Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-18
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFoR M,
ADOPTED AT
CHICAGO, June 5, 1880
THE

report OF Its admlnlbuhuon. ~ sup
pressed q rebellion which had armed
nearly one million OF men to subvert the
| National authority. II reconstructed the
union of States with freedom. instead OF
sl.yery. "a its cornerstone. IL trans
formed four million human beings from
the likeness of things to the rank OF citi'
/ zeps, IL relieved Congress from the infa.
NOUS work OF hunting fugitive slaves. and
| charged II 10 sea that slavery does not
eIist' II has raised the value Of paper
cprrepcy from thirty.eight per cent. to
/ the mar OF gold, II has restored upon q
| soI;5 h.s;a nsvment In coin for all tho
n.,;a,sI oh,,cstions. and has given US
] se,'a, ah.oIn,eIv GOOD and legal, and
| Sa.sI ;n ays,v mart of our extended coun
| Ia ,;,,a5 aha credit of tbe nation
| Wy. H.s So. .h.ra al, mar cant. bonds
rom ,ne pv,u ,h., whsrc four per cent.
soiu ~ oo' .1,s " Us, .orcht AZ a nremium.
4onus are ssssa;n;.,rstion r.iiwrys have
Snder us ,an ., Hoo miles in 1850 10
inerea,eu tro@ ns ano % Ia. in is7e onr for.
uore 'nsn De. e.s ;r..aassd Jrom s7OO 0OO. 600
eisn Taae ,so ocn u oon ~ ,bs ANA t;ms and our
TO ,iso,voo,vv ~ 'us 600 % Hno % aoo Ia. On
exports, wni9u We" ,aeo .rssa soei 00o OoO
our imports IN iooo' WY ,o-o v,,he.,,
more than our imports ~ io.o. .,,. o.' '.s.
resorting 10 loans, u ln s.ueo .noos sns We" .,
closed, aeirayeu ,Ss sne ,hs ...rninr interest
o. ,ha nrhI;c Jsbt and disbursed annually
more than $50, 600, 900 for soldiers PEN
sions. II has paid $3.50 900, 900 OF the
nnblic debt and by refunding the balance
A. lower rates. has reduced tho annual
;n,srest cbargs from nearly sl5l, ZOO, 900
80 L. than $50 600 900. All the indus
81 q, ,bs country have revived: labor is
in dsmsnd: wages have increased. and
tbrourbout the entire country there Is
evidence OF a coming prosperity greater
than we have ever enjoyed. Upon this
record the Republican party asks for the
.on,;nusd confidence and support Of the
nsonIe and tbis convention submits for
,bsir apnroyal The following statements OF
,be principles and purposes which will
continue 10 guide and inspire its efforts:
,v,,>,s, ,r,ox or pu,xc,pLxs.
A.. 49,. ,.o.,. ., Aha
first-We amth 'ns' VIC WIZ ', . '.o ~
last twenty.ono years & hs oe.n ~ az n.,ion ~ ~
commsnd itssh 70 'ne i.'oi y, .Ao i.,nN;a
and that the fruits Oh ,ne cos.y o'o,.ss s
which We have ashisved tnroush ;rnnisuso I'M. sso
diiheuities shouiu 20 P.ese.'eu s,.j III, G
peace resaines .u1u'u W hsrnii, s..,oraJ
the discovered on,on,now WI aAP pP.; ,ha Iiber.
,;s, aou.s .scnr.5 ~ ~ ,bis Generation should be
. ues seeuS W ,,.si,is ishaS 40 fr,rra gener.
'ransmi',ea anSini,1,usu ~ .S,ishsa .Sd ,hs
Auons' inA' ". ,u o,ug $50 ha ai,n,ar;,aJ
creuit aequireu shouiu neI.' .,',i5 ~ o ns;5
LnAt the pensions Piou,,eu, .,'.J 49,. shon ha
extinguished by the full payment OF every
dollar thereof. That the revivins indus.
tries should DO further promoted. anu ,na1
the commerce already so great should 90
steadily encouraged. viii,
Second-The Constitution OF the oni'ed
States is the supreme law. ana no, mere
compact. Out OF Coniedersted SIA'es "
made sovereign nation. Some po"eIs
are denied to the Nation; whiio 9'hers are
retained by tie States; out tne ooanaary
between the powers deiega'ed anu .hos,
reserved is to be determined oy Nauoha'
and not by State tribunals. -
Third-The work OF popular eIusa,,oi' S
Ia aft In tH,