The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-11-01


trine Of self government, in that it affirmed
that the officers OF the Territories should
be selected from the citizens thereof, and
in order that this practice may confer upon
the Territories the good OF which it j, ca
pahle, the President Of the United States
should select from among the people OF the
Territories for their offices, such citizens
as the people oi' the Territories may rec
ommcnd, and should not be guided therein
by the ex,raueo:s Influences OF individuals
not interested in or identified with tie peo-
pie Of the Territory sought to be controlled
Rcsol7vd, That tic policy OF free trade,
which is an insraincd doctrine OF the Dem
ocratc party, would inevitably tend to the
destruction OF our lead and copper mining
industry, and OF sheep hu>bardrv, BY bring
ing the products thereof into competition
with all the markets Of the world and that
the inevitable result of such a policy would
be to reduce the wages Of the laborcr and
denv TO him and his family the privileges
and comforts which! they are now permit
ted to enjoy, and we condemn rs a con
spiracv against the public welfare any at
temp, of the Democratic party to get back
into power until it shall have formally,
finally and fully abandoned that policy
which would put american citizens hrna a
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tincntS.
Rcu.xa That the crime against The
Suffrage perpetra,ed b, the Democratic
party, in IFS name and for its benefit, i'll the
Territory OF Montana in 1882, whereby
the verdict OF the hoHo fde electors OF this
Territory expressed at the polls was re-
vcrsed. for its Sl,aueie>,ue~e was unpar-
allcvd since the DAYS ot ballot box >tutnug
in the Territory o! Kansas. and as t'at
crime drove from power the political party
that refused to condemn it, SO this i:lQultv
should ineNorably cXcomill,lniCatc the point
;caI partv which has condoned, if not ap-
proved ii, from political power That the
protection OF the ballot is the security III
democratic government, and We demand Il
registration Law which shall ascertain and
protect every citizen right to cast his ia!
lot once at an election and 10 have the
same counted in determining the result
Rrwl7vd, That equality OF taxation, &C
cord:ny to- its value. OF I'LL property within
our limits, is an elementary principle OF
Republican government; that the cxesnp-
ton of large and valuable properties and
franchises from taxation is !, practice to be
regulated condemned and terminated, and
to the end that all property within the tlm-
its of the Territory of Montana may share
in the burden Of government alike we
cordially recommend that under the pres
ent. or some better Constitution, to be
speedily framed, the people OF the Terri
tory obtain admission into the Union Is 4
sovereign State
Reso11ua, That we demand such lcgisla-
ton Of Congress as will cause an early and
complete survey of all lands granted to
railroads within this Territory, and the
completion Of the title Of them TO such an
extent as that the said property may be
taxed precisely as is other property in Mon
tana.
Resolved, That the lawful rights OF set
tiers upon public lands, and protection OF
title in them, is high duty Of the GOV
eminent, and we commend to Congress
careful examination Of the legislation in
this regard, and suci, amendments thereof
as will protect bona tide settlers upon the
public domain in the possession and pur-
chase of their farms.
Res0lzxd, That possession BY individuals
or corporations of large tracts Of the public
land is an evil which should be ren,edied
BY vigorous enforcement Of the laws and
policy of the National government in that
regard, and BY the sale O.. gift Of lands in
small parcels 10 actual settlers upon the
public domain.
Resol1ud, That the suborGination of cor
porate powers to the authority which Gre
atcd them is an inmutable principle # law
which cannot be surrendered, but should be
insisted upon, upon all occasions, as nee
essary to the essential protection OF indi-
vidual rights and to promote the public
welfare, but that control should be exers
cised in the spirit of prudence and fairness
to the interests involved and amounts in
vested; and we especially condemn that
form Of corporate plumber known a wa
tered stocks in the corporations which con-
troll our public highways as an evil to be at