Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-10
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

! kEft Blu An NON EN- L lON
! The Territorial Republican C"n,,'n
ton assembled AT Tacoma, W",'ne>
.l..v. and WE called To ORDER in tn.
Opera House, al ID A. NJ, by 4. \
! Mulberry. Chairman OF the Terrltorll.
Committee.
{ NJ Bradshaw. OF Jefferson, va.
elect, / temporary Chairman, and Z
f. W.lson oi t,luIuhia TEMPORARY Sc
! Ietus,, aud Allen Wier Of jefferson
Assistant.
/ COMMITTEE, on Credentials was AL
pointed and the Convention took d
recess till | 30 p. NJ.
Upon rea>sembling the committee
reported full delegations present IRON
most OF the counties, and partial dele
cations from the remainder
! he temporary organization was
then by vote made permanent.
4 Committee on Platform, consist
ing of D. J. Crowley, George Ecker
! C. D. Hopkins. = c. Hyde, A Mires
c. ". Pierce, g. IL. Stewart, I. NJ
Reed, {. NJ yesterday, r. j. Grant, II
Mcbride, George \. Kellogg and Miss
NJ. E. Whiplle at large, was appoint
ed, and the Convention took a recess
Till 1 u clock.
A session was held at that hour, and
various prrlilnlnaries relating to the
business OF the Convention were ar
ranged. As the Committee on Plat
form was not ready to report, Conven.
ton then adjourned til! p NJ.
Convention met u, the appointed
heur, and after some delay the Com
mit,ee reported the iCll0wing
PLATFORM.
The Republicans Of Washing ton Terri
tory, in Convention assembled, affirm
anew their devotion to the Republican
party; their adherence to its principles As
enunciated In the National Platform OF
1884; their pride IN its achievements and
their confidence in its future, and recog-
nize the principle of home rule as the
basis of government of the peoi 10, 10y the
people and for the people.
And our Territory, having sufficient
population and wealth to become one of
the States OF the Union, we demand its
admission Into he Union as sovereign
State; and we denonnce the inaction OF
the Democratic House of Represo natives
at its late session In refusing to pass the
Senate bill for that purpose as gross out
rage upon our citizens. We denounce the
Democratic majority in the House, for re-
fusing to pass the Senate bill for the ad :
mission into the Union of the State OF
Washington with its boundaries enlarged
to include north Idaho.
We condemn the gross misuse OF the
veto power by President Cleveland, which
Is not only departure from the teachings
and practices of the early Presidents of
the republic, but one which Is fraught
with danger for the future, as establishing
a precedent which may be used to thrust
aside the will of the people and to estab.
liSh In our Government personal power
incompatible with the best and highest
popular liberty. And we especially con-
denim the outrageous vetoes Of private
pension bills by President Cleveland as
Indicating that, in the mind of the Presi
dent, an application for pension. is
pri: a .fucie evidence that the applicant is
an imposition and fraud. And we coll
deinn the language contained In the pri-
vate pension veto messages as cruelty
and needlessly insulting to old soldiers
who are richly deserving of the bounty
OF the Government.
We believe in the Republican doctrine
of a tariff, not only for revenue, but also
for the protection and development of
American labor, and we demand, i'll be-
udii OI tuc kTedt WOOl ETOWIIlS lHtcIeStb
of our Territory, the restoration OF the
the wool tariff of 1867; and, further realiz-
ing that the prosperity of Washington
Territory depends III n large measure
upon the coal ami lumber indust, les. We
earnestly protest against the placing OF
coal and lumber on the free list, as pro
posed by the Morrison tariff bill, which
received the support Of large majority
of the Democratic Representatives in Con.
gross, and we regard the extensive Dem.
Ocratic support given that bill as In part
blow aimed by the Democratic party at
Republican Representatives who secured
the defeat Of the aforesaid bill as true
friends to the people Of the northwest.
We denOunce the Democratic admins
tration of the General Land Office tor
withholding the patents for lands &C
Quired by settlers under the liberal inter-
pretations of the land laws made by Re-
publican officials, thus unsettling titles
and carrying fear and dismay to the
hearthst0neS of thousands of honest SET
tiers by the insinuatiOn that they are
thieves and perjurerS.
treasury are demanded for the opening of
the Columbia and other rivers and the
improvement Of all the hayigable water
ways in the Territory; for the establish
ment OF light houses. fog signals and
structures for military and naval defense
II
the construction of public buildings and
other needed internal improvements and
for increased mail facilities.
We believe the safety and permanence
of any republic depends on the laboring
masses being intelligent and patriotic,
and the Introduction Of any laEOring ele
ment that does not possess these qualit.
cations necessary to the perpetuation of
our institutions, is attended with the ut
most danger, and should he guarded
against with the utmost care. We there.
fore earnestly protest against TIE contin-
uance of the present treaty with China,
and we earnestly appeal to Congress for
the passage of laws which shall etiectually
bar from competition with American la
Dor the pauper contract labor OF both Eu-
rope and Asia, and shall exclude from our
shore al persons who are either unwiil-
ing or unable To become true American
citizens.
We express our adherence of lawless-
ness in every shape and form and we be-
lieve that any attempt on the part of the
people of the Pacific coast To correct tho
evils of which they complain by riotous
outbreaks and defiance Of the national
authority, is suicidal 10 their cause. in.
compatible with good citizenship apd de.
serving of the unqualified condemnation
of all true Americans; and we declare
that the efforts Of the public officials 10
uphold and maintain the laws, meets with
the nearly apVroNai vi the NcpuDllcans OF
Washington.
We favor such medication of the ex.
emption laws as will not exempt any
property from execution upon q judg.
ment for labOrers' wages.
Grants OF lands TO corporations should
receive the same strict construction as
granite to individuals, and all lands
heretofore granted to corporations to aid
I'm the construction OF railroads, 80 far as
the same are now subject to forfeiture by
reason of the non-futillment of the condi.
tons on which the grants were made,
ought to lie Immediately forfeited to the
United States, restored to the public do
main and at once become subject to entry
by actual settlers in accordance with the
laws Of the U nited States securing, how
ever. to bona tide purchasers and settlers
the title to such of said lands as have
been purchased or occupied by them in
good faith; and we are Strenuously or
posed to allowing the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company to select occupied
lands outside of the forty.mile limit in
lieu OF lands claimed to be lost within
said limit, and we insist upon The Govern.
ment speedily comforting title to those set
tiers who are occupying lieu lands i'll
good faith. We are further opposed to
the company selecting lands i'm this Ter
riIOry in lieu of lands claimed to he los.
In other States and Territories.
We condemn the action of Delegate
Voorhees, In aiding the Democratic major.
ity of the House OF Representatives to de-
f~a . Il.