San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-12


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 meddling in American
affairs. The policy whick seeks peace
can trade with all powers, especially
with those OF tho Western Hemis'
phere.
We demand the restoration OF our
navy to its old,time strength and
efficiency, that il may on any sea
protect the rights of American citizens
and the interests Of American com
merce; and We call upon Congress
10 remove the burdens under which
American shipping has been depres-
sed, 80 that it may again be true that
we have a commerce which leaves no
sea unexplored and a navy which
takes no law from superior force.
Resolved, That appointments by
the President TO offices in the Ter
ritories should be made from the
bona fide citizens and residents OF
the Territories wherein they are to
serve.
Resolved, That it is the duty OF
Congress to enact such laws as shall
promptly and effectually suppress the
system of polygamy within our
territory, and divorce the political
from the ecclesiastical power of the
30 called Mormon Church, and that
the law 30 enacted should be rigidly
enforced by the civil authorities if
possible, and by the military if need
be. The people Of the United States
in their organized capacity constitute
Nation and not mere confederacy
OF States. The National Government
is supreme within the sphere OF its
National duty, but the States have
reserved rights which should be faith
fully maintained each should be
guarded with jealous care, so that
the harmony of our system OF govern
ment may bepreserved and the Union
kept inviolate. The perpetuity of our
institutions rests upon the mainten-
ance of free ballot, honest count
and correct returns.
We denounce the fraud and VOL
ence practiced by the Democracy in
the Southern States, by which the
will of the voteris defeated, as danger
GUS to the preservation of free institu-
tons, and we solemnly arraign the
Democratic party as being the guilty
recipient of the fruits of such fraud
and violence.
We extend to the Republicans OF
the South, regardless of their former
party affiliations, our cordial sympathy
and pledge to them our most earnest
efforts to promote the passage OF such
legislation as will secure to every
citizen of whatever race and color the
full and complete recognition, posses.
sion and exercise of all civil and
political rights. -,
The regulation of commerce with
foreign nations and between the States
is one of the most important preroga-
tives of the general Government, and
the Republican party distinctly
announces it's purpose to support
such legislation as will fully and
efficiently carry out the constitutional
power OF Congress over Interstate
commerce. The principle of the
public regulation of railway corpora
tons is a wise and salutary one for
the protection of all classes of the
people, and we favor Legislation that
shall prevent unjust discrimination
and excessive charges for transporta-
ton, and that shall secure to the
people and the railways alike the fair
and equal protection of the laws.
We favor the establishment OF a
National Bureau of Labor, the en-
forcement of the Eight Hour Law, a
wise and judicious system of general
edutation by adequate appropriation
from the National revenues wherever
the same is needed. We believe that
everywhereithe protection to citizen
of American birth must be secured
to citizens by American adoption, and
we favor the: settlement of National
differences by International arbitra-
ton.
The Republican party, having it's
birth in hatred of slave labor, and
desire that all men may be truly
free and equal, is unalterably opposed
to placing our workingmen in competi-
ton with any form of servile labor,
whether at home or abroad.
In this spirit we denounce the
importation ofcontract labor, whether
! from Europe or Asia, as an offense
against the spirit of American insti-
tutions, and we pledge ourselves to
sustain the present law restricting
Chinese immigration, and to provide
such urtherlegislation as is necessary
to carry out its purposes.
The vast amount of lands held in
the State by landed corporations, and
the daily acquisitions they are max
ing to their already accumulated
rights in real estate, will soon absorb
all the lands in the western and north
western portions of the State and
prevent all further settlement by the
tillers of the soil. These soulless
corporations have planted themselves
there, and there they will remain for
many years to come, if not per
petually. There seems to be no ques-
ton but that these vast prairies are
naturally adapted to the raising Of
cattle hut n should be the hone and