The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-22

| cleS Oh foreign production except luXurles,.
| the like OF which cannot be produced al
home. II there shall still remain larger
revenue than is requisite for The wants OF
the government, we favor the entire
REPEAL OF INTERNAL TAXES
rather than the surrender of any part Of our
protective system, at the joint behess OF the
whisky ring and the agents of foreign man
ufacturers. We declare our hostility to the
Introduction into this country of foreign
| contract labor and of Chinese labor, alien
we demand the rigid enforcement OF the
| existing laws against it. and favor such i'm
| mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our Ahores. We declare our OPP
| position to all combinations of capital or
| gained into trusts or otherwise to control
| arbitrarily the condition of trade among
| our citizens, and we recommend to Congress
and the State Legislatures in their respective
| Jurisdictions, such legislation as will
prevent the execution of all schemes to OPP
press the people, by undue charges on their
| supplies or by unjust rates for tue trans
portat1on OF their products to the market.
| We approve the legislation by Congress to
prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair
| determinations between the States We
reattirm the policy of appropriating the
! public lands of the United States to be
| homesreads for American citizens and
| settlers, not aliens. which the Republican
4 phLLI SsldOiloucu III 1OOZ against CQ0 per-
sistent opposition of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great western
domain into such magnificent DEVELOPMENT
The restoration of unearned railroad land
grants to the public domain, for the use of
actual settlers, which was begun under the
administration of President Arthur, should
| be continued. r.. .---
We deny that the Democratic party has
| ever restored one acre to the people, but de-
clare that by the joint action of Republicans
1 a nd an 70 No.,
earned land, originally granted for the con-
| struction of rail- Dads, have been restored to
the public domain, in pursuance OF the con-
ditions inserted by the Republican party in
| the original grants.
We charge the Democratic administra-
ton with a failure to execute the laws secur-
ing to settlers their titles to homesteads,
and while using appropriations made for
thai purpose to harass innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions under the false
pretence ofexposing frauds and Vindicating
the law.
THE RIGHTS OF THE TERRITORIES.
The government by Congress of the Terri
ritories is based upon necessity only, to the
end that they may become States in the
Union; therefore, whenever the conditions
OF population, natural resources. public in
tell1gence and morality are such as to in
sure stable local government therein, the
people of such Territories should be per-
mltted, as right inherent in them to
form for themselves constitutions and State
governments and be admitted into the
Union pending the preparation for State
hood. All officers thereof should be Sc
lected from the bona yfde residents and citi-
zeps OF the Territory wherein they are to
serve. South Dakota should of right be
Immediately admitted as a State in the
Union, under the constitution framed and
adopted by her people, and we
heartily endorse the action of the
for her admission. The refusal ofthe Dem
ocratic House of Representatives. for par
Isan purposes, to consider these bills is a
violation OF the sacred American principle
OF local self government, and merits the
condemnation of all just men The pend
ing bills in the Senate for acts to enable the
people OF Washington, North Dakota and
Montana Territories TO form constitutions
and dish State governments should DO l
passed without unnecessary delay. The
Republican party pledges itself to do all in
us power to facilitate the admission of the
Territories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho
and Arizona, to the enjoyment of
s s5i government zen as states. such Of
soon as possible, and the others as
soon as they may become so. The political
power OF the Mormon Church in the Terri
tories, as exercised in the past, is menace
to free institutions and dangerous to be
AOA6 oO1CtOO, OAClSlO1ct We plSuRN
the Republican party to appropriate
legislation asserting the sovereignty of the
nation in all Territories where the same is
questioned, and in futtherance of that end,
to place upon the statute books, legislation
stringent enough to divorce the political
from the ecclesiastical power, and thus
stamp out the attendant wickedness of
polygamy.
GOLD AND SILVER
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 It's eff
forts to demonedZe silver. We demand |
the reduction of letter postage to one cent |
In a republic like ours, where the citizen is |
the sovereign and officials the servant, |
where no power is exercised except by the |
Will OF the people, 1t is important that the
soYere1gnty OF the people should possess in
telligence. ----
THE FREE SCHOOL
IS promoter of that intelligence which is
% preserve us a free nation therefore, State
Dr. nation, or both combined, should sup
port free institutions of learning, sufficient
% afford to every child growing UP in the
and, the opportunity of a good common
school education. We earnestly recommend
hat prompt action be taken by Congress in
pest secure the rehabilitation OF our
AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE,
md we protest against the passage by Con-
,ress of the free ship bill as calculated
o work injustice TO labor by lessening
he wages OF those engaged In preparing
q aterial, as we'll as those employed In our
nip yards. We demand an appropriation
or the early rebuilding of our navy, for the
constructions of coast Notifications, and
modern ordnance and other approved mod
'rn means of defense; for the protection of
'ur defenseless harbors aud cities; for the ,
payment of just pensions to our soldiers ,
or the necessary works of national impor-
anee; al impro7 ement of our harbors and
of our internal coast WAYS and \
oreign commerce; for the ENCOURAGEMENT
# the shipping Interests of the Atlantic,
iult and Pacific States. as well as for the |
OF the maturing public de BIT This :
'olcy will give employment to all our la
Ior activity to our various Industries. in
rease the security of our country promote (
rade, open up new markets for our produce
nd cheaper the cost of transportation. We {
firm this to be far better for our country ;
han the Democratic policy Of loaning gov !
money without interest to Hpet
anks The conduct of 60, l
~ FOREIGN AFFAIRS
y the present administration has been '
characterized by its inefficiency and cow I