Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-19

| ton tOT StatenOO0, all OfhceTs -heTeO
should be selected from the bona fidr
residents and citizens of the Territor,
wherein they are to serve. South Dakou
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con
stituuon framed and adopted by tn,
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House o
Representatives, for partisan purposes, tC
favOrably consider these bills, willfu
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.government. and merits the
condemnation Of all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts Ia
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 DO all in its power to IA.
/ cilitate the admission of the territories OF
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zona to the enjoyment Of self.goyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail
| red, 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.
propnate 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 ecclesias-
teal 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 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 sovereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter of that intelligence
which is to preserve us 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-
tumty of a good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment Of such legislation as will beat
secure the rehabilitation of our American
merchant marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress Of 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 .ebuilding of our navy; for the |
of coast Notifications and |
modern ordnance, and other approved |
modern means Of defense for the protec.
tion of our defenseless harboTs 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 |
and foreign commerce; for the |
encouragement of the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
we'll as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give EN-.
ploYment to our labor, activity to our va.
rious industries, Increase 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
han 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.
pushed by its inetficiency and ITS coward.
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Ill pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
nerco and for its extension into better
kets, il has neither effected nor pro-
,oSed any Others IN their stead. Profess.
ny adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle complacency the exteu-
ion OF foreign influence IN Central
america, aud OF foreign trade everywhere
mong our neighbors. 1t has refused to
harIer, sanction or encourage any Amer.
can organization ior constructing the
Nicaragua canal work OF vital import.
nee to the maintenance Of the Monroe
octrine, and of our national influence in
'entral and South America, and neces.
AIRY for the development OF trade with Z
NJ Pacific territory, with South America ,
nd with the islands and further coasts OF !
be Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatriouc
featment OF the fisheries question, and
5 pusillanimouS surrender OF the essen.
al privileges 20 which our fishing vessels
re enutled in Canadian ports under the
'eaty Of 1918, the reciprocal maritime
gislation Of 1880, and the comfy oil
auons, and which Canadian fishing YES.
.ls receive in the ports of the United
tates We condemn the policy OF the
resent administration aud the democratic
aloriiy in Congress toward cur fisheries
unirleodly aud conspiouously unpaIri-
&c, and as tending TO destroy valuable I
'uonal industry, aud an indispensable
source OF defense against foreign
lemy.
The name Of America applies alike to 7
citizens Of the republic, and imposes !
nm all alike the same obligations OF
'ciionce 10 the laws. Atthe sau,a time