Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-03

we'll as for the payment Of the maturin,
public debt. This policy will give EN-
! ployment to our labor, activity to our va
rious industries, Increase the security o
our country, promote trade, open new
and direct markets for our produce, anC
cheaper the cost of transportation. w,
affirm this to be far better for our country
than the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest tc
pet banks"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin.
gulshed ny its Inefficiency and Its coward.
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal of foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
mercc and for isS extension into better
markets, it has neither effected nor pro.
posed any Others IN their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
has seen with idle complaceucy the exten.
sion vi foreign Influence Ill Central
| America, aud of foreign trade everywhere
among our neishbors. 1t has refused TO
| charter, sanction or encourage any Amer
ican organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, work OF vital import
ance to the maintenance Of the Monroe
doctrine, and of our national influence in
Central and South America, and neces-
sary for the development OF trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America
and with the islands and further coasts OF
the Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad-
ministration for its weak and unpatriotlc
treatment of the fisheries question, and
its pusiianlmous surrender of the essen
tlal privileges to which our fishing vessels
are entitled in Canadian ports under the
treaty Of 1913, the reciprocal maritime
legislation of 1890, and the comfy of
nations, and which Canadian fishing yes.
sells receive in the ports of the United
States We condemn the policy of the
present administration and the democratic
majority i'll Congress toward our fisheries
as untriendly and conspicuously unpatri-
olic, and as tending to destroy valuable
national industry, and an indispensable
resource OF defense against foreign
enemy
The name Of America applies alike to
all citizens of republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligations of
obedience TO the laws. At the same time
that citizenship is and must be the pan
oply and safeguard OF him who wears it,
aud protect him. whether high or low, |
rich or poor, in his civil rights. 1t should |
ana 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. ami continue to adhere to
the democratic party, have deserted not
only lie cause Of honest government, of
Snund finances, Of Ire. dom and purity of
he ballot, but esp-clallY have deserted
he Cause 81 rrtufh 10 the civil service.
We wit r,,l tali ta keep our pledges be-
cause they have broken theirs, or because
heir candidate has broken his. We,
therefore, repeat our declaration of 1884,
Ia Wit; The reform Of the civil service,
begun under the republican
administration should be completed by
the further extension of the reform system
already established by law, 10 all the
,rades of the service To which il is applic.
,be The suirit and purpose of the re.
orm should he observed III all executive
and all laws at variance
with the object Of existing reform leglsla.
ion should be repealed, to the end that
he danger to free institutions which turks
II the power of official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided
The gratiIud Of the nation to the de-
enders Of the urIon can not be measured
" laws, The legislation Of Congress
hould conform to the pledges made by
nyal people, and he so enlarged and ex.
ended as To provide against the possibility
hat any man who honorably wore the
.heral uniform shall become the inmate
t an almshOuse, or dependent upon
rivate charity. In the presence of an
yerflowing treasury it would be pubic
cludal to do less for those whose valor.
us service preserved the government.
We denounce the hostile spirit shown by
resident Cleveland in his numerous
rlueS of measures for pension relief and
he action of the democratic house of
in refusing even a consid-
ration ot general pension legislatiOR.
la support Of the principles herewith
1Unc'a'ed we invite the cooperation OF
atrio,ic men Of all parties, and especially
all workngmen whose prosperity is
'riously threatened by the free trade
,Icy Of the present administration.
Additional plank submitted by Mr.
'uiriie at Maine, and adopted by an
m'st uuaulmOus vote: The first ecn.
.u 81 al! 2uut government is the virtue
n@ d. hrl''r 1t the people and the purity
~. Eon,r The republican party
'rimi> .ympa'bzes with all wise and
c' g.. cr'I 'it'rS frr the promotion of
Q. .'i'r, .... u..aIity.