The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-12

national, and not by the State trl-
bunal. [Cheers.]
Sd. The work of popular edxca-
ton is one left to the care of the
several States, but it is the duty
of the National Government to aid
that work to the extent of its con-
stitutional ability. The intelligence
of the nation is but the aggregate
of the intelligence in the several
States, and the destiny of the ma
ton must be guided, notify tue
genius of any one State, but by the
average genius of all. [Applause.l
4th. The Constitution wisely for
bids Congress to make any law re-
speeding the establishment of re-
ligion, but it is idle to hope that the
nation can be protected against the
influence Of secret sectariarism,
while each State is exposed to its
domination. We, therefore, rec
ommen1 that the Constitution be
so amended as TO lay the same pro-
hibition upon the Legislature of
each State, and 10 forbid the appro-
priation of public funds to the sup
port of sectarian schools. [Cheers.]
5th. We reafirm the belief
avowed in 1876 that the duties
levied for the purpose of revenue
should so discriminate as to favor
American labor, Icheers;] that 10
further grants of the public domain
should be made to any railway or
other corporation; that slavery hav-
Ing persisted in the States its twin
barbarity, poiygamy, must die in
the Territories; that everyw here
the protection accorded to a citizen
of American birth must be secured
to citizens by American adoption.
That we deem ii the duty of Con-
gress to develop and improve our
seacoast and harbors, but insist
that further subsidies to private
persons or corporations must cease,
cEeers;l thai the obligations of the
Republic to the men who preserved
its integrity in the day of battle
are u ndiminished by the lapse of
fifteen years since their final VIC
tory. To do them honor is and
shall forever be the grateful privi-
lege and sacred duty of the Ameri-
con people.
of patriotism and justice to a SUI
preme and Unsuitable lust for office
and patronage; that to obtain pos
session of the National Government
and eont:o oil of the place, they have
INSTRUCTED all efforts to promote the |
purity and to conserve the freedom /
of the suffrage, and have devised |
fraudulent ballots, and invented |
fraudulent certifcation of returns;
have labored to unseat lawfully /
elected members oSCongrea to Sc
cure at all hazards the vute of
majority of States in the House of
9th. Since the authority to reg
ulate immigration and intercourse
between the United States and
foreign nations rests with the Con-
gress of the United States and the
treaty making power, the Republi-
can party, regarding the unre-
stricted immigration of Chinese as
a matter of grave Government uu-
der the exercise of both these
powers, would limit and restrict
that immigration by the enactment
of such just, humane and reason
able Laws and treaties as will pro-
duce that result.
9TH. That the purity and patriot
ism which characterized the earlier
career of Rutherford B. Hayes in
peace and war, and which guided
the Thoughts of our immediate pre-
decessors to HIM for a Presidential
have continued to inspire
him in his career as Chief Execu-
tive; and that history will accord to
his Admins tration the honors which
are due to an efficient, just and
courteous discharge of the public
business, and will honor his vetoes
interposed between the people and
partisan laws. [Cheers.I
8th. We charge upon the Demo
cratic party the habitual sacrifice
Representatives; have eudeavorcd
TO occupy by force and fraud the
places Of trust given to others by
he people of Maine, rescued by 7
he courage and action Of Maine's
patriotic sons; have, by methods
Iicious in principle and tyrannical /
n practice, attached partisan legis-
alton to approximation bills upon +
whose passage the very movement
II the Government depended; have
rushed the rights of the individual;
lave advocated the principles and T
ought the favor of the rebellion
gainsf the nation, and have en-
to obliterate the sacred
memories and to overcome its in r
stimably valuable results of ma =
personal freedom, and ia |
ividual equality.
The equal, and steady, and COM
lete enforcement of the laws, and -
he protection of all our citizens in 4
he enjoyment of all privileges and
guaranteed by the Con-
titution, are the first duties of the -
alton. Applause
The dangers of a "Solid South"
an only be averted by a faithful y
ofeyery promise which p
le nation has made to the citizen.
Applause.1 The execution of the
lws. and the punishment of all
hose who violate them, are the
My safe methods by which an en-