The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-19
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Territorial Republican Con
vention.

Resolred, That the United States is a
nation and not n mere confederation of
independent states, and that IL has IN
pie power to protect itself from all foes,
whether foreign or domestic, and to
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 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 aristocrdtic
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 -seaue to
the system of free labor and free gov
eminent to which the republican party
has ever been committed. We therefore
demand thatimmediate action be taken
lby the federal government to secure the
labrogation, or such modification of ex-
listinR treaties. as win protect tile labor
ing classes, of this country from the
UNEQUAL and unjust competition estab-
ished by the st1rraton prices OF Chi
tnese labor. DIG IL
8. That we commend honesty and
ECONOMY in Office. and the ftithful an
fplicat,on of the public to the
purposes OF government. and I'VE earn
estly condemn dishonest application.
useless appropriation or extravaganza
expenditdre Of county and Territorial
funds- collected from tie t-axpayers and
we pledge ourselves to the prompt nm
isiiment of all m~aifeasance in office.
q. That Mt the present crisis relief tn
the Commercial Interests of the countrv
is Of first importanee: mat the nara
mount commercial necessity is n chr
rency with an unyarying standard of
value. as free ms possible from Guctua.
ton, SO that of what he has. be it much
or little. each man NAV Know the exnct
value; that for this standard we de
mand coin as the only one universally
recognized among the great trading ma
tions ~ fhe yvor,d and tba onathat
win subject ms. AS n people to fhe Least
loss in our foreign exchanges. and for
n currency we demand coin or nnner
redeemable in coin ON demand
4. That the randi -ebsorntjon of our
bonds at lower and WI iover rates goi
interest il due TO t,,e nnvarving hon
esty with which CIR govarnmant h,s
thus far met its obIirations both in
spirit and in letter. TO rs creditors. and
we deprecate and denounce anv steps
however SLIGHT that tend either w,hnIIy
or in part. to cause ~fluetuation in The
country and we therefore fnHng t =, vi, III.
SUMPTION of snecie navmants at tbe
date now Bxed Inv law
5. That the people of Wyoming are