Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-10-30
Republican Territorial Platform.

| elcNdtcu our aatiOu tC i'r faSSSHt eA
 slied position.
 We renew our fea,ty sO that psrtI
 which preserved us Us R nEtlOn, estab
 lished equality before the las, built uI
 all the great industries SL,ch have add
 ed wealth to our excheqLsr and honor
 to the American name, ani maintained
 the national supremscyO On land and sea
 We point with pride to Ehe record o
 the republican party, party whict
 seized the reins of gOve fnment wheT
 the nation was ln the th.,es of pOlit,ca
 dissolution, winch restore ! the nStion6
 authority and rebuilt with herculear
 energy the national resources and re-
 stored the national credit. We point
 with pride to the fact that the republI-
 can party upon its accession to power
 received the government of the nation
 in a distracted condition, torn by dis
 sensions and prey to cOpspIracies and
 factions, that 8t the end Ot 25 years il
 turned over the government to its dem
 ocratic successors with the "old il az
 still there," not a star dimmed nor q
 stripe erased, with the Union restored
 and financial credit uniLl paired. an over.
 flowing treasury and the public credit
 higher than that of Rny nation on earth
 with confidence in our abIllty fully re-
 stored, the national escutcheon untsr.
 nished and the American pame the 1 synonym of patriotic virtue.
 We condemn the administration c.
 Grover Cleveland as being false
 to its pledges. and bypocritical in its dealings. Ii has failed tO
 keep its sacred pledge of civil service
 reform. and upon winch the presi-
 dent secured his electIoD; 1t has been
 false to its friends, Its enemies, and
 false to itself; it has disgraced tue na- | tiOnAl name by the character of its 3D. | pointees m the diplomatic service, and
 hRs disturbed the friendly relations here
 tofore existing between the United
 States and several foreign governments, | notably with Mexico, our sister republic. | It has appointed men to office for polit-
 ical suoserviency and removed | worthy officials whose records
 have shai lustre upon the gov | ernment they 80 faithfully served.
 It has insuited the patriotic feeling of
 the peopls by its action on the the pen sion laws and by its systematic efforts to belIttle tue patriotic services of our sol iIers and seamen; 1t has shown an utter 1 disregard for ths wants Of the people | and by Its vscillRtIDg and c0wArdly pol | icy has failed to provide those laws which the universal voice of the people demands,
 That while the democratic platform of 1884 landed the soldiers and sailors of the late war, and while said democratic party pro'essed to appreciate those pa- triotIc services, the democratic presi-
 dent elected upon said platform, true to democratic duplicity. hss persis' antly labored to nullify in practice the rio tic theories advanced in sad platl, n.
 We also reeord our earnest protest sgalnst the removal Of Union soldiers and reputable Republics from office simply to make room for partisan civil Ians and ex-coniederates.
 We believe in judicious tariff law that will alike protect the lsborer and the manufacturer; protection to the Amer Ican voter; protection tO the American tax payer; protection t0 American com merce and ship building, and last, but not least, prote ction to American citi- zens at home or abroad, on the high seas or in any foreign land.
 Resolved, That all citizens of the United States are political equals and equally entitled 10 the protection of its laws; that We are unRlterably opposed to the immigration of sll persons not ID sympathy with our institutions and in imlosl to our political system. .,y,.s c,.u J .:-5Isdi .:,,so;vsd That i inc digpitv of Isbo, should be maintained and that the imm. igration of Cooiies to compete with the intelligent white lsborers of our land IS degrading to thei- manhood and a blot upon the civilization of the age. We therefore demand the repeal of the Burlingame Treaty.
 Resolved, That the action of the present administration upon the silver question IS destructive of one of the greatest industries of the land; and the attitude of the President ID ms grOvell- ing subserviency to the dictates of N all street is s disgracetul commentary upon l democratic independence and executive | dignity.
 Resolved, That We condemn in un- measured terms the action of the Dem 1 ocrstic congress in refusing to admit | Dakota as a state; that such action is in plain violation Ot the spirit and letter | Of the constitution, an outrage upon | constitutional freedom and subVersive ! of ;he rights of the people.
 Resolved. That We are in favor of a | careful and judicious investigation of | the public land system. to the end tha; actual settlers may be protected ID their | rights, spurious land grants exposed and | honest holders of titles may be defend ed Tn their efforts t. improve the public domain.
 Resolved, That we are in favor of sa ell .a1Is.-- v-1. f-. ! ln the armies of our country. whether ID the Mexican WAT or for the Union.
 Resolved, That We are ID favor of in creasing the associate justices ot the territory.
 Resolved, Tha. the sweeping removal Dt the judges of territory by President Cleveland was an abuse of power, 6 vio- ation of law, and a disgraceful exercise of political power.
 Resolved, That General Miles is en- titled to our warmest gratitude aud re- 'pect for his sterling efforts io subdue he Apaches. and the magnificent success If his arduous campaign Is but the re- 'ult of that calm judgment aud military kill which are characteristic of the true 'oldier; that Captain Lswion, Lieut. 3stewoOd and their gallant com. nsnd. through whose untiring sfforts the Apache war was brought to successful termlnation, lave displayed a heroism and restless .esl which stamp them as model soldiers 'f determInation and devotion to duty, md entities them to our eternal grati- ude.
 Resolved, That the Society of Arizona Pioneers is entitled to the chief credit or agitsting the Indian question, until he government was compelled to ac- Iuiesce in the universal desire of 'eople of Arizona as expressed through aid society, and that our thanks are lereby extended to the Society of Pio- ieers for the energy and persistence which has brought peace to our terri ory.
 Resolved, That We are iD favor Of he appointment of federal officers from he residents of the territory; and that Te earnestly urgeth passage of law y congress which shall permit dele stes to vote and have equal power with lemOers of congress from states, and hat the territorial officers shall be elect , q by the people. Resolved. That this convention de laras its 1nnualifiad anDrovaI og tba