Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-19
REPU aLsCAN PLATFoRm.

fHofg OF ARIZONA announces its hTm
adherepcs to the principles Of the Re.
publican party Of the nation. which
have been so triumphsntly vindicated
in preserving the Union and in pro-
moiipg The welfare and prosperity OF
the peHple Of the United States Of
A Amf ries.
AS Republicans we express our
admiration Of the high personal char.
aeier of President Harrison in his ad
ministration OF the affairs Of the nation,
and we congratulate Republicans gen
orally upon the success of an admins
| ration of the sfairs of the people
which has so sigbslly promoted the
| property of the country at home aud
| abroad. aud which has secured for il
tie profound respect of the nations OF
| tie world.
g. The Republican party, founded
upon the largest liberty of the citizen,
| pust insist that the elective franchise
entr usted TO the eleetois in every State
shall be regarded with the sanctiiy
| that the Consti U:ioE. with it, amend
ments, imposes, AID ii uDhesiistingly
afirms the drciiine that the votes OF
the electors in Congressional elections
in all the States shall under proper
Congressional l. gislation be freely cast
and honestly counted.
4 Congress IN its wisdom has arisen
to the financial demands Of the country
and has provided a system Of coinage
Of silver TO meet the present financial
emergencies of the people. and we must
| insist, as a party. that an enlarged
financial and ind ustrisl prosperity
shall further be secured by the free
coinage of silver.
The governing power of ths peo-
pie under Territorial restrictions ID
limited and unsatisfactory. The growth
of the Territory Of Arizona. its wealth
and resources. as well as the necessi
ties Of cur citizens. require the early
recognition of oar Territory as State
and We assert it to be the duty of the
Republican party Of Arizona to exert
all it's activity and energy in promoting
the early admission of the Territory
into the sisterhood Of States.
g. The history Of the Mormon churef
in the United States means an ecclesi
a@tieal control that has ever been az
gressiye, exacting and tyrsnnicsl anG
whose boast has ever been that the
Mormon church and people do not apt
will not assimiiste with the people oI
our country; whose dominating tenet II
polygamy; whose doctrine il to segre
gate its people from ell others In thei,
affairs: who vote as one man under tht
dic.stion of its priesthood and only
for those who can be used for its bass
purposes; that as people they are IN
American ond disioyal, and tina. fol
; less reasons than these the Chimes.
have been refused citizenship and ar,
excluded from our country; that th,
Mormon element in our midst is con
stsntly Increasing; that the evil o
their lives is q blot upon the good
name and fair fame Of our Territory
and that if we allow this vice to con
tinue we can hope TO harvest from j
only evil; and, therefore,
We. the Republicans of Arizona, il
convention assembled, do hereby de
mand of Congress that before il ad
, Iourns il shall pass the bill now pend
ing before it, known as an Act for th'
'Purificstion Of Elections in Arizona
; z. We urge upon Congress the i'm
mediate necessity of remedial legisla
ton t1ward relieving the settlers upoi
the public domain in this Territory
, from the detrimental effects of tn
operation of the provisions of the Ark
. Land bill Of October 2. 1888
| s That the travel and traffic of out
: people n the Territory demand thu
/ attention and favorable action of Con
3 gress IN facilitating legislative aid 10
| the construction Of north aud soutl
r4ilroa6, so that our growing agrieul
; furai and mIuIug .Sterests snail hav,
those advantages O: transportation
commemorate with our ever incFeasin,
and active industries.
Q. The bulvark,of Am srican libertie
Is our free school systerI, and the Re
, publican party. restin 9 SIS il does upoi
the broad Intelligence of the people
6se2ands their careful and judicioa
! supervision. and rs1fuires liberal legis
lation for the prcmotion and eonduc
OF our Territorial school system.
10. Taxation for Territorial. couni-
and municipal puspo es she=ld not b
| predicated upon principle Of furnish
, ing a living for public officials sb'
a seek Office. but should be restricted
absolutely to a just compensation 10
} | acfusl services rendered, and We sin.
cerely depTeeate and shall resist tb'
| growing tendency OF our Territory t
increase the burdens Of the tax payer
beyond the actual necessity Of pro
viding for fair remuneration 70
honest and efficient public servants
i, and We believe II to be the duty Of tn
Republican party to address iisei
forthwith TO diminishing taxation b
I cutting OF all needless 9f3ess asd %