Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06

t1c frpoft WAS also eme1oed % Is "
provide that ten minutes Be sllovsc
each speaker
Belts. OF Lincoln then took the plat
form and read the
OF III. Committee IN Platform and
Resolutions:
PLATFosN.
The Republicans of Washington Ter
ritorv, IN Convention assembled point
with pride TO the history aud achieve
nents of the party since its organiZa
ton. Called Into extsssncs hy the de-
nauds OF the people oa the eve of a
great evil var. at 4 tune when the ma
| ton bad depiete4 treasury ard no
| credit, a fragment of An army, and q
navy scattered TO all ptrts Of tue world |;
oy the blessings of Divine providence,
aud under the leadership of toe Ia
| mented Llncoln and hosts of heroes. il
socceeded IN cru-hin2 the msst gIg4n
/ TIC rebellion knova In the world his
tory and preserved tie nation, With n
govern uent by the people, of the peo-
| pie and for tbs people, securing to all
citiz=ns freedom aud equ ihty before the
law. 10 has Reduced toe public debt,
| Iu,racted IN defense of tue RepuslIc
| from S2,7U.Oo0.UU0 to Sl.5oO, 90 eu. IL
D - q CURED ample protection 10 the
cttIZ us of the Nation IN all parts of the
wJrld. It hNs enc ,uraoed schools and
tn means of educ ,tion, labor, agricul-
ture, commerce, manufactures anu
| mlning by the enactment of Wholesome
| laws. lie has gIvea from toe paoIIe do
| IN tln a homestead to each citlZ II, and
tn So who wish TO COM and dwell WITH
as from all parts of The world. IL LAS
| enacted wise restric ion lass, 30 prevent
tue migration hlther of swatms of
Moneoliaus from Asia Ii has
tuade Us united and powerful Ma
ton, with ample power TO pro
cot the citizen at hume and abro sd.
IN our own Territory our p ,rty has fos
tered and encouraged both labor au
capital, commerce and manufactures.
We have NO public debt aud n large
surplus IN the treasury, an assessment
roll of 5000 GU, and a population of
l5JOJO. Including Northern Iiahn, with
laws giving equal rights and protection
10 all our citizens. We have reached |
that point wherein We rnay rightly and |
do demand ad OMISSION into the Ualon ~ |
sovereign susie, with the northern |
cnunt es of i'd Tho included in our boun- !
daries.
We fully ratify and indorse the Ma |
tienal kepubl.oan platform adopted AT |
Chicago. We are IN favor of giving |
liberal support to our common schools. |
to the emu that every child within our |
boundaries may receive an ample edo |
cation. We Cemand a rigid enforce
nent of the Chinese RESTRICT N law, Ia |
ord-r 90 prevent the servIle labor from |
Asia from coming IN competition with |
that OF free and intelligent eeople. |
We declare that, by the enactment of |
the homestead law of 1862, the Republi- |
can party set apart the public doDain |
As heritage of the people, n t only of /
the United States, but of all who wish /
to an may become citizens of the Re |
public, and to that end "the public |
lands should be reserved AS far as Dos.
slble to small holdings and for homes
t. actual settlers" and We are opposed
To the acquisition of large tracts, either !
by corpt ratiOns or individuals. We be- |
lieve that the citizen, as we'll as the cor
poration, has right to life, liberty and
the equal protection of the law, aud
that the corporation should be under
the State for Governmental control, as
we'll as Governmental protection.
We declare that the CONTRACTS of COR
poratlons are no more sacred thaa those
ut the citizen, and that the property of
corporations should hear an equal bur
den Tor the support of the government
with taat of the oitiZsn. That the mag
nlicent grants of the publ Q domain
made to the Nurthern Pacific Railroad
Company 10y the act of 1861, and the
several amendments thereto, and the
rights and privileges therein, were so
In cd |
said corporation upon and subject to.
among other Conditions, the condition
hat such road vas to be completed by
the 4tn day of July, 1877, and since ex.
Sended To 1879. That Congress reserved
the ri9ht to decl ire a forfeiture of these
lands IN Case of a breach of any of the
coaditlons of such grant.
We recognize that railroad connec-
ZION betR E ,stern and Western
Washington Is absolutely essential for
hs bsst Interests of the whole Terri
tory, and that To accomplish said oon-
nectIon. Congress should extend the
ime Tor completing the Cascade hrauoh
of the Northern Pacific X ,ilroad t. a
v-ri hot later than J January /, 1888;
provided. said COMPANY complete s4la
;aso I'd, branch within that time and
'perate it IN good faith, and hold it's
agricultural lands open to purchase by
actual settlers IN qua titles not exceed
ny 30 acres TO any one purchaser, at a
sum PSF hcre not exceeding $3.50, AMI
mat It's coal ana mineral lands be sold
tn q isntities aud At prices now fixed by
law for government lands.
Resolved, That the grant of land to
the Northern Pacific Il abroad Company
'or its road from W.ilula Junction
s-stward al ing the Colun ola river, so
far a. the same has not been Construct |
ID, ought to be forfeited and restored to
the pa lie domain.
Resolved. That We favor confirming to
the Northern Pacific RAILROAD Compa.
ny such lands within the 10 mile IL Jit,
70 are legally earned By the completion
OF the road, and that We are strenuous
iy opposed TO allowing said comp my to
select occupied lands outside the 40.
mile limit in lieu of the lands lost with.
IN said limit, and that we insist upon
the Government speedily comforting
title to those settlers Who are occupying
lIsu lands in good f4ith.
We declare that the act of our Legis-
lature, at the last session, providing for
the Ia alton of the earnings of railroads
-hould be repealed, and that laws should
ne enacted taxing the interest of rail
roads in their lands on the same basis,
and to the same extent that the lands of
the citizens are taxed.
We declare that discrimination made
by railroad computes against the peo-
ole in charges for frsights and passen-
gers. 10 a gross injustice, and We de-
mand OF Congress such Legislation as
will prevent such Discrimination, and
afford to the citizen ample protection
against 50 III extortion
We urge UPON Congress the necessity
OF iumtdiste and liberal appropriate, "a
OF money for the remova OF Instructions
TO navigation In tHe Columbia and
Snake rivers
We heartily endorse the Law passed at
the last session of the Legislative As
seinbly OF the Territory of Washington,
exceeding the right of suffrage to wom-
en-, and declare that the elective fran
ohise should not be denied to any eiti.
zen on account of sex.
As the reading proceeded various
points we're greeted with applause. At
this juncture
MAYOR LEARY
Stepped forward on the platform and /
advised portion of those Ia the gal
lerfes to leave, as there was SEINE danger |
of the galleries breaking down. SIX or /