Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-10


burdens and unfair Determinations
between the States.
We reaflirm the policy Of appro.
priating the public lands Of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Ameri-
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
ed in 1862 against the persistent op-
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such msgni6-
cent development.
The restoration OF unearned rail
road land grants to the public do
main for the use Of actual settlers,
which was begun under the admins.
tration 1T President Arthur, should
he continued. We deny that the
Democratic party has ever restored
one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action of Republi-
cans and Democrats about fifty mil
lions Of unearned lands, originally
granted for the construction of rail
roads, have been restored to the pub
lie domain, in pursuance Of the con.
ditions inserted by the Republican
party in the original grants.
We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the
laws securing to settlers their titles
to homesteads, and with using ap.
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false
pretense Of exposing frauds and win.
d,cating the law.
The government by Congress OF the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be.
come States in the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions Of populs.
ton, material resources, public intel
ligence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people of such Territories
should be permitted, as right in.
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union.
Pending the preparation for State
hood, all officers thereof should be
selected from tho bona fde residents
and citizens of the Territory wherein
they are TO serve. South Dakota
should OF right he Immediately nd.
United as a State in the Union, unde,
the Constitution framed aud adopted
by her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for he
admission. The refusal of the Dem
ocratic House Of Representatives, 70
partisan purposes, to consider thes'
bills, is wiiltul violation Ct thu
sacred American principle of loca
self. government, and merits the con
domination of all just men. Thu
pending bills in the Senate for acts t.
enable the people of Washington
North Dakota aud Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablisn State governments should b
passed without unnecessary della,
, The Republican party pledges itsel
to do all in its power to facilitate tn
t admission of the Territories OF Ne,
S Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arize
ma to the enjoyment of self govern
. ment as States; such Of them as al
e now qualified as soon as possible, an
S the others as soon as they may becom
so. The political power of the Mo
), mon Church in the Territories as e,
Q ercised in the past, is menace to fire
institutions and dangerous to be lon
s suffered; therefore we pledge I'll
}. Republican party to appropriate legl
I la,ion asserting the sovereignty .
e the nation in all Territories where II
t same is questioned, and in fur,herant
n of that end. to place upon the statu'
hooks, Legislation stringent enough
e divorce the political from the eccle
D iastical power, and thus stamp out Il
e attendant w,ckedness of polygamy.
y The Republican party is in favor
y the use Of both gold and silver
:. money. and condemns the policy
), the Democratic administration in i
II efforts TO demonetize silver.
!, We demand reduction Of lett
postage to one cent.
- In republic like ours, where II
!, citizens is the sovereign and the of
II cial the servant, where no power
- exercised except by the will OF Il
. people, it is important that the sove
>, eighty, the people, should possess i
telligence. The free school is Il
- promoter of that intelligence which
q to preserve us free nation; Their
- fore, the Sta.e or nation, or both cor
. bined, should support free insti'
:, tons Of learning, sufficient to affo
- to every child growing up in the Lar
u the opportunity of good comms
- school education.
!, We earnestly recommend tn
d prompt action be taken by Congre
g in the enactment of such legisla.,t
!. as will best secure the rehabilitatit