The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-24
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Territorial Republican Con.
4eu..a v%ention.

Rtsolrtd, That the United States is n
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.
=. That the republican party of Wyo-
ming territory re-afirms 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 interfer-
ence in exercising the elective fran
chise.
3. That 10 the republican party be-
longs the credit OF destroying slavery
in the United States, an a~ristocratic
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.
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
.uo .1ucrau government 70 secure u
;st;ua vi sucn ,n~oulication Oh ex-
ian sasa.iess as WIN prooect tne LABOR
,ms .iaSses oL tnis country from the
;.SdSt ~ un9"s. .onpe.'.ioh esIsp-
nese Iabor w P'"N +" o"i-
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