Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-04
REPUBLICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Tbs Republicans of the United States, in
i National Convention assembled. renew their
alrgianc" 10 the principles upon winch they
have truIn pied in six successive Presidential
+ elections, and congratulate The American peo-
pie on the attainment of 80 many results IN
Legislation and administration, by which The
/ Republican party has, after saving the mon,
! done much to render its instltd ions just.
equal and benefccnt, the safeguard OF liberty
and the embodiment OF the best thought and
! highest purposes of our citizens. me he
| publican party has gained its strength by \
! quick and faithful response to the demands
/ of he people Tor the freedom and equality of
all men, for = united nation, assuring the
! rights OF all ciiz.ns, for the elevation of
labor. for an honest currency, for purity in
leglsla ion. and for integrity and aceounia-
! bilty in all the departments Of the Govern
ment, and il accepts anew The duty OF leading
/ in the work o progress and reform.
| We lament the death of President Carrie
whose sound statesmanship. ong conspicuous
| in Congress. gave promise oil y strong and
successful administration. promise fully
| realized during the short period OF his Office
| a. Pr sid,.nt OF tae United States His dis
! tingni-hed success IN war and peace has
! endeared him TO the hearts OF the American
/ people.
In the administration o. President Arthur
we recognize wise, conservative ana palrl-
! otto policy. under which the country has been
| blessed with remarkable prosperity. W c be-
| lieye his eminent services arc entitled to n d
| will r, ceiys the hearty approval OF every cit-
| Ken.
Ii 10 the first duty of good govern IN ent to
protect the rights aud promote the interests
| of its own pe0pl
| The largest diversity of industry is most
! productive of general prosperity and Of the
comic and Independence of the people, the
| taxpayers. without injuring the laborer or the
| great productive interests of the country.
| We recognize the importance of sheep hus-
handry in the United States, The serious de
precision which it 10 now experiencing, and
! the danger threatening its future prosperity,
/ and we therefore respect the demands OF the
! representatives cf this important agricultural
/ interest for y rcadiustment of duty upon
/ foreign wool. in order that such industry
! shall have flu ! and adequate protection.
| We therefore demand thai the imposition
of duties on foreign imports shall be made
not for revenue only. but thai in raising the
| requisite revenue Tor the Government such
| duties shall be 80 ltvicd as 10 afford security
to our diversified industries, and prot ection
| to the rights aud wages OF the laborer, to the
end that active and intelligent labor. as well
~ capital. may have its Just award. and the
laboring man his flll share i'll the national
| prosperity.
Against the so.called economic SYSTEM Of
the Democratic party, which would degrade
our labor to the foreign standard, wa enter
our earnest protest The Democratic party
has failed completely TO relieve the people
of the burden of unnecessary taxation by q
wise reduction Of surplus The Republican
| party pledges 'tscl to correct the lrrc guar-
| tiles of The tariff and to reduce the snrplus
not by the -icious and indiscrninatc process
| of herizontai reduction. hut by such methods
a. will relieve the taxpayer without iniuring
| tho lsborer or the great productive Interests
| OF The connTy.
he Republican party favors policy which
! shall keep us from cntangllng ALLAN ces with
| foreign nations, aud which gives US the right
| to expect that foreign naions shall refrain
| from medding in Amer can affairs. The
| policy which Iccks peace can trade with all
| powers, but especially with those OF the West
| ern Hpmi- phcre.
We d mand the restoration OF our navy TO
| its old time strength AID efficiency. that it
may. in any sea. protect tic lghts OF Amor-
| can citizens and the int le,ts of American
commerce, mud we call upon Congress to re-
move the burdens nnder which American
| shipping has been depressed. so that it may
| again b. true that we have commerce.
| Ii Is the duty of Con.resS TO enact such
law. ~ shall promptly ind ehectualiy sup
| press the system of poygamy within our
| territories, and divorce the political from the
| ecceslastica power of the so-called Mormon
Chulch. and tn | the law so enacted should
| be rigidly enforced by the civil authorities, ii
| possible, and by the milit y, il nee, be.
| The people of The United States. in their
| organized capacity. constitute Nation, and
! not mere c9niederacy of States. The
| National Government IL supreme within the
| sphere of snation's duty, but The States have
deserved rights which should b. faithfully
| maintained. Each should be guarded with
/ jealous care. so lndl Inc uaThiois hi our sys-
| TEN Of government may be preserved aud the
| Union kept inviolate.
We have Always recommended the best
| money known TO 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 all the relative value of gold and silver
| coinage.
| The regulation OF commerce with foreign
| nations and between the STATES is one Of the
| most important prerogatiycs of the General
| Government, and the Republican party dis
tinctly announces its purpose To support such
| legislation as Will fully and etlectunll' carry
| out the constitutional power Of Con :sress over
| interstate commerce.
The principle of the public regulation Of
! railroad corporations is wise and salutary
one for the protection Of all classes of The
people and w favor legislation that shall
| prevent unjust discrimination 0nd excessive
! charges Tor trans poi tation 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 national
bureau of labor, the enforcement Of the eight
hour law, and a wise and judicons system Of
general education. by adequate appropriations
from the national revenue where the same is
needed
We believe that everywhere the projection
accorded to = citizen of American birth must
be secured to citizens by American adoption,
and we favor the settlement of national d fer
ences by International arbitration.
The Republican party having its birth In
hatred of slave labor and desire that all
men may be truly free aud equal. Is unalter-
ably opposed to placing our workingmen in
competition with any form Of s-ryle labor,
whe her ri home abroad In this 80 it we
denounce the importation of contra. labor,
whether from Europe or Asia. AZ an oflcnse
against the spirit Of American institutions
aud We pledge ourselves 10 sustain the pres
cnt law restricting Chinese immi grafton, and
10 provide such further legis laiion as IL
necessary to carry out 1T purposes
Reform OF the civil service, auSEric iously be
gun under Republican admlnisti at ion, should
be completed by further extension of thu re-
form system already established by law to all
gradce OF the service towhicb IL IL applicable
The spirit and purpose of the reform should
be observed in all executive app intments.
and all laws nj variance with he object of
! existing refor u ecivxtjon sheu Id be rapss ed