Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-20
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFoR M,
ADOPTED At
CHICAGO, June S, 1880.
THE

report OF its administration. IL sup
pressed q rebellion which had armet
nearly one million Of men to subvert TN
National authority. II reconstructed tn
union Of States with freedom, instead o
| slavery. as its cornerstone. IL trans
/ formed four million human beings from
| the likeness OF things to the rank Of citi
zens. IL relieved Congress from the infa
nous work Of hunting fugitive slaves, ant
charged it to see that slavery does no.
| exist. IL has raised the value OF papel
currency from thirty-eight per cent. u
the par Of gold. Il has restored upon
solid basis payment In coin for oil 'h'
national obligations. and has given US
currency absolutely good and legal. and
equal in every part Of our extended coun
try. /, has lifted the credit Of the nation
from the point where six per cent. bonds
sold At Sc, TO that where four per cent
bonds are eagerly sought at q premium
Under its administration railways have
increased from 81 900 miles in 1860 70
more than s., 900 miles in 1879. Our for
eiyn trade has increased from S700, ,0O0. .0OC
TO 81 ,l5O, ,OOO, 900 in the same time. and our
exports. which were 500. 900 900 less than
our imports in 1860. were S26i 900, ,OOC
more than our imports in 1870. Without
resorting to loans, IL has, since the wal
closed, betrayed the ordinary expenses oi
government, besides the accruing interest
ON the public debt. and disbursed annually
more than $50, ,OO0. 900 for soldiers pen
sions. 1t has paid $3.50 600, 600 OF the
public debt, aud by refundiug the balance
at lower rates, has reduced the annual
interest charge from nearly Sl6l ,0O0. .OOC
10 less than $50 9,000, 900. All the indus
tries Of the country have revived; labor IL
in demand; wages have increased and
throughout the entire country there Ii
evidence Of . coming prosperity greater
than we have ever enjoyed. Upon this
record the Republican party asks for the
continued confidence aud support of the
people, and this convention submits for
their approval the following statements OF
the principles and purposes which will
continue to guide and inspire its efforts:
ENUMERATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-ws affirm that the work OF the
lsst twenty.one years has been such as 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 happily restored,
should be perpetuated. and that the liber'
ties secured to this generation should be
transmitted undiminished to future Bener'
ations. That the order established and the
credit acquired should never be imperiled'
That the pensions promised should be paid.
That the debt so much reduced should be
e1tiuguished by the full payment oil every
dollar thereof. That the reviving indus
tries should be further promoted, and that
the commerce already so great should be
steadily encouraged.
Second-The Constitution Of the United
States is the supreme law. and not mere
compact. Out OF Confederated States II
made a sovereign nation. Some powers
are denied to the Nation. while others are
retained by the States; but the boundary
between tho powers delegated and those
reseryed il to be determined by National
and not by State tribunals.
Third-The work Of popular education
is one left TO the care OF the several States
but II is the duty OF the National govern
ment TO aid that work to the extent OF its
Constitutional ability. The intelligence oi
the nation is but the aggregate OF the In
telligenco in the several States, and the
destiny OF the Nation must be guided, not
by the genius Of any one State, but the
average genius OF all.
NoS.sEcrARIAS SCHOOLS.
Fourth-The Constitution wisely forbids
Congress- 10 make any laws respecting an
establishment Of religion. but IL 10 idle TO
hone that the Nation can be protected
against the influence Of sectarianism while
s,ch State Is exposed to Its particular
domination. We therefore recommend
that the Constitution be 30 amended ~ to
Law some prohibition upon the Legislature
of each State and to forbid the appropria'
tion Of public funds to the support Of Sec
tartan schools.
Fiith-We reafiirm the belief avowod in
1876, tha, the duties levied for the purpose
Of revenue should 30 discriminate as to
favor American labor. That no further
grant of the public domain should be made
TO any railroad or other corporation. That
slavery having persisted in the States It's
twin barbarity. polygamy. must die In the
Territories. That everywhere the protec-
tion accorded to q citizen OF American
birth must be secured to citizens OF Amer
lean adoption. That IL Is the duty OF Con.
gress 10 develop aud improve our water
courses aud harbors. but We insist that
further subsidies to private persons or cor
porations must cease. That the obligs.
lions TO the men who preserved its integ.
rity In the day Of battle are undiminished
by the lapso OF fifteen years since their
Anal victory. Their perpetual honor ID
and shall forever be the grateful privilege
and tho sacred duty Of the American
people.
sixth-Siuce the authority to regulate
immigration and intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rests
with the Congress Of the United States
and its treaty. making powers. that the
Republican party, reg riding the unre'
| .tricted immigration Of the Chinese as IN
evil Of great magnitude. involves the exer'
ciso OF the power to restrain and limit thai
| immigration by the enactment ef such Just
humane and reasonable provisions as will
produce the result.
Seventh-That the purity and patriotism
which characterized the earlier career o
Rutherford b. Hayes, in peace and war
and which guided the thought OF bis i'm
r,sdi.te predecessor TO him for Presi
dential candidate, have continued to In
spire him In his career a. chief executive
and that history will accord to his admin
istr.,iou the honors which are due to Al
eficient, lust and courageous inlnilmen
Of The public business, and will honor hi
interrogation between the people and pro
posed partisan laws.
ISIQurrIEs OF THE pkAochAef'
Eighth-we charge upon the Demo
cratic party the habitual sacrifice oi pa
trio,ism aud justice 10 supreme and IN
satiable lust for Office and patronage; ina
to obtain possession Of the Nationai ant
State Governments. and Of the control o
place and position. they have obstructet
all the efforts to preserve the purity ane
conserve the freedom Of suffrage; hav'
devised fraudulent certificates and returns
have devised fraudulent certificates ant
returns; have labored to unseat lawful,
elected members Of Congress. to secure q
all hazards the vote OF the majority o
States In the House Of Representatives
i h.va endeayorsd 10 OCCUPY by force snC