The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-10-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Endorsed By All who Realize the In
terests of the Country.

terests of the Country.
We, the Republicans of the terri
tory Of Arizona, in convention assem-
bled, hereby renew our allegiance to
tho ,ime-hohored principles of the
Republican party as propounted BY its
founders, and hereby pledge our
united support to the maintenance Of
those principles.
And we hereby declare that the un-
restricted control of the government
by the Democratic party has been a
record Of unparalleled incapacity aud
disaster. They have ruthlessly sacri-
fced Indispensable revenue. They
have entailed Al unnecessary deficit.
and have borrowed money for ordinary
expenses, piliug up the public debt in
times of peace. They have forced an
adversed balance Of trade and re
versed all the measures and results Of
successful Republican legislation.
Therefore. DO it
Resolved. That every consideration
Of public safety demands that the gov
eminent shall DO rescued from the
hands of those who have shown them
selves incapable to conduct it, and
and that it shall be restored to the
party which for thirty years admins
tered it with unparalleled success.
That we believe the first and most
important question before the people
is the tariff. We believe that the
policy of protecting American indus
tries is the foundation and bulwark of
American development and prosperity.
And we demand such an equitable
tariff upon foreign imports which
come into competition with American
products as will not only furnish ade-
Quate revenue for the necessary ex-
penses of the government, but will
protect American labor and American
wages. We favor the restoration of a
tariff on wool. as we'll as uron the inn
portions Of foreign cattle, equal to that
existing under the Mckinley law.
Resolved, That protection and
reciprocity are twin measures Of Re-
publican policy. And we allege that
Democratic rule has struck down both,
and we demand that 10th must be
restored. We demand protection for
what we produce and reciprocity
agreements of mutual interest. which
gain open markets for us in return for
open markets for others. Protection
builds up domestic industries and
trade. and secures for own market for
ourselves. Reciprocity builds up our
trade with foreign nations and finds an
cutie. for our surplus.
Resolved, That we endorse the
national Republican platform as enun-
ciated at St. Louis without any reser-
vation whatever. While we are be-
levers in bi-metalism, we believe that
that the Republican party is the only
true friend of silver, aud will legislate
in such manner as will be favorable
to the coinage of silver without dis
turbing the business interests of the
country. We regard the silver plank
10 the national Democratic platform as
simply subterfuge, invented to con-
fuse the people and divert their atten-
ton from the true issues before them
in this campaign, which is legislation
upon The tariff question.
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this convention that Arizona ought to
be admitted to statehood, as it would
be of great benefit to our common
wealth; and we demand our admission
to he sisterhood of states, in this
union, without further equivocation or
delay.
Resolved, That we indorse the
course of our delegate to congress,
Hon. N. o. Murphy, and we believe
that the people of Arizona have been
we'll aud ably represented by him.
His labors have always been in the
interests of his constituents.