Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-20
E.EPUsrICAN PLaTFoRu.

riiury OF Arizona announces its firm
adherencs 10 the principles Of the Re.
publican party Of the natioo, which
have been 30 triumphsntly vindicated
~ preserving the Union and in pro.
mu'ing the welfare and prosperity of
tie pc pie of the United States Of
America.
2 As Republicans We express our
admiration of the high personal char
acier OF President Harrison in his al
ministraIion of the affairs of the nation,
and We congratulate Republicans gen-
orally upon the success Of an admins
tratiop OF the affairs Of the people
which has so signaily promoted the
property Of the country at home and
abroad. and which has secured for il
tie profound respect of the nations of
the world.
g. The Republican party, founded
upon the largest liberty of the citizen.
Gust insist that the elective franchise
ent. listed 10 the e.Csiors iu every State
shall be regarded with the sanetiiy
that the Consti uiion. with il. amend-
ments, imposes, AID It uuhesiiatingly
affirms the 4. ciri:.e that the votes of
the electors ia Cougres-ion Il elections
in Ell the Sta'es shall under proper
COugIes essional !. glslAsiUn be freely cast
aud honestly counted.
4. Congress in ats wisdom has arisen
to the finaucial demands IF the country
and has provided system of coinage
Of silver to meet the present financial
emergencies Of the people. and we must
insist, AS q party. that an enlarged
financial and industrial prosperity
shall further be secured by the free
coinage of silver.
8 The governing power Of the peo-
pie under Territorial restrictions is
limited and unsatisfactory. The growth
Of the Territory Of Arizona its wealth
and resources. as well AS The necessi
ties Of our eitiz=ns. require the early
recognition of oar Territory as State.
and we assert it to be the duty of the
Republican party Of Arizona 10 exert
all its activity and energy in promoting
The early admission of the Territory
rntO the sisterhood OF States.
6. The history Of the Mormon church
in the United States means an ecclesi-
astical control that has ever been ag.
gTessive. exacting and tyrapnical and
| q hose boast has ever been that the
Mormon church and people do not and
will not assimilate with the people oil
our country whose dominating tenet Is
pOlygamy; whose doctrine is to segre.
gate its people from all others in their
affairs; who vote as one man under the
| dio.atioH of It's priesthood and only
for those who can be used for its base
purposes; that as a people they are un.
American ond disloyal, and that for
less reasons than these the Chinese
have been refused citizenship and are
| excluded from our country; that the
Mormon element in our midst is con
stantly increasing; that the evil oi
| their lives is a blot upon the good
name and fair fame of our Territory
and that il we allow this vice 10 con.
| Time We can hope to harvest from il
only evil; and, therefore,
We. the Republicans of Arizona, in
/ convention assembled, DO hereby de
mand of Congress that before it ad.
Journs it shall pass the bill now pend
| ing before it, known as an Act for the
"Purification of Elections 10 Arizona. y
Z. We urge upon Congress the i'm
mediate necessity of remedial legisla-
tioD toward relieving the settlers upon
the public domain in this Territory
| from the detrimental effects of the
| operation of the provisions of the Arid
Land bin Of October 2. 1888
8 That the tTsvel and traffic of our
people in the Territory demand the
attention and favorable action of Con-
gress IN facilitating legislative aid for
the con,tTuetion of north and soutb
railroad, so that our growing agricul
fural and mining interests shall have
those advantages Of transportation
commensurate with our ever increasing
aud active industries.
8. The bulwark Of American liberties
| Is our free school system, and the Re
publican party. resting as it does upon
the broad Intelligence Of the people.
demands their careful and juaicious
supervision. and requires liberal legis
lation for tie promotion aud conduct
OF our Territorial school system.
10. Taxaiion for Territorial, county
and municipal purpo es should no. be
| pTodicaied upoD a principle Of furnish
ing living for public officials who
seek Office. but should be restricted
absolutely to just compensation for
aetnal services rendered. and ne sin
cerely deprecate and shall resist the
grosing tendency of our Territory to
increase the burdens hf the taxpayers
beyond the actual Necessity Of pro-
viding for a fair remuneration for
honest and efficient public servants.
and we belieFe il to be the duty OF the
Republican party to address -itseli
forthwith 10 iimioishiDg taxation By
cutting Of all needless Offices and 70.