Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-22

| by repeating the taxes upon tobacco
which are an annoyance and burden t.
agriculture, and the tax upon spirits used
in the arts and medicinal purposes, and
by such revision Of the tariff laws IA viii
tend to check imports of such articles al
| are produced by our people, the produc.
ton OF which gives employment to oul
labor. and release from import duties
those articles of foreign production Eek
| cept iuxuries) the like Of which can moi
| be produced at home. If there shall still
remain larger revenue than is requi
site for 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 oi
foreign manufacturers.
Wd eeclare our hostility to the intro
duction into this country OF foreign
contract labor anti OF Chinese labor,
alien To onr civilization and our constitu-
ton, and we demand the rigid enforce
Inent Of the existing laws against these
evils, and favor such immediate icgisla-
ton az will exclude such labor from our
shores.
We declare our opposition 10 all COM
binations of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise TO control arbitrarily the con-
dition OF trade among our citizens, and
we recommend to congress and the state
legislatures, in their respective jurisdic-
tions such legislation as win prevent the
executions OF all schemes to oppress the
people by undue charges o0 their sup
plies, or by unjust rates for the transpor-
tation OF their products to market.
We approve the legislation by congress
to prevent alike, unjust burdens and un-
fair Discrimination between the states.
We reatlirn the policy of appropriating
the public lands OF the United States to
he homesteads for American citizens and
settlers. not aliens, which the repu blican
party established in 1862, against the per-
sistent opposition OF the democrats in
congress-, and which has brought our
great wcstarn domain into such magnifi-
cent 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 re-
stored one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action Of republicans
and democratic about so 0,0000c0 acres OF
unearnei lands, originally granted for
the construction IT railroads, have been
restored to the public domain in pursu-
ancc al the conditions inserted by the re-
publicat party in the original grants
Ne ehi,rge the dempnratic adninistra-
ton With failure Ia execute tho laws secu-
ring ia settlers tile 10 their homesteads,
nd with using appropriations made for
that purpose, to hariss innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions, under the
I.lac pretence Of exposing frauds and
the law.
The government by congress of the
territories, is based upon necessity only |
% the end that they may become states |
IN the union. Therefore, whenever the |
conditions OF population, material resour-
'es, public intelligence and morality are
such as to insure stable local govern !
nent therein, the people of such terrific
les should be permitted as right inhe-
'ent in them, 10 form for themselves
and state governments and
10 admitted into the union. Pending
he preparations for statehood all officers
hereof should be selected from the bona
ide residents and citizens of the territory
wherein they are to serve.
lately admitted AZ a state in the union,
lnder the constitution framed and adopt
vi by her people, and we heartily endorse
he action of the republicans in twice
,assing bills for her admission. The
efusl Of the democratic house OF repre-
entatives, for partisan PURPOSES, to ia
'orably consider these bills is a wilifui
'iolation OF the sacred American princi-
Ii,
of all just men.
The pending bills in the senate for acts
0 enable the people of Washington,
orin constitutions and establish state
o.crnments, should be passed without
delay.
The republican party pledges itself to
o all in its power to facilitate the admis-
ion Of the territories Of New Mexico,
Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona TO the en-
1yInent Of seli-government as states
ach Of them as are now qualified, as .
,on as possible, and the others as soon :
5 they NAY become 50.
The political power Of the Mormon
hurch in the territories, AZ exercised in !
ne past, is . menace to free institutions
nj dangerous 10 be long suffered.
therefore, we pledge the republican party '
, appropriate legislation asserting the
Of the nation in all terrific I
lea where the same is questioned, and in :
fur.herance Of that end, to place upon
ia statute books legislation stringent '
nough to divorce the political from the I
and thus stamp out the at {
,ndant wickedness Of polygamy. IN
Tho republican party is in favor Of the |
se of boll, gold and silver as money AMI {
,ndemn the policy of the democratic :
administration in its efforts to demone-
~ silver.
We demand the reduction Of letter
1stage to one cent per ounce.
Ia a Tepabl;C Ike ours, Nherc the eli
N il sovereign and the official the serv-
1t. where no power If exercised except.
|, the will Of 'he people. |: is important
st the sovereign, the people, should
,ssess intelligence. The free school il
Of that intelligence which is
pte-.srve ns a free nation. Therefore
e states or nation, or both combined,
orid support fiea institutions OF learn
Z sufficient 90 afford 10 every chiid
owing up in the land the opportunity of
good common school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
ton be taken by congress III the enact
ent Of such Legislation a. will best se-
re the rehabilitation of our American
crchaat marine, and we protest against 4