The Daily Tombstone., 1886-10-02
PLATFORM oH' E'zeENCEPE.E2s5
Adopted by tho Republican Ter riiOriai Convention Held iH Tucson september
 . th. 1886.


 ity before the law. built ur all the great industries wh;Sll hLre added wealth to our excEcqucr and honor 10 the American rame, ard maintained the na.iCnal suprem- ac, on land and sea.
 hcrojnt with pride to tAe record of tie Re 'h-an party, ? parIl which sciz d tbe ,3 government when tke nation was in the tArocs uF political dissolution, which restored the Rational uuthority and reoui!t with hrryulcan energy the national crcdi We point with pride 10 tse fact that the Re publican party upon it's accession tU power received lhe government oi the nation in T distracted condition, torp Dy disscHsions aEd il prey to cons spiracies aud actions, that at he end of 25 years IL turned over the .6y ernmcnt tu it's Democratic successors with Inc .'oid hag stil. ihcre,' not star dimncd nor a s.r.ps etasod, wIth ihe Union restored ard Gnanria! clcai, u;impaircd. an over hovng treasury ana Inc pubic credit hiyher than that ot any nation on earth, wilh cJnGdlrce i'll uGr .Ui.ity fully restored, ire ua.iUua. esculcGuCn UnJLru.sLed aud he An.cricau aamc the syuCns m o! patriotic virtue.
 | We condcrln the administration Of Grover l Cleveland as bcln. laise io it's pledges, and 1 hypucnlicul in it's dealings. IL has iaied 10 i keep its sacred pledge of ciul service re- 1 form, and upon which iLe President secured 1 his election; it has been false 10 lis friends, | it's enemies, and -f4l~e to I;sclf; It h,s dis | graced tAc EationaI name by Inc character ! of it's appoinices ill tEo iplomatie serv e, and has disturbed thu EicuGly lcia'iors heretofore existing between th9 lhiied | States and several foreign gCterEmepiS, notably with Mexico, Cur sjsler r,pubiir. It has appo.zicd mcn !o oiiico ior p"l't;c''i i subseryirncy aAd relIU.ud worthy chiclsis whose records have shed lust.e U: oI Ihe ! government they SD !aiihiuiiy sC.Fed 1t has luau-ed the payiiotl fleeing Gi the pco- plc by its action OR .he Pcnsion laws %hd by it's S, sLclnat.c e.iOrlE 10 ) little t.e patriotic services Uf our soldiers aLd sca= lucl; T h..s shown an l.i.tr disr gard .or tA,' Na4ts c! the pcui !e aud hJ its yarlia;i"S and coxad,x Lul.cy Las 1u.,d tu Ire'i~c those .~ws which iIc universal voice of tht people dsIaa:.cs.
 That while tic DtE.ocraiir i1t!crM oi 1881, iaIdcd thc >o;Gitra and s.I.0rs oi tAe late war, and while said Democratic parry proiesscd to IYpl. oiaJe tLose striotic Scr vices, 1hc Democratic President elected ur- Un sad p..t.orin, tue to Democratic duP!ic- ity, Hae pai.i-tcni'y iaLolet ,o Gu.lI!y in urs tice t1e lauIJiiy theories aGYSl.c~d in said p.1t.,r1,.
 We also ie,ord o.r yaraest prots,t againsl tac removal of Union a.iI Is ~rd reptta bic KepuDi.cans Ifu.a c.i:-e Ipiy 10 naht rocm for partisan civilians aid eX-ron cGcr atcs.
 We b,Iicye in 8 jG&i,;ous t"iih law th"
 will alike project tu- llh. Ter aId lis nlan. ulactl Ter; prc,ccii4n to the American yo;cr
 pruicct.ol to the -.iny,ican tax as e; pro
 ,ccgion To American c1u.nieI,e -nd lAil
 Uu.id .ng, and I,s,, bal net least, ir5t-cto. to A.acIlcun ct.i2- Is at Ecne Us Abrusd, ol
 t2o Ugh scas or iu ;ny foreign latd.
 KcsJtcd, That ar sitizonS q the Cnitct Stltes ale political cqu2.s aLd equally cn
 tlted to lLc protection of it's lays; ttiat w are unsl,srabiy ogPostd to lho inulisra-ioi
 Ug aH per=oGs Eot III sJuiFathy With our iE- su.ut.cns and inim.ea! to cur po!iIica system.
 Rcsolvcd, That tiIe dig;ity cl l"1or sLou!' be n.aiutaiucd ard that the immigration 0
 Coulies to compete with tAe infcligen white IaborcIs of cur land is degrading t'
 their manhood and a blot upon the civiliza
 tor Of lhe age. H'a therefore demand tn ; repeal 0. the Burlngame yreIty.
 Resolved, That Inc action Of the pres CT
 administration ufon lLc silver question
 destructive of one oi the greatest inGu,trie
 of the land; Qud tho Gttuude of t!c Prcsi 2 dent iu h,s groy3liiug sUb,crr.ency to Ii.
 dictates Of Wail street, is disgracciul com
 mentary upon Democratic iHGcpeLdsuc
 and executive dignity,
 a Resolved, That we condemn iu ulmcas l ured tcrIus tLc action Of tAe Dcmocrali
 congress in refusing to ads:il Dakota as state; tl.at such action is in pid!l violation of the spirit and lctlc- of tic consultation
 an outrage upon constitutional fse, dom ;si subvcIslyc O. the rights of the people.
 Resolved, Ina. we are in favor of q care ful and judicious investigation of the pubii : land system, 10 the end that .c;ual settle!
 may te protected in their rights, spuiiou ? land grants exposed aud honest holders 0
 titles may be defcudcd in their el9rta t
 improve the EUG!ic domain.
 } Resolved, That we are m favor of pen
 sions to all soldiers who have fought iE th armies Of our country, whether in tae Mex
 ican war Or for the Union.
 : Resolved, That we are ir favor Of incrcas : ing the associate justices Of the Icrrilory.
 Resolved, That the sweeping removal 0 , the judges of territory by President C.rye
 land was an abuse of power, & violation 0 , law, and disgraeclul exercise O. poiitica
 power.
 Resolved, That General Miles Is erullc, , to our warmcgt gratitude and respect jo
 his sterling efforts to subdue inc Apach, $
 and the magnificent success oi his aiduou
 campaign is bus the result of that cain
 iudgmeut and military skill vAjra ur,
 characteristic ic of ,le tue soldier; tia; Capt
 Layton, LieIt. G1tcwos and thc.r eul,aa ? command through whose untiriDr ciI,rt Inc Apache War vas drought to a suyee,sfu terniAafion. have displayed Leroism an,
 restless gal vhfch stamp them as mode