The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-27

PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted BY the Territorial Republican Con-
venticn.

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 own 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.
z. That the republican party of Wyo-
ming territory re-affirms 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 our 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. taH lef
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 1t will take no
step backward In protecting the inter-
ests and dignity Of labor. Ihn +
4. That the introduction of Chinese
abor 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
" isderai governmen1 10 secure the
or sucn mooincatlon OIL ex-
istinS treaties. as VIII project = lapor-
ing CLASSES Oh TINS country from q
q D UNJUST competition estab-
sne9 py u starvation prices OF CHI
hese lapor
.. we honesty II
economy III ONCE, y the faithful APP
ilcatio OF TIE pubic revenues 10 the
purposes OF government, n We earn
estiy condemn appiication.
useiess appropriation, or extravagant
expenditure OF county and territorial
iunus conecteo rom the taxpayers, and
we pledge ourselves to the prompt pun
snmen o. al malieasance IN Office.
x. ihae at D present crisis relief to
the commercial interests OF h country
ID Oh nrst Importance; that h para
mount commercial necessity is a cur.
rency with an unvarying standard Of
value, as Tree as possible from huctua-
non 30 Una Oh what ne has, be 1t much
OF niue, each man may know the exact
vaiue' Una LOT this standard we de
mano COIN as tne only n universally
fscognifea among the great Trading ma.
lions CT the world, and the one that
VIII subject us, as a people, to the least
loss 70 our foreign exchanges; and for
. currency we demand coin or paper
~ro1ee5mapie IN coin on demand.
tnat tne RAPID absorption OF our
ponos az lower n yet lower rates OF
ln.erest Is que 10 the unvarying hon.
~ WIN wnicn u government has
mus Lar met us oDiigations, both in
splli. ano IN ietter, 70 Its creditors; and
We asprecale ana aenounce any steps,
nomeser siighl, that lend either wholly
or IN part, 70 cause fuctuation In the
purchasing power or h money of the
county, ana we therefore favor the re-
s a.a ni specie payments MT the
sse INV n.eu py Jaw.
Ia. tne people Oh wyoming are
sIn.slul 70 tne army OF h United