Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-10-13

! needed reduction OF the nationa, revenue
by repeating the taxes upon tobacco,
+, which are An annoyance and burden tC
agriculture, and the tax upon spirits used
in the arts and medicinal purposes, and
by such revision OF the tariff la9s ~ vii.
tend to check imports of sach articles Nj
are produced by our people, the produc'
zion of which gives employment to oui
labor, and release from import duties
those articles OF foreign productico lex.
ce,h luxuriesl the like IT which can moi
be produced at heme. II there shall still
/ remain lsrger revenue than is requi
ste fos the wants OF the government We
favor the entire repeal OF internal taxes.
! rather than the surrender OF any Part o'
our protective system, at the joint be-
+. hest OF whisky trusts and the agents OF
foreign manufacturers.
! Wd eeeiire our hostility to the intro.
iu,tion into this country OF foreign
contract labor and of Chinese labor
alien 70 our civilization and our constitu-
ton, and we demand the rigid enforce
mcnt of the cx;siing laws against these
evils, and IL ;Sr such Immediate legisla.
| ton an will exclude such labor from our
fhoros.
! We declare our opposition TO all COM
binations of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise to control ,lntrarily the con
! dtioR "a trade among uur citizens, and
we recommend to cor. .'ress and the state
i legislatures, in their respective jurisdic-
! tions Nicn legi.l ,tiop xs will prevent the
executions Of al schemes 10 oppress the
people by undae charges on tii,ar sal,-
! plies, or by unjust rates for the transpor-
tation OF their products to market.
! We approve the legislation by congress
TO prevent alike, un;us burdens and un-
fair discrimination between the states.
| We reaiIirn the policy Of appropriatina
the pubic lands Of the Unitei States tc
| be homcstaais for American citizens and
J settlers, not aliens, which the republican
party established in 1862, against the per
sistent opposition Of the democrats in
congress, and which has brought oul
great western tlomSm l. to such maepiii'
cent development.
The reslosstion Of nnearned railroad
land grants to the public domain for the
usc Of actual settlers, which was begun
under thl administration of President
| Arthur, SHOULD be continued. We deny
that the Democratic party has ever re-
/ stored one acre to the people, hut declare
! that by the joint action Of republicans
! AMI democrats about 50 0o9 .0a0 acres 0.
unearncd lands, originally granted 70,
the construction Of railroads. have beer
restored to the public ,osaain in pursu
| ahce II ti.a conditions Inserted by the re-
publican party in the original grants,
Wa charge the democratic adidinistra-
I ton witlffailura to eAvdg.c .i3a i.N'5 seeii-
rn,g to settlers title 10 their honesteads,
| snl with using appropriations made for
! tn At pIrpola, to har..as innocent settlers
with spies ana prosecutions, under the
i.l,e pretence OF exposing frauds aud
,indicating the law.
The government by congress Of the
territories, il based npen necessity only
TO the end that they may become states
In the union. Therefore, whenever the
conditions OF population, material resour-
ces, pubic intelligence and morality are
such AZ to insure stabl, local govern
mcnt therein, the pespls of such t.rr!to-
ries shonl be- pcrmittc as right inhc-
rent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and state governments and
be admitted into tho union. Pending
the preparations for statehood all officers
thereof should be selected from the bona
ilc residents and citizens OF the territory
wherein they are Ia serve.
South Dakota should OF right be imme-
Itatcly admitted ~ a state in the union,
under tho constitution framed and adopt
ell 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-
sentativcs, for partisan purposes. "a Ia
vorably consider the> bills is willlul
violation of the sacred American princi-
pie Of sclf.govsrnment, and merits the
rcondomnation Of AL just men.
The pending bills In the senate for acts
TO enable the people of Washington,
North Dakota and Montana territories To
form constitutions and establish state
governments, should be passed without
UNNECESSARY delay.
The republican party pledges itself To
do all in its power to facilitate the admis-
sion of the territories Of New Mexico,
Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona 10 the en-
jDyment Of seif-governmen as states
such Of them rs are now qualified. as
soon as possible. and the others rs soon
as they may become so.
The political power of the Mormon
churcl, in the territories, as exercised in
the past, is "a menace to free institutions
and dangerous to be long suffered.
Therefore we pledge the republican party
TO appropriate legislation asserting the
sovercignity Of the nation in all terrific
ries where the same is questioned, and in
! furt.nrauca ofthat end, 10 place upon
the statute books legislation stringent
enough to divorce the political from tbs
ecclesiastical, and thus stamp out the at
ten1ant wickcdness of polygamy.
The republican party il in favor 0f the
use Of both gold and silver ls money an |
condemn the policy Of the democratic
administration in its efforts TO demone-
tize silver.
We siamand the re luction Of letter
postage 10 one cent ptr ounce.
In republic Ike ours, where the citi-
zen is sovereign and the official the sery-
ant, whers no power is e, cised except
hv the viii of the people, ii IL important
that the sovereign, the people. shoull
,N,ssess intelligence. The free school is
= promoter q that intelligence which is
10 preserve us free nation. Therefor,
;he states or nation, or both combined,
should support free institutlons OF learn
ing sufficient to afford to every child
growing NJ in the lan1 the opportunity Of
a good common scho j education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt