The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-10

years since their final victory. Their
perpetual honor is and shall forever |
be the grateful privilege and sacred
duty of the American people.
Sixth-Since the authority to regu-
late immigration and intercourse be-
tween the United States and foreign
Nations rests with the Congress of
the United States and its treaty-mak-
ing powers, the Republican party, re-
garding the unrestricted immigration
of Chinese as an evil of great magni-
tude, invoke the exercise Of that pow
er to restrain and limit that immigra-
ton by the enactment of such Just,
humane and reasonable provisions as
will produce that result.
Seventh-That the purity and pat
riotism which characterized the ear
l1er career of Rutherford B. Hayes, in
peace and war, and which guided the
thought of our immediate predeces-
sors to him for Presidential candi-
date, have continued to inspire him in
his career as Chief Executive, and
that history will accord to his Admin
istration the honors which are due to
an efficient, Just and courteous dis
charge of the public business, and
will honor his interpretations between
the people and proposed partisan
laws.
| Eighth-We charge upon the DEM
ocratic party the habitual sacrifice of
patriotism and justice to a supreme
and Unsuitable lust of Office and pat
ronage. That to obtain possession Of
the National and State Governments
and the control Of place they have OBJ
structed all efforts to promote the pu-
rity and to conserve the freedom Of
suffrage; have devised fraudulent GER
tifcates and returns; have labored to
unseat lawfully elected members Of
CONGRESS to secure at all hazards the
vote of a majority Of the States in the
House Of Representatives; have en-
deavored 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 pat
riotic sons; have, by methods vicious
in principle and tyrannical in prac-
tice, attached partisan legislation to
appropriation bills upon whose pas
sage the very movements OF govern
ment depend; have crushed the rights
of the individual; have advocated the
principles and sought the favor Of re-
bellion against the Nation, and have
endeavored to obliterate the sacred
memories of the war and have over
come its inestimably valuable results
of Nationality, personal freedom and
individual equality. The equal, steady
and complete enforcement of the laws
and the protection Of all our citizens
in the enjoyment of all privileges and
immunities guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition, is the first duty Of the Nation
The dangers of a Solid South can
only be averted by faithful perfor-
nance Of every promise which the
Nation has made to the citizen. The
execution of the laws, and the punish.
ment of all those who violate them
are the only safe methods by which
an enduring peace can be secured, anc
genuine prosperity established
throughout the South. Whateye7
promise the Nation makes, the Natio1
must perform. The Nation will
safety relegates this duty to th'
States. The Solid South must b
: divided by the peaceful agencies O.
the ballot, and all opinions mus
there find free expression, and to thi
end the honest voter must be protect
, ed against terrorism, violence or fraud
and we affirm it to be the duty ant
purpose of the Republican party t
use all legitimate means to restore al
: the States Of this Union to the mos
perfect harmony which may be posi-
BILE, and we submit to the practical
2 sensible people of the United State
| to say whether it would not be dan
5 gerous to the dearest interests of ou
r country at this time to surrender tn
t Administration Of the National Gov
l ernment to a party which seeks t
: overthrow the existing policy unde
| which we are so prosperous, and thu
: bring distrust and confusion wher
there is now order, confidence an
hope
l The Republican party, adhering t
= the principle affirmed by its la t Ma
S tional Convention, of respect for tn
g constitutional rules governing ap
. pointments to Office, adopts the decla
e ration of President Hayes, that tn
t reform of the civil service should b
= thorough, radical and complete. Z
| this end it demands the cooperation
= of the legislative with the executiy
: department. Of the Government, an
t that Congress shall SO legislate tina
t fitness, ascertained by proper practice
!; tests, shall admit to the public service
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