Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-22

bill AZ calculated 10 work injustice to la
Dor by lessening the wages OF those engag-
ed in preparing materials, AZ well as those
directly employed in our ship yards.
We deina1d an appropriation for the
early rebuilding Of our navy<for the con-
strilction of fort fortiiications and modern
ordnance -end other approved modern
means u defense, for the protection OF
our defenseless harbors and cities, for the
payment OF Just pensions t. our soldiers,
for necessary works Of national impor-
tance, an improvement of the harbors
and channels Of our internal, coastwise
and foreign commerce, for the encour-
agement of the shipping interests Of the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as well
as for the payment of maturing public
! debts. This policy will give employment
| 10 our labor, activity to our various in
dustiies, increase the security OF our
| country, promote trade, open new and
| direct markets for our produce and chea-
| pen the cost of transportation. We affirm
| this TO be far better for our country than
the democratic policy OF ioaning the gov
| ernment's money without interest to
pet" banks.
The cndouct Of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
us by its inetliciency and cowardice
Having Withdrawn from the senate all
pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our COM
merce, and for its extension into better
markets, II has neither effected or propo-
sed any other in their stead. Protesting
adherence 10 the Monroe doctrine, it has
seen with idle complacency the extension
Of foreign influence in Central America
and of foreign trade everywhere among
our neighbors. Ii has refused TO charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
ganizaticn for constructing the Nicara-
guam canal, Il work of vital Importance TO
the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine
and oi our national influence in South
America and with the islands, and fur
ther, Of the Pacific ocean.
We arraign the present democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri-
otic treatment of the fisheries question,
and its pusilanimous surrender OF the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty OF 1918, the reciprocal
maritime legislation Of 1850, and the CO.
nifty OF nations, and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports OF the
United States. We condemn the policy
of the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress towards
our fisheries, as uniriendly and conspicu-
onsly unpatriotic, and as tending to de-
stroy valuable national industry and
indispensable resource Of defense against
the foreign enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to
all citizens OF the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligation OF obe-
dience TO laws, at the same time that cit |
is and must be the panoply aud |
safeguard OF him who wears 1t, and pro-
tect him, whether high or low, rich OF
poor, in all his civil rights; it should aud
must afford him protection ut home and
Ullow and protect him abroad in whatey-
er land he n ny be on q lawfnl errand.
The men who abandoned the republic
can party in '34 and continue to adhere
10 the democratic party have deserted
not only the cause of honest government.
)f sound finance. OF freedom and the pu-
rity of the ballot, but especially have de-
serted the cause OF reform in tho civil
service. We will not wait to keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
)r because their candidate has broken
lis, we therefore repeat our declaration of
1850, to Wit The reform of the civil SER
vice auspiciously begun under republic
AN administration, should be completed
,y a further extension OF the reform sys-
EN- already established by law to all
,rades OF service TO which it is applicable.
The spirit andpurpose oi reform should
20 observed in all executive appoint
nents and all laws Ut variance with the
,bject of existing reform legislation
hould be repealed, 10 the end that the
hangers TO free institutions which lurk in
he power OF official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided
The gratitude of the nation to the de-
enders OF the Union connot be measured
" law. The legislation 'of congress
hould conform to the pledges made by
he loyal people and be SO enlarged and
xtended as to provide against the possi-
'ility that any man who bonorably wore
he federal uniform should become an in
nate of the alms-L olse or dependent up
m private charity. In the presence of
n overiiowing treasury it would be
ublic scandal to do less for those whose
services preserved the govern
nent.
We denouncc the hostile spirit shown
" President Cleveland in his numerous
etoes OF measures for pension relief, and
he action Of the democratic house OF
representatives in refusing even the con-
liberation of general pension legislation
In the support OF the principles here
nth am un lated We invite the co-opera
ION Of patriotic men Of all parties, and
specially all working men, whose pros
Gritty is seriously threatened by the free
'ade policy of the present administra- :
on.