Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-08-25

the passage by congress of free ship
bill as calculate ed to work injustice to la
Dor by iessening the wages of those engag-
cd in preparing materials, as well as those
directly employed in our ship yards.
We demand an appropriation for the
carly rebuilding Of our navy, for the con-
struction OF fort Notifications and modern
ordnance and other approved modern
means OF defease, for the protection oi
our defenseless harbors and cities, for the
payment of just pensions to our soldiers,
Tor necessary works of national impor.
tance, an improvement of the harbors
and channels OF our internal, coastwise
and foreign commerce, for the encour-
asement OF the shipping interests Of the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, az well
as for the payment of maturing public
debts. This policy will give employment
TO our labor, activity to our various in
dustries, increase the security of cur
country, promote trade, open new and
direct markets for our produce and chea-
pen the cost OF transportation. We affirm
this to he far better for our country than
the democratic policy OF loaning the gov
ernment's money without interest to
pet" banks.
The cndouct OF foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
US by its inefiiciency and cowardce
Having withdrawn from the senate all
pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com
merce, and for its extension into better
markets, it has neither effected or propo-
sed any other in their stead Protesting
adherence TO the Monroe doctrine, it has
seen with idle complacency the extension
of foreign influence in Central America
and of foreign trade everywhere among
our neighbors. 1t has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
ganization for constructing the Nicara-
guam canal, work Of vital Importance to
the maintenance Of the Monroe doctrine
and oi our national influence in South
America and with the islands, and fur
ther, OF the Pacific ocean.
We arraign the present democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri-
otic treatment OF the fisheries question,
and its puslanimous surrender OF the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty OF 1918, the reciprocal
maritime legislation of 1890, and the co.
nifty OF nations, and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports OF the
United States. We condemn the policy
OF the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress towards
our fisheries, as unfriendly and conspicu-
ously uupatriotic, ard as tending 10 de.
stroy valuable national industry and
indispensable resource OF defense against
the foreign enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to
all citizens OF the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligation OF obe-
dience to laws, ut the same time that cit
iaenship is ami must be the panoply and
safeguard OF him who wears 1t, and pro-
tect him, whether high on low, rich or
poor, in all his civil rights; il should and |
must afford him protection at home and |
olow and protect him abroad in whatev-
er land lie may be on Il lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the republi- |
can party in "a and continue to adhere |
to the democratic party have deserted |
not only the cause OF honest government,
of sound finance, OF freedom and the pu-
rity OF the ballot, but especially have de-
serted the cause OF reform in the civil |
service. We will not wait TO keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
or because their candidate has broken
his, we therefore repeat our declaration OF
1880, to wit The reform of the civil SER
vice auspiciously begun under republic
can adninistiat on, should be completed
by further extension OF the reform sys-
tenn already established by law to all |
grades OF service to which ii is applicable.
The spirit andpurpose oil reform should
be observed in all executive appoint
ments and all laws at variance with the
object OF existing reform legislation
should be repealed, to the end that the
dangers to free institutions which lurk in
the power of official patronage may he
wisely and effectively avoided.
The gratitude of the nation to the de-
tenders OF the Union eonnot be measured
by law. The legislation of congress
should conform to the pledges made by
the loyal people and be 80 enlarged and
extended as to provide against the possi-
bility that any man who honorably wore
the fedora! uniform should become an in
mate of the alms-Louse or dependent up
on private charity. In the presence OF
III overfiowing treasury it would be IA
public scandal to tlo less for those whose
valuable services preserved the govern
meRt.
We denounce the hostile spirit shown
by President Cleveland in his numerous
vetoes of measures foI pension relief, and
the action of the democratic house OF
in refusing even the con-
sideration Of general pension legislation.
In the support OF the principles here
with annunciated we invite the co-opera-
ton of patriotic men OF all parties, and
all working men, whose pros
perity is seriously threatened by the free
trade policy OF the present administra-
ion.