Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29

and maintained 20 a. to furnish full and
adequate protection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect al
needed reduction of the national revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance aud burden to agri-
culture, and tax upon spirits used in
arts snd for mechanical purposes, and
by such
REVISION CT THR TARIFF LAWS
IS will tent to check the imports OF such
articles as are produced by our people,
the production Of which gives employ
ment to our labor, ard release from
import duties those articles Of foreign
rcdnction, except luxuries, the like
Of which can not be produced
at home. II there shall Still remain o
larger revenue than is requisite for the
wsrts Of the government, we favor the
entire repeal Of the internal taxes rather
than the surrender OF any part Of our
protective system e. the j pint behest of
the whisky trust and the agents of for
eign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the intro
duction into this country of foreign con-
tract labor and Chinese labor q menace
TO OUR CIVILIZATION
and our constitution, and we demand the
rigid enforcement Of the existing laws
hg2ins. IL and in favor Of sucn imme diste
legislation as will exclude such labor
from our shores.
We declare Our opposition to ell COM
binAtions Of capital organized IN trusts CT
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
ditiCn OF trade among our citizens,
and we recommend TO Congress
and the stste Legislatures, in
tGeir respective Jurisdictions, such
legislation as will prevent the execution
ct sll schemes to Cypress the people By
undue charges On ther supplies or by un-
Just rates t5r the transportation Of their
products to their markets.
We approve the legislation by Congress
to prevent alike tie unjust burdens and
untsir Determinations between the states.
We re-sffirm the policy of sppropria-
ting the puolic lands OF the U aited States
to be homestesds for American citizens
and settlers, not aliens; which the Re-
puolicsn party established in 1862 sgsinst
the persistent opposition OF the Demo
Gratis in Congress 6nd which has brought
our great western domain into such
MAGNIFICENT DEVELOPMENT.
The restoration OF unearned railroad
land grants to the public domain for the
use Of actual settlers which WAS begun
under the administration Of President
Arthur should be continued. We deny that
the Democratic party has
ever restored one acre to the
people, but declare that by the
i0ing action of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis about fifty millions CT O res Of
unesrned lands originally grained for the
constructor Of railroads have been re-
stored to the public domain in pursuance
of the conditions inserted by the Repuo-
licsu party in the original grants. We
caErge the Democratic administration
with failure to execute the laws securing
to settlers title to their homesteads and
with using the appropriations made for that
purpose t. harsss innocent settlers with
spies and prosecutions under the false
pretense OF exposing frauds and vindic&-
ting the law.
ADMISSION OF THE TERRITORIES.
The government by Congress Of the
territories is based upon necessity only
to the end that they may become states in
the Union. Therefore, whenever the
conditions Of population, material re-
sources, public intelligence and morality
are such IS 10 insure stable
local government therein the people Of
such territories should be permitted as z
right inherent in them to form for them
selves constitutional state governments
and be admitted into the union. Pending
The preparation for statehood al officers
thereof should be selected from bona
fde residents and citizens of the territory
wherein they sre to serve. South Dakota
should of right De Immediately
ADMITTED as STATE
in the Onion under the constitution
framed and adopted by her people, end
we heartily indorse the scsion CT the Re-
publican Senate in twice passing bills for
her edmis ion. The refusal Ct the
Democratic House Of r representatives. ior
oErussr purposes TO tavorably consider
these bills is willful violation Of the
sacred American principle of local self
government and merits the condemnation
1f all Just men. The pending bills
IN the Senate tor acts to ensbie
he people of Washington, North Dakota
and Montans territories to form consti- |
.uions and establish state governments,
should be passed without unnecessary |
ielay. The Republi. TN party pledges it
3elr 10 DO all in lis power to facilitate the i
admission OF the territories CT New |
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ariz ma to !
he enjoyment OF self government as
states, such Of them SIS are now qrslifled |
Is suon IS possible and the Others IS soon |
is they msy become 50.
TO STAMP OUT PoLYGAMY.
TIE political power OF the Mormon |
.hurca III the territories as exercised in |
he past is menace TO free institutions
90 dangerous longer to be suffered.
Therefore, We pledge the Republican |
,arty to appropriate legislation asserting |
he sovereignty Of the nation in sll the |
erritories where the same is questioned, |
sd in furtherhnce Of that END to plSce |
lpon the statute books legislation strin-
rent enough 20 divorce the political from
ne ecclesiastical power and thus stamp |
lut the attendant wickedness Of polyg-
my.
FAvoRs BOTH METALS.
The Republican party is in favor Of the
Ise of both gold and silver as money and
1udemns the policy of the Democratic
administration in its efforts to demonetizs
liver.
We demsnd 8 reduction CT letter post
ge to l cent per ounce.
In republic like ours, where the citi-
en- is the sovereign and the official the
ervant, where no power is exercised ex-
ept by the Will Of the people, 1t is i'm
ortnnt tina! the sovereign people should
,ossess intelligence, The free school is