Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-08

the passage by congress OF free ship
bill as calculat 30 work injustice to Ia
Dor by lessening the wages OF those engag-
ell in preparing materials, as well rs those
directly employed in our ship yards
We demand an appropriation for the
early rebuilding Of our navy, for the con-
struction OF fort Notifications and modern
ordnance and other approved modern
means OF defense, for the protection OF
our defenseless harbors and cities for the
payment OF Just pensions to our soldiers,
for necessary works OF national impor-
tance, an improvement Of tae harhors
and channels OF our internal, coastwise
and foreign commerce, for the encour-
agement Of the shipping interests OF the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as we'll
as for the payment of maturing public
debts. This policy will give employment
to our labor, activity to our various in
dustries, increase TIE security of our
country, promote trade, open new and
direct markets for our produce and chea-
pen the cost Of transportation. We aiErm
this to be far better for our country than
the democratic policy OF loaning the gov
ernment's money without interest to
pet banks.
The cndouct Of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
us by its inefliciency and cowardicc.
Having withdrawn from the senate all
pending treaties effected by a republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com
merce, and for its extension into better
markets, it has neither effected or propo-
sed any other in their stead. Processing
adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il has
seen with idle complacency the extension
of foreign influence in Central America
and of foreign trade everywhere among
| our neighbors. 1t has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
panization for constructing the Nicara-
| guan canal, work of vital Importance 10
| the maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine
and OF eur national influence in South
| America and with the islands, and fur
ther, OF the Pacific ocean.
| We arraign the present democratic
| administration foi ite weak and Unpatri-
otic treatment OF the fisheries question,
and its puslanmous surrender 81 the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty of 1918, the reciprocal
maritime legislation Of 1880, and the CO.
mtv of nations, and which Canadian fish
! ing vessels receive in the ports of the
/ United Ntates. We condemn the poiitN
Of the present administration ami TIE
democratic majority IN congress towards
our fisheries, rs uniriendly and conspicu-
ously unpatriotic, and as tending to de
stroy valuable national industry ana
! Indispensable resource G. delenAe against
! Ihn Tor. ion enemy
The maine Of American apples alike TO
all citizens OF the republic, ana imposes
upon all alike tie same obligation oi ope-
! dience 10 laws, at tlie same time tiat CIT
izenship is and must be the panoply ana
safeguard OF him who wears II, ana pro-
tect him, whether high or low, rlch or
poor, in all his civil rights; It SHOULD ann
must afford him protection at kome and
| otlow. and protect him abroad IN WhateV-
er land he u ay be on a laWiul errand,
The men VINO abandonei the republl-
can party IN 81 ana cohu lue 70 auhere
to the democratic party have deserted
not only the cause ol honest governments,
OF sound hnanc9' ol lfeeuotii all9 lilo l1l-
| rity OF the ballot, bld espechttIy nave &c,
serted the cause OF reform IN the 'lVll
| service. We VIII not wait 70 keep our
| pledges because til'y l"lo "i2Noi - :,
or because their candidate has broken
his, we therefore repeat our oecliralioil ~ q
| 1850, to wit The reform OF the elVli ser
wee alsplclou5iy pee1n 1huei lel'uolil i
can administration. silo'iiu pe ceiiip'e.eo
| by iurther extension Oh tile Ieloril s!SH,
tenn already estapllsned oy law " az
grades ol service To Wiil'll II ~ allilI'lh'v
The spirit andPUpose ol reform sIouio
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