Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-23


wherein they are to serve. South Dakot
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con
stitution framed and. adopted by thu
people, and we heartily indorse the actor
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 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.government
as states, such of them as are now quail.
fed, 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 menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate 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 demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to 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
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-
tunlty of good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
lction be taken by Congress in the en-.
lctment Of such legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation of our American
N merchant marine, and We protest against |
he passage by Congress of a free ship |
lill, as calculated to work injustice to |
abor by lessening the wages of those
Engaged in preparing maj erials, as well |
IS those directly employed in our ship |
ards. We demand appropriations for
he early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast furti6catiOns and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
ion of our defenseless harbors and
titles; tor the payment Of just pensions
o our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
If harbors and the channels of internal
,oastwise, and foreign commerce.; for the
Of the shipping interests
" the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pachc States, as
veil as for the payment OF the maturing
ublic debt. This policy viii give EN-
'loYment to our labor, activity to our va.
ious industries, Increase the security of
ur country, promote trade, open new
nd 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
overnment money without interest to
pet banks.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
resent administration has been distin.
ulshed by its Inefliciency and It's coward.
e. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Il pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign
urdens and restrictions upon our com.
lerce and for its extension into better I
larkets, it has neither effected nor pro.
osed any Others IN their stead. Profess
lg adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it I
as seen with idle complacency the extern
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 a
icaragua canal, work OF vital import. /
ice to the maintenance of the Monroe
and of our national influence in
ontral and South America, aud neces- \
ny for the development OF trade with
IT Pacific territory, with South America Il
I'd with the islands and further coasts OF
e Pacific Ocean, '
We arraign the present democratic ad. -
for its weak and unpatriouc
eatment Of the fisheries question, and
J pusilanImous surrender of the essen.
n privileges to which our fishing vessels 4
c entitled in Canadian ports under the c,
eaty Of 1913, the reciprocal maritime a
yisation OF lS3o, and the comfy of 9
uons, and which Canadian fishing YES. N
Is receive in the ports of the United s.
ates. We condemn the policy of the oi
eSent administration aud the democratic
,jouy in Congress toward our fisheries
untTiendly and conspicuously unpatri- :
c, and as tending TO destroy a valuable
nonal industry, and al indispensable
,ource OF defense against foreign u
smy, II
The name Of America applies alike to
citizens Of the republic, and imposes
nn all alike the same obligations OF
edience to the laws. At the same time
II citizenship is and must be the pan.
" and safeguard Of him who wears il.