The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-29

various industries, increase tho security OF our
country, promote trade. open new and direct
markets for our produce. and cheaper the cost
OF transportation. We aff1rm this 70 be far bet
ter for our country than the Democratic policy
OF loaning the Governments money without
interest to pet banks
The conduct Of foreign affairs by the present
Admin stration has been distinguished by its
inefhciency and its cowardice. Having with
drawn from the Senate all pending treaties
effected by Republican Administration for the
removal of foreign burdens and restrictions
upon our commerce and for it's extension into
better markets. it has neither effected nor
proposed any others in their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it has
seen with idle complacency the extension OF
foreign influence in Central America and Of for
eign trade everywhere among our neighbors
IL has refused to charter, sane
organization for constructing the Nicaragua
canal, work of vital Importance to the main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine and of our Ma
tional influence in Csntral and South America
and necessary for the development of trade
with our Pacific territory, with South America
and with the islands and farther coast of the
Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present Democratic admins
tration for its weak and unpatriotic treatment
OF the fisheries question and its pusillanimous
surrender OF the essential privileges to which
our fishing vessels are entitled in Canadian
ports under the treaty of 1875 the reciprocal
maritime, legislation of 1890, and the county,
OF nations, and which Canadian fishing vessels
condemn the policy of the present Administra-
ton and the Democratic majority in Congress
toward our fisheries as unfriendly and conspic-
uously unpatriotic and as tending to destroy
valuable National industry and an indispensa.
Bile resource OF defense against foreign
enemy.
The name OF American applies 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 the panoply and safeguard OF him who
rich or poor, in all his civil rights. It should
and must afford him protection at home and
follow and protect him abroad in whatever land
he may be on lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the Republican
party in 1884 and continue to adhere to
the Democratic party have deserted not
only the cause of honest government, OF
sound finance, of freedom, and purity OF
the cause OF reform in the civil services
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: 1.-THE re-
form of the civil service, auspiciousy begun
der the Republican Admins tration, should be
completed by the further extension of the re.
form system already established by law to ali
the grades Of the service to which it is applica.
ble The spirit and purpose of the reform should
be observed in all executive appointments and
all laws at variance with the object of existing
reform legislation should be repealed, to the
end that the danger to free institutions which
Turk in the power OF official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided
The gratitude of the Nation to the defenders
OF tho Union can not be measured by laws. The
legislation of Congress should conform to the
pledges made by loyal people and be so
larged and extended as to provide against the
possibility that any man who honorably
wore the Federal uniform shall become an in.
mate OF an alms-house or dependent upon pr,
vate charity. In the presence OF an overflow
ing Treasury 1t would be a public scandal to
do less for those whose valor aud service pre-.
served the Government. We denounce the
hostile spirit shown by President Cleve
land in his numerous vetoes OF measures fol
pension relief, and the action of the Democrat
ic House OF Repvsen tatives In refusing even
consideration of general pension legislation.
In support OF the principles herewith enun.
cated we invite the. cooperation of patriotic
men of all parties and especially of all working.
men, whose prosperity is seriously threatened
by the free trade policy of the present Admins.
tration.