The Arizona champion., 1888-09-29
THE PLATFORM.
The Ideas and Principles of the Re- publicans of Arizona.

me NcpupllCan party or AT
 zona, in convention assembled, hereby renews its allegiance to and re. affirms it undying confidence in the great Republican party of the nation. It pledges unswerving Joy. alty and devotion to the principles of Republicanism as, expressed by the platform adopted in Chicago in June, 1888, as we'll as all the | platforms and resolutions officially promulgated by the chosen na
 tional representatives of our na- tional party.
 | The Republicans oi Arizona in common with Republicans every where, can now review in the light of facts the record of the national Democratic party for the past four years. They view with abhorance the long array of broken pledges, deliberate fraud, unblushing viola. tion of blighted faith, utter incom. potency, imbecility and disloyalty which have characterized the en- tire career of the present admins. tration. They look with scorn up on an administration which ob tained power by misrepresentation and false promises, entered into power amid tumultuous shouts of reform. profuse in professions of devotion to the best interests of the country, without redeeming single pledge, but devoting its last
 hours and failing energies for the destruction of American industries and the sacrifice of American bonor. Such record i; in accor. dance with the "eternai fitness of things" and perfectly becoming the character of President, whose administration is not credited with a single loyal act, and who was never known to express ;n opinion upon the merits of the grea,es, struggle for human liberty that the world ever saw, whose doings and sayings are true reflex of the demagogue, who, by a bitter de. cree of fortune and irony of fate, was accidentally waited into a position so lofty that the insig- niflcance of the individual stands prominently forward as a last ing stigma upon the gran. deur of the station whos,. persistent and continuous insults to the loyal defenders of the Union in impos ing the veto to their just and mer. ited demands proclaim, with un. erling precision his utter want Of sympathy for our gallant d, lenders and appreciation of their price. less efforts.
 The Republicans of Arizona hereby pronounce their devotion to the doctrine of home rule for the Territories The failure of the Democratic party to redeem the pledge of home rule made in. 1884, and the omnibus silence of their platform on that subject in 1888 render the original hypocracy and subsequent treachery the more glaring, and inspire the Republi- cans of Arizona with more zeal and determination to accomplish this great consuma,ion. We earnestly believe the real home rule for the Territories and the people thereof are capable of self government ana that all offices in the Territories should be filled by persons who have actually resided therein for sufficient time to have become acquainted with the resources, GUS toms, wants and necessities of the | people. Knowing that the pledge will be faithfully carried out if the national Republican triumph is obtained, we recommend that the President of the United States appoint federal officers for the Territories who may be selected by the political party in accord with the administration. This is made imperative in order to avoid the blightning effect resulting from the appointment to any Territory of an executive such as Arizona has been afflicted with, governor who has totally dlsrcgarded his obligations by the promiscuous pardoling of criminals, trifing with o,ir legal rights by signing law 10 appoint code commission, whose labols, in the brief time required, s'ntailed enormous expense without any