Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-15

residents and citizens OF the Territory
/ wherein they are to serve. South Dakot5
should of right be Immediately admitted
| as a State in the Union, Under the con
stitution framed and adopted by the
| people, and we heartily indolse 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, a willlu
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.government, aud merits the
condemnation of all just men. The
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 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.gOvernment
as states, such of them as are now quail.
hed, 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-
tlcal 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 demonetze
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 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 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 bet
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
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast Publications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means Of defense for the pIotec.
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
of harbors and the channels of internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests
OF the Atlanuc, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
well 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 |
lthrm 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 lnetliciency and ITS coward. |
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate |
Ill peuding treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
nerce and for its extension into better
markets, it has neither effected nor pro-
,osed any Others in their stead. Profess.
ng 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
harleT, sanction or encourage any Amer.
can organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
nee to the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and OF our national influence in
'cntral and South America, and neces.
ary for the development OF trade with
ur Pacific territory, with South America
nd with the islands and further coasts of
he Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad-
for its weak and unpatFiouc
reatmenI of the fisheries question, and
IS pusilanlmous surrender OF the essen.
Ial privileges to which our fishing vessels
Te enutled in Canadian ports under the
reay OF 1918, the reciprocal maritime
sgislation OF 1890, aud the comfy Of
auons, and which Canadian fishing yes.
els receive in the ports of the United
tatss. We condemn the policy of the
resent administration and the democratic
lajonty in Congress toward our fisheries
5 unlriendly and oonspicuously unpatri-
tic, aud as tending to destroy a valuable /
auonal industry, aud AL Indispensable
,souroe OF defense against foreign
lemy.
The name Of America applies alike TO
i citizens of the republic, and imposes
pom all alike the same obligations OF
Dedienee to the laws, At the same time
lat citizenship is and must be the pam
Dly and safeguard Of him who wears il. :