Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18

OUT uhles
The Platform.
The Republican party, in National Conven.
tlon assembled, at the end of twenty years
sipoe the Federal Government was first COM
mitted to its charge, submits to the people Of
ne United states this brief report Of its ad-
Ut subpressed a rebellion which had armed
nearly n million Of men to subvert the Ma
tiOnal authority. IL reconstructed the Union
of states, with freedom instead ofslavery rs
It's corner-stone. 1t transformed 4,OO0,OOO
human beings from the likeness Of
things to, the rank CT citizens 1t
work Of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged
&c 10 soc that slavery did not exist; IL has
Taised We value on our RaPeT currency 5, ;. from
restored, upon a solid basis, payment in coin
of all National obligations, and has given us
currency absolutely good and equal in every
the credit of the Nation from the point where
siX-per~cent bonds sold at S6 TO where four
percent. bonds are eagerly sought at pre-
Under its administration railways have in
creased from 81 900 miles in 1860 to more than
50, 900 miles in 1879. Our foreign trade has in
creased from 500 100000 to Sl,l50000,0O0 I'm the
same time, and our exports, which were t2O,-
OUOOOO less than our i'm ports in 1850, were S264,
OOl,OOO more than our Imports in 1870 Without
resOrting to loans it has, since the war closed,
betrayed the ordinary expenses Of Government
besides the accruing interest on the public
debt, and has dsbursed annually more than
$30O00,00O for soldiers aud sailors pensions. II
has paid Sss0 100000 Of the public debt, and, by
refunding the balance at lower rates, ms re-
duced the annual interest ch irge from nearly
Sl5OOOlUO0 tn less than So3,OOO,UJO. All the iu-
dustries of the country have revived, lauor i5
in demand, wages have increased and
throughout the entire country there Is evil
dence Of coming prosperity grea er than We
Beyubi can party asks Tor Tii the contin ned con-
fidence and supro of the people aud this
Convention submits for theic approval the fol-
lowing statement of the principles aud puN
noses which w III 1ntinne TO guide and tugUir0
We afirm thar the work of the Republl-
Canpnrty for the last twenty years has been
such ns 10 commend II 10 the favor Of the Ma
tiOn, that the fruits Of the costly victories
which we have achieved through immense diff
ticulties should be preserved; that the peace
reganed should be cherished; that the
Union n, should be perpetuated, and that
tion should be transmitted undlmin-
ishedt TO future ReneratiOns that the order es-
tablished and the credit acquired should never
be impaired; that the pensions promised
should be paid; thatth debt so much reduced
should be eXtlnguished by the full payment of
tries should be further promotedi and that the
commerce already so great should be steadily
2. INC Constitution Of the United States is a
supreme law, and not mere contract. Out
of cOnfedented States 1t made Il sovereign
Nation. Some powers are denied to the Ma
tiOn, while others are denied TO the States, b6t
the boundary between the powers delegated
and those reserved is TO DO determined by the
I
3. The WORK OF popular education is one lett
to the care Of the several States, but 1t is the
duty of the National Government to aid that
Work 70 the extent of its constitutional ability.
The intelligence of the Nation is but the
aggregate of the intelligence In the several
States, and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius OF Any one
State, but bv the average genius of all.
4. The Constitution wisely forDlds Congress
Of religion but T Il iIS Is lie tn hope hat the Ma
tlon can De protected against the influence OF
ssectarlanism while, each State is exposed 70
that the Constitution be so amended as to lay
the same prohibition upon the Legislature of
I eAeh state, and to forbid the appropriation OF
pubic funds TO the support Of seotaran
5. We reafHrm the belief avowed In 1875 tnat
the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should 50 discriminate as 70 favor American
labor; that no further g. ants of the public do
main should be made 70 any railway or other
the States, It's twin barbarlty pOlygamy,
must die in the Territories; that every
where the protection accorded TO oiti'
zen OF American birth must be secured to
citizens BY American adoption. That we deem
II the duty OF Congress To develop and i'm.
prove our watercOuries and harbors, bus in.
slst that further subsidies TO private persons
or corporations must ceasei That the obliga-
tiOns of the Republic to the men who pre-.
served its Integrity In the hour of battle are
undiminlshed by the lapse of fifteen years
since their tum victory. To do them hon or is
aud shaH forever be the grateful privilege and
sacred duty Of the American people.
q. since the authority to regulate immigra-
ton and intercourse between the United
States and foreign Nations rests with the Con-
gress of the United States and the treaty-mak-
ing power. the Republican party, regarding
the unrestricted immigration OF Chinese as a
matter OF grave concernment, under the eXer-
else OF both these powers would limit and re.
strict that Immigration by the enactment Of
such Just, humane and reasonable laws and
treaties as will produce that result
Z. That the purity and patriotism which CHAR
noterized the earlier career of Rutheriord ~.
Hayes IN peace and war, and which guided the
thoughts OF our immediate predecessors 70
him for Presidential candidate, have contln-
ued TO inspire him in his career as Chief Exec
utivei and that history will accord 70 his Ad-
ministration the honOrs which arc due 70 an
efficient, Just and courteous discharge OF the
public business, and will honor his vetoes In.
terposed between the people and attempted
5. We charge upon the Democratic party
the habitual sacrifice OF patriotism and Jus
| tioo TO q supreme and Unsuitable lust for of
| fee and pAtrOnaRe; that to obtain possession
OF the National and State Governments and
the control OF place and position they have
Obstructed all efforts TO promote the purity
and 20 conserve the freedom of suffrage, and
have devised fraudulent ballots, and invented
| fraudulent oertihcation of returns; have la
bored TO unseat lawfully-elocted members OF
Congress 10 secure at all hazards the vote OF q
majority of States in the House of Represent-
! atiVes; have endenvored 10 occupy by
force aid fraud the places Of trust Given to
others bv toe people Of Maine, rescued by the
couraee Q IN action Of Names patriotic sons;
tyrannical In prao'ice. attached partisan legls-
! lRtion TO appropriation bills upon whose pas,
sage the ye movement Of the Government
! depended; have crushed the rights OF the in.
dividual; have advoc tied the principles and
sought tn favor of the Rebellion ngalnst
the Nation aud have ondeavored TO Obllter-
ate the ored memoriei of tho war and 70
overcome It's inestimaby valuable results OF
Nationality personal freedom and individual
n Inc equal, and steady, and complete en-.
forcemeut OF the laws aud the projection OF
all our citizens in the enjoyment Of all priVi.
| leges and immunity guaranteed by the COnsti.
| tuition, are the first duties OF the Nation.
10. The dangers of u "Solld South" can only
| be averted by a faithful performance OF every
/ promise which the Nation has made 20 the
| citizen. The execution Of the laws, and the
| punishment of oil those who violate them, ard
tho only safe methods by which an enduring
/ peace can be secured and genuine prosperity
| established throughout the South. Whatever
| promises the Nalton makes tho Nation must
perform A Nation cannot with safety rele,
/ gate this duty 20 the States. The "Soid
| South" must be divided by the peaceful agen.
] oies OF the ballot and all honest opinions must