Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-21

all Its activity and energy in promoting
The early admission OF the Territory
Into the sisterhood Of States.
.. The history Of the Nor mon church
ia the United States means an ecclesi.
>ticsl control that has ever been ag-
gressive. exaeting and ty rsnnical aud
hose boast has ever bseu that the
Mormon church and people do not aud
wIll not assimilate with the people of
ouT country whose dominating tenet Is
poly gamy; whose doctrine Is to segre-
gate Its lsOple iron oil others in their
sffAirs; " ho vote as one man under the
iic,stioO Of it's priesthood and only
fUr those " no eaB 5e used far i;s base
purposes; that as people they are un-
American oDd disloysl. aud that for
less reasons than these the Chinese
have been refused citizenship aud are
excluded from our country; that the
Mormon element in our midst 10 con-
SANITY increasing; that the eril Of
5heir lives IS a blot upon the good
uame and fair fame of cur Territory,
aud that II We allow this vice to con-
tiuus we can hope TO harvest from it
only evil; and. therefore,
We. the Republicans Of Arizona, in
convention assembled. do hereby do
mand # Congress that before 10 ad
Iourns il shall pass the bill now pend
ing before 1t. known ss an Act for the
"PurIfcaiion If Elections 10 Arizona I"
Z. We urge upon Congress the irn
mediate necessity of remedial legisla-
tion toward relieving the settlers upon
the public domain in this Territory
/ 10 frl - Al
operation Of the provisions Of the Arid
Land bill of October 2. 1888
8 That the travel and traffic Of our
p-opie in the Territory demand the
attention and favorable action Of Con-
gress IN facilitating Legislative aid for
the eon.irueiion of north and south
railroad. sn thar our growing agricnl
'ural and mining interests shsll have
those advantages of transportation n
commensurate with our ever Increasing
snd active industries.
2. The b1lwark of American Liberties
is our free school system, ard the Re-
publican party, resting SIS it does upon
he broad intelligence Of the people,
demands their careful and judicious
uFervision. and reqnires libersl lsgis
iation for the promotion aud conduct
Of our Territorial school system.
10 Taxation for Territorial. county
and municipal purpo es shouid not be
predicaied npnu a principle If furnish
ug a living for pnblic officials who
seek Office. bnt should be restricted
absolutely to just compensation for
acTual services rendered. and ss sin
cerely dsprecste and shall resist the
growing tendency of our TerritorF 10
Increase the burdens of the tax payers
beyond the &C. ud necessity of pro-
viding for a fair remuneration for
honest and Efficient public servants.
aud we believe u to be the duty Of the
Republican party TO address itself
forthwith to diminishing taxation by
.utting of all needless Offices and re
iGcing Dublic expenditures to the low
sst point consistent wiih sn ht nest and
-iirient administration Of the laws.
IL The principles Of Republicanism
reqlirs the party 10 foster and encour
/ tge every industry which tends to give
Vitality and prosperity TO the whole
! Territory hy wi-e. iudicinus leg. g.sla
ion, whereby the interests of labor
ara capital shall be equally protected.
II. The dsfalcaiIous which hsye
risen in this Territory in the accounts
q the Democratic officials appointed
% Office under Democratic rule sho1ld
inspire he people OF the Territory
With graves caution IN sg in entrust-
ing the powers Of the government te
ofi ciais elscied or Nj pointed by the
Democratic party or MS rulers. and we
direct the attention of the az payers
and the people at large to the deficit
II So. 100 in the account Of the Demo-
cratic Commissioners of the Territorial
prison; to the large uuadjusied bslsnes
due b. the Territory from the late Sec
retary Bayard in the administration of
his Office; and te the appalling def
cheney in ihe accounts of Fred W /.
Smith, late Receiver in the United
State. Laud OiIiee. at Tucson, and to
the serious injnries aud embsrrass-
ments resulting therefrom to the set-
tiers upon our public lands.
ID. We ss party place our candi-
dates before the elertors Of the Tsrri-
tory Of Arizona wish ths fullsst belief
in their integrity aud 10 their capacity
to perform the dnties OF the ofii.ss Tor
which they have been respectively
uomIDatei. and We invoke fair and
impartial Judgment from the REQ lie
Ipon the principles enuncia,ed by the
party. and not Only pledge the party
bnt the candidates ss well to peFsissut
effort in successfully establishing the
principles bareiH set forth.