Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-06

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We recognize the ASSOCIATION of
lead with silver and that our silver
and lead industries are of such a great
importance as to demand our foster
ing care; we therefore demand that
our lead industries shall be SO pro
tected as to obYiate the danger of J
our mines to compete with the peon
and seryile labor of Mexico and Spain,
aud we demand Of the officers of the
Treasury department that no discrim-
ination shall be made in favor Of the
importation OF foreign lead ores.
That we renew our faith in the
success OF this great country through
the encouragement Of labor; and urge
upon our Representatives, both State
and National, the speedy enactment
Of all legislation necessary to encour-
age and protect the laboring classes
Of the people.
| We favor an eighthour system OF
labor We demand that the Legisla-
ture shall make immediate provisions
carrying into effect Sec. 6 Act IA, OF
. the Constitution Of Idaho, 80 that
piukerlon detectives and other hired
assassins shalt never be used as
| POSSE coNMITATus TO murder the in
J noeent and unofiending under the
D pretext Of guarding corporate proper
D ~ or suspending riot,
/ We insist that the laws which pro
I hibits the immigration Of servile
; class, with no intention Of acquiring
d citizenship. TO compete with Ameri
e can labor and bring with them ano
!. retain habits and customs repugnan
n TO our civilization, be rigidly enforced
o We favor the enactment and string
/. emit enforcement of stringently ex
Guiding Chinese labor from the Stat
ie Of Idaho. We oppose the employ
le ment OF Chinamen by corporate cou
81 NAMES and demand such Legislation
as will prevent the employment Q
IL Chinese and foreign contract laoo
upon public work to the exclusion o
n. American citizens. We favor tn
IT. deportation Of all Chinese and foreig
x contract labor.
Al. The public land. the heritage
the people, should be held by actu
ia settlers only, and not another acI
As should be given to corporations
ia. speculators, and all lands held 4
nd speculative purposes should be take
at their full value.
les We demand the forfeiture OF
Of lands granted TO corporations viii
they have not actually earned. v
riff favor and insist upon the restoratic
an for the purpose Of settlement; OF
we arid lands.
to We favor the Democratic poll
her Of the speedy allotment in several
ute Of lands 10 Indians and the openi
10 actual settlement OF all lands
,dI. allotted within the bounds Of lndi
st, reservations.
ed. That our State Legislature procG
ON. with all possible dispatch to en-
ms. and make such laws as will fully p
nto tect the appropriations OF waters
n, the necessary and beneficial use
ries the same, having due regard to
priority of appropriations.
the Believing that the security
al. perpetuity of our Republican cove
SEES, ment depends upon the purity OF
age ballot we demand the enactment
ople laws Furnishing bribery or intimi
one ton OF voters, and we favor
the Australian system of voting.
in We favor the election of Uni
to States Senators by direct vote
con- the people.
,otic We protest against the enactn
ling Of the Federal election bill as a
free ace to the freedom and purity of I
nate. tons, unnecessary and inexpedi
the calculated to create discomfort
mise disorder between the sections OF
,thes country, in the interests of part
With rather than public benefit placing
lllion Treasury Of the United States at
q not disposal OF the party in power
en-. partisan purposes, and designate