Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-30

We resfirm the policy of appro-
priating the public lands Of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Amer
can citizens aud settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
ed in 1862 against the persistent OPP
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magniti
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
tra,ion of President Arthur, should
be 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, orr ginally
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 APP
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
aud prosecutions under the false
pretcnse of exposing frauds and vim
d,cating the law.
The government by Congress Of the
Territories is based upon necessity
onlv, to the end that they may be-
come States in the Union, therefore,
whenever the conditions of popula-
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 a right iu'
herent in them, to form for themselves
; constitutions aud State government:
and be admitted into the Union
Tending the preparation for State
, hood, all officers thereof should bt
selected from the bona fde residents
aud ci,iztns Of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South nakott
should Of ri.tt le Numerically adj
I United as a State IL the Union, unde
| the Constitution framed and adopted
I by her people, and we heartily en-
= dorse the action Of the Republican
T. Senate in twice passing bills for he
4 admission. The refusal of the Dem
% ocratic House Of Representatives, 10
h partisan purposes. to consider thes
: bills, is viIifui violation Of tn
J. sacred American princi pie of loca
! self. government, and merits the COT
e demnation of all just men. Tn
Il pending bills in the Senate for acts
| enable the people of Washington
! North Dakota and Montana Teri
tories to form constitutions and e.
II tablisn State governments should t
4. passed without unnecessary della,
4, The Republican party pledges itse
is to do all in its power to facilitate II
u admission of the Territories Of Ne
is Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizt
Ia ma to the enjoyment of self-Goveri
c men, as States; such of them as al
e now qualified as soon as possible, an
IS the others as soon AS they may becon
y so. The political power of the Mo
$, mon Church in the Territories as 9,
lie e,cised in the past, is a menace to fir,
institutions and dangerous to be Ion
is suffered: therefore we pledge Il
5, Republican party to appropriate 'egl
VI lation asserting the sovereignty
e the nation in all Territories where Il
Vt same is questioned. and in furtherant
n Of tina, end, to place upon the statu
books. legislation stringent enough
&c divorce the political from the eccle
n ias,ical power, and thus stamp out t!
'e attendan, wlckedness Of polvCamy.
i, The Republican party is in favor
- the use o! both gold and silver
v money. and condemns the policy
9, the Democrats administration in
al efforts to demonet;ze SILVER.
II We demand II reduction OF let:
!" postage to enc cent.
~ In republic like ours, where Il
=, citizeus is the sovereign and the ct
" cial the servant, where no power
1t" exercised except by the viii OF 4
- peoplc, it is Important that the >ovt
" eighty, the people, should possess i
,elligence. The free school is t
~ promoter Of that intellicen,e which
:, to preserve us free nation; ther
y. fore, the Stste or nation. or both CO,
~ hined, should support free insti,
=" tons Of learning, sufficient to atfo
y, TO every child growing up in the la'
-, the opportunity OF a good comm
81 school education.
-, We earnestly recommend II
\ prompt action be taken hv tonSrs
- in the enactment Of such leci>lan
p, AS will best secure the rehahiGtau
w Of our American merchsnt mari,
~ snd we protest ags;nS' the rsSSa
-, nv Congress Of the free ship hill