Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-09-22
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at Ph9ni1, Aug. 22d, 1882.

party of Arizona declares its unqual
 flied allegiance t, the National Re
 publican party and endorses the Chi
 cago platform of 1880. We claim q
 common heritage in the grand his
 tory of the party which saved the l American Union from dismember
 ment, rchabilitated s disorganized country, and has since so managed the finances of the nation that today
 the credit of the United States is un.
 paralleled.
 Resolved, We charge that the
 course of the Democratic party has
 demonstrated that ia it's desire to
 control public business and money it will sacrifice the best interests of the
 people, disregard it's pledges, and, as
 is fully illustrated in its platform
 will not put to the test of popular
 approval, by plain and straightfor-
 ward statements lis views npon issues
 directly affecting the welfare of the
 Territory. We arraign our present
 delegate Tn Congress for his inactiv- itv, incompctency and his entire fail
 ure to obtain the passage of any
 measures for our benefit.
 Resolred, That we hold to the great principle of equal and exact justice ;o all, and that railroads and other corporations are subject to the people through the legislature and are amenable to law.
 This convention favors any and all measures that will tend to bring labor and capital, organized or morgan ized, into Arizona. Equality before the law is the fundamental principle of the Republican party of the nation and we pledge the Republican party to such course of legislation as will extend to corporations and corporate capital ill Arizona the same protection and the same laws accorded to indivi- duals, no more and no less, requiring corporations as well as individuals to perform their just share of the Ia Dor, and to pay their just share Of the taxation we pay to carry on the go = ernment, making the same rules ap- ply to corporations as to individuals
 ResOlced, That the Rcbupiean party in conformity with its record and traditions declares in favor of fostering and maintaining free public schools in every town and precinct in the Territory.
 Resolved, That in our opinion there is too much money appropriated annually for the support of hostile Indians to permit of 8 speedy and just settlement of the vexcd question and we believe that tribe Of hostile savages should not be kept in our midst, fed and supported out of the public treasury, and we earnestly re- commend that the safety and protec- tion of the frontier settlers be made the first object in all Legislation af- fecting the Indians. We are in favor of the disarmament of all Indians of | hostile tribes in this Territory as in to the safety of our people.
 Resozred, We welcome all for l eigners-Chincse only excepted who in good faith come and settle amongst us, and guarantee to them the same equal rights which are now enjoyed by native-born Americans, and we further declare that we are opposed to Chinese inn portation or immigration.
 Resolved, That just compensation should be paid to all public ser. 7ants for their services, and tha hey be held to strict accountabil- ty; that the present fee system, while perhaps not being suffici ent in ome minor offices to induce con- ,etent persons to accept such posi- ions, in other cases secures to county 'fflcers an extrava yant and unreason- ble amount for such services. The ees for such officers III such cases hould be reduced, or the amount so eceived in excess of reasonable com for such services should be aid into the treasuries of the several !. ounties where such conditions ob- , ain. Reso1ved, We favor 8 reorganiza- ( on of our courts by Congress to ne end that litigation may be less ned and made cheaper, that the T wv delays may not amount to a de ial of justlce and that no judge { lal sit in an appellate court in ldgment upon cause decided by [ i'm in lower court. r