Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-13

residents and citizens of the Territor
wherein they are to serve. South Dakot
should of right be Immediately admitte
/ as a State in the Union, under the con
r stitution framed and adopted by tn
: people, and we heartily indoise the actioi
Of the Republican Senate in twic
passing bills for her admission. Th
refusal of the Democratic House o
Representatives, for partisan purposes, Il
fayOrably 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 tc
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.
fled, 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 1 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 a 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.
tunIty 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 beat
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress of a free ship
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lessening the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
rs those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early Iebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast Notifications and
modern Ordnsnce, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec-
tion of our defenseless harbors and
cities; tor the payment of just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
oi harbors and the channels of internal
coastwise, 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
1ublic debt This policy will give en-
DloYment to our labor, activity to our va.
'ious industries, Increase the security of
'ur country, promote trade, open new
md direct markets for our produce, and
,heapen the cost Of transportation. We
firm this to be far better for our country
han the democratic policy of loaning the :
government money without interest to Z
pet banks.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the I
resent administration has been distin.
uished by its lnetficency and Its coward.
e. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
II pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal of foreign
urdens and restrictions upon our com.
lercc and for its extension into better
laTkets, il has neither effected nor pro.
osed any Others IN their stead. Profess. n
lg adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il Y
as seen with idle complacency the exten.
on OF foreign influence IN Central
merica, and of foreign trade everywhere
nong our neighbors. 1t has refused to
larter sanction or encourage any Amer.
an organization for constructing the
icaTagua canal, work OF vital import.
ice to the maintenance Of the Monroe
,ctrine, and of our national influence in
sntral and South America, and neces-
ry for the development OF trade with
Il Pacific territory, with South America I.
d with the islands and further coasts Of la
e Pacific Ocean.
We aTraign the present democratic ad.
nislTation for its weak and unpatriouc
satment Of the fisheries question, and
pusillammous surrender of the essen.
] privileges to which our fishing vessels
, emitted in Canadian ports under the
ATTY Of 1913, the reciprocal maritime
lislAtion Of 1890, and the comfy of A
nons, and which Canadian fishing yes. "A
s receive in the ports of the United
.tes. We condemn the policy of the
sent administration and the democratic
jority in Congress toward our fisheries
uniTiendly and oonspiouously unpatri.
:, and as tending to destroy a valuable N
lonal industry, and an indispensable ID
ouToe OF defense against foreign II
my, III
The name Of America applies alike to
citizens Of the republic, and imposes
IN all alike the same obligations Of
'dience to the laws At the same time
1 citizenship is and must be the pan.
y and safeguard Of him who wears IL. r