Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-06-30

tories should be permitted. as q right inhereu
r. in them, 10 form for themselves constitution
c. and State Governments and be admitted int
'm the Union. Pending the preparation for State
hood all officers thereof should he selected fror
of the bona ide residents and citizens Of the Tel
n ritory wherein they are TO serve. South Da
H. kota should Of right be Immediately admitted a
of a State in the Union, under the constitution
m framed and adopted by her people, and W,
u. heartily indorse the action Of the Rcpublical
O. Senate in twice passing bills for her admission
Il The refusal Of the Democratic House Of Repre-
sentaiives, for