The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-13


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lahcs. fce n honest CURRENCY. for purityin lsRts.
departments q tbs government. and Il sccepts
anew TIE duty q leading In the work Of peosssss
We lament the death Of President GARFIELD,
whose sound statesmanship long conspicuous
IN coneresa, ave promise q strong and sue:
during the abort period Of his olioe q president
Of the United States. Hts distinguished success
in war and peace have endeared him TO the hearts
Of Pesdsns ArthSr ws ~ise Soa
country has been blessed With remarkable pros.
perity. and We believe he eminent services are
Of every citizen.
Il 10 the first duty OF good government TO
own people. Tho largest diversity Of induetry
Ia most productive OF general prosperity and OF
the comfort and Independence OF the people.
ties ON foreign imports shall be made not for
revenue only, but that in raising the requisite
revenues for the government such duties shall
@ e. :: and to the rsSss snd
wages Of the lal,orer. to tho end that active and
intelligent labor rs well - capital may have its
just award i! and the ,sborine man hts full
the so.called economy system Of the
our labor to the foreign standard, We enter our
failed completely to relieve the people Of tho
burden Of unnecessary taxation byn wise re-
dnction Of the surplus The Republican party
tariff and to reduce the surplus, not by the vi
carious and indiscriminate process Of horizontal
reduction. but by such methods as will relieve
Among ths great productive interests Of the
country we recognize the importance OF sheep
husbandry in the United States. the SORT
1t y nov
and we therefore respect the demands Of the
representatives OF this important agricultural
interest for reimbursement Of duty upon for
eign WOOL In order that such industry shall have
full and adequate protection.
THE CURRENCY.
We have always recommended the best money
known to the civilized world, and we urge that
efforts be made to unite all commercial nations
In the establishment Of an International stand
ard which shall Tx all the relative value of gold
REGULATING COMMERCE.
The regulation OF commerce with foreign ma
lions aud between the states iS one Of the most
Of the
nounces Its purpose to support such legislation
rs will fully aud enectually carry out the consti-
tntional power Of congress- over interstate com.
merce. The principle Of the public regulation Of
railway corporations is wise and salutary one
for the projection of all classes OF the people,
and We favor legislation that shall prevent I'M
transportation, and that shall secure TO the peo
pie and the railways alike the fair and equal pro-
lection of the laws.
We favor the establishment of "A national
bureau of labor, the enforcement of the eight
hour Law, . wise and judicious system Of general
education by adequate appropriation from the
national revenues whenever the same Is needed.
We believe that everywhere protection to ctti-
zen Of American birth must be secured to citi-
Gems by American adoption, and we favor the
tional Arbitration. The Republican party
having its birth in . hatred Of the slave labor
and . desire that all men may be truly free and
wOrkingmen in competition with any form Of
servtle labor whatever. ~ home or abroad. In
this spirit we denounce the importation Of con-
ofense against the spirit Of American institu-
lions, and we pledge ourselves to sustain the
present law restricting Chinese immigration aud
TO provide such further legislation az Is neces-
sary to carry out Its purpose
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Reform Of the civil service auspici0usly begun
under Republican administration should be
completed by the further extension Of the re-
formed system already established by law to all
grades OF the service to which it is applicable.
The spirit and purpose Of the reform shonld be
laws at variance with the objects Of existing re-
formed LEGISLATION should be repealed, to the end
that the dangers to free institutions which lurk
In the power Of official patronage may be wisely
and e6ectually averted.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The public lands are the heritage Of the people
ofthe United States, aud should be reserved, as
far as possible, for small holdings by actual
tn tro off nj
large tracts OF these lands by corporations or
individuals, especially where such holdings are
In the hands OF non-residents or aliens and we
will endeavOr to obtain such legislation IS will
tend to 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 Incorporation in all cases where there
has been no attempt in good faith to perform the
condition OF such grants.
THE PENs1oNERs
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 suitable pensions for oil who were dis
the Of
pledges itself to the repeal Of the con-
tanned in the act of 1879. 30 that all invalid
soldiers shall share alike, and their pensions
aud not with the date Of the application.
FOREIGN POLICY AND THE NAVY.
ihe 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
meddlin9 in American affairs. The policy which
especially with those Of the Western hemisphere.
We demand the restoration of our navy to its
old time strength and efficiency. that 1t may In
any sea protect the rights Of American citizens
and the interests of American commerce, and we
cali upon congress to remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been depressed. so
that 1t may again he true that we have COM
merce which leaves no sea UNEMPLOYED, and .
navy which takes no law from superior force.
TEE TERRITORIES AND PoLYGANY.
Resolved, That the appointments by the presi-
from bora fde citizens and residents Of the ter
ritories where they are to serve.
Resolved, That 1t is the duty Of congress to
enact such laws as shall promptly and enectually
territory and divorce the political from the
ecclesiastical power OF the so-called Mormon
church, and that the law 80 enacted should be
sible ard the military il need be.
The people Of the Unit&d States in their or
mere confederacy Of states. The national gov
eminent is supreme within the sphere Of it's
national duty. but the states have reserved
each should be guarded with Jealous care, so
that the harmony Of our system of government
may he preserved and the Union kept inviolate.
me Ierpetutty OF our institutions rest on the
returns. We denounce the fraud and violence
practiced by the Democracy in the Southern
states by which the will Of the voters is defeat
ed, as dangerous to the preservation Of free in
situations. 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 or
color, the full aud complete recognition, possess
sion and exercise OF all civil and political rights.
The next business In order was the cali OF
states for the announcement Of members Of the
national committee. A motion to postpone the
call was made and voted down, and the rail- was
then proceeded with.
The convention then took recess until 2 D. m
EvENua s1ssIoN.