Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-09-08
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM,
....ADorTRp kT....
Chicago, June 8, 1880.


fne hepuDlican parsy, In Nationai ConVen-
tion assembled, at the END OF twenty years
since the Federal Government was nrst COM
mitteo 10 ns scharee' suonits 10 tne people
OF tne United states tnis orlet report OF ns
ADMINISTRATOR IL suppressed rebellion
which had armed nearly l'ooo'ooo OF men 10
subvert tine National authority. recon
structed the union OF states WIN freedom
instead OF slavery as It's corner stone. IL
transformed 4,OoOOOO human beings from the
likeness OF things to the rank OF citizens. IL
relieved Congress from the INFAMOUS WORK
Of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged 1t
to see thai slavery does not exist 1t has
raised the value OF paper currency from
thirty-eight per cent. to the par of gold. it
has restored upon solid basis the payment
In coin of all National obligations. and has
given us currency absolutely good and equal
in every part Of our extended country. Ithas
lifted the credit Of the Nation from the point
where 6 per cent. bond sold at SO, to that
where four per cent bonds are eagerly sought
at premium. Under its administration rail-
1860 to more than $1,000 miles in 1879. Our
foreign trade has increased from S7OO,O
| 900 to Sl,150,OO0,O0O in the same time; and
our exports, which were 100000 600 less than
our imports in 1860, we're s26i,0OO,OOo more
than our imports In 1870. without resortfng
to loans, 1t has, since the close OF the war,
| betrayed the ordinary expenses of the Gov
| ernment besides the accruing interest on the
public debt. and has disbursed annually
more than s30OO0,OOO for soldiers and sailors
PENSIONS IL mas paid sooo'ooo'ooo OF the
puohc deot' ana oy feiuhuihB the Daiance
at lower rates has reduced the annual inter-
est charge from nearly si'o'ooo'ooo 10 less
country nave revived LABOR Is IN demand
Wages have increased snd throusnou' the
entire country there Is evidence OF com
ing prosperity greater thsn we nave ever en-
Joycd'
oroN THIS RECORD
ING hep"o'ioAn party a'AS iof 'io ooh'ihueu
commence ana support OF the people, ano
this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ior 'heir approFa
the following statement OF the principles ana
purposes whlch VIII continue to guide its
| purposes'
flrst-"e aihtn that the WORK OF the las'
twenty-ohe years mas been such as to COM
hehu ltsel' 10 'he iaNor Oh th1 Nauon' aho
that the fruits OF the costly victories which
we nave HchleVeI throusn immense dlincnI
Ties ShouId Do preserVed' 'hat the peace
reealneu shouid oe eherlSheo' tha' the ais
seVefeo oh'on' NO" happi'y restored snoulo
De perps'uated' ana 'hat the hserties secured
to TINS generation should be transmitted un
diminished 10 idture generat'oh; that tine
pensions promised should be PAID; that the
deot 50 much reduced should be extinguished
py the full payment OF every dollar thereon
that the reVivihg industries should be further
promoted and that the commerce already sc
great shouio De s'eadely encouraged
| oooonu-iho Nons'i'u'Aon Vi 'he oni'eo
o'A'es Is 'he supreme ia"' anu hot mere
eoIuac'' out oi 'he oonieoerste states II
mSue sovereign NA'ioh' some powers are
uon'eu W tno NA'ion' ~hi'o o'ners are retain
Gu ny 'ne o'A'es' ou' 'ne oounuary oet"eel
'no po"ers ueiessteu anu muse reserved is tC
20 ue'e,in'H'' oy 'H0 'A'ioAAi snu no' oy INT
0'A'0 'fiouu"is'
| ihira- ne "orA Oh Popniar euuca'ion
Que iei' W 'ne care Vi 'he seVerAi sea'es' ou'
us 'ne au'y Oh the Na'ionai government tf
Au 'na' "'rA 10 'ne extent oi i's constitution
aoiNV' lhe ih'eihRence OF lne Nation Ii
ou' 'h1 aggregate OF o' 'ne intenigence In the
seVerai states ana the destiny OF fhe Natiol
must oc guided not oy tne genius Oh one
o'A'e' uu' oy 'ne A'erAee genius oi all
"' "0n''''u''oH "iSeiy ioroio'
oonsreS' W nAAo any IA" roSpso''ns 'he es
.a'Asn"en' VI reiis'on' ou' IL rs iuie 10 nope
'As' '"0 's'i'" con oo p'o.eo'eu AeAins' 'nv
i"nu'no' Vi seo'Ai'ani'h "nhie eaoh o'a'e II
eip'eeu W ''' pSr','uiSi uohiha'oh' We
'"eio'o'0 reoo"'nehu 'ha' 'he oons'i'u'ioi
o0 90 H'n'HueN as W iaS INC Same prohioi
"onS hpon 'he Legislature oi eaoh e'a'e' an'
ioroiu 'ne appropriation OF puohc tund'