The Daily Tombstone., 1886-11-27
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
Adopted by the Republican Ter ritOrial Convention Held in Tucson september
 2Cth, 1886.

The Republican party of the TerritorytOf Arizona, in convention assembled, reafirms it's devotion 10 tIose grand principles Of government which have elevated our ni tion to its present exalted position.
 We renew our fealty to that party which preserved us as nation, eEtsbllShed equal ity before the law, built up all the great industries which have added wealth to cur exckequcr and honor 10 the American name, and maintained the national Suprem- ac) on land and sea.
 We point with pride to ths record of the Re thcan party, party which seizsd tbe government when the nation was in lno tlroes of political dissolution, which restored t6e national authority and rebuilt with hercuIran energy the nalinnai credi We point with pride to tue fact that the Be pubiicsu party upon it's accession to power received the government of the nation in distracted condition, tom py disscusions ana prey to conspirsces and iaclions, that al he end of % years 1t turned over the gov ernnent to it's Democratic successors with the ''old lag stil! Lhere," not a star dinmrd nor slrIpe eI.sed, with the UniUn restored ard tiLsncIal cIeGi: uaimpaired. an over flowing treasury and lLe pubhc credit higher than shat ef any nation ou earth, with confiderc e in our ability fully restored tbe national escutchcon untarhfShed aud the American name the GynOnJ m el pztrioIlc virtue.
 We condemn the sdmiHistration of Grover Cleveland as beng false 10 it's pisdg'I, and hypucrllical in its dealings. It has failed 10 keep it. sacred pledge of ciVll service re- form, and upon which the President seruied his election; 1t has been false 10 ItS friends, il. enemies, and fal.s to lIIclf; It has dis yraced tue ratioAal name by the character of its AppoinIees in the plomstie ScrV 'ce, and has disturbed the friendly relations heretofore existing between Ihs United States and several foreign goIernments, notably with Mexico, eur sister republic. IL hAl appointed lneu tS office Tor political GubssrTiezcy and reaUTsd worthy ofici'ls whose records have Shed lustre uroa Ike government they 70 faithfully Ieived 1t has iIsui;ed Ihe patriotic feeling of the pee plS by it's actiOn on the Sen,iop jaws and oy ils s)Btematc ehUrlI 10 b little ths pIir.stic LerViesa Of eur fslders and sea men il has shown an ul;er disregard Tor the - MAuts of Inc people and by its vAcilla:ing z and cswaG.y policy has fsl.ed r0' VrSTite those laws WAich ihs HIIterIAl voice of Inc ? peet ls drnahas.
 o That while tee Democratic platform Si o 1884. lEudsd tLe soldiers and s4llers Of th' o lais war, and while s~ld Democratic pGI,y l Ft,.fi ', vices, inc DsIAeerstie fresid, nt eleciel Up 70 oa sad PI4i.ora, q uS ts Dem0clati dup,c O Ity, has per.i,tehuy l4oercd To Aullny 1T sra, tics tLe pEtrlstic theories advanced iI said plAriern.
 d We also record our earnest protest IssinS 0 the removal of Union E0lders snd reruts 'o ble EepuGlicaLs from office simply 10 Nsk, M room fer partisan civilians aud s1.con edcr 1teG.
 's We believe in judicieus tariff law thA will alike pI 0tect tLT lah. Ter and The nxn r afactI Ter; prSts ti:n 10 the ArE eric-a rOIei 's protection 10 the American taI:pAJer; Prs |. . lcctsn ic American commerce aud ssii
 building, and last, bat not lr1Et, rrotccuel
 to American ciliz.EE at hoEle or abroad, ol
 tho high seas or n any foreign Ind.
 ReIo'red, That al rItiztns oi ths Unitst
 States are political equals aud equally eH
 titled to lLe protscl!sa sf itE inws; Ihsi W "a arc Rnaitersbly opposed ts thv raisratiol " sf all persons not In Iynpath! with our in
 htitutions and 'ihIm cal ts Gur Psliiica
 syLtem.
 i, Resolved, That the dignity ol labor Ihsul = be maintained ard that the immigration c - Coolies te compete with tse -intsiligen
 whito laborers sf eur land is dcsrading t
 their Inanheod and [ blot upon the ciriliza
 tion of the age We therefore demand tn repeal-e: the BurllnSame Treaty. D. Resolved, That the action of ths prs,en
 administrator upon the silver question At destructive of enc ot the greatest industrie
 of the land; and the attitude of inc Presi
 dent in his grovcling EubterTienty 10 tn ;h dictates of Wal street, is disgracrlul cn n
 lnsEtary upon Democratic iadependenc
 and eIecu:iVs GiGnlIy. ' Resolved, That we condrna in unmeaI ured terms tho action Of the Democrat
 congress in refusing to admit Dakota as
 state; that such action is in plaiA violation
  c. aa outrage upon constitutional freedom an IS TubVsrEire Of the rightb of the people. .' Resolved, That we are in favor Of care in full and judicious investigation of the publI ol land system, to the end that actual settler J i may be protected in their rights, Ipuriou
 land grants exposed and honest holders 0
 titles may be drfSnded in their efforts t
 improve The public domain.
 - Resolved, That we are In favor of pen
 Eions to all soldiers who have fought iE tn
 armies of eur country, whether in the Mex
 ican Wnr or for the Union.
 Resolved, That we are in favor of increas
 ing the associate justices of lhs territory. h Resolved, That the sweeping removal 0
 the judges of territory by President Clevs
 land was an .buEe Of power, riolati.x G , law, and q diigr4celul exercise of politica
 power.
 Resolved, That General MilsT is entitled
 to our warIaest gratitude and respect fo = his sterling efforts 10 subdue the APachcs
 and the magnificent success of his aiduou
 camnaiSn iS buf the result of that calm