Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-08-18


bv repealing the taxes upon tobacco,
which are an annoyance and burden to
agriculture, and Ihe tax upon spirits used
in the arts and medicinal purposes, and
ty such revision Of the tariff laws as will
tend TO cheek imports of such articles a.
are produced by our reopse, the produc-
iion OF which gives employment to our
labor, and release from import duties
those articles of foreign production lex
cept luxuresl the like u which can not
be produced at home. Ii there shall still
remain larger reysnpe than IL redui-
site for the wants Of the government We
fsvr the entire repeal Of iuierDal taxef.
rather than the surrender Of any part Of
our protective system, at the joint be-
hest OF whisky trusts and the agents OF
ioreign manufacturers.
Wd ee0iare our hostility to the intro
dnction into this country OF foreign
contract labor and OF Chinese labor,
alien to olr civilization and oGr constitu-
ton, aud We demand the rigid enforce
nent Of the existing laws against these
evil. and favor such immediate legisll
tion as VIII exclude such lahor from our
shores.
We de, lare our opposition 10 all COM
binatious Of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con.
fditipn OF trade among our citizens, and
we ree commend TO con, sress and the State
legislatures. in their respective jnrisdic-
.ions such legislation as will prevent the
executions Of all schemes to 0ppress the
people by undue elagcs on their SUP
plies, or by unjust raigs Tor the transpor-
tJtion OF their products to market.
We approve the legia alton by congress
10 prevent alike, unjust burdens and nn-
fair discrimination between the states.
We Feaijirm the policy of appropriating
the pHia,c lands OF the United States 10
be llomcsgads for American citizens and
settlers, not aliens, which the republican
parry established in 1862, against the per-
sistent opposition Of the democrats in
congress, end which has brought oul
great west.irn doindin inio such magnii,
cent development,
The restoration Of unearned railroad
land grants to the public domain for the
use of actul settlers, which was begun
nnder the adDilistretion Of President
Arthur, should be continued. We deny
that the democratic party has ever re-
STORED one acre 10 the people, bit declare
that by the joint action OF republicans
and democrats about 90, 10000 acres OF
tlnearnei l,tnds, originally granted foi
the construction OF railroads, have been
restored to the publc domain "A pursu-
ance of the conditions inserted by the re-
publican patty in the original grants.
We charge the democratic administra-
ion with failure to execute she laws secu-
ling to settlers title TO their homesteads,
tni with using appropriations made for
thai purpose, to harlsa innocent settlers
with SPIES ana prosecutions, under the
f.lse pretenee OF exposing frauds and
yindicating she law.
The government By congress OF the
territories, is based upon necessity only
to the end that they may become states
in the union. Therefore, whenever the
conditions Of popul lation, material resour-
hes. pa1lic Intelligence and mciality are
such as to insure stable local govern
nient therein, the people Of such terrlto-
ries should be permitted as right inhe-
reas in them. 10 form for themselves
constitutions and state governments and
h. admitted into the union. Pending
ihe preparations for statehood all officers
thereof should be selected from the bona
iidc residents and citizens OF the territory
wherein .hey are td serve.
South Dakota should OF right be inilae-
tliately admitted az A state in the union,
under the constitution framed and adopt
ell br her people, and we heartily endorse
the action OF the republicans i'll twice
passing bills for her admission. Tie
refusal OF tie denocratic house Of repre-
sentatiyes, Tor partisan purposes, to ia
yorably consiier these bids is q F'illful
violation Of the sacred American pfinci-
pie OF eelf-gosernment, AMI merits the
condemnation OF all just men.
The panding bills in the senate for acts
to enable the people oi 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 adfnla-
sion OF the territories OF New Mexico,
Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the en-
ioyinent OF self-goyernment as states
suth OF them as are now qualified, az
soon as possible, and the others as soon
as they nay become so.
The political power of the Mormon
church III the territories, as exercised III
the past, is a n.enaee TO free institutions
and dangerous to be long suffered
Therefore we pledge the republican party
u appropriate legislation asserting the
aoyereignitv OF the nation in all terrific
ries where the same is questioned, and IN
furtllerance Of that end, TO place upon
The statute books legislation stringent
enough 10 divorce the political from the
ecclesiastical, and thus stamp out the at
tendant Sickcdness Of polygany.
The republican party is in favor Of the
use Of both gold and silver as money an
condemn the policy OF the democratic
administration in its efforts 10 denone'
tise silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to one cert per ounce.
la a repu5sfe like ours, where the citi-
zen is sovereign AMI the official the serv-
ant, where no power is exercised except
by the viii OF the people, it is important
that the sovereign, the people, should
POSSESS intelligence. The free school is
!, promoter OF that intelligence which Ii
TO preserve us a free nation. Therefore
the states or nation, or both combined,
should support free institutions OF learn
ing sui. ci It to afford to every child
growing up in the land the opportunity OF
q good common school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by congress IN the enact
mens Of sleh legislation as viii best So
cure the rehabilitation Of our American
-assehan- marine, aad we protest against