The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12

the national revenue whenever the same h
needed
PROTECTION TO CITIZENS.
! We believe that everywhere the protection
/ to citizen Of American birth must be secures
TO citizens OF American adoption. and we favol
/ the sett ement Of national differences by In
/ ternational arbitration.
PAUPER LABOR
! The Repub lican party. having its birth in Z
| hatred of slave labor and a desire that all met
may be truly free and equal. Is opposed Il
placing our working men in competition with
any form OF seryie labor whether ct home OF
| abroad In this spirit, we denounce the i'm
| portation of contract labor, whether from
Europe or Asia, as an offenSe against the
! spirit of American institutions, and we pledgs
ourselves to sustain the present law restrict
| ing Chinese immigration and to provide such
further legislation as is necessary TO carry out
| its purposes.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
The reform of the Civil Service auspiciously
begun under o Republican administration
should be completed by the further extension
of the reformed system already established
| by law to all the grades of the service tE
which it is applicable The spirit and purpose
| of reform should be observed in all executive
appointments, and all laws at variance with
should be repealed. to the ena that the dan
gers 10 free institutions which turk in the
power OF Official patronage may be wisely and
enecuyely RVolQeC.
PUBLIC LANDS
The public lands are the heritage of the PEG
pie of the United States and should be reserved
as far as possible for small holdings by actua
settlers. We are opposed to the acquisition OF
large tract3 of these lands by corporations oil
individuals, especially where such holding:
are in the hands of nonresident aliens, and We
will endesvort TO obtain such legislation as viii
tend to correct this evil.
Wedemand of Congress the speedy recovery
of Immigrants which have lapsed by reason OF
noncompliance with acts of Incorporation in
all cases where there has been no attempt in
grants.
THE SOLDIERS.
The grateful thanks of the American peo
pie are due to the Union soldiers of the late
war, and the Republican party stands pledged
to 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 act of 1877 so that all
invalid soldiers shall share alike, and their
pension be given with the date of disability OF
cation.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The Republican party favors policy which
shall keep us from arrangements with the
foreign nations, which gives US the right 10
expect that foreigners shall refrain from med
ding in American affairs. The policy which
especially with those of the Western Hemis-
phere.
THE NAVY.
We demand the restoration of our navy TO
its old time strength and efficiency that it may
in any sea protect the rights of American citi-
zens and the interests of American commerce.
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
We call on Congress to remove the burdens
by which American shipping has been de-
pressed, so that it may again be true that we
have a commerce which leaves no sea unex-
plored and which takes no law from superior
force.
TERRITORIAL, OFFICERS
Resolved. That appointments by the Presi-
dent to offices in the Territories, should be
made from the bona fide citizens and residents
of the Territories.
Resolved, That 1t is the duty of Congress to
enact such laws as shall promptly and effect
ually suppress the system of pOlygamy within
our territory and divorce the political from
the ecclesiastical power of the so-called Nor
mon Church, and that il should be rigidly en-
forced by the civfl authorities il possible, and
by the military IL need be. The people of the
United States In their organized capacity con-
stitute Nation and not a mere confederacy
of States.
STATE RIGHTS.
The National Government is supreme within
the sphere of its national duty, but the States
have reserved rights which should be faith
with jealous care so that the harmony of our
system of government may be preserved and
the Union kept inviolate.
THE BALLOT.
The stability OF our institutions rests upon
the maintenance of a free ballot, an honest
count, and a correct return, and we denounce
the fraud and violence practiced by the
Democracy in the Southern States, by which
the will of the voter Is defeated. as dangerous
to the preservation of free institutions, and
we solemniy arraign the Democratic party as
being the guilty recipient of the fruits of such
fraud and violence. We extend to the Repub-
licans of the South. regardless of their former
party affiliations, our cordial sympathy, and
pledge to them our most earnest efforts to
promote the passage of such legislation as
will secure to every citizen, of whatever race
and color. the full and complete recognition,
possession and exercise of all political rights.