Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-05

grateful thanks to the members of the
Democratic party of the fifleih congress
for preserving the unity Of Idaho, and in
operating the measure which has result
ed in securing the admission of our
commonwealth to the union of states.
We regret that in consequence of the
opposition of the Republican party, the
rights of our sister territories New Mex
leo and Arizona to admission to the
union were denied solely on the ground
that they are Democratic territories.
This action of the Republican party, in
furtherance of its fixed purpose to per
petuate its control of the national gov
eminent, we denounce rs a denial of
right and justice to those territories
purely for partisan purposes, and as vi
olative of the express. pledge made 10
the country in its last national platform
that the Republican party would do all
in its power to facilitate the admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona into the
Union.
We hereby renew our pledges to the
political principles set forth in the
national Democratic platform of 1888.
We believe in equal rights to all and
exclusive privileges to none. We are
opposed to all taxes direct or indirect
except for the purpose OF defraying the
legitimate expenses of government
economically administered. We demand
that the present tariff laws shall be so
amended by congress as to remove the
unjust determinations now made in "a,
of the rich and against the poor. We
favor tariff bearing heaviest on articles
of luxury and lightest on articles Of
necessity.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff hin
now pending in congress IA an agra
walton of existing evils and we DEM
that 1t is either just or right to cofnpel
the farmers, miners and other laborinp
men OF Idaho to pay tribute to the man
ufacturers of the east.
we deplore the impoverished con-
Qitlon oil our agricultural interests W hich
is the result of long continued. EXCESSIVE
and unnecessary taxation and we favor
the repeal of all customs duties ON raw
material, entering into the mann
facture of foreign machinery, household
utensils and all necessaries of life.
We tender our gratitude to the DAM
ocrats in congress for their almost nm
anlmous votes in both houses for the
Tree and unlimited coinage of silyer.aud
congratulate the people of our new state
tnat there IS one great political orgaui
zation In the country committed bv its
votes IN congress to measure So es
sential to the prosperity of Idaho. nud
we condemn the arbitrary and dasnori,.
course of Speaker Reed ,stranglinp IN mo
House the bill for the free coinar. oi
silver as passed by the senate.
The silver bill as enacted by the Re-
publican congress, is Il compromise IN
the interests of Wall street. clothes ne
secretary of the treasury with power 10
refuse to purchase bullion on the nrpievf
that bullion is not offered at the market
price, and enables him to bear tie silver
market by refusing to purchase exct.pt
at MS discretion and at such prices as
he may determine.
We denounee the provisions Of fba
bill allowing parties to stipnlate a,,linst
payment in silver and silver certificates
thus setting one standard of yalne f,r
the creditor and another for the debtor.
one for the poor man and another for
the rich man. We denounce thar nro-
vision of the bill which substantially
stops the coinage of the silver dollar
AFTER one year and we earnestly demand
free and unlimited coinage of silvpr. The
leading product of the mines Of Idaho
and that it may be a legal tender for an
debts public and private.
we recognize the association of lend
with silver and that our silver and le.d
industries are Of such great imnorf31,,.s
as to demand our fostering car. ue
therefore demand that our lead interests
shall be so protected as to obyiate me
danger of cur miners having to compete
with the peon and servile labor OF Ny.
leo and Spain, and we demand or tha
officers of the Treasury Departmentfba
no discrimination shall be made in ia
vor OF the importation of foreign lead
ores.
That we renew our faith in the success
OF this great country by the enconfa.,a-
ment of labor and urqe unon ~ -.
resentatives, both State and Natia,,al
the speedy enactment of all Legislation
necessary to encourage and protect tEe
laboring classes of people.
we favor the eight-hour svstam ~
labor. "
We demand that the legislature sban
make immediate provision CARVING ,,ta
effect Section 6, Article IA of ne
Constitution of Idaho so that Pinkerfon
detectives and other hired asess.i.,..
shall never be used as a posse to murder
the innocent and unodeDding nndsr
the pretext of guarding corporate nroo-
erty or suppressing riots.
We insist that the laws which nrobihif
the emigration of servile class with no
no intention of acquiring citizenship to
compete with American labor. and
bringing with them and retaining hahits
ana customs repugnant to our eiyiliza-
ton, be rigidly enforced. we favor the
enactment and strict enforcement Of
stringent legislation excluding Chinese
LABOR from the State of Idaho. We on
pose the employment of Chinamen LV
incorporate companies. and demand
SUCH legislation as will prevent the en-
ployment of Chinese and forejgn CON.
tract labor upon public works 10 the ev-
eiusion OF American citizens. we favor
the deportation of all Chinese ana Tor.
eign contract labor.
Ihe public lands the heritaoe of tho
public, should be held by actual sattlar5
only and not another acre shonld ha
given TO corporations or su.,,,;.,ors an,
all lands now held for specnlative r,,,
poses should be taxed at their f,iI Ill
We demand the forfeiture of all lands
granted corporations which they have
not actually earned. We favor and in.
sist upon the restoration for the nurnosa
OF settlement of all arid lands. i0'e
:. we favor the Democratic nolicv of
the speedy allotment in severaItv of