Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-04

her population, industry and intelligence en-
titles her as as a state in the American union,
aud we arraign the Democratic party Tor III
unjust and Democratic aud INTERPRETATIONS.
hostility 10 the admission OF the territory o.
Dakota a. n sister state.
I. Time does not bar the claim Of the sol.
diers who subdued the rebellion, nor the graft
tude and justice of the country toward them (:
therefore, we demand such modification OF the
pension laws. and the passage OF such Others
as shall secure equal treatment 10 all soldier
entitled 10 pensions 10y commencing payment
froin the date Of disability and granting pen
Sions Ia all soldiers as are disabled from
securing support by th"ir own labor, without
reference % the date when such disability oc
Cured and We condemn the present Demo
cratic administration for vetoing pension
bills passed by congress for the relief of sucl
soldiers, their widows and orhapns, and for
the removal Of union soldiers from Office and
appointing rebel soldiers and sympathiaers in
their stead. and we are in favor OF the pas
sage OF a law granting pensions To All soldiers
Of the Mexican war who are not laboring un-
G"r political disability.
:. We cnouncc the abuses of the elective
privileges. which in the southern section OF
our country. aud in many cities OF the north.
continue To make e%iectisns a mockcry and de-
fusion ana fraud. the suppression of which
continually defeat the popular VIII and pre-
vent a fair and proper representation, and We
insist upon tie right of every American citi-
zen 20 freely cast his ballot, and 10 nave the
same honestly counted and truly declared.
8. The Republican party, standing for that
principle of equal citizenship. to which is due
The superiority g t&i~ over oil other nations.
ana recognizing he necessity OF protection
tgainst the aggression oi capital, heartily in
do,Scs every legitimate effort OF organized L.
Dor to secure equal ana exact JUS ice between
labor and capital.
10. We demand protection for American Ia
Dor against competition With paupcr labor
abroad. and against the product OF convict
and imported labor at home.
II. Tie Republican party OF Iowa, ever
sympathiziag with The just aspirations of a
nation + rcedom, and gratefully mindful Of
the faithful services of the lrishincn Of this
republic, heartily sympathizc with the people
OF ireland in their efforts for the recovery OF a
home legislature; that we extend 10 VIM. J..
Gladstone and Charles :. Parncll congratula-
lions on their grand achievements Of the re-
cent past, and hope that the immediate future
will crown their Efforts with their fun mCa-
sure OF success.
T.. That the Laws for the suppression of IN
Temperance were enacted as a part of the gen
crai legislation ofour state, in obedience TO
the viii of the majority; that We bchold with
alarm the continued efforts OF the Democratic
party OF Iowa TO encourage resistance to these
laws aud intialne the passions of the lawless
classes In regard TO them, thereby menaciug
social order and leading ID the pcrpetration of
murder and other outragcs. While fully rec
o%gnizinc the right of the people 10 agitate for
the repeal Of these or any othc" laws when
time may prove Intellectual for the bencficcnt
purpose of their enactment. We insist that
thcsclaWs and all other laws of this state be
faithfully and fcarlcssly emf orced.
-. "e declare it TO be the duty OF all pub
.c Officials honestly and conscientiOusly to
guard the public treasury against all improper
and uuorthorilgd drafts from whatever direc.
tior, auC that no official j. or can he justified
in drawing or accepting salaries ~ fees an.
earned by him ter to which be is not Untitled.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.