River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-17

| and that the liberty secured to this generation
should be transmitted mdiminished TO other gen
eratons that the order established and the credit
acquired should never b. impaired; that the PEN
sions promised should be paid; that the debt SO
much reduced sholld be extinguished by the full
payment of every dollar thereof; that tho reyiyng
industries should be further promoted, and that
the commerce ALREADY Increasing should be Steadi-
ly encouraged.
Second-The constitution of the United States il
supreme law and not mere contract. Out of
confederate states il made Il sovereign nation.
Some powers denedto the nation, while Others
are denied to the states but the boundary between
the powers delegated AMI those reserved is to be
determined by the national and not by the state
tribunal.
Third-The work of he popular education il
left TO the of tie several states but it is
the duty of the national government to aid that
work to the extent of its constitutional ability.
The intelligence of the nation is but the aggre-
gate of the intelligence d the several states and
that the destiny of the milton must be guided not
by the genius Of any one state, but by the average
genius Of all.
! Fourth--The constitution wisely forbds congress
to make any law respecting the establishment of
religion but it is idle to hope that the nation can
be protected against the inhuenc eof secret sectari
anisIn, while each state is exposed TO its domina
ton. We, therefore, recommend that the cOnstitu-
ton be 80 amended as to lay the same prohibition
upon the Legislature Of each state, and to forbid
the appropriation of public funds to the support of
sectarian schools
Fifth-We reafirn the belief avowed in 1876
that the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should 20 discriminate to favT American labor;
that no further grants of the public domain should
be inside TO any railway or othe' corporation; that
slavery having persisted in the itates ite twin bar
barty, poygamy, must die in he territories; that
everywhere the protection accorded 10 citizen of
| American birth must be secured to citizens by
American adoption. That We deem it the duty of
congress to develop and improve our seacoast and
harbor but insist that further subsidies TO private
persons corporations must erase; that the obi
cations of the republic to the men who preserved
it, integrity in the day of battle are undiminished
by the lapse of fifteen years since their final vic
| tory. To do them honor is ard shall forever be
| the grateful privilege and sacred duty of the
American people.
Sixth-Since the authority toregulate mmigra-
| ton and intercourse between the United States
and foreign nations rests with the congress of the
| United States and the treaty making power the
| republican party regarding the unrestricted imml-
| grafton of Chinese as q matter OF grave concern
| ment under the exercise Of both these powers
would limit and restrict that immigration by the
enactment of such just. humane, and reasonable
| laws and treaties ~ will produce that result.
| Seyenth-That the purity and patriotism which
characterized the earlier career OF Rutherford Il.
| Hayes i'll peace and war, and which guided the
thoughts of immediate predecessors to him Tor
presidential candidate have continued to inspire
| him i'll his career chief executive; and that his
| tory will accord to his administration 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 at
| tempted partisan laws.
| Eighth-We charge on the democratic party the
habtua sacrifice of patriotism and justice to gu
preme, unsuitable lust of Office and patronage u
obtain possession Of the national and state govern
ments and the control Of place and position. They
| have ohstncted all efforts to promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom OF suffrage; have de
| vised fraudulent certificates and returns, have Ia
! bored to unseat lawfully elected members Of
congress to secure at all hazards the vote o. q
majority of states in the house of reprea natives
have endeavoei to occupy by force and fraud th'
| places of trust given 70 Others by the people o.
Maine, rescued by the courage and action OF
Names patriotic Eon-; have by methods vicious II
principle and tyrancal in practice, attached par
tisan legislation to appropriation bills upon Whose
passage the very movement OF the government de
pended; have crushed the rights of the individual
| have advocated the principles and sought thu
favor OF the rebellion against the nation, and have
endeayored to obliterate the sacred memories ant
to overcome ts inestimably valuable results OF ma
| tionality personal freedom, and individual equal
| ity.
The equal and steady and complete enforce
! ment of the laws, and the protection of all oui
citizens in the enjoyment of all privileges and inn
| munity guaranteed by the constitution, are the
first duties of the nation.
The dangers of a Solid South" can only be avert
ed by faithful performance OF every promise
| which the nation has made ~ the citizen. The
execution Of the laws, and the punishment OF al
those who violate them, are the only safe methods
| by which IN enduring peace can he secured ane
| genuine prosperity established throughout TIN
south. Whatever promises the nation makes thu
nation must perform. nation cannot witt
safety relegate this duty to the states. The Sol
lid South must be divided by the peaceful ageneie
| of the ballot and all honest opinions must ther
find free expression. To this end the honest
voter must be protected against terrorism, VIC
lence. fraud.
And we aft rim it to be the duty and the purpose o
the republican party to use all legitimate mean
to restore al the states of the union to the mos
! perfect harmony which may be practical, and W,
submit to the practical, sensibe people of thu
| United States to say whether il would not IN
dangerous to the dearest interests of our country
| at this time to surrender the administration of tbs
national government to II party winch seeks L
| overthrow the existing policy under which we arr
so prosperous, and thus bring distrust and confn
sion where there is now order, confidence ant
| hope.
The committee on credentials mad,
a long report in which they gave tn,
anti-Grant party Is delegates III ILLINOIS
| dividing the KANSAS and West Virginia
Alabama and Louisiana delegation, Civ
| ing, in each case, the congressional dis
|
tee stated that it had been decided tina
the unit of representation should be the
congressional district, and in each case
| where a state convention had over-ruleC
this system of representation, the actor
of the state convention was reversed by
the admission of the contesting distric
delegates. The discussion on this report
consumed all day, the committee report
being adopted.
FOURTH DAY.
The convention proceeded to call o.
states for the presentation OF candidates
for president.
BLAINE NOMINATED.
When Michigan was called Gov. Joy
said
Mr.. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the
Convention-I shall never cease to re
greet that circumstances have been such
as to impose the duty upon myself tC
make nomination of candidate tC
this convention. | have been absent
from the country for the past two
months, and arrived home but Just be
fore this convention. Since the conven-
ton has been in session, | have been
upon LuG IlOOI an tIlC tllut. II, tilClC-
fore, words or music are important for
candidates who shall be proposed, they
will benefit him but little. | will how
ever bring him before the audience
and the convention in as brief a man
ner as possible That it will be very
brief, will, | presume, satisfy this con-
vention and the audience, because we
are now all impatient for the voting.
1t was in 1860, | think, that then
young man, born in the Keystone state,
but resident of the state of Maine, first
entered the house of representatives. 1t
was at time when the sky was lower
cd, when the horizon was filled with
clouds, indicating a tempest. 1t was
just before the war. The clouds
and the tempest burst upon
the country and the war ensued which
ragged for four long years. Fortunately
for us there were at the helm of the
ship of state the right man and it was
manned with the right crew. After the
whirlwinds of war had ragged for four
years the clements of strength of one
of the contending parties gave way and
peace at length settled down upon the
country. Then ensued the contest of
reconstruction and it occupied nearly
three or four years more. During all
of that time, that young man,
always true, always brave, al
ways eloquent, applied his
| taIents in all the debates and in all the