Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28

| meas, the people hy undue charges on their
supplies, Or by utiuS, rates Tor the transporta.
| ton of their PROTECTS ~ market We approve
! OF legislation by Congress "a proven, nllkc un'
Just burdens and unfair Discrimination be-
| tween States
| TnE PUBLIC DOMAIN,
We reathrm the policy of appropriatlng the
| public iauds VI the United States to he homc-
| stcads for American citizens and settlers not
aliens which the Republican petty established
| IN lSt!, against the persistent opposition OF
| Democrats IN Congress, which has brought u,if
| great western domain IN magnificent develop,
| meut The restoration Of unearnca railroad
! land grants to public domain Tor the use ~
actual settlers which was begun under the al
miniStration Of President Arthur should he
| continued We deny that the Democratic
| party has ever restored one acre to the people
| but declare that by joint action Of Republicans
aud Democrats about litty million acres Of un-
earned lands, originally granted for the con-
struction ui railroads, have been restored TO
| the public domain In pursuance Of the condi-
'ions inserted by the Republican party In the
| original grant,
We charge the Dcmoctatic administration
with failure to execute laws securing 20 tho
settlers title to their homeStcads aud With using
appropriations made for that purpose to harrnss
the Innocent settlers with spies and prosccu.
lions under the false prctensc OF exposing
| lfauuS anu NinulCnllnE law,
ron JusriCE TO TUE TERRITORIES.
The government by Congress OF the Terri.
tories Is based upon necessity only To the end
that they may bccomc States In the linton /;
therefore whenever the conditions OF popuia-
tion, material rcsorccs, public intelligence and
morality are such Ms To insure stable local gov
eminent therein, the people OF such Territories
| should be permitted right Inherent In them
TO form for themselves constitutions and State
governments aud be admitted into the Union.
| Pending preparation for Statehood all officers
thereof should bc selected from bona fdc resi-
dents aud citizens OF the Territory wherein
they are to serve. Dakota should Of right be
immediately admitted ms State In the Union
Under constitution framed and adopted by
her people, and we heartily endorse the action
OF the Republican, Senate In twice passing bills
for her admission The refusal Of the Demo
cratic House OF Representatives, fer partisan
purposes, to Ryorahly consider these bills Ia
| wiliul violation Of the sacred American princl.
| pie Of local self government and merits the
condemnation OF all lust men. The pending
bills In the Scnatc He acts To enable the PEG
pie Of Washington, North Dakota and Montana
| Territories To form constitutions and establish
State governments should the bills bc passed
without unnecessary delay. The Republican
party pledges itself TO 10 all In It's power to ia
cilitatc the admission of the Territories oi New
| Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona 10 the
enjoyment OF selfgovernment, and as states
|
possible, and the others as soon rs they may
become qualified.
TnE MORMON HIERARCHY.
The political power Of the Mormon church In
| the Territories MS exercised In the past IL u
menace to free institutions aud too dangerous
| to be long suffered Therefore, we pledge the
Republican party 10 appropriate legislation as.
sorting the sovereignty Of the Nation In all
Territories where the same II questioned, and
IN futhcraucc Of that end TO place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough To
| divorce political from ecclesiastical power, and
thus stamp out the attendant wickedness OF
polygamy.
FAVOR A DOUBLE MONETARY STANDARD.
The Republican party Ia In favor OF the use
Of both gold and silver M money, and condemns
the policy OF the Democratic Administration In
It's efforts to dcmonctizc silver.
ONE CENT LITTER POSTAGE.
We demand the reduction Of letter postage
to on" cent per ounce.
IN FAVOR or FREE SCHOOLS.
In n Republic like ours, where the citizen Ia
| sovereign and official servant, where no power
is exercised except by viii Of the people, II Is
important that the sovereign people should
possrss intelligence, The free school II fpro.
moter Of that intelligence which Is to preserve
~ q free nation. Therefore, the state or Ma
tion, or both combined, should supper, free In
| SlllNtNllN vi FHlHlUg HHIliVltHb w hu'lh w
every child growing up In the land the oppor-
tunity of good common school education.
