Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-08

agriculture, and the tax upon spirits used
in the arts and medicinal purposes, and
by such revision of the tariff laws as will
tend to check imports Of such articles as
are produced by our people, the produc-
tion of which gives employment TO our
labor and release from import duties
those articles OF foreign production Eek
cept luxuries) the like OF which can not
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 Gf any part OF
our protective system, al the joint be-
hest OF whisky trusts and the agents OF
foreign manufacturers.
Wd eeclare our hostility to the INTRO
ductiou into this country of forei D
contract labor and of Chinese labor,
alien to our civilization and our eonstitu-
tion, and we demand the rigid enforce
ment OF the existing laws against these
evils, and favor such immediate legisla-
tion as will exclude such labor from our
shores.
We declare our opposition to all COM
binations Of capital organized i'll trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
ditien Of trade among our citizens, and
we recommend to con, ,,ress and the state
legislatures, in their respective jurisdc-
tions sIlch legislation as will prevent the
executions of all schemes to oppress the
people by undue charges on their sup
plies, or by unjust rates Tor the transpor-
tation OF their products to market.
We approve the legislation by congress
to prevent alike, unjust burdens and un-
fair discrimin ii IN between the states.
We reattirn the policy of appropriating
The public lands Of the United States to
be homesteals for American citizens and
settlers. not aliens, which the republican
party established in 1852, against the per-
sistept opposition Of the democrats in
congress and which hls brought Nur
great western domain into such magnili-
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 hy the Joint dcti II OF republicans
and democrats about 5003),0U0 acres o
unearae lands, originally granted fol
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restored to the public domain in pursu
auee of The conditions inserted hy the re-
publican party in the Original grants.
We charge the democratic administra
ton With failure to execute the laws secu-
ring 10 settlers tide to their homesteads.
'na with using appropriations ma ie iol
that purpose, TO hdrlss innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions, nndef the
fllse pretence OF exposing frauds and
vindicating the law.
The government by congress of the
territories, is based upon necessity only
to the end that they may become states
IN tile union. Therefore, whenever the
conditions of.popmAtion, material resoW-
ces, public Intelligence and morality are
such as toinsure Il stable local govern
ment therein, the people OF such terrlto-
ries should be permitted as O right inhe-
rent in them, to form Tor themselves
constitutions and state governments and
be admitted inte the union. Pending
the preplraii0ns for statehood all officers
thereof should be selected from the bona
| Il lie residents and citizens of the territory
wherein they are to serve.
South Dakota should OF right be imme-
diately admitted rs a state in the union,
under the constitution framed aud adopt
ell by her people, and we heartily endorse
the action OF the republicans in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal OF tho democratic house OF repre-
sentatives, for partisan purposes, to Ia
voraily consider these bills is q williul
violation Of the sacred American pinci-
pie Of seli-goytt ment, and MGR Is the
| condemnation of ali just men.
The pending bills in the senate for acts
to enable the people OF Washington
! North Dakota and Montana territories tt
| form constitutions and establish state
governments should be passed without
unneaessai delay.
1 The republican party pledges itself t.
do all in its power TO facilitate the admls
sion Of the territories Of New Mexico
| Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the en-
! iovlnent OF seif-goyernmcnt as states
\ such Of them as are now qualified, "a
soon as possible, and the others as sool
as they may become so.
The political power Of the Mormon
church in the territories, ~ exercised IL
| the past !. is menace to free institutions
and dangerous to be long suffered
! Therefore we pledge the republican party
to appropriata legislation asserting thu
severoigrity OF the nation in all terrific
| ries where the same is questioned, and II
| 4 furtherance OF that end to place upoi
the statute books legislation stringen
| enough to divorce the political from th'
ecclesiastical, and thus stamp out the at
tendant wickedness q polygamy.
The republican party is in favor OF thu
use Of both gold and silver as money an.
condemn the policy OF the democratic
administration in its efforts &c demone
! tie silver.
We demand the reduction OF lettel
postage to one cent per ounce
Ina republic like ours, whore the eti
! zen is SOVEREIGN and the official the serv-
ant, where no power il exercised eNcrp
by the viii Of the people, it is important
that the sovereign, the people, should
| possess intelligence. The free school /,
| /. promoter Of that Intelligence which i;
| to preserve Us a free nation. Therefore
! the states or nation, or both combined
should support free institutions Of learn
ing sufficient to afford to every clsld
growing up in the tandthe Opportunity g
| a good common school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by congress III the enact.
ment of such legislation as viii best Sc
cure the rahablit ltion Of our American
merchant nrtiiiIe and We protest against