Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-04
THE ~PLATruR'9.

The Republicans If Iowa. i'm state conycu-
tiuu assembled together. declare.
/. We renew our adhesion 20 the principles
of Rcpuhlicanism, a, enumerated ia he Rcpub-
lican national platform OF 1851.
=. The eighteen months iust past have
proven the u~niitncss of the i mocratic party
for national control. 1t promised To reduce
the expenses of the government, hut ii has in
creased IN the session Just ended aprropria-
tom hy So, 0o0,C q 1t promised to advance
civil service reform; il undoc, that provision
hy Gripping the efficiency OF the commission
having that reform in charge. II promised
that the expressed viii Of the people should he
obeyed: il presents Il record OF z larger nuln-
her of presidential yetcc- in an cight-months'
congressional session than has aggregated un-
der all tie preceding administration since
our government was instituted. Il promised
a reduction oi the number Of government OH
cials: " prcccnts as the fuldllmcnt Of such
promise on increase Ia The number Of govern
incut cmp.oycs a, Washington. II promised
tal:h reform; II hrs pipycn ITS inability I'M
der Ike pressure of presidential and cabinet
influence TO agree upon such measure. mach
less pass il to- an enactment. IT presents the
spectacle Of an administration which has ut
terly failed to redeem any OF the Numerous
pledges 10y which the people were deceived
into placing it in nomination.
3. We declare the administration of Prcsi-
dent Cleveland to have justly merited the cen
sure II received at tho hands OF congress In
the passage by over "A two-thlrds vote of each
branch OF congress Of the resolution
compelling the payment upon the in
tercst bearing debt Of the increasing surplus in
the treasury. We condemn the ''poctictN
veto 10y the president as in violation of the
expressed viii Of the people and preventing It's
passage over an open veto, and we commend
the action OF the Republican administrations In
applying the surplus to x rapid reduction al
the Indebtedness Of the gp@ernment.
{. We demand that the public domain, n
<cludine forfeited and unca:hed lands witi.tu
4 he graHt made To railroads aud other or
'atiOns, shall bc disposed of only e ulal
settlers in the limited quantities prov.,.,> ny
law. We condemn the veto of 70 sident
Cleveland whereby congressional al, W = pre-.
vented for the relief OF settlers on lands
known rs the Des Moines river land gran;
from cruel and oppressive wronss committed
on those settles for which aid the legislature
of lows had vigorously and repeatedly peti-
toned, We sincerely deplore the failure of
the Democratic aouse of representatives to
pass over such veto this bill, which die Repub-
sican senate had already passed ever such
Teto. We cond"ran the neglect IN the action
Of the Democratic hOuse of representatives Of
she bill passed by t1c Republican senate for
resumption OF uuessned lands within The lin
It's OF the Sioux City and 81. Paul railroad
company at the last session Of congress. We
~ 'pp'Stu ~ ~ acquisition VI puUit LlIlt&,
or any part thereof 10y nonresident aliens.
i. Resolved, That we arraign the Democrat
ic majority In the national house Of reprcGen-
tatiyeS for its wanton desertiOn Of the inter
ests IS the producers OF the northwest, as il.
Illustrated i'm their refusal to aid them by meet
ing questions and controversies between com
mon carriers and shippers Of the country by
the prompt passage of the bill passed BY the
senate, known as the CullOm bill "A substantial
declaration OF which we recognize as being in
farmony with the declarations of the Repuuli
Can state convention Of Iowa at its last SEES
sion, and the joint resolution Of instructions
20 our congressional delegation, passed by the
Twenty-first general assembly Of this state.
and as offering y deTr"o ~ r"lirf not afforded
by any other proposed legislation.
u, 10 the people ot uuT adjacent territory
of Dakota we extend assurance of our coop. |
Grafton and support in their efforts for al.
mission to the sisterhood of states, and we
respectfully but earnestly urge our senators
a.! representatives In congress To continue 10
labor To The best Of their ability and power to
secure for Dakota territory the place to which