Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-11
IuE RESOLUTIONS.

The republican party, in national convention as
sembed, at the end OF twenty years since the federal
government was first committed TO its charge. sub
ts TO the people OF the United States this brief re-
| port of its administration
1t suppressed the rebellion which had armed nearly
Il million of men and subverted national authority II
reconstructed the union OF the states with freedom
instead of slavery Its cornerstone; II transform
ed four million human people from the likeness OF
things to the rank of citizens; it relieved Congress
from the infamous work of hunting fugitive slaves
and charged II TO that slavery does not exist ;
| II raised the value of our paper currency from
thirty eight per cent 10 par of gold has restored
upon solid BASIS the nent III com Tor all nation
al obligations; II has gwen US currency absolutely
good and equal IN every part OF our country for all
national obligations; II has lifted the credit of the
nation from a point where six per cent bonds sold
AT So to that where four per cents bonds are eagerly
sought At premium under It's administration rail-
ways have increased from thirty-uue THOUSAND
miles in 1860 to more than eighty two thousand miles
in lsI9 foreign trade has Increased from seven
hundred millions 10 eleven hundred AMI nifty mil
lions IN the same time, and our exports which were
twenty millions less than our imports in ls6O were
two hundred and siN-iOur millions more than
Imports in 1879; without resOrtng TO loans II has.
since the war closed, defrayed the ordinary
penses of the government, besides the accruIug IL
terest on the public debt, and disbursed annually
more than thirty mlions for soldiers pensions; II
has paid eight hundred and elghty-elght millions OF
the public debt and by refunding the balance al low
er rates has reduced the annual interest charge
from nearly one hundred and hfly millions TO less
than eight -nlne millions all the Industries of the
country have revived; labor Is in demand, wages
have Increased and throughout the entire country
we have ever enioved
Ivan ms record me renublican Marty asks for the
continued coincidence and SUPPORT of the people ana
this convention submIty for Their appruyal The fol-
lowing Statements of urlnciples and ulrpo,rs which
will continue 10 guide and INSPIRE ITS efforts:
FIRST We affirm thai the work of tine last twenty
Years has been such AS To commend Itself To the
iayor of The nation and that the fruits of the costly
victories which We have achieved through Immense
difficulties should b, preserved. thai the pe;,ce
reralned should he cherished: mat the discovered
union now happly restored should be perpetuafed
and thai uberiies secured 10 Tins generation should
h.. Transmitted Ia filur, generations.
that the order established, and the credit ACQUIRED
should never he IMPAIRED: that tht. p,lislous
promised should be eNlIngulshed hy the full paw
n,ui of every dollar thereof that the reyvlny IN
Iu,tries should he further promoted that our COM
Iuercc already so greut SHOULD be stra.Iil, ell
Outraged
Second The constitution of the United States is
supreme law and NOT a mere contract cut OF the
confe,Ieratel staets 1t made Il sovereign nation.
Some powers are denied 10 the uallon whlie others
are denied TO the states But the boundary between
the powers delegated and those reserved i To he
determined by national and not by state tribunals
Third The work of popular education Is one left
To the care of the several states hut II i the uy OF
the national government To and that work 10 extend
its constitutional duty The intelligence of the |