Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-08

must be guided, not by the genius of any
one state, but by the average genius of all
4. The constitution wisely foTbids con-
gress to maze any law respecting an estab-
lisument of religion, but it is idle to hope
that a nation can be protected against the
influence Of sectarianism while each state
is exposed to its denomination. We,
therefore, recommend that the const tuition
be so amended as to lay the same probibi-
tion on the legislature of each state, and to
forbid the appropriation of public funds to
the support OF sectaTial schools.
5. We reatirm the belief GvOwed in 1876,
that the duties levied for the PURPOSE Of
revenue should so discriminate as TO favor
American labor; that no further grant of
the public domain should be made to any
railway or other COrpOratiOH; that slavery,
having perished in the states, its twin
barbarity, pOlygamy, must die in the terri
tories; that everywhere the protection aC-
corded to a citizen of American birth must
be secured to citizens by American adop-
ton; that we esteem it the duty of congress
to develop and improve our water courses
and harbOrs, but insist that further subsi-
dies to private persons or corporations
must cease; that the obligations of the re-
public to the men who preserved its integ-
rity in the day of battle are undminished ed
by the lapse Of fifteen years since their Anal
victory. Their perpetual honor ia, and
shall forever be, the grateful privilege and
sacred duty of the American people.
g. Since the authority to regulate immi-
grafton snd intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rests
with the congress OF the United S stes and
its treaty-making powers, the republican
party, regarding the unrestricted immgra-
tion of Chinese as an evil of great magni-
tude, invoke the exercise of that power to
restrain and limit that immigration by the
enactment Of such just humane and rea-
sonable provisions as will produce that re-
suit.
7. That the purity and patriotism which
CharacterIzeS the earlier career of RutheT-
ford b. Hayes, in peace and war, and
which guided the thoughts Of our imme-
diate predecessors to him for presiden-
| tlal candidate, have continued to inspire
him in his career as chief executive, and
tha. history will accord his administration
the honors which are due to an efficient,
just and courteous discharge of the public
| business, and will honor his interpOsitiOn
between the people and proposed partisan
laws.
8. We charge upon the democratic party
the habitual sacrifice Of patriotism and
justice to to q supreme and Unsuitable lust
for Office and patronage; that to obtain pos
session of the national aud state govern
ments, and the control of place. they have
obstructed all efforts to promote the purity
| aid to conserve the sutirages; have devised
| fraudulent certifcAtiOns and eturns; have
labored TO unseat lawfully elected mem
| bers of congress, to secure at all hazarda
! the vote of msjOrity of the states in the
house Of representatives; have endeavored
to occupy by force and fraud the places OF
| ust given TO others by the people of Maine.
which were rescued by the courage in
of faIr r1p]C rlof~ ~ T,1tT hayr NV
methods, vicious in principle and tyranni
! cal in practice; attached partisan legisla
! ton to appropriation bills upon whose pas
sage the very movement Of the govern
ment depends; have crushed tho rights o
| individuals; have advocated the principles
| and sought the favor Of rebellion Rgalns
! the nation, and have endeavored to obliteI
! ate the sacred memories Of the war ali
| to overcome the inestimably valuable re
| suits of nationality, personal freedom ar
| individual equality. The equal, steady an
| complete enforcement of the laws and th
protection of our citizens in the enjoymen
| Of all the privileges and immuUities guar
anteed by the constitution is the first dut
| Of the nation. The danger Of a solid soutl
| can only be averted by q faithful perform
! ance OF every promise which the natloI
! has made to the citizens. Whatever prom
! ises the nation makes the nation must per
! this duty to the state. The solid sout
must be divided by the peaceful agencies Q
| the ballot, and all opinions must there fnt
| free expression, and TO this end the hOnes
voter must be protected against terrorism
! violence and fraud, and we affirm it to be th
| duty and purpose of the republican party t
use all legtim ate means to restore all of tn
states Of this Union to the perfect harmon
which may be possible, and we submit t
| the pract ca, sensible people of the Unite
States to say whether it would not be dan
| gerous to the dearest interests of our coun
try at this time to surrender the admins
tration of the national government to
party which seeks to withdraw the eXistin
policy under which we are so prosperous
and thus bring distrust and confusion wher
there now exists order, confidence an
hope.
The republican party, adhering to tn
principle affirmed by its last national con
vention of respect for the constitutions
rules governing appointments to Office
adopts the declarations of President Hayes
that the reform of the civil service shou
be thorough, radical and complete. T
this end it demands the cooperate Of th
legislative with the executive departmen
of the government, and that congress shsl
50 legislate that fitness, ascertained b,
proper practical tests shall admit to th
public service.