Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-08-04

WHICH are az annOyailCt anu putith W
agriculture, andsthe tax upon spirits used
in the arts and medicinal purposes, and
by such revision OF the tariff Laws as viii
tend 10 check Imports OF such articles az
are produced by our people, the produc-
ton OF which gives employment 70 our
labor, and release from import datics
those articles Of foreign production tex
cept luxuries) the like os which can not
be produced at home. Ii there shall stlli
remain larger revenue than is reqtu-
site foE the wants OF the government We
fay,r the entire repeal of internal taxes.
ratberthan the surrender Of any part ofi
orr protective system, AT the joint be.
hest 81 whiaky trusts and the agents oi
foreign manufacturers.
wa eeclare our hostility to the intro
dueian into this country OF foreign
contract labor and OF Chinese labor,
ss.icn to our civilization and onr censtltu
ton, and we delGand the rigid enforce
ment OF the existing laws against these
evils, and favor such immediate legislar
ton rs y Ill exclude such labor from our
shores.
We declare our opposition to all csm-
binations of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
dition Of trade aE9ng our citizens, and
we recommend to conaress and the state
legislatures, in their respective lursdlc-
tons such legisl ltion as will prevent the
executions oi all schemes to oppress the
people by undue charges on thelr sup
plies, or by unjust rates for the tIanspos-
tation OF their products to market.
We approve the lcgiaation by congress
to prevent alike, UNJUST BURDENS anG ull-
fair discrimination between the states.
We reafiirn the policy OF appropriating
the public Lands Of the United States to
be homesteals fcr American citizens and
settlers, not aliens, which The republican
party esta biishei in iSG2, against the PeE-
sistert opposition of the democrats IN
congress-, and which bas hrough. our
great western domain into such magnit.
cent development.
The restoration OF -snearnea Tauread
land grants 10 the public domain for the
use OF actual settlers, which was begun
und II the aiministration Of President
Arthur, should he continued. We deny
that the democratic party has eyer re
stored one acre to the people, bat declare
that by the joint action OF republicans
aud democrats about 500oo,0to acres Of
une.une1 lands, originally granted tor
the construction Of railroads. have been
restored TO the public domain IN pilrsu-
ance II the conditions insertsi by the re-
putlicli patty in the original grants.
We charge the Democratic acl:linistra-
tioa with failure 70 execute tl.e laws secli-
ring to scttia-s title 10 their homesteads,
and with using appropriations made for
That pa rpose, to htrass innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions, under the
fise pretence Of exposing frauds and
,iadleating the law.
The government by congress - le
territories, is based upon necessity ~
to the end that they may become !. :
in the union. Therefore, whenever We
conditions OF population, material resour-
ces, public Intelligence and morality are
such IA to insure a stable locsl govern
nlent therein, the people OF such tetrtto-
ries shoul II be permitted AZ right lnhe,
rent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and state governments and
! h,. admitted into the union. Pending
the preparations for statehood all Officers
| thereof should be selected from the bona
fle residents and citizens OF the territory
| wheraiu they are to serve.
South Dakota should Of right be imme-
Ediaiely admitted as a state in the union,
under the constitution framed and adopt
el By her people, and we heartily endorse
the action Of the republicans in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
| refusal Of the democratic house OF repre-
! sentatives, for partisan purposes, to IL.
| yorably consider these bills is q willlul
violation Of the sacred american p,iscLs
ple OF seif-government, and merits the
| condemnation OF all just men.
The pending bills in the senate for acts
TO enable the people ot Washington,
| North Dakota and Montana territories te
form constitutions and establish state
governments, should be passed without
/ qnnecessai = delay.
The republican party pledges ITSELF Il
DO all in its power to facilitate the admis
! sien OF the territories Of New Mexico
Wyoming. Idaho and Arizona to the en-
! joyment OF seifrgovernment az states
su IA Of them as are now qualified, ~
s9on as possible, ard the others as soof
as they may become so.
The political pswer Of the Mormon
| church in the territories, AZ exercised II
the rast, is naeuAce to free institutions
| ana dangerous 10 he long suffered
! Therefore we pledge the republican part,
10 appropriate legislation asserting thi
| sovereignty OF the nation in all terrific
| ries where the same is questioned, ana il
a furtaiarance Of that end, to place upo;
! the statute books legislation s;ringen
enou sh to divorce the political from tn,
ecclesiastical, and thus stamp out the at
teDdani ~icxejness OF polygamy.
The republican party is in favor OF th'
rso If both gold aud silver as money an.
| condemn the policy of the democratic
| administration in It's efforts 10 demone
| tie silver.
We demand the reduction Of lettel
| postage TO one cels. per ounce.
IgayopgSiic Ike ours, where The cit
! zen Is sovereign and the official the sery.
ant, where 20 power IS exercised excep
hy the will Of the people, il is important
that the sovereign, the people, shoula
POSSESS Intelligence. The free school il
4 promoter Of that intelligence which il
I ia preserve us free nation. Tnerefors
tlle esaies or nation, or both combined
should support free Institutions Of lear1.
/ ing sniI:cicnt to afford 10 every child
growing up In the land the opportunity 0
good common school education.
we earnestly recommend that prompt
! action be taken by congress N the enact
/ nIent Of such legislation rs will best Sc
c.:re the rehabilitation of our American
merchant marine, and we protest agains