Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-08-29

should be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con-
slituuon framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Uf the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal Of the Democratic House Of
| Representative, for partisan purposes, to
| fayorably consider tbese bills, is willful
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.government, and merits the
/ con lemnatiOn OF all just men. Ine
/ 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 10 90 all in its power to fa-
cilta,e the admission Of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming Idaho and ArI.
zona to the enjoyment Of yelf 20, ,ernment
as states, such Of them as ere now quail.
lied 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 70 be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party TO ap.
propuate legislation asserting the soyer-
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, aud in
turtheranCe Of that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the eCclesias-
tIca power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickeduess of poIygamy.
The republican party IL in favor Of the
use OF both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy Of the democratic
administration IN It's efforts to demOnetize
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 suvereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
schoo. is the prom0tofuf that intelligence
which is TO preserve Us a fee nation;
therefore, the state or nation, or both
combined, shouid support free institutions
child growing up in the laud the oppor-
tunly 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
merchant marine, and va protest against
the passage 10y Congress- ot free ship
hlit, az calculated To work injustice to
labor by lesscuing the wages Of those
engaged in preparing materials, as wei
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations lor
the early .ehulldiug OF our navy; for the
construction OF coast Qualifications and
modern ordnauce, and other approved
modern means OF delcuSe for the pTutec-
tinu of our deieuseless haIbOTs and
cltIes; tor the payment of just pensions
TO our soldiers; tor necessary WORKS OF
National importance in the improvement
Of harbors aud the channels of internal
cuaStwlse, ana foreign commerce; Tor the
encouugemuut Of the shipping interests
OF The Atianuc, Gulf aud Pacific States, as
well as for the payment Ol the maturing
fuhlic debt. This policy will give en-
pluyment to our labor, activity to our va.
rluuS industries, Increase the security Of
our country, promote trade, open new
aud direct markets iuI our produce, and
cheaper the cost OF transportation. We
adm, this tn be far better for our country
ihAn tAe dcmuCrauc policy of lUaning the
government money without interest to
pct banks.
The conuut ot foreign affairs by the
present administration has been dstin.
suish,d 10y It's IuethcIency and ITS coward.
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all puuGins reatles effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens ami restrictions upon our com.
ucrco and Tor is extension into better
markets, It has neither effected nor pro.
posed ANY Others IA their stead. Profess.
my adherence iu the Monroe doctrine, it
has seen with idle cumpllcency the eNteu-
sion ui foreign influence m Central
America, aud uf foreign trade everywhere
among our neishborS. IL has refused to
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
lcau organization iot constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
ance tu the maintenance Of the Monroe
doctrine. and ut cur 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 arraigu the present d~mocratic I'd.
mlnlsIRtiou tor Its weak and unpaisiouc
treatment OF the hsheues question, aud
us puslllaMmouS surrender of the essen.
ual privileges to which our fishing vessels
arc enutled in Canadian ports under the |
treaty Of 1918, the reciprocal maritime
lS gislAton OF 1850, aud the comfy of
nations. aud 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 in Congress toward our fisheries |
as uulneniB aud conspicuonsly unpatri- !
ouo, and as tending 90 destroy a valuable |
national industry, and az indispensable |
resource oj defense against foreign |
enemy,
The name OF America applies alike 10 !
all cit.Iens Of the republic, AMI imposes /
upon all alike the same obligations OF .
obedience 10 the laws, At the same time |
that citizenship is and must De the pan,