The Daily Tombstone., 1886-11-15
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Republican Ter ritOrial Convention Held in Tucson september
 2Cth, 1885.

Tie Republican party of the Territory, ,of Arizona, in convention assembled, rcaiiirms its devotion 10 tICse grand principles of government which have elevated our ni tion to ils present exalted position.
 We rcrew our irally to that party which preserve q us as a nation, established equal ity before the law, built ul all Inc great industries which hay" added WI altl io uLr cXcEequer and honor 10 the American name, and maintained Inc national suprem acJ un land and sea.
 We point with pri1e to the record of tke Re tn:an party, a party which seiz tbc government when the nation was irl rlre 1hrurs of political dissolution, which restored the national authority and rebuilt with hrrculran energy the national crcdl We pun; with pride to the fact that the Re ,l.biican party upon itN accession to pswcr received inc government oi the nation in distracted condition, tom py disscnsions and 4 prey le consp spiracies and factions, that at the end o( D yt arS II turned over the soV | rrumput to it's Democratic succcssors With ] the ''uld fsg stil! thcre," not siar dmlnrd nor a ripe cIased, with the Union restored ard GnuncIa! clcdi. uAimpaircd. an Ovcr- l a,wIn" IIcasu:y and Inc pubic credit | higher than that oi any nation on earth, w;!h c1nlidvrcc in OUT ability fully restored lre uaiiona. cscutcheon untarnls!.ed and inc American Ramc the syuunJ In Oi patriotic | virtue.
 We condemn the administration Of Grover ! Cleveland IS being false lo iis pledges, and l n,pucrI, cal in it's dealings. It has iailed To keep it's satred pledge "f civIl service re- form, and upon which Inc President -ecu. ed his ciccl.un; l. has been faise 10 Its friends, it's enemies, and I.I'v LU Iscli; Il h"s dIs- -raCcd the raIIunal haLnc b. the cnaiaCit r Of it's .ppoiniecs in Inc slomatlc serN ce, and has disturbed thv friendly Irla Ions hcI ctefurc cXI>iing between the nitea States aud fcveral lorriGn governments. notably MIth Mexico, cur sl.Icr rcpuhiic. 1t has appointed men :" office TOT political subserYisEcy and rchUIsu worthy Uhl' sls | whrsc records have sEcd lusuc IL On the government they SD faithfully seIYod Il has in.ui:cd the patriotic icc'nS oi thc peo- 1 ple by it's action on the pens IoH laws and by it's systematic efforts To b,littIe lhe patriotic services uf our foiG CTS and -c.- men; il has shown all utter disrt gard for the wants of tkc people and b! its raclla;lH@ and cowmd!y Olicy las Iai.rd |" pro'ld6 those Laws which the unnersai voice of the p,oi le demahds.
 That while the Democratic platform 6 1884, iuuded tLc soldiers anu sailors 0! tht latr war, aId while said Democratic partl pruic s5ed tu app tiatu those rasrirti' ser vices, 1Lr Democratic President cicrtei ul' ) on said platform, true to Democratic Gur.Ic Ity, has pcrsi>tchtly labercd To nulllly il pra tice he palrlalic theories advanced Il
 said l'I~ti.riH.
 , We also re, orc! our earnest protest 'gaias ) tie rernu, Il af Un.pr Idi IS md rerLt~ ) Llc ieruui.cans troIl office simply To Hak room, lcI partt.um tiv,iiahs aid ex-con edel
 sleS.
 : We believe in judicious tariT law tha
 will alike l.rotcrl the lah. ici and ihc man
 u;actLIcl; protc rIi"I to iirL American voter s IrUl, ctIon to tkc ArnvIIcar taX-ia!cr; Prc
 tccliun 10 AHcricam coInmcrcc and sh : building, and L.~t, bnt n"t least, rr2tectio
 tu A.nCIIcan v,L zeI:s at home ur abre;d, c
 the algh seas ol in any foreign iai:d.
 Resolved, That ztl rtizene cf lhc Unite
 States a!e pClit!cal equals and equally CT
 titled t0 tlc protection oG it's laws; that W are unaltcrably opposed tu the immigralio of all persons not III slmrathy with our iG
 stitutiens and inim.cu! te cur pelitic'
 system.
 Resolved, That thc dignity oi lator sheul . be maintained and that the immigration ( Coulics 10 compete with tac intclliSel
 white laborcrs of our land is degrading
 their .Manh0cd and blot upon the ciyiliza
 tiun of the age. We therefore demand 'tll
 repeal oc the Burlingamc Treaty.. ' Resolved, That the action of the pres CT
 administration upon tlc silver question | destructive uG one oi the greatest induSlrit
 of the land; and the attitude of tlc Prcsl
 dent in his gruyelling FubserTiency 10 tf h dictates Of Wal s,rect, is a disgraceful con
 mehtary upon Democratic indelehdenc
 and execu i've ci-nily,
 . Kcsol,cd, That We condemh in unmca
 urcd terms the action Of the Democrat | congress in refusing to admit Dakota as
 state; tliaI sucA action is in plaln Iiola;i0
 of the spirit and letter of the constitution | an outrage upon constitutional fle' dom ar s subrrrsivc Of thc rights uf the people. 5'j Resolved, That we are in favor ol care n Gul and judcious investigation of the l[ubli 'l land system, 10 the end that actual settler i may be protected ill lkcir rights, spnriou i land grants expos and honest holders (
 titles may be defended in their efforts
 improve inc public domain.
 Resolved, That we arc m fayor of rcn 1 Sions to all soldiers N ho have fought iE til 1 armies Of our country, ahether in the Mex ] icap war OF for the Union.
 ] Resolved, That we are in favor of increas
 ing the associate justices of the Territory. l Resolved, That the sweeping removal c
 the jud. of tciritcry by President Cleve ] land was an busc of po"e violation c 1 law, and q disg:, celul exercise Of politics
 power.
 Resolved, That General Miles Is cntitlc
 to our warmtst gratitude and respect 10 his sterling efforts to euLluc the Apache:
 aud the magnificent success of his aIduOu
 campaign is but the result of that cain
 judgment and r.iItary skill which ar