Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-06-18


the laborer or the great productive interests
Of the country.
The Republican party iafofs policy which
shall keep MS from entangling alliances with
foreign Nations. ana which gives US the right
to expect that foreign nations shall refrain
from nedding in American affairs. The
policy which seeks peace can trade sith all
powers. but especially with those OF the West
efn Hemisphere. aet
We demand the restoration of our navy 10
its old time strength and efficiency, that It
may, in any sea, protect the rights of Ameti-
can citizens and the interests 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 commerce.
1t is the duty of Congress to enact such
! laws as shall promptly and eiiectuaIly sup
press the system Of polygamy within our
territories. and divorce the political from the
ecclesiastical power of the so-callcd Mormon
Church, and that the law so enacted should
be rigidy enforced by the civil authorities, II
possible and by the military, il 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 n nations duty, but the States have
reserved rights which should be faithfully
maintained. Each shonld be guarded with
jealous care. so that the harmony of our sys-
TEN of government may be preserved and the
Union kept nyiolate,
We have always recommended the best
money known 10 the civilized world, and we
urge That efforts should be made to unite all
the commercial nations in The establishment
of an international standard, which shall TX
for all the relatiye value OF gold and silver
coinage.
The regulation of commerce with foreign
nations and between the States is one of the
most important prcrogatives of the General
Government, and the Republican party dis
Hnctly announces its purpose to support such
legislation as will fully and eifectually carry
out the constitutional power o. Congress over
Interstate commerce.
The principle of the public regulation of
railroad corporations is wise and sanitary
one for the protection of all classes OF the
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 a. national
bureau of labor, the enforcement of The eight
hour law, ana wise and jndicions system of
general education. by adequate appropriations
from the national revenue where the same Is
needed.
We believe that everywhere the protection
accorded to 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 a
hatred of slave labor and desire that all
men may be truly free and equal, is unalter-
ably opposed to placing our workngmen in
competition wila any form of servile labor,
whether at home or abroad. In this spirit we
denOunce the importation of contract labor,
whether from Europe or Asia. as an ollensc
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 administration, should
be completed by further extension of the re-
form system already established by law to all
grades of the service TO which il is applicable.
The spirit and purpose of the reform should
be observed in all executive appointments.
and all laws at variance with the object of
existing reform Legislation should be repealed.
to the end that the dangers to free institu-
tons whichsurk in the power of official pat
ronage may be wisely and effectively ayerted.
The public lands are a heritage of the peo-
pie of the United Stetes, aud should be re-
served, as far as possible, lar small holdings
by actual settlers. We are opposed to the
acquisition of large of these lands by
corporations or individuals, especially where
such holdings ere in the hands of non-resi-
dent aliens, and we will endeavor to obtain
such legislation as will correct ths evil We
demand of Congress- the speedy forfeiture of
all land grants which have lapsed by reason
of noncompliance with the acts or incofporu-
ton, in all cases where there has been no
attempt in good faith to perform the condi-
We denounoe the fraud and violence prac-
ticed by the Democratic party in the Southern
States, by which the viii of the voter is de-
feated, as dangerous to tho preservation of
onr free Institutions, and we solemnly arra1gn
the Democratic party as being the guilty
recipient of the fruits of such fraud and VIC
lence. We extend to the Republicans of the
South, regardless OF their former party ailili-
ations, 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 whatever race or color the full
and complete recognition, possession and ex-
ercises of all his civil and political rights.
Appointments by the President to Offices in
the Territories should be made from the bona
flde 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 all
who were disabled and for the widows and
orphans of those who died in the war. The
Republican party also pledges itself to the
repeal OF the limitation contained in the
Arrears of Pensions Act of 1879, so 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