Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-17

ton Tor statehood, all OthCeTs .hereO
should be selected from the bona fde
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of night be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
slituIOn framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House Of
Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
favorably consider these bills, willful
violation Of the sacred American principle
of local self-rOvernment, 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 90 all in its power to ia.
cilitate the admission Of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment Of selfgovernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
| ned, 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 a menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting the sover-
eighty of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherance Of that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the eeclesias-
tcal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
The republican party is in favor Of the
use Of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demonetze
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to l 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
Of learning, sufficient to afford to every |
child growing up in the land the oppor-
tunlty 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 best |
secure the rehabilitation Of our American |
merchant marine, and we protest against |
the passage by Congress of a free ship
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lessening the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early Iebuilding Of our navy; for the
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec-
tion of our defenseless harbors and
cities; tor the payment Of Just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
of harbors and the channels Of internal
coRstwise, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give EN-.
rious industries, iucrease the security Of
our country, promote trade, open new
and direct markets for our produce, and
cheaper the cost of transportation. We
affirm this to be far better for our country
than the democratic policy of loAning the
government money without interest to
pet banks"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin-
suished by its inetticiency and ITS coward.
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all peudng treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foIeipn
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
nerco and for its extension into better
markets, il has neither effected nor pro.
posed any Others IN their stead. Profess.
ny adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle complacency the exten.
sion OF foreign influence IN Central
and Ot foreign trade everywhere
among our neighhorS. Ii has refused TO
,harIeT, sanction or encourage any Amer
can organization ,or constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
.nce To the maintenance Of the Monroe
doctrine, and of our national influence in
CENTRAL and South America, aud neces.
AIRY for the development OF trade with s
'ur Pacific territory, with South America !
md with the islands and further coasts OF :
he Pacific Ocean.
We arraigu the present democratic ad-
for its weak and unpatriouc
Ieatment Of the fisheries question, and
Is puslllanmous surrender Of the essen
Ial privileges 90 which our fishing vessels
ne cnutlod in Canadian ports under the
rcay Of 1918, the reciprocal maritime
eglslatlon OF 1880, and the county OF
lauons, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
els receive IN the ports OF the United
'tates. We condemn the policy of the
leSent administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries
$ uninendly and conspicuously unpatri-
tic, aud as tending 20 destroy valuable \
anonal industry, aud an indispensable
esouTee OF defense against a foreign
nemy.
The name Of America applies alike to 7
u citizens OF the republic, aud imposes !
pon all alike the same obligations OF
bedicneo TO the laws AT the same time