The Daily Tombstone., 1886-10-08
PLATFGRu OFF PRINCIPLES
by the Republican Ter ritOrial Convention Held in Tucson september
 2'th, 1886.


 to it's present exalted position.
 We renew our fealty to thst party which preserved US as a nation, established equal ity before the law, built up all inc great 1 industries which have added wealth to our excEequer and honor 10 the American name, and maintained the national suprein- acy on land and sea.
 N point with priGe to the record of the Re HlI:an party, party which seizsd tue re government when the nation was in.ue throcs of political dissolution, which restored the natioual authority and rebuilt with herculean energy the national crcdi 4 We point with pride to the fact that the Re publican party upon its accession to power received the government of Ihs nation in Il distracted condition, torn py disscnsions and 4 prey to nspirecies aud factions, that at thr end Of 25 years 1t turned over the gov ernrnent to it's Democratic successors with the "old flag stil! thcre," not star dimmcd nor a stripe chased, with the Union restored ard tiLaurIal cledi: unimpaired. an over flowing treasury and inc pubic credit higher than shat of any nation on earth, with confderce in our ability fully restored, tre nationa! escutcheon untaruished and the American name the synonym of patriotic virtue.
 We condemn the administration of Grover ClevelaHa as bcmS false to it's pledges, and hypucrllical ia it's deulIngs. It has failed 10 keep it's sacred pledge of civil service re- form, and upon which the President secured his election; it has been false to Its friends, it's enemies, snu false to itself; It has dis graced the rational name by the character of it's appUiniecs in the Ci iploHatic serv ice, and has disturbed the friendly relations hrI ctufure existmg between the United States and several foreign governments, notably with Mexico, cur sister republic. , It has appoiatrd nen tG office for political sub.cryicncy and renUTcd worthy oficisls whose records have shed lustre upol the government they so faithfully served Ii has iusui.rd the patriotic feeling of the peo- pie by it's action Oh the lcasion Jaws and by its systunlt.c efforts 10 b little thc patriotic services of cur foldicrs and Ees- laeE; II has shown &n Gt;er disregard for the aants oi the people and by its yacilla;ins and cowaidiy policy has fsiicd To provide those laws which ile universal voice of Inc J people demands.
 . That while tLc Dem ocratic platform oi Q 1881, iauGed the soidi>r aild sailors of the 0 late war, and while Said Democratic party U prolcsscd to applt ciatc these patriotic ser 0 vices, the Democratic President elected up 0 on said platform, true to Democratic duplic 0 Ity, has prrsi>tently labored To nullIfy ir practice the patriotic thcciies advanced 1T said pattern.
 o We also record our earnest protest Agairs o the removal of Union soldiers and reputa 0 ble Republicans from office simply 10 uIakt n roota for partisan civilians aud ex.com:edcr ates.
 e We believe in judicious tariff law tha will alike pi Otcct ths lahrrcr and the man - ufactr Ter; protection to the American voter S protection to the AmcricaIp .taX- ral CT; pro Il lection to American commerce and shiI ' building, and last, but not least, protection to American citizens at home or abre&d, CT the nigh seas or in unS foreign land.
 Resolved, That al citizens Of the United States g.e political equals and equally ell titled to lLc protection of its laws; that wt o are unalterably opposed to the immigration Of all persons not In sympathy with our in stitutlons md iEIm.c;I t~ cur poliica system.
 Resolved, That the dignity oi labor should .. be maintained ard that lhe immigration O COolieS to competeT-wi, the iutclligen
 white laborers Uf our land is degrading tt their manhood and blot upon the civiiZa- ( IT, II, repeal of the Burlingame Treaty. - Resolved, That the action of tha presen , administration upon thc silver question il
 destructive of oRe Of the greatest industrie
 of the land; and the attitude of tke% Presi- dent in hls grovelling EubservieRcy to thu dictates of Wall street, is disgraceful com
 mentary upon Democratic independence
 and executive cignity.
 Resolved, That VIC condemn in unmeas
 ured terms the action of the Democratic
 congress in refusing to admit Dakota as
 state; that such action is in plain violation
 of the spirit and letter of the constitution
 an outrage upon constitutional freedom aBt - subvcrsivc of the rights of the people. s Resolved, That we arc in favor Of a care s' ful and judicious investigation of the public n land system, to the end that actual settlers ,l may be protected in their rights, spurious 33= land grants exposed and honest holders o : titles may be defended in their efforts tc improve The public domain.
 Resolved, That we are in favor of pen sions to all soldiers who have fought iE tn, armies Of our country, whether in the Mex. ican WAT or for the Union.
 Resolved, That we are in favor of increas
 ing the associate justices of the Territory.
 Resolved, That the sweeping removal ol the judges of territory by President Cleve. lahd was an abuse of power, violation oi l law, and disgr iceGul exercise of political power. -~.
 Resolved, That General Miles is entitled to our warmest gratitude and respect f6. his sterling efforts to 6ubdue the Apaches and the magnificent success of his sIduous campaign is but the result of that calm judgment and military skill which are characteristic of the true soldier; that Capt. LGwton, Lieut.. Gatcwood and their gallant ' command, through whose ,ultiripg efforts y the Apache war was brought to &succesSful tnrmina atiUn havt. disOIayad a her0iSm and