FOR AN ADEQUATE NAVY.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
be taken In Congress In the enactment Of such
legislation as will best secure the rehabilitation
of our merchant marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress OF free ship bill, IA
calculated 20 work injustice to labor by lessen
Ing the wages OF those engaged In preparing
the materials aswcll as those directly employed
In our ship yards.
1 FOR BENEFICIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
We demand appropriations for the early re.
building Of our navy, for the construction OF
coast Notifications and modern ordnance and
other improved modern means OF defense; for
the protection of our dcfcns"less harbOrs aud
cities: for the pavmcnt Of lust pensions to our
| soldiers; for necessary work OF National I'm
portnncc in the Improvement Of harbors and
channels Of internal, cOastwlsc aud foreign
commerce; for the encouragement oil the ship
ping Interests Of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
States Ms well as for the payment of maturing
the public debt. This policy viii give employ
mcnt 10 our labor, activity to our various In
dustrics increase the security Of our country,
promote trade, opea new and direct markets
for our products and cheaper the cost Of trans
| pOrtatlOn. We affirm this 10 he far better for
our country than the Democratic policy Of
oanng the governments money without In
tcrcst TO "pct banks."
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The conduct Of foreign affairs by the present
Administration has been distinguished by Its
| incnciCncy aud It's cOwardicc. Having With
drawn from the Senate all the pending treaties
effected by the Republican administration for
the removal OF foreign burdens and restrictions
upon our commerce and for Its extension Into
better markets, IL has neither effected nor pro-
posed any other IN their stead. Processing al
hercncc TO the Monroe doctrine, II has seen
with idle cOmpasancc the extension Of foreign
influence in the control Of America, and Of for
clgn trade everywhere among our ncighb0rs.
IL has refused 10 charter, sanction or encourage
any American organization for constructing
the Nicaragua Canal, work OF vital impor-
lance 10 the maintenance Of the Monroe doc.
trinc, and Of our National influence In Central
aud South America, and necessary Tor the de-
yclopmcnt Of trade with our Pacific territory,
with South America and with the islands and
further coasts OF the Pacific Ocean.
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
We arraign the present Democratic Admins
tration for its work and unpatrotic treatment
OF the fisheries question, and It's pushlaInmous
surrender OF the essential privileges TO which
our fishing vessels are entitled In Canadian
ports under the treaty Of 1918, reciprocal mari
time legislation Of 1890, and comfy OF nations,
and which Canadian vessels receive In the ports
OF the United States.
We condemn the policy Of the present adj
|
Congress t0word our fisheries as unfricndly and
conspicously unpatriOtic, and rs tending to
destroy a valuable national industry and an In
dcspensablc resource Of defense against the
foreign enemy.
PROTECTION TO AMERICANS ABROAD.
The name Of American implies alike to all
citizens OF the Republic, and imposes upon all
alike the same obligation Of obedience to the
laws. At the same time that citizenship is and
must be panoply and a safeguard OF him who
wears II and protect him whether high or low,
rich or poor, IN all his ciyil rights. II should
| and must afford him protection at home and
follow and protcc, him abroad In whatever land
he may be.
FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The men who abandoned the Republican
| party In 1884 and continue b. adhere 20 the
Democratic party, have deserted not only the
| cause of honest government, OF sound finances,
or freedom and purity OF the ballot ut espe-
cially have deserted the cause OF reform In the
civil service. We will not fail To keep our
| pledges because they have broken theirs or
| because their candidate has broken his. We
therefore repeat our declaration Of 1884, to-
wit: THE reform Of the civil service auspic-
iously began under the Republican admnistra-
ton should be completed by the further extern
siyc reform system already established by law
to all the grades Of the service tn which II IL
applicable. The spirit and purpose OF reform
| should he observed In all executive appoint
ncnts. aud all laws at variance with the object
of existing legislation should be repealed, that