Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-20

lnt iaDortT vi tue RIEal productive iAtr.e1t7
lhe Republican party favors policy which
shall keep us from entangling alliances with
foreign nations, and which gives US the right
to expect that foreign nations shall refrain
from ueddling in American affairs. The
policy which seeks peace can trade with all
powers, but especially with those OF the West
ern Hemisphere. s5
We dtmand the restoration of our navy 10
its old time strength and efficiency, that It
may, in any sea, protect the rights Of Amcri-
can citizens and the inter- SITS Of American
commerce, and we call upon Congress To re-
move the burdens under which American
shipping has been depressed. so that IL may
again be true that we have a commerce.
II is the duty OF Congress TO enact such
laws az shall promptly and efeeiually sup
press the system of polygamy within our
territories. and divorce The political from the
ecclesiastical power of the so-called Mormon
Church. and that the law enacted should
be rigidly enforced by the civil authorities. if
possible, and by the military, If neec be.
The people of the United States. in their
organized capacity. constitute u Nation, and
not a mere confcderacy of States. The
National Government is supreme within the
sphere of nations duty. but The States have
reserved rights which should be faithfully
maintained. Each should be guarded with
jealous care. SO that the harmony of our sys-
TEN OF government may be preserved and the
Union kept inviolate.
We have always recommended the best
money known 10 the civilized world, and we
urge that efforts should be made 10 unite all
the commercial nations in the establishment
of an international standard, which shall fix
for MI the relative value of gold and silver
coinage. .s t-..s
The regulation OF commercewith foreign
nations and between the States is one of the
most important preroga.iycs of the General
Government, and the Republican party dis
tinctly announces its purpose To support such
legislation will fully and etfectnaly carry
out the constitutional power OF Congress over
interstate commerce.
The principle of the public regulation of
railroad corporations Is wise and sautary
one for the protection of all classes of tie
people, and we favor legislation that shall
prevent unjust discrimination and excessive
charges for transportation, and that shall Sc
cure to the people and the railways alike the
fair and equal protection of the laws.
We favor the establishment of natio al
bureau of labor, the enforcement OF the eig +
hour law, and u wise and ludicions systen of
general education. by adequate appropriations
from the national revenue where the same is
needed.
We believe that everywhere the protection
accorded to q citizen of American birth must
be secured to- citizens by American adoption.
and we favor the settlement of national differ
ences by International arbitration.
The Republican party having its birth in q
| hatred of slave labor and u desire that all
men may be truly free and equal, Is unalter-
| ably opposed to placing our workingmen in
competition with any form of servile labor,
whe her at homr or abroad. In this spirit we
| denounce the importation of contract labor,
whether from Europe or Asia, as an offensc
| against the spirit of American institutions.
| and we pledge ourselves TO sustain the pres
! ent law restricting Chinese immigration. and
| to provide such further legislation as Is
necessary to carry out its purposes.
| Reform of the civil service, auspiciously be-
| gun under Republican administi alton, should
| be completed by further extension of tn. re-
form system already established by law TO all
| grades Of the service TO which ii is applicable.
| The spirit and purpose of the reform should
| be observed in ali executive apo intm ents.
| and nil laws at variance with the object of
| existing reform legislation should be repealed.
to the end that the dangers to free mstiln-
| lions which Turk in The power OF official pat
| ronage may be wisely and ffectively averted.
| The public lands are heritage of the peo-
pie of the United States, aud should be re-
| served, as far as possible. for small holdings
| by actual settlers. We are opposed to the
| acquisition of large tracts of these lands by
corporations or individuals. especially where
such holdings are in the hands of non-resi-
dent aliens, and we will endeavor to obtain
| such legislation as will correct this evil. We
demand of Congress the speedy forfeiture Of
| all land grants which have lapsed by reason
of noncompliance with the acts of incorpora-
| ton, in all cases where there has been no
attempt in good faith to perform the condi-
| tons of such grants
| We denounce the fraud and violence prac.
| ticed by the Democratic party in the Southern
| States, by which the will OF the voter IL de-
| fealed, as dangerous to the preservation OF
| our free institutions, and we solemnly arralgn
the Democratic party az being the guilty
| recipient of the fruits of such fraud and vio-
| lence. We extend to the Republicans of the
| South. regardless of their former party affili-
atoms. our cordial sympathy and pledge to
| them our most earnest efforts to promise the
passage of such legislation as will secure to
every citizen of whateve, race or color the full
and complete recognition. possession and ex
ercses OF all his civil and political rights.
Appointments by the President to offices in
| the Territories should be made from the bona
fde citizens and residents of the Territories
wherein they are TO serve
| The grateful thanks of the American people
are due to the Union soldiers and sailors of
| the late war. and the Republican party stands
| pledged to provide suitable pensions for a
| who were disabled aud for tho widows and
orphans of those who died in the war The
Republican party also pledges itself to he
repeal OF the limitation contained in the
Arrears of Pensions Act of 1879, 80 that all
invalid soldiers shall share alike, and their
pensions begin within the date of disability
or discharge, and not with the date OF the
application.
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