The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-17
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Territorial Republican Cor
vention.

Resolred, That the United States is a
nation and not a mere confederation of
independent states, and that 1t has am
pie power to protect itself from all foes,
whether foreign or domestic, and to
preserve its W existence, and has full
power to protect all its citizens of every
race, color, creed or condition. in the
enjoyment of the rights of citizenship,
and that it is the highest and most
sacred duty of the nation to exercise
such power.
=. That the republican party of Wyo-
ming territory re-afiirms its devotion
to the principle Of the equality of all
men before the law, and declares its
Opposition to all monopolies and to all
action calculated to violate this funda-
mental principle of u organization,
and we heartily commend the efforts of
the present administration to secure to
all the people Of the southern states
full protection from unlawful interior
ence in exercising the elective fran
chise.
3. That to the republican party be-
longs the credit of destroying slavery
in the United States, an aristocratic
system under which labor was robbed
of its just reward, and it will take no
step backward in protecting the inter-
ests and dignity of labor.
s a. That the introduction of Chinese
Dor into this country is fraught with
serious AMI dangerous consequences to
the system Of free labor and free gov
eminent to which the republican party
has ever been committed. We therefore
demand that immediate action be taken
by the federal government to secure the
abrogation, or such modification of ex-
isting treaties, as will protect the labor
ing classes Of this country from the
unequal and unjust competition .estab-
ished by the starvation prices of Chi
nese labor. 4 11uk7.g
8. That we commend honesty and
economy in office, and the faithful APP
plication of the public revenues to the
purposes OF government, and we earn
estly condemn dishonest application.
useless appropriation, or extravagant
expenditure of county and territorial
funds collected from the taxpayers, and
we pledge ourselves to the prompt pun
ishment of all malfeasance in office.
q. That at the present crisis relief to
the commercial interests of the country
is of first Importance; that the para
mount commercial necessity is q cur
rency with an unvarying standard of
value, as free as possible from nuctua-
tion, SO that of what he has, be it much
or little, each man may know the exact
value; that for this standard we de-
mand coin rs the only one universally
recognized among the great trading ma
tions Of the world, and the one that
will subject us, as a people, to the least
loss in our foreign exchanges; and for
a currency we demand coin, or paper
redeemable in coin OF demand.
z. That the rapid absorption of our
bonds at lower and yet lower rates of
interest is due to the unvarying hon
esty with which our government has
thus far met its obligations, both in
spirit and in letter, to its creditors; and
we ~deprecate and d~enounce any steps,
however slight, that tend either wholly
or in part, to cause fluctuation in the
purchasing power of the money of the
country, and we therefore favor the re-
sumption of specie payments at the
date now fixed by law.
8. That the people of Wyoming are
grateful to, the army of the United
States for its gallant services in its en-
deavor to protect their homes and fire.
sides from Indian depredations. We
denounce and condemn the action of
the Democratic party in its partizan
assault upon the army, by seeking to
reduce its numbers and destroy its eff
cheney, the present numerical force be-
ing inadequate for the protection of
the people of the territories and from
tier states. Hai5a b.a
o. That we utterly and unqualifiedly
condemn the whole Indian policy of
the United States, so far as it relates to
the practice of making treaties with
the savage and barbarous tribes, as in
consistent with the sovereignty of the
government, and as being puerile in
conception and a failure in results. We
therefore ask for such a change in the
policy Of the government as will place
Indian affairs wholly under the man.
agement of the war department, and
subject the Indians at all times to its
efficient control ff{f.
10. That the title of r. B. Hayes to
the Office Of president of the United
States wa irrevocably settled and con-
firmed by congress and a tribunal Sc