Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-30

| our labor, activity to our various IN
dustries, increase the security of our
country, promote trade, open new
| and direct markets for our produce,
and cheaper the cost Of transporta-
ton. We affirm this to be far better
for our country than the Democrats
policy of loaning the government
money without interest to pet
banks"
The conduct Of foreign affairs by
the present administration has betray-
ed us by its Efficiency and cowardice;
having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by the
Republican administration for re-
moval of foreign burdens and re-
strictions upon our commerce and for
its extension into better markets,
it has neither effected nor proposed
anv others in their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe Doc
trine, it has seen with idle COM
placency 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
; organization for the construction OF
the Nicaragua Canal, work of vital
, inheritance to the maintenance OF
$ the Monroe Doctrine and of our
, national influence in Central and
: South America, and necessary for
the development of trade with South
q America and with the islands and
| Il. 4
). We arraign the present Democratic
administration for its weak and un-
/. patriotic treatment of the fisheries
l. question, and its pusjilanimous sur
o render of the essential privileges to
\ which our fishing vessels are entitled
IS in Canadian ports under the treaty
T. Of 1918, the reciprocal maritime leg
Is nations, and which Canadian fishing
., vessels receive in the ports of the
\, United States.
y, We condemn the policy Of the
IS present administration aud the Demo
~ cratic majority in Congress toward
a our fisheries as untriendsv and con-
!. Spicuously unpatriotle, and as tending
,r to destroy national Industry and in
Vi dspensabie resource Of defense
~ against foreign enemy.
~ The name Of "American" applies
ar alike to all citizens of the Republic
~. and imposes on all alike the same
mr. obligation OF obedience to the laws
So At the same time the citizenship Is
he and must be the panoply and safe
-, guard OF him who wears it ane
IL protect him, whether high or low
h, rich or poor, in all lis civil rights
Ia 1t shouli and must afford HIM pro
NJ lection at homc and id ow him ave
ri pro,ec him abroad in whatever lane
a. he may be, on a lawful GRAND.
he Men who abandoned the Republi
p, can party III 1881 and continue t
III adhere to the Democratic party, hav
he deserted, not only the cause of homes
aw government, of sound finance, of Tia
20 freedom and purity of the ballot, bu
~. especially have deserted the cause O
,re reform in the civil service. We wi
nd not fail to keep our pledges hecans
mo thew have broken theirs, or hecaus
,r. their candidate has broken his. W
AK therefore repeat our declaration c
roc 1850, to wit: "ihe reform Of Tia
,, civil service auspicIouslv hegu
* unIor -, Rannbliran administrators
should he COMPLETED bv n further eN
IS tension e the reform system, al
=, - r,.s,iy established NV law. 10 a
-" GRADE g; ,,r,iee to which it is AZ
'.e nlirab}r. ,.h, s,irit ard purrose c
~, The r.fa,n, <.o,al be observed in a
w o,,,,,;,. .,.,,,-:..,,,,,,s ,rI ell H.,
e., a, variance With the ohiec, of ems,
'"' mo- reform LEGISLATION should be :,
nraiai. :, the cad tha. The dauser, ,
o. free institutions which Turk in n
as power If official patronage mav /