The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-23
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Territorial Republican Con
y%ention.

Resolred, That the United States is a
nation and not n mere confederation of
independent states, and that 1t has IN
Pile 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 TO the republican party be-
longs the credit Of destroying slavery
in the United States, nm aristocratic
system under which labor was robbed
VI 10 Juob ltNstlu. anu IL VIII ltht ITO
step backward in protecting the inter
ests and dignity of labor.
1. 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 eper 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.
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.
G. That at the present crisis relief to
the commercial interests of the country
is Of first Importance; that the para
mount commercial necessity is a cur
rency with an unvarying standard of
value, as free as possible from fuctua-
tion, so that of what lie has, be it much
or little. each man may know the exact
value; that for this standard we de-
mand coin as 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 2ur foreign exchanges; and for
a currency we demand coin, or paper
redeemable in coin on demand.
z. That the rapid absorption oil. our
bonds at lower and yet lower rates of
interest is due to the unvarying hon.
esty with which our government has
thus far me- its obligations, both in
spirit and in letter, to its creditors; and
we ~deprecate and depounce. any steps,
however slight, that tend either wholly
or in part, to cause nuctuation 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.
3. That the people of Wyoming are
grateful 10 the armytm the United
States for its gallant 9 vices in its en-
ideayor to protect their homes and fire
sides from Indian depredations. We
deHounce and condemn the action Of
the Democratic patty mLits partizam
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.
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
lRdian affairs Wholly under the man-
agemeut Of the war department, and
the Indians at all times to its
efficient control.
10. That the title of r. b. Hayes to
he ONCE Of president OF the United
states was irrevocably settled and con-
irmed by congress and attribuDal se-j