Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-22
REPU sLECAN PLATFORM.

TItofy of Arizona announces Its firm
sihereneD 10 the principles Of the Re.
publican party Of the nation, which
have been so triumphantly vindieated
IN preserving the Union and in pro-
ruuting the welfare aud prosperity of
the people of the United States Of
America.
. As Republicans We express our
admiration of the high personal char
acter of President Harrison in his ad
ninistration of the affairs of the nation
and we congratulate Republicans gen
orally upon the success of an admiais-
tratiUn Of the sffairs of the people
which has so sigBsl!y promoted tine
prosperity of the country at home aud
abroad. and which has secured for ID
the profound respect of the nations of
the world.
g. The Republican party. founded
upon the largest liberty of the citizen,
nust insist that the elective franchise
entrusted to the electors in every State
shall be regarded with the sanctiiy
that the Cousti ution. with its amend
ments, imposes, and IL Unhesiiatingly
affirms the d"cirire that the votes of
the electors in COugresSion4 al elections
in al the States shall under proper
Congressional l. gIslation be freely cast
and honestly counted.
L. Congress in its wisdom has arisen
to the financial demands Of the country
and has provided 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 aud industrial prosperity
shall further be, secured by the free
coinage Of silver.
The governing power of the peo-
pie under Territorial restrictions is
| limited and unsatisfactory. The growth
of the Territory Of Arizona. its wealth
| and resources. as well as the necessi-
ties Of our citizens. require the early
recognition OF oar Territory as a State,
and we assert 1t to be the duty of the
Republican party Of Arizona to exert
all it's activity and energy in promoting
| the early admission OF tine Territory
| into the sisterhoOd of States.
6. The history of the Mormon church
| in the United States means an ecclesi-
astical control that has ever been ag-
gressiye. exacting and tyrsnnical and
" hose boast has ever been that the
Mormon church and people do not aud
| will not assimilate with the people of
our country; whose dominating tenet Is
! polygsmy; whose doctrine is 10 segrs-
| gate its people from all others in their
affairs; who vote as one man under the
dic.stion of its priesthood and only
| for those who can be used for its base
purposes; that as a people they are un-
American ond disloyal. and that for
less reasons than these the Chinese
! have been refused citizenship and are
excluded from our country; that the
| Mormon element in our midst is con
stantly increasing; that the evil Of
their lives IS 4 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 il
only evil; and, therefore,
We. the Republicans of Arizona, in
convention assem- bled. do hereby do.
| mand of Congress that before 1t ad-
! lourns il shall pass the ball now pend
ing before it, known as an Act for the
"Purifcstion Of Elections in Arizona.
| Z. We urge upon Congress the i'm
mediate necessity of remedial legisla-
ton toward relieving the settlers upon
] the public domain 10 this Territory
| from the detrimental effects Of the
operation of the provisions Of the Arid
| Lard bill Of October 2. 1888
8 That the travel aud traffic of our
p-opie in the Territory demand the
attention aud favorable action Of Con-
| gress in facilitating legislative aid for
the construction Of n north and south
railroad. so tha; oar growing agricul
tural and mining interests shall have
/ those advantages of transportation
commensurate with our ever increasing
aud active industries.
.. The bulwark of American liberties
Is our free school system. aod the Re-
publican party. resting IS it does upon
the broad intelligence 81 the people.
/ demands their careful snd judicious
supervision. and req1ires liberal iegis
lation for tie promotion al1 conduct
OF our Territorial school system.
10. TAXATION for Territorial county
and municipal pn-pa es shonid not be
predicated nJon = principle # furnish
ing living for pnbiic officials who
/ seek Office. but should be restricted
absolutely to Just cnmpensGfian for
actual services rendered. and We SIN
cerely deprecate and shall resist the
| groving tendency of eur Tef riiory to-
| increase the burdens Of the taxpayers
beyond the aeiual necessity of pro-
viding for a fair remuneration for
| honest aud efficient pnbiic servants.
and We believe it 10 be the daiy OF the
| Republican party tn address itself
| forthwith 20 diminishing taxation BY
cutting of al needless Offices and re-