Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-01
Repnbliran Platform .

We, the Republicans of the Territory of Arizona, in convention assembled, in the city of Tombstone, hereby declare and reafiirm our devotion and loyalty to the principles of the Republican party.
 First-That We fully and sincerely endorse the platform of the Republican National Convention adopted m tbe city of Chicago on the 3rd day of June, 1881, as complete declaration of our political faith.
 Second That We ratify with pride the nomination of James C.. Blaine and John A. Logan for office of President and Nice-FresiIent of the United States.
 Third-ThIt We hereby Indorse the administration of Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States.
 Fourth-That We likewise heartily indorse and approve of the action and able administration of F. A. Tritle. Gov ernor of ArIzOna and H. M. Van Arman secretary of said territory. That their sincere devotion to the national inter- ests of this Territory has been thor oughly made manifest and thelr fidelity to the Republican party unquestioned.
 Fifth-That We with pleasure confirm the action of the National Republican convention m recommending that all Federal appointments to the offices of the Territories of the U. $. be made within the Territories themselves, rec ognizing the fact that citizens of the Territory are best qualified to discharge the responsible duties appertaIning tO such positions.
 Sixth--Ihat we recognize the depres- sing influence of the many old fraudu- lent claims to large grants of land with ID our territory; and we demand from our delegate in congress, that he use his best efforts ID securing united action with the representatives of all states and territories interested m obtaining from congress such action as shall speedily settle and quiet all such claims.
 Seventh-Thst We now, as ever, hold to the great principle of equal and ex- act justIce to all, and that railroads and other corporations are subject to the will of the people through the legisla ture and amenable to law.
 Eighth-This convention favOrs any and all measures that will tend to bring labor and capital. organized and unor- ganized, into the Territory of Arizona. Equality before the law Is the funda- mental principle of the Republican party of the nation, and We pledge the Republican party to such a course of legislation as will extend to corpora tions and corporate capital Tn Arizona the same protection and the same laws accorded to individuals to perform their just share of the labor and to pay their just share of the taxation we pay tO carry on the government, making the same rules apply to corporations as to individuals.
 NInth-That the Republican party, m conformity with its record and tradi- lions declares in favor of fostering and maintaining free public schools Tn every town and precinct in the Territory.
 Tenth-That in our opinion there Is too much money appropriated for the support of hostile Indians to permit of a speedy and just settlement of this yexed question. We believe that tribe of hostile savages should not be kept in our midst, fed and supported out of the public treasury; we therefore recom- mend that the safety and protection of the frontier settlers be made the first object in all Territorial and Federal leg hutGAiuk tAAt AAAtAAtAuo- hN ait in favor of the disarmament of all IndI- ans m this Territory as indispensable to the safety of our people.
 Eleventh-Ihat We Rre m favor of re- ducIng the size of the White Mountain and San Carlos Indian reservations, and sspecIally are We in favor of segregat- ing the coal fields therefIOm. and throw ing open all reservations for the pros pecting for minerals and for the lOcat- ing and working of mineral claims.
 Twelfth, That as Republicans we de- precats the practice of Federal officials in appointing as their deputies in- dividual members of the Democratic party as being inconsistent, unfair and unjust to those who are maintaining Republican principles in this Territory, knowing full we'll that the Republican party possesses sufficient intelligence and ability from which to select coz petent men who will discharge the duties obligatory upon them for such positions. That we do this for the ad- ditiOnal reasOn-that the party is more or less held responsible for the acts of its public officials and they should therefore be chosen from among theIr friends.
 Thirteenth, We condemn the practice of polygamy and bigsmy as a crime, and favor the passage and enforcement of such laws as will prevent the con tinuance of such practice within this Territory.
 Fourteenth, That our delegate in Congress be instructed to use all due efforts to procure the passage of a law authorizing the selection at as early a day as possible of lands ID lieu of