Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-29

Representatives in Congress in op-
posing its passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on
the free list, and we insist that the
duties thereon shall be adjusted and
maintained so as TO furnish full and
adequate protection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect
all needed reduction OF the National
revenue, by repeating the taxes upon
tobacco, which are an annoyance and
burden 10 agriculture, and the tax
upon spirits used in the arts, and tor
mechanical purposes; and by such re-
vision Of the tariff laws as will tend
to check imports of such articles as
are produced by our people, the pro-
duction of which gives employment
to our labor; and release from import
duties those articles of foreign pro-
duction Except luxuries) the like OF
which cannot be produced at home.
If there shall still remain a larger
revenue than is requisite for the
wants of the Government, we favor
the entire repeal Of internal taxes,
rather than the surrender of any
part OF cur protective system at the
Joint behest of the whisky trusts and
agents Of foreign manufacturers.
FOREIGN CONTRACT LABOR.
We declare our hostility to the in
PRODUCTION into this country OF for
eign contract labor, alien to our civil
ization and our Constitution; and we
demand the rigid enforcement of the
existing laws against it, and favor
such immediate Legislation as Will
exclude such labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all
combinations of capital organized in
trusts or otherwise, to control arbl-
;rarily the condition of trade among
our citizens; and we recommend to
/ Congress and the State Legislatures,
10 their respective Jurisdictions, such
legislation as will prevent the exc
! cution Of all schemes to oppress the
people by undue charges on their sup.
plies, or by unjust rates for the trans
portaticn OF their products to market.
We aprove the legislation by Con-
gress to prevent alike unjust burdens
and unfair discrimination between the
States.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR AMERICANS
We reaifirm the policy of appropri-
ating the public lands of the United
States to be homesteads for American
citizens ana settlers. not aliens, which
the Republican party established in
1862, against the persistent opposi-
ton of the Democrats in Congress,
which has brought our great Western
domain into such magnificent devel-
opment. The restoration OF uneaFn-
ed railroad laBd-grants to the public
domain for the use OF actual settlers,
i which was begun under the Admin
istration 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 joint action of Republi-
cana and Democrats $4,000 .0QG OF
acres of unearned lands originally
granted for the cor struotion of rail
roads have been restored to the pub
lie domain, in pursuance of the con-
ditions inserted by the Republican
party in the original grants. We
charge the Democratic Administra-
t;cp with failure to execute the laws
occurring 10 acttlers titles to their
homesteads, and with using appro-
priatious made for that purpose to
harrass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false pre-
tense Of exposing frauds and vindl-
:! eating the law.
ApMIsaIcE OF NEW STATES.
The government by Congress- cI
the Territories is based upon necess;
ty ONLY, to the end that they may be
come States in the Union; therefore
whenever the conditions of popula
ton, material resources, public intel
ligence and morality are such "a tc
insure stable local government
therein, the people Of such Territories
should be permitted, as right inner
ent in them, to form for themselves
Constitutions and State Governments
and be admitted into the Union
Pending tue preparation for State
mood all ON .ers thereof should be Sc
lected rom the bona nde residents
aad citizens Of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakote
should of right be Immediately admit
ted as State 10 the Union, under
the Constitution framed and adopted
by her pecDie,0ud we heartily indorse
the action Of the Republican Senate IL
twice passing bills for her adm ission.
The refusal Of the Democratic House
Of Representatives., for partisan pur-
poses, to flvorahly consider these
bills, il q wiifu violation Of the sa
cred American principles OF local sci
government and merits the condem
nation Of all just men. The pending
bills in the Senate for acts to enable
the people Of Washington, North Da
kotp- aaa Montana Territories to form
, Constitutions aGa cgtablish STATE
Governments, should be passed w.lh
out unnecessary delay. The Repub
lican party pledges itself to do all il
| its Lover 10 facilitate the admission
! Of tlo Torrita9ioa Of New Mexico
: Wyoming, Idaho and ARIZONA to thl
enjoyment OF seifgovernmcnt Il!
as States, such of them as are now
qualified, as soon as possible, and th'
r others as soon as they may become so
,c|yGAMY MUST 90.
{ The political power o. the Mormon
/. Church in the Territories as exercise,
) 10 tho past is q mcnace to free institu
B tioU5, too dangerous longer to be suf
. fered therefore, ygo pledge the Re
: publican party to appropriate ;eglsla
ton asserting the sovereignty OF IT,.
Nation il ali Territories where th'
same is questioned, and in furtheranc'
OF that end u place upon the statut.
books legislation stringent enoagh to
DIVORCE the political from the ecclesi.