Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-17

shores. We pledge the best EFFORT
of the Democrats party OF this Ter
ritorv in favor of measures which
shall permanently prohibit and pre-
vent such Immigration. We regard
Chinese labor as an unmixed evil.
Therefore, we favor legislation pro-
viding for the deportation OF the
Chinese from this country, and their
exclusion forever. In the meantime,
pending proper Legislation on this
subject, the Democratic party of Ida
no, as friend OF free labor, and in
the interest of the people, recognizes
the legal right OF any citizen to EN-
ploy whom he pleases; yet we hold
that it is the right and duty of the
people of Idaho Territory to withhold
their patronage from the Chinese,
and that such labor should not be re-
sorted to when any other character
of labor is available.
Resolved, That this convention is
in favor of the passage of an act of
Congress providing for the free coin
age of both silver and gold, by the
terms of which act all gold and silver
bullion offered at the several mints
and assay offices of the United States
shall be received in exchange for
gold or silver coin, or certificates aG
the rate now fixed by law for stand
ard dollars of gold or silver, which
certificates shall be receivable for all
public purposes, and interchangeable
for gold or silver, as the case may
be, and thai there be no discrimina-
tt N by United States Treasury
officials in the use OF gold and silver
for any purpose whatever, consistent
with existing laws, including the pay
ment of the interest bearing debt.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
liberal wages and free labor All
associations formed for the purpose
OF developing intelligence, promot-
ing the welfare and protecting the
interests of the laborers and mechan-
les and to make them successfully to
contend for and maintain their rights
by peaceful and efficient means
against powerful and oppressive
combinations, should be encouraged
and expressly sanctioned by law.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the oppressive monopolies built up,
fostered, and protected By Republi-
can administrations; that we recog-
nize labor as the product of capital
that we recommend the passage of
such laws as will make the wage
laoorers preferred creditors, and Sc
cure to them the full fruits of their
labor.
Resolved, That, the rapid increase
OF the white population of the United
States demands that Congress take
speedy and effective steps to have
all the Indians in the United States
select lands in severalty in quantities
not to exceed eighty acres per capita
within the limits of their respective
Indian reservations, and that the re-
OF the lands on such Indian
reservations should be restored to the
public domain subject to homestead
'ntry by actual settlers.
Resolved, That it is the duty of
he Congress of the United States 10
'ass such legislation as will guarantee
he speedy adjustment and payment
If claims for depredations committed
y Indians upon the persons and
property of citizens OF the Western
'tates and Territories.
Resolved, We extend our sympathy to
II people struggling to engrait upon their
All ical system the principles OF indivd.
al liberty and government, and with
pecial emphasis do we extend tina, sympa. !
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