The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-06-10
Republican Platform.
The following is the platform adopted
by the Republican National Conven-

Ihe following Is the PLATFORM adopted
,y the Republican National Conven-
ion in session at Chicago:
The Republican party. in national convention
assembled. ut the end of twenty years since the
ederal government was first committed to its
;harge, submits to the people of the United
States this brief report of its administrations
1t suppressed rebellion which had armed |
nearly ,000.O00 men 10 subvert the national au-
.hority. 1t reconstructed the union Of the
states with freedom instead of slavery its
corner stone. 1t trans formed 900 900 of human
beings from the likeness of things to the rank
Of citizens. 1t relieved Congress from the in
famous work OF hunting fugitive slaves and
charged it to see thatrslavery does not exist.
1t has raised the value of our paper currency |
from thirty-eight per cent to the par of gold |
1t has restored upon solid basis payment in |
coin for all the national obligations and has |
given a currency absolutely good and legal
and equal in every part of our extended country |
1t has lifted the credit of the nation from the
point where six per cent. bonds sold at eighty
six to that where four per cent. bonds are eager
ly sought at a premium. Under its admins
tration railways have increased from 81 600
miles in 1860 to more than 81 COO miles in 1879
Our foreign trade has increased from $700, ,0OO.-
001 to 81 600 co., 900 in the same time, and our
exports, which were $20lO000 900 less than our
imports in 1850. were S264. 900 0-0 more than our
imports in 1879 Without resorting to loans, it
has since the war closed betrayed the ordinary
expenses of the government. besides the accru-
ing interest on the public debt, and disbursed
annually more than $50 600. 900 for soldiers pen
sions. 1t has paid $sSS 100000 of the public
debt and by refunding the balance at lower
rates has reduced the annual interest charge
from nearly $I5l 900 COO to less than $50. 700 600
All the industries of the country have revived,
labor is in demand. wages have increased and
throughout the entire country there is evidence
of a coming prosperity greater than we have
ever enjoyed. Upon this record the Republican
party asks for the continued confidence and sup
port of the public and this convention submits
for their approval the following statements of
the principles and purposes which will continue
to guide and inspire its efforts. Er
First-We alirm that the work of the last
twenty <onc years has b' en- such to commend
itself to the favor of the nation. and that the
fruits OF the costly victories which we have
achieved through immense difficulties should
be preserved; that the peace regained should be
cherished; that the discovered Union. now hap
PLY restored, should be perpetuated and that
the liberties secured TO this generation should
be transmitted undiminished TO future genera
tions; that the order established and the credit
| acquired should never be impaired; that pen
much reduced should he eNtinguished by the
| full payment of every dollar thereof; that the
! reviying industries should be further promoted
and that the commerce already so great should
/ be steadily encouraged. .Tta- aei
Second-Thc Constitution of the United States
is supreme law and not a mere contract. Out
| of confederated states it made sovereign ma
| ton. Some powers are denied to the nation,
while Others denied to the states, but the
boundary between the powers delegated and
| those reserved is to be determined by the ma
| tional and not the state tribunals. i-i
Thrd-The work of popular education is one
left the OF the several states but it is the
duty of the nationol 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 of the several States
and the destiny of the nation must be guided
not by the genius OF any one state but by the
average of all. f-- '."'
.Fourth-The constitution wisely forbids Con-
gress to make any law respecting an establish.
ment of religion, but it is idle to hope that the
nation can be protected against the influence o.
secta arianism while each STATE is exposed to it:
domination. We therefore recommend that the
constitution be SO amended as to lay the same
prohibition upon the legislature of each state
and to forbid the appropriation of public fund
to the support of sectarian schools "a 20
Fi.th-We rea1lrm the belief avowed in 1s7t
that the duties levied for the purpose Of revenue
should so discriminate to favor American
| labor. that no further grant of the public do
main should be made to any railway or othel
corpo1 alton; that slavery, having perished il
the states, its twin barbarity, pOlygamy, mus
die in the territories; that everywhere the pro
lection accorded to q citizen of American birtf
must be secured to citizens of American adop
ton that we esteem it the duty of Congress tt
develop our water courses and harbors but in
sist that further subsidies to private persons OF
corporations must cease: that the obligations o
| the republic to the men who preserved its in
tegrity in the day of battle are undiminishet
by the lapse of fifteen years since their fina
victory: their perpetual honor is and shall for.
ever be the grateful privilege and sacred duty
| of the American people. l-ri'- ,ar- ~ -fs..Ia
Sixth-Since the authority to regulate immi
grafton and intercourse between the United
States and foreign nations rests with the Con
gress Of the United States and its treaty max
ing powers. the Republican party. regarding
the unrestricted immigration of the Chinese q:
an evil of great magnitude invoke the exercise
of that power to restrain and limit that immi-
i grafton by the enactment of such Just, humane
and reasonable provisions rs will produce that
result.
Seventh-That the purity and patriotism
| which characterizes the earlier career of Ruth
| erlOrd b. Hayes in peace and in war and which
guided the thought of our Immediate predecess-
or to him for presidential candidate have con-
| tniied to inspire him in his career as T" Chiel
EXecutive'' and that history will accord to his
administration the honors which are due to an
| efficient. just and courageous fulfllment of the
public business and will honor his interposition
between the people ana prOposedpartisani laws.
tU, Al, n
| ty the habituaI sacrifceof patriotism and JUS
| tice to II supreme and Unsuitable lust of office
and patronage; that to obtain the possession OF
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; have devised fraudu-
| lent certificates and r6tupns; have labored TO
| unseat lawfully elected members of Congress
| to secure at all hazards the vote of a majority
| of states in the House of Representatives; have
| endeavored to occupy by force and fraud the
places OF trust given to Others by the people OF
| Maine and rescued by the courage in action OF
Names patriotic sons; have by methods vicious
in principle and tyrannical III practice attached
partisan legislation to appropriation bills upon
whose passage the very movement OF govern
ment depends; have crushed the rights OF the
indiv itlual have vindicated the principles and
sought the favor of rebellion against the nation
and have endeavored to obliterate the sacred
memories of the war and to overcome its ines
timably good results, freedom and individual
equality, and we afirm it to be the duty and the
purpose of the Republican party to use all le-
gitmate means 70 restore to all the states of tn
Union the most perfect harmony which may be
practicable; and we submit to the practicals sens:
ible people of ftheUnitedStates to say whether il
would not be dangerous to the dearest interests
of our country at this time to surrender the ad-
mihistration of the national government to d
party which seeks to overthrow the existing
policy under which we are SO prosperous and
thus bring destruction and confusion where
there is now order, confidence and hope.
| The Son of John q II In ON SON Sin o 4
| in the Abdomen.
NEwEURG, N. Y, June 4.-John G,
| Thomson Jr of Ohio son of the