Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

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 v1th business and at D. m. message:
 wpre stlll coming from al pa-'i If the
 Union congraiulatiDg Blaine upon
 nomination.
 CHICAGO, June 6.-The following iu
 substance Is the conclusion of the Re
 publican national platform: It recon.
 mends the appO!ntmentb by the President
 to office in Territories of bona iide citi-
 zens. That efforts be made tn interest
 all commercial nations iu establishing
 m international standard, which shall | fix Tor all the relative yalue of sIlver and gold coinage. The regulation of con-
 merce with foreign nations and between | the States Is one of the most important | prerOgatives of general government. and the Republican party will strongly sup- | psrt such legislation as will most effec-
 tually carry out the constitutional pow CTS of Congress and favor the interests of commerce. FsvOrs legislation that shall prevent unjust discrimination and excessive charges Tn railroad transport tatiOn aud the enforcement of the eight hour law. l. opposed to the placing of American wOrkmen in competition with any form of serTile labor, and denounces the importation of contract labor. whether from Europe or Asia, as an of. fence against the spirit of American In- stItutiOns. The party pledges itself to sustain the present law restricting Chi nese immigration, and t provides such further legislation as is necessary to carry out its propositions of their form of civil service so auspi- ciOUsly begun under Republican ad- miuistratiOn. 1t says that the public lands are heritage of the people of the United States and should be reserved as far ss possible for small holdings by act ual settlers. The party IS opposed to the acquisition of large tracts of land by corporations or individuals. especially SD by aliens. and demands of congress the immediate forfeiture Of all land grants which have lapsed by reason of noncompliance with the net of incOrpO- ration. That the grateful thanks of the American people are due the Union sol dieTs and sailors of the late war and the party stands pledged to give suita- ble pensions tO all who were disabled and to the widows and orphans of those who. died in the war. The party pledges itself Co the repeal of the limitation. con tained in the arrears bill of 1889, so that all individual soldiers who shali elect their pensions. tO begin with the date of disability or discharge and not with the date of application. In conclusion 1t states that the perpatuity of our instItu- tions rests upon the maintaining of free ballot and honest and correct re turns; denOuuces the fraud and violence practised in the southern states by which the will of the voters are defeated ,, d. |. -.F institutions and sOlemnly arraign the democratic party as being the guilty re- cipients of the fruits of such frauds and violence.
 PREsCoTT, June S.-James Porter who struck his child and wife a frightful blow with an axe some time ago. pleaded guilty to the indictment for assault with deadly weapon. The wife got we'll; he has been sentenced to Yuma for four teen years.
 YUMA, June 9.-The Colorado river embaDkment is broken four miles west and Fort Yuma is inundated.
 AUGUSTA, Me, June 9.-Coagratulat- nrv teleCrams continued to reCch Blaine during tTlday night and Saturday. Over 1000 telegrams were received, written three hours after the uOmIna ton; many from Europe and among the most prominent being from Minister Morton at Paris, bnd Col John Hay and Clarence King, of London. The fol- lowing was also received:
 "CLEvEIASD, June Hon. James C.. Blaine.-Our household joins in one great thanksgiving. From the quiet of our home We send a most earnest wish that through the turbulent months to follow, and on the day Cf victory you may be guarded and kept
 (Signei), LUCRETIA +. GARFIELD.
 A cordial dispatch was also received liGms college. Ben Harrison sent dIs patch promising the electoral vote Of Indiann, and General Longstreet sent congratulations of the WLig RepublI- cans of Georgia.
 LONDON, June 9.-The Pail Mall Ga zette. referring tD Blaine's nomination calls him "a Besconsiield beyond the seas
 OAK PoIST, \. r., June 9.-Courtney failed to appear yesterday at the time fixed for starting the race with Ross, who rowed over the course in g minutes and jJi seconds.
 NEW YORK, June 9.-General James Watson Webb died yesterday.
 The friends of MT. Flower who have been canvassing the political situation in this state say that of los delegates elected outside of New York city to the Saratoga convention the first choice of all is for Tllden, except in Syracuse, where the feeling IS for Cleveland; second choice, according tO their Cb- servatiOn. stands Flower S2; Cleveland 26.
 PARIS, June 9.-The race for the grand prize Of Paris 1000 francs each with 100000 francs added was won by Duke of Costrie's Little Duke. MT Where's Lambkin being second and and Mir. Angent's FradiavlO third.
 SAS FRASCIsCo, June 9.-The commit tee representing the California delega- ton appointed to visit Blaine and Logan for the purpose of assuring them of the suppOrt ol the entire Pacific coast arriv- ed thls morning and left for Augusta at