Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-03
REPUsLICAN PLATFORM.

/. Inc hSpuOitcdu party OF iDe Ter
ritOFy Of Arizona announces It's firm
ad dherencs to the principles of the Re
publican party OF the nation. which
have been so triumphsntly rindicstea
in preserving the Union and IN pro-
noting the welfare and prosperity of
the people Of the United States of
America.
2. As Republicans we express our
admiration of the high personal char
soter of President Harri. on IN his ad
ministratiou of the affairs of the nation,
and We congratulate Republicans gen.
erally upon the suecess IF an admins
ira tiun of the sffaiTs Of the people
which has so siguaiIy promoted the
property OF tie country st homr and
abroad. and which has secured for IL
,I'e profound respect of the nations Of
the world
3. The Republican party. founded
upon the largest liberty of the citizen,
n ust insist that the elective franchise
enti usted tp the electors in every State
shall be regarded with the sanctiiy
that the Consti ution. with its amend
msuts, imposes, aud u uuhesiiatingly
..ffirms the doctrine thai the votes of
the electors iu Congressional elections
10 all the States shall under proper
Congressional legislation !. be freely cast
and honestly counted.
Congress 10 its wisdom has arisen
to the financial demands Of the country
aud has provided a system Of coinage
of silver to meet tue present finsncisl
emergencies of the propie. and We mast
insist. as q party. that an enlarged
financial and industrial prosperity
shall further be secnredi by the free
coinage of silver.
5 1 he gosernIug power "f t'ss peO-
;,Ie under Territorial 'st lotions is
limited aud unsatisfactory. The growth
81 the Territory Of Ar.znus its wealth
and resources well a. be nsrrssi
Ies Il onr eitIz rsqn:re the Tariy
recognition of oar Territory as a State.
,pd We assert It ro be the duty If the
Republican, psrIy Of Arizona ia exert
III it- activity and energy ia promoting
be early admIssiOn of the Territory
..tn the sisrrrtpo.l of States
q. The history Of he Nor mnn church
in the United States means an scclssi-
--tir-i coutrol that has ever been az
yrsssiye. rxacting snd tyrapuieal aud
h,r-e boast has ever b 'eD that the
Mormon church aud people do not and
siIl not assimIlate with The peop'e of
onr counfr, whose dominating tenet Is
polygamy; whose d,sctrin- u To segre-
gate Its people from all oiher- 10 their
affair-; who vote as one man under the
iiIc stioa Of it, priesthood sud only
for tbo>e who can be ussd fSr ,t~ base
puTO. ses; that as q people they are un-
american nnd disl"yai. and that for
i-ss reasons than these the Chinese
nave been refused citizenship and are
excluded from our county; that the
Mormo. elenebt in our Inidrt Is con-
stantly Increasing; that the evil Of
their lives "a blot upoD the good
name and fair fame of our Territory,
add that IL We allow this vice To con
rinue We can hope 20 harvest from il
oBiy evil; and therefore,
We. the Republicans 81 Arizona, m
esnxentinn asse IN bled. do hereby do
nes.d uf Congress that before il AL
Janrus il shall pass the b'll now pend
ing before it. known as an Act for the
Purifc.tion 81 Elections IN Arizona ="
a. We urge npon Congress the im-
mediate necessity Of remedial legisla-
tioD toward relieving the settlers npon