The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-28
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Republican Ter ritOrial Convention Held in Tucson september
 2 tn, 1886.

The Republican party of the Territory Of Arizona, in convention assembled, rcaffirms its devotion to tIose grand principles Of government which have elevated our ns tion to iis present exalted position.
 We renew our lcalIy to that party which preserved us as nation, rsta5llsh bed equal ity brf"re the law, built up all the great industries which have added Vt alth to our cxcLeq.'cr and hUnor 10 the American "ane, and maintained the na.ional suprem- tcp Un Lnd and sea.
 n, point with price to the record of the Ht >H:an f.arly, a party which seized tOe .; government when the nation was m Lhe t,r,,rs uf political dissolution, which rsturrd the national authority and rebuilt niih h. rculcan energy the national cIedi We point with ride 10 the fact that the Re pubI!can party upon it, accessi"n tU power received the government oi the nation in S distracted cuGd,tiUn, tU'n py disscnsions and pr.., ,u cous pir,cies and IaItiOhs, that at b, cad uI 25 '. ars Ii turned over tHG &oT- ,rnu.r.t tu It's Democratic sGcreSsOrs N Itn me ''oId h,g st.Ii lnrIe," nUl a s'ar dslnIIt u uur.sI De ci.seu, MItn tne unI'iI rratoTcG ,;.d li.uuvia. cicul. u,imp~irrd. an over lDvlhg IISa-L:y and Inc pubic GIeuiL .,.nrr tu.n :i,aI U, any naIlOh on earti,
 Ihc.riid ce .n uEI .Ui.ItI iLiiy restored E La,Iuma. e.Cuic"IUh uhIart.ishcu aLu .hr AA.cricAh naIne Ihc 5 bun! Ill o. talriodc lirIue.
 We condemn the administration Of Grover G.rvcl.mU as b,,T. iaIse r. lis prsdS"s, and
 , pvi .I.Ivai .n l." ue',iii'gs. IL h.s iHI.ed tO H.. D ,t, sa:Ieu p.vd-e ui IISI. seINrrr re- U. Ill, md u ;,n ",il, shU "IcsI"ent setu rd ..Is e.ec,Iuu; |, Has been luise to I's rIcnds, i.s cuein G, and i.l.e lU ltsclf; Il h.s diS- sr.rc;i tue c;tiunal na;.-e by lLs ehafacIer ui i.s arpUiu,rcs iu inc :,ilu!naiIc <eFH 'er. and has disturbed tho Iriruuly Iria'iors neIciufsre existing between the CHlleJ States and several foreign governments, notably with Mexico, our sister rrru6lic" Il Ia, ap,U;nIed men fU office TOT political .ub.rlyirI.cy and IcmU.cd worthy otiicivlS Nh SC r., orGs huNe shed lust.c ui oh the government they SD faithfully served IL uas .rsuI-vd the pau lotl. iec,ng Of the pc o. Ulc by Its acton on Ine FensIUn laws ana ,y Il. s,s,umlt.v t1foris 70 b.little the ra;rot.,. ,ervirrs uf UuI toldiers and sea- inc,I; T h.s shown all ul.Gr disrH gard i"r thr Aunt> Ut Inc proile #nu ny It's vaci'la:lnS : unti cuwa;d.y rOlicJ las failed to pro'iae those jaws wnicE Int uhIEerral voice of Inc pt oi le drnILhcs.
 That whue ibe Democratic platform oi 1881. iauGcd the so.ditrs aud sailors Ol the late war, and wiIIlu said Democratic party pruicsSrd la appIrtiatr those patriotic ser vices, Inc Demorralie President elected up on said plat'orm, true to Democratic duplic- fly, has prrsi>tcntIy labOred 10 nuilIfy in l practice tLe patriotic theories advanced n said platform.
 We also record our earnest protest 4gsrns tlc removal of Union soIiiers and rePuta ble Republicans from office simply 10 make room for partisan civilians and eX-coniedcr atcs.
 1 We believe in judicious tariff law tha will al kc pI otcct til. luh Ter and tho man ufactl rer; protection to tht American voter | protection tu the American tax-paJer; pro tccliun 10 American commerce aud khii building, and last, but not least, rrotcctlOi to American cilizrEs ut home or abroad, or the nigh seas or in any foreign land | Resolved, That sii citizens Of the Cnitet States ars political equals and equally cn | titled to tLc protection of its laws; that WI | arc unalterably opposed to the immigration of all prrOons not lu sympathy with ouf in- Stitutions und inim.cal to cur po.itica i system.
 Resolved, That the dignity ni laSOr should 1 be maintained and that the immigration 0 Coolios to compete with the intell!gen white laborrrs of our land is degrading t. their manr0od and blot upon the ciyiliza i tion of the age. We theretIrc demand th 1 repeal us the Burl.ngaInc Treaty. | Resolved, That the action uf ths pref en administration upon ihc si yer question i destrpclIIe of one O. tLe Srcatesl inGuSirlr of the iai d; and thu attitude "f ihe FryHi dent in h.s S-Uvciiiug tub-erviency 10 tL' dictates o. WaIi siect, IS dis.raccfu c''m mrmlIry upol Democratic indepeGd-Ec' and exccu iv: dignity.
 | Resolved, That VIC condemn in unmeaS urcd terms the action Uf the DcnOcrali' congress in refusing to adsIiI Dakota as Atute; that such action is in plain violation l ol the spirit and letter of the constitution au outrage upon constitutional freedom aiC subvs rsive ol ihr rIgiits Gt the people. 1, hvsulSed, Tia, W. are in favor of Il care ] ful and judicious investigation of the public land system, to the end that actual setIieri may be protected in their rights, spuriou: lard grants expos, and honest k0lders 0 titles may be drirnd. d in their CnarIs tC improve Inc public d"main.
 Resolved, That we gre In favor Of pen ] siuns to all s'idicrs who havu fought iE tn: armies of OUT country, whether in the Mex icam w;,r or for the Uninr.
 Resolved, That We are m favor Of increas ing the as- ociair justices of he Territory. Resolved, That the sweeping removal O t3r iu,i -c- of 'errit ry Iy President Cicye 1 .r,; ua, s,i E .,:ss ut fn"er, d violation o '.,.. ~,,J B .is4 c:rui ,xe-li;e Q. r"iiltca r .9s.r.
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