The Daily Tombstone., 1886-10-18
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Republican Ter ritcrial Convention Ee.d in Tucson september
 2 th, 1886.

| Arizona, im convention assembled, rcai!irm6 1 its tcvotou 10 tIcsc grand IriGciplcs of ! government which have elevated our Il; ton 1 1 tu is present x tied pnsrIun. l i N-e renew o;ic fra'ty to lh&t party which Irescrytd Us as d naiion, established equal | fly before the lsw. LuGt uf all thc great 1 industries which have added wealth to our excEcquor and honor To. thc Amcrio dn ,i name, and maintained l!ic nA .iunal suprem acj or land and sca.
 Uv point with piiIc tu 'hs reco"d of lie "e 'n.an l.urty, party whirF sSiz d toe c suvlrnmeut when lLe nation WAS iutn tArues uf political dissolution, wl.i"h restored tue .a,inn;L authority and rebuilt wi.h hrrculran ,ncryy the nati"nal crcdi We ,,pint with pride to lAc inct that the Ee publican larty upon itn accession 10 power received the government c! ,hc nation h T i distracted condition, toin Dy di>se"sloAS "dd | nr,y to onSpirac.cs and iai lUlIS, tLat g, the end of D y, ars Il iurhel over the gov ernlnent tu it's Dcm0cratic successors with Inc ..uit! flsg tll. iArre,' nut Star d,mmcd nor as.r.pe cIased, wIth lie Union rcstoicG a;.d ihancIal cicui. uninpdirrd. an over lowIng treasury and Inc pubic credit higher t!,zn ;La+ Ul any naiIom Oil earth, with cunlidlrce in our 4Liiity fully restored tLe ualionu! r.CutcheOn Gntarh!sAed aGd
 Inc American LaIIe the Synun, m ol airiUtic virtue.
 We condemn the administration or Grover Cleveland as DeIng false To its pledges, and nypocr1,ical iG it's dealings. It has laiicd to keep Its sa,red pledge of civil service re- form, and u2on which iEe President sccu:td his election; i, has bccu false 10 it's friends, il, enemies, aud false to Itself; It h.s d.S- -raCed the cativnal Hanrc Gy the ctaEuc;cr. U! it's appoinlccs in lhe {, ipIUn.aIic Scry cc, aud has disturbed tic friendly Icia iuns LcTetufYrc existing between the CHit"d States ani several iOicign SOrcrhmrniS, notably with Mexico, CHr sister rcFuHIc ! IL i,is apPu.nIud men .U office TOT political .uB, eryiclcy and lemu.cd worldly U!icisia nh4se records haNe sEeG IGst.c u. uu ti.e government IEey SD iaIihiuiiy scIYrd Il Gi.s .l,sui.e d the putiioii, lec.ing oi tlc pco-
 lie by it's acton Cu tLc i cn;i"n "ws and uy is sy systematic efforts to b little tnc patr.ulic services uf .ur suiGierS ahd SCR lncn; II hes shown an Hl,cr disregard Tor the
 AaiIs ol lEe pcoi lc and by its vacila;inS
 ,ins cowa.d.y lUlicy las iahrd to provide Ii:use law, Wl.ich IIv uIIcIIal Vrilc of tlc p,ui lc dcu;as.os.
 , That whIc the DtmGcra;ir platform oi lco4 iai.ucd ile sodi,r, and sailors of the ) .alc war, ;,Id while said Democratic party , prolcssvd Ia AppI CIayc thGsc atriotic ser 7 vices, Inc Democratic iresident elected up } un said platform, true to Democratic dup!ic- D .iy, has pefsi tgnIiy l.borct ,U nuiiIiy ill yra tice the latll1lic theories advanced in
 ,aid plaifrrn.
 , We aloo record OFT earnest protest against D tLc removal of Union stl!i-rs ind Ieputi- ] bIc Republicans from office simply 10 make , room I3r; partisan civ;iians al.d xcon cdcr-
 atcs.
 2 We believe in juaicious tariff law that will alike p.Otcct tac lab Ter ahd thr lIan-
 ufuctl rer; prutlc cli,.n lo tLl Americai: Voirl $ proluct.on to the Ainyrican taxi a5 e; pro, 2 icclion To American c0EmcIcc and ship
 building, and i,>i, bat not least, lrJt,cl:0ii
 to American c.lizcES at nome ur AJTuid, OH
 the ugh seas or lh ahy loIei&n l1Ld.
 i.tsoh rd, 1'h"t Fl ,Itizcms CT Inc United
 d
 titied to tLc prutcction Of is laws; that we o a!c unuitcrabiy opposed to .hc immigration of RI persons !i6i u fympathy wrlIi oIt iil-
 siitutiuns and ihlni cal te cur pe!iIical
 sy stem.
 Resolved, That the dignity oi laHor sheuld = be Euintaincd aNd that lhc immigration of ? CuulirS to cOmpIte wi;h tLe intelligent
 whte laGorcis uG our land is degrading to
 Lyir hianFood and blot upon the cyiliza-
 ton of the age. We therefore demand the
 repeal of the Burlngamc Treaty. '' Resolved, That tie action of the present
 administration upon He silver question is | destructive of one oi the greatest industries 1 of the land; and tho attitude of He Pfcsi-
 dent in lis grovelling iu5serFieiicy 10 the h dictates of Wal street, is Il disgraccful chm-
 mentary upon Democratic independence
 and executive dignity.
 . Resolved, That we condemn in Unmcas-
 urcd terms the action Of tie Democratic l congress in refusing to adAil Dakota as d
 state; that such action is in plain violation
 of the spirit and letter 0f the constitution, : an outrage upon constitutional freedom and s subvcrsive of the rIghts of the people. 7 Resolved, That we are in favor of d care n lul Lnd judicious investigation Of thc public i land system, to the end that actual settlers | may be protected in taeir rights, spurious
 land grants exposed and honest holders ot
 titles may be defended in their efforts to
 improve the public domain.
 . Resolved, That we are in faYor of pen
 sions to all soldiers who have fought iE th3
 armies of our country, whether in the Mex
 ican war or for the Union.
 Resolved, That we are in favor Of ;ncreas-
 ing the associate justices of the Territory. l Resolved, That the sweeping removal of
 the judges of territory by President Cleye-
 land was an :buse Of power, a violation of
 law, and disgrlcelul exercise Of political
 power.
 Resolved, That General Miles is entitled
 to our warmest gratitude and respect for - his sterling efforts to subdue the Apachcs
 aud tie magnificent success of his aIduous
 campaign is but the result of that calm
 judgment and military skill which are characteristic of the true soldier; that Capt.