Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

P into the Union. Pending tine prepare
ton for Statehood, all officers .hereC
should be selected from the bona fid
residents and citizens OF the Territor
wherein they are to serve. South Dakot
!. should of right be Immediately admittet
i as State in the Union, under the con
r stitution framed and adopted by tn
r people, and we heartily indorse the actor
n Of the Republican Senate in twict
passing bills for her admission. Tht
, refusal of the Democratic House o
3 Representatives, for partisan purposes, tC
fayorably consider these bill S a willfu
, violation of the sacred American principle
oflOcal self.government, and merits the
condemnation of all Just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts to
enable the people of Washington, North
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
constitutions should be passed without
unnecessary delay. The republican party
pledges itself to do all in its power to "a.
cilitate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment of self.goyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
fed, as soon as possible, and the others as
soon as they may become so.
The political power of the Mormon
church in the territories, as experienced in
the past, is menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propnate legislation asserting the sover.
eighty Of the nation 10 all territories
where the same IS questioned, and in
furtherance Of that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
teal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of poiygamy.
The republican party is in favUr of the
use Of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy Of the democratic
administration in its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter |
postage to cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where the
citizen Is the sovereign and the official the |
servant, where no power is exercised
except by the will Of the people, it Is
important that the sovereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter of that intelligence
which is to preserve us a free nation;
therefore, the state or nation, or both
combined, should support free institutions
o. leaning, su ,dcient to afford to every
child growing up in the land the oppor-
tunity OF good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment of such Legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation of our American
ban nj mo and |
the passage by Congress of a free ship
bill, as calculated TO work injustice to
abor by lessening the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
IS those directly employed in our ship
Yards. We demand appropriations for
The early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
,ion OF our defenseless harbors and
,ities; tor the payment of just pensions .
% our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
If harbors and the channels of internal
,oastwise, and foreign commerce.; Tor the
Of the shipping interests
If the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacific States, as
veil as for the payment OF the maturing
,ublic debt. This policy will ave en- 7
'loYment to our labor, activity to our va. l
iOus industries, Iucrease the security of
'uT country, promote trade, open new |
nd direct markets for our produce, and y
heapen the cost OF transportation. We
hirm this to be far better for our country =
han the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest to Q
pet banks"
The conduct Of foreign affairs by the
resent administration has been distin.
uIshed by its lnetficiency and lis coward.
e. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Il pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign Z
urdens and restrictions upon our com. n
lerco and for its extension into better
laTkets, il has neither effected nor pro.
osed any Others In their stead. Profess n
* adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
as seen with idle complacency the extern II
on Of foreign influence IN Central ~
merica, and Of foreign trade everywhere Ii
nong our neighbors. 1t has refused to b,
larteT, sanction or encourage any Amer. a,
an organization for constructing the In
icaTagua canal, work OF vital import 70
ice to the maintenance of the Monroe ~ !
)ctrine, and of our national influence in n,
entral and South America, and neces.
ny for the development OF trade with Sc
IT Pacific territory, with South America N
ID with the islands and further coasts of
e Pacific Ocean. -
We arraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatriouc w
eatment Of the fisheries question, and
pusilanImous surrender Of the essen. -
II privileges to which our fishing vessels
c entitled in Canadian ports under the r.
eaIy of 1918, the reciprocal maritime n
lislation OF $780, and the comfy of
uons, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
Is receive in the ports of the United =,
ates. We condemn the policy of the = !
esent administration and the democratic
ljority in Congress toward our fisheries
unlTiendly and conspicuously unpatri-
C, aud as tending to destroy a valuable
honal industry, and an indispensable
source OF defense against a foreign
emy.
The name Of America applies alike to MI
~ikiaans ~ Aka va,uhlt- tu,n,..s