American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-19

mittee in relation to the delegates from the
Third West Virginia District was then con
snis the Mr. Gaytan t moved to subst
that of the majority After
lengthy debate. the substitute wa.
adopted by vote of All yeas to $50 navs Ii
the Utah case, also, Mr.. Clayton moved t.
substitute the minority report for the MAORI
| " report. and, after bate, the motion pre-
vailed. and the substitute adopted by
| yeas 4e6, nays BIZ, and the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials, as amended was adopt
! ed bv 0iiG UOce vote.
/ The Convent on then entered upon the con
sideration of the report of the Committee on
| Rules and Order of Business. and Mr.
Garfield moved its adoption. The mn
| iority and minority, reports were read
resolution uPs tSat the the ad C eiVe
! proceed Immediately 10 ballot for candidates
/ Tor President of the United States, and tina,
one speech of fifteen minutes be allowed for
| the presentation OF each candidate and ten
minutes to second each nomination, the roll
of States to be called at the end of the nomi-
mating speeches, as substitute for the ma
jority report. MIR. Sewell moved to table the
substitute, but on the suggestion of the Chair
that the whole subject would lie on the
I table if the motion prevailed, withdrew
M t After m osSs.e the Mr. rob shars called e
it was defeated by yeas 276, nays 479. Mr..
Boutwell, moved to aid to Rule 10 a clause tii-
recting the National Committee to prescribe
a method or methods for the election of dele
gates to the National Convention to be held
in 1854 to announce the same to the country,
and to issue IL for that Convention in con
fOrmiiy Herewith. Mr.. Butterworth moved
to add proviso that such method or methods
shall include the securing to the several Con-
gressional districts the right to elect their
own delegates to the National Convention.
Both amendments were accepted by Mr.. Gar
field and adopted by the Convention, and the
report, as amended, was adopted by yiOa
voce vote.
Mr. Garfield moved that the Committee on
: IN 10
motion prevailed by unanimous vote. Mr.
Pe-repont, OF New York, then presented the
platform adopted by the Committee. MIR.
Barker, of Massachusetts, moved to amend
by addinga resolution adopting the declara-
ton of President HAYES in favor of the
thorough, radical and complete reform of the
Civil Service. This amendment was discussed
at considerable length and finally adopted.
The resolutions, as amended were then
adopted by a viua coce vote. The following
Is the platform:
The Republican party in National Conveai-
ton assembled, at the end of twenty years
since the Federal Government was first COM
mftted to its charge, submits to the people of
the United States this brief report OF Its adj
1t suppressed rebellion which had armed
nearly million of men to subvert the Ma
tional authority: 1t reconstructed the Union
its corner stone 1t transformed 4s00oOO0
human beings from the likeness OF
1enss e rank from of the
work of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged
1t to see That slavery did not exist, IT mas
raised the value of our paper currency from
thirty-eight per cent to the par of gold. 1t has
restored, upon a solid basis, payment in coin
of all National obligations, and has given us a
currency absolutely good and equal in every
part of our extended country. 1t has lifted
the credit of the Nation from the point where
six-per-ccnt. bonds sold at So to where four
percent. bonds are eagerly sought ut pre-
MUM.
creased from 81 900 miles in 1860 to more than
5000 miles in 1873. Our foreign trade has in
creased from SsUO,O0O,0OOt to SI,150,OOoOOO in the
same time and our exports, which were S20,-
0Uu, COO less than our i'm ports in 1850 were S64,-
10 ),00Q more than our imp Orts in 1879. Without
resofting to loans it has. since the war closed,
betrayed the ordinary expenses OF Government
besides the accruing interest on the public
debt and has dis5ursed annually more than
s30,000,0O0 for soldiers aud sailors pensions. 1t
has paid SSs0,0o0,O00 of the public debt and. by
refunding the b'lance at 'wer rates, 8 re-
duccd The nnual lnteresy Oh rye from nearly
Sl5a,60Jo0lt1 les than s7iu,p Wtt, II tn in
dustrils of tn col try have revived lat or i
in Gemand wages have increased and
throughout the entire country the is evil
beVe ever W e enoHs I}pon y mis- his" reco the
Be ubl can party asks Tor the cantin ed con-
naa s for of the eoS ats fn
lowing safe ent of the pr N :ipies and pm
pose. which W II C mt me to guide and ms, ire
its efforts
l. We affirm that the work of the Republic
can party for the last twenty years has been
ton: that the fruits of the costly victories
which we have achieved through Immense diff
regained should be cherished; that the
the l is secured to this geneE-
ished to future generations; that the order es-
tablished and the credit acquired should never
should be paid: that the debt SO much reduced
should be extlneuished by the fun payment of
every dollar thereof: that tho reviving indus
tries should be further promoted. and that the
commerce already so great should be steadily
encouraged.
q the Constitution of the United States is a
supreme law, and not mere contract. Out
of confederated States it made II sovereign
Nation. Some powers are denied to the Ma
ton, while others are denied to the States, but
the boundary between the powers :legated
National, and not by the State, tribunals.
J. The WORK of popular education is one left
duty of the National Government to aid that
work to the extent of its constitutional ability.
The intelligence of the Nation is but the
States. and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius of any one
4. The Constitution wisely forp.ds Congress
to make any law respecting an establishments
of religion, but it is idle to hope that the Ma.
ton can ne protected against the influence of
while each Sfnte Is exposed 70
that the Constitution be so amended to lay
the same prohibition upon the Legislature of
each State, and to forbid the appropriation of
pubic funds to the support OF seciarlan
s. We reaffirm the belief avowed in 1876 that
the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should so discriminate as to favor American
labor; that no further g ants of the public do
that slavery having persisted In
the States, its twin barbarity. Poiygamy,
where the protection accorded to citi-
zen of American birth must be secured to
it the duty of Congress TO develop and inn
prove our water-courscS and harbDrs, but in
5n5
tons of the Republic to the men who pre-
Its fegry IN tine aomr OF battle are
since their final victory. To do them honor is
and shall TO ever be the grateful privilege and
sac ed duty of the American people.
d. Since the authority to regulate imp1gri,
ton and intercourse between the United
States and foreign Nations rests with the Con- |
gress of the United States and the trcaty-mak-
ing power, the Republican party. rega. ding |
the unrestricted immigl alton of Chinese rs a |
matter OF grave concernment, under the excr- |
else of both these powers would limit and re-
strict that immigratio4 by the enactment Of
treaties as will produce that re suit.
7. That the purity and patriotism when cnar-
Hayes in peace and war. and which guided the
thoughts of our immediate predecessors TO
ued TO inspire him in his career as Chief Exec
utive: and that history will accord to his Adj
just and courteous discharge of the
public business. and will honor his vetoes in
between the people and attempted
partisan laws.
8. We charge upon the Democratic party
the habitual sacrifice OF patriotism and JUS
tice to a supreme and Unsuitable lust for Of
lice and patronage; that to obtain possession
Dt the National and State Governments and
the control of place and position they have
INSTRUCTED all efforts to promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom of suffrage and
have devised fraudulent ba.ots, and invented
fraudulent certihcation of returns; have Ia !
bored to unseat lawfully-elected members OF
Congress to secure ut all hazards the woe OF Il
of States in the House of represent /
1tives; have endeavored TO occupy by /
force aid fraud the places of trust given TO /
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