now so we'll secure
and the rate of annual interest hi
\ been SO reduced by rcfltnding, that ri;
id economy in expenditures and tt
>, faithful application of our surplus re-
/ enues to the payment of the principl
of the debt will gradually, but certain
ly, free the people from its burden
: and close with honor the financl;
= chapter of the war. At the same tin
the government can provide for all i
ordinary expenditures and dischare
/. its sacred obligations to the soldiers
=, the Union and to the widows and O
Il phans of those who fell in its defenc
) The resumption of specie payment
, ! which the Republican party SO courI
geously and successfully accomplished
/ has removed from the field of contr
& versy many questions that long an
seriously disturbed the credit of ii
i government and the business of tt
: country. Our paper currency is no
as national as the flag, and reSum
ton has not only made it everywhel
: equal to coin, but has brought into III
our share of gold and silver. The ci
culating medium is more abundal
v than ever before, and we need onl
! maintain the equality of all our dc
lars to insure to labor and capital
S measure of value from the use of whiC
. no one can suffer loss. The great pre-
perity which the country is now e
s joying should not be endangered |
: any violent changes or doubtful fina
cial experiments.
THE LABOR OF THE NATION.
In reference to our customs laws,