Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-12
The Republican Convention.

proceedings. toni give the platform,
h'mn'll"n~. etc.
lh' hrpnhli'1n> OF Washington
''lltlN "a convention assembled
/ l"ln' WITH prid" t. Tia" history and
""''N'm'iitS 81 the party since It's
.l-'l'l/'l l"u. hIIcd INTO existence
~ inc d'miudS ~ The people on
~" eve 81 a great 'lvil wal at Il
hm' when the nation, had de-
rl'''d treasury and no credit "A
u 'In'n' 81 an army. ami a navy
.'''i"''I I" all r'rt~ 81 the world:
~ 'i' hl''-~t''SN ~ DIVINE pr"vI-
deuce. nni under IA" leadership ct
The l"m"ut"d ldnr"ln and hosts "f
l't"'-. It Sncc"'d'i III crushing
VA" most gigantic re be hon
known IA III" worlds history and
p''~'l Yea III" nation, with gov
~ hh'ht hN Tia" people, OF the pc"-
'l' AMI Tor th" people, securing to
I'll r'''/rn~ freedom and equality
n"l"'" th" law. II has reduced the
rn'''' d'hi CONTACTED III defense
~ ne ''Pn'l'' lt"lh 'o"ooo,oo
'' - 1t" '""'"o. u has secured
protection I" th" citizens OF the
n''i"n ~ all parts "l the world. 1t
has encouraged schools and the
m"'n- "i education, Labor, aerlcnl-
tue. '"innrrcr. manufactures and
m'ning 10y the enactment ct whole
-''n' law. 1t has gwen from
'h" ruhl" domain home
stead I" each citlI'n. and those
WHO wish I" come and dwell with
u" from all pn'iS OF the world. 1t
has rnnctcd wise restriction laws
I" prevent The MIGRATION hither of
-warm~ ni Mongollan' from ASIA.
u has made IA united aud powerful
lnl nation. with ample power to
protect the citizen ut home and
abroad. In our own territory our
party hns tosicrcd and encouraged
both labor and capital, commerce
aud manufactures. We have no
public debt, and u large surplus in
the treasury, an assessment roll of
s5o.ooo,ooo, and population Of
l5O.ooo tlncluding Northern ldaho)
with laws giving equal rights and
protection Ia all our citizens. We
have reached that point wherein
We may rightly and do demand adj
mission into the union ms "a sover-
cign state. with the northern coun-
tics of Idaho included in our bound
aries.
We fully ra,ify and indorse the
national Republican platform adopt
Ell at Chicago. We are in favor of
giving n liberal support to our com
mon schools, 10 the end that every
child within our boundaries may
receive an ample education. We
demand rigid enforcement of the
Chinese restriction law, in order
Ia prevent the sJrvilc labor from
Asia from coming in competitor
with that of free and intelligent
people. We declare that, by the
enactment of the homestead law of
1852, the Republican party set !
apart tho public domain rs Il herit-
age of the people, not only of the
United States, but of all who wish
TO and may become citizens of the
republic, and to that end "the pub
lie lands should be reserved as far
~ possible TO small holdings and for
homes to actual settler" and we are
opposed to the acquisition Of large
tracts. either by corporations or in.
dividuals. We believe that the cit
zen, IA well ms the corporation, has
~ right to life, liberty and the equal
protection 81 the law, and that the
corporation should be under the
state for government control, as
well ns governmental protection.
We declare that the contracts OF
corporations are no more sacred
than those OF the citizen, and that
the property OF the corporations
should bear an equal burden for
the support of the government
with that of the citizens. That the
maniiicicnt grants of the public do
main made 10 the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company by the act of
1864, and the several amendments
thereto, and the rights and privi-
lcgcs therein, were so made and
given to and accepted by said cor
poration upon and subject to, I
among other conditions, the condl-
ton that such road was to be com
plctcd by the 4th OF July, 1877,
and since extended to 1879. That
Congress reserved the right to de-
clare n forfeiture OF these lands IN
cases oi breach of any OF the con-