Mohave County miner., 1894-10-06
Republican Platform.

We, the Republicans of Mohave Com.
ty. in convention assembled, do hereby
reaffirm our allegiance to The tried and
time-honored principles Of the grand old
party. We point with pride to its safe,
conservative past history. We glory In
the names Of the presidents and states
man Who have brought and kept the
Republican party to the front. We con-
slider ourselves honored to he permitted
to work In the ranks Of the great party
whose safe business methods, sound
national and international policy has
raised us up as nation to the highest
rank; has brought prosperity, comfort
and happiness 10 the people, and peace
and friendship ~ith all mankind.
We condemn the unwise and vsscillst-
ing course OF the Democratic party. We
condemn it's silver legislation, which
closed the mines and brought hunger
and want to the homes Of million Of
the best citizens Of the country. We
condemn it for its doctrines Of free trade
and others equally pernicious, because
We consider them destructing and mimi
cal to the prosperity Of the American
people and the country. We condemn
il for having taken the tariff from our
principal industries, WOOL, lead and sill
yer. We hold them responsible for the
disasterous reduction in the prices OF
the industrial and other products Of this
territory.
In comparing the condition Of our peo-
pie and their prosperity under bene.
fcent republican administration, with
their experience under that Of the other
party, since blind voters. misled by false
and fraudulent promises, deserted re
publicanism, We cannot but conclude
that the grand republican party is the
party Of the poor, the rich, Of prosperity
and Of progress and liberty.
Because it il the custom, and not Oe-
cause 1t 10 necessary because the past
history Of the republican party 10 ample
evidence of its future useiulness--we
hereby
Resolve, That we are unreservedly and
emphatically in favor Of the Tree and
unlimited coinage Of silver at ratio OF
l6 to 1.
Resolved, That such tariff legislation
be enacted a. will reopen the shops and
factories, bring renewed prosperity TO
the country and give work al just wages
to the army Of idle mon who seek and
cannot find work to-day.
Resolued, That emigration be entire
ly restricted for period of ten years.
Resolved, That we favor the survey
Of our desert land by the U. s. Govern
ment In sunkissed Arizona lie hun
dreds Of thousands Of acres Of the richest
land in the universe only waiting the
auenching Of its thirst to blossum forth
into fertile helds ami productive gardens.
We therefore believe il to be the duty
Of the government to appropriate ample
funds to develop the water resources Ut
the territory to the end that cheap lands
may be opened to actual and needy Set
tiers.
Resolped, That We favor the speedy
admission Of the territory to statehood.
RESOLVED, That We favor government
ownership Of all railroad and telegraph
lines.
Considering the benefits to be der ived
from such principles, the union to be
desired is the union of the republican
party a. the only resource that lie left us
in our critical situation In order to estab.
lish the prosperity and true progress OF
our people and territory.