Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-28
REPUBLICAN PLtTFORn OFiDA.
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lands civil service hobby as y hypo.
Critical fraud, wbicl, ended with the
capturing of the "Mugwump' vote,
and Oh the veto OF pension bills We
challenge the world to produce his
equal. We ccnsure the administers
tioi for the removal from Office Of the
couitry's crippled soldiers, and plac-
ing in their stead able bodied Confed-
crates. We especially denouilce the
retention a5 Commissioner of the Gen
eral L md Office, of that arch enemy
OF the West, Mr.. William A. j.
Sparks. lie has threatened and an
hoyed the homestead and eeinp-
tioa settlers b. persistent and mall
cous misrepresentation MS; by partial
an pref ii,ial invesCiy atoms; by
vexitIous rulings and il-conslderel
orders, and by attem Jted rnanipula-
ton OF plain acts OF Congress. liz
has filled the Territories with lrres.
ponslble spies in the shape of special
agents, and through his circulars pro,
claimed the pioneers Il set of robbcr,
and thieves. He has in,tigated mali
clous indictments for the cutting of
public timber, and retarded, to the ex-
tent OF his ability, the general prog
ress AMI development of all western
Industries.
We denounce the cowaadly foreign
policy of the Administration in bully
ing weak republic, and in cri .ging
before a powerful Kingdom.
We denounce the attempt to
change the measure of values, in the
face of the worlds great debts, from
gold and silver to gold alone, as an
act OF monstrous injustice, and de.
mand that both gold and silver, as
established by the Constitution, shall
lie maintained as the basis of our
monetary system,
We denounce Pre>ident Cleveland
Tor his failure to sign the surplus res
ofutjon, ut the dictation OF the ".rold
bugs Of Wall street We demand
the continued free coins e of gold
and silver, and their perfect equality
before the law We demand this IN
view OF the steady relative decrease
an volume and consequent increase
in value of the u.ts of money dol
Jars, involving, as it does, violation
OF all contracts; the subtle robbery
of the debtor for the benefit of the
credit +; the despoiliug of labor and
increase IN the burden of debt and
taxes, and the withdrawal of money
the great Instrument of associates,
amongst men-Prom the performance
of the beneGcent fanctions for which
1T was created. We eall the atssn-
ton of the world to the fact that as
silver depreciates in value, so does
the produce of the agriculturalist, the
inlner, the manufacturer and the wage
worker.
M e are unalterably opposed to the
setting apart of so vast portion of
the public domain for the purpose of
Indian reservations While we are
IN s. Inpathy with the spirit of protec-
ton exercised by the Government
over the so-caIled wards of the ma
tion, we are Of the opinion that any
thing more thaM the allotment of lGO
acres in severalty to the head of each
ln9i"@ family, is M st reckless waste
Of our citzens' real estate.
The principle of public regulation
81 railway corporations is a wise ana
'alutary one, for the protection of AL
classes of the people, and we favor
egisatien that shall prevent unjust
discrimination and excessive eharmes
or transportation, and that shan Sc
are to the people. and the rait,v,,s