The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-06
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we denounce the provisions OF tne
bill allowing parties to stipulate
against payment in silver or silver
certificates, thus setting one standard
of value for the creditor and another
for the debtor, one for the poorman and
another for the rich man.
We denounce that provision of the
bill which substantially stops the coin
age of the silver dollars after one year
and we earnestly demand free and UNI
limited coinage of silver, the leading
product of the mines of Idaho, and
that it be made legal tender for all
debts, public and private.
| We recognize the association of lead
with silver and that our silver and lead
industries are of such great impOr-
lance as to demand our fostering care;
we therefore demand that our lead in
dustries shall be so protected as to OBJ
viate the danger of our mines to
compete with the peOn and servile labor
of Mexico and Spain, and we demand
of the officers of the Treasury depart
ment that no discrimination shall be
made in favor of the importation of for
eign lead ores.
That we renew our faith in the sue
cess of this great country through the
encouragement of labor; and urge up
on our Representatives, both State and
National, the speedy enactment of all
Legislation necessary to encourage and
protect the laboring classes of the peO-
lple.
We favor an eight-hour system of Ia
Dor. We demand that the Legislature
shall make immediate provisions carry
into effect Sec. Act. IA, of the Consti-
tuition of Idaho, so that PinkertOn de-
tectives and other hired assassinS shall
never be used as a posse cOn1nitdtuS
to murder the innocent and unOffend-
ing under the pretext of guarding cor
lpOrate property or suspendng riot.
We insist that the laws which pro-
hibits the immigration of a serville
class, with no intention of acquiring
citizenship, to compete with American
labor and bring with them and retain
habits and customs repugnant to our
civilization, be rigidly enforced.
We favor theI/ actment and string
ent enforcement 4. tringently exclud-
ling Chinese labor Nom the State of
Idaho. We oppose the employment of
Chinaman by corporate companies and
demand such legislation as will prevent
the employment of Chinese and foreign
contract labor upon public work to the
exclusion of American citizens. We
favor the deportation of III Chinese and
foreign contract labor.
The public land, the heritage of the
people, should be held by actual settlers
only, and not another acre should be
given to corporations OF spectators
and all lands held for speculative pur-
poses should be taxed at their full
tvalue.
We demand the forfeitureof all lands
granted to corporations which they
have not actually earned. We favor
and insist upon the restoration, for the
purpose of settlement; of all arid
lands.
i We favor the Democratic policy OF
l the speedy allotment in Severalty OF
lands to Indians and the opening tC
= actual settlement of all lands unal1otteC
l within the bounds of Indian reserva
: tons.
q That our State legislature proceed
!. with all possible dispatch to enact anC
= make such laws as will fully protect thu
appropriations of waters in the neces
q sary and beneficial use of the same
q having due regard to the priority O.
! appropriations.
n Believing that that the security ant
e perpetuity of our Republican govern
Il ment depends upon the purity of thu
# ballot we demand the enactment O
s laws Furnishing bribery or intimidation
s of voters, and we favor the Australian
O system of voting.
b. We favor the election of Unitet
d States Senators by direct vote of TIN
s. people.
70 We protest against the enactment o
the Federal election bill as menace t,
e the freedom and purity of elections
l. unnecessary and inexpedient, calculated
to create discomfort and diSOrde
d between the sections of the country, il
the interests OF partisan rather thai
It public benefit, placing the Treasury O
If the United States at the disposal of tn
Ie party in power for partisan purposes
r and designated by the present Repub
lican administration to intrench itsel
fl and its party behind centralized an,
IS consolidated power, and by the employ
n ment of corruption and coercion, t.
st render it impossible for the citizens t.
obtain peaceably redress or grievicncs
N reformation of abuses, and tC dis ,odg
Is unworthy and unfaithful officials.
We denounce the wasteful, wanto
fl and reckless expenditure and eXtrava
e. gance of republican Congress whic
~ through sheer proiligacy, has alread
el bankrupted the Treasury and engwlfe
lg an annual surplus Of 5O,0O0,0OO in tn
H. appropriations of single session 9
Congress- not yet ended, and, whic
H. threatens to create new and unhear
It, demands on the National revenues, an
Il, after absorbing the trust funds OF tn
III Treasury will leave the country heir
es the certain and enormous deficit {
n $lO0,0O0,0OO.