Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-11
REPuB uBLICANS
what is our Duty
Vodayc
-. .s.ssf sae True Principles Of the
P.ny se iainiained. and She
gsiG ack OF Corporate
p be RepuIsed.


sbog,i rLs t the coming election.
rts'r ee,i # loyalty TO the kepubli-
can .a.y 4 to Whatever bears tae
stamp Of endorsements. appears u
Lee tbea 10 me direction, while they
ers urged 70 another course by thsiT
,etrio sg. by heir stern AmerieaSi 8.
aid tg .dat Adying love for jos -
al. who ne study Of the d. '~.-e9
aad yrcc .pIes of the grand party - .
Union can never fat 10 arouse. =. afss
side lies the path which by Their ~ s'tse-
tions of right and wrong ~ n. fhe
Interchangeable principles Of - sspub-
lioan party, they know 10 oe sbu proper
path for the free and hoaast American.
On the other lies the path which the
party whip. swung by unworthy hands,
points out to them AZ the one which
they must folio W unless they wish 10 be
politically damned. They know not
which to choose. They want to do their
duty as citizens and as Republicans,
but they do not know in which path that
duty lies. they know that the princi-
pies Of the Republican party are the
safeguards of our national existence
and the mainstays OF our government.
10 long as those principles are followed
to the letter, the country will be safe,
strict justice will be done, and the
rigats of the people will be preserved.
They have been taught to look 70 Re-
publican conventions and Republican
candidates for the enunciation of those
principles; bat today they have pre-
sented to them a platform which their
Republican oonscisnces teach them is
wrong, and candidate whose opinions
they know to be un- Republican, uu-
American and wrong. Where then"
they ask, 81 lies the line of
PARTY DUTY?
Shall we follow what we know 10 be the
teachings of thoS Republican party. or
the false doctrine which a monopolist
ring attempts to force upon Us, falsely
calling il Republican platform Z" That
question may wefi be asked TO-DAY.
There is bat one anawer. lt Is this
That man ia the truest Republican
who follows most closely the teachings
of the Republican party of those who
founded it and those who have carried
its banners to victory in struggle after
struggle of its leaders living and its
heroes dead. Study sach teachings and
follow them, and the whole duty of an
American and Republican will be
done. !,
Now, let us look together and discover
what are the teachings of the great Re-
publicans in regard to the one question
at issue before the people Of Washing
ton Territory today-the question OF
forfeiture. Let us find the
WEIGHT OF AUTHORITY,
And do our real duty to our party and
our country as that duty il pointed out.
First, take the highest authority, the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Adopted at Chicago, June 8. 1884. In
regard TO the question of forfeiture 10
says:
ave demand of Congress the speedy
forfeiture of all land grants which have
lapsed by reason of non compliance
with the acts of incorporation, In aii
cases where there has been no attempt
made in good faith to perform the con-
ditiops of such grants"
The highest authority, then, says that
the land grants (all OF them) can be fsg-
feited ana should be forfeited in all
cases where broken pledges and unful-
filed conditions stand as defiapoes to
the Government and as menaces 10 the
people. The Northern Pacific pledges
are broken, its conditions unfulhlled.
and the platform calls for the restora-
tion of its land grant to the public do
main rs plainly az IL the words North
ern Pacific" were written out in plain
letters. Our platform leads us Alright.
But what says our leader What says
our great
PLUMED KNIGHT,
Our Henry OF Navarro, James q.
Blaine2 Does No tell us to held 30 the
public lands, TO retain them for Ameri.
can freemen. TO resist the encsoach,
ments of monopoly? Here is what he
says:
"Fhe strength of the Republic is in
creased by the multiplication Of land
owners. Our laws should look 10 the
judicious encouragement Of actual set
tiers on the public domain, while it
anould neR0eforth be used as n sacred
trust for those seeking homes. The
tendency to consolidate large tracts of
land IN the ownership OF individuals or
corporations, should, with proper regard
% vested rights. be discouraged.
IL Is but fair that the public land should
be disposed of only 10 actual settlers
and 10 those who arr citizens of the Re
public, OF are willing 10 become 81.
IL Is n good land which the
Lord our God has given u.s. bat We can
maintain oar heritage only by guarding
With vigilance the eoarce Of popular
pewer." (BlAine's letter OF aoceptaase.) }
IA not that oleArl Does 70 not show
Us our duty plainly and cleArlyg Does
u not tell us exactly where 90 STAN in
the struggle for the people's rightsg
oKs. JOHN A. LOGAN.
What ssys hsf Where does oar soldier
statesman candidate stand Does he
tsli Ne 10 demand our hcrisAgeP Here 10
what he saws;
'1hs public lands belong 10 the pee-
pie. and should not be siisnAfsd from
thsm, bat reserved Tor free homes fos
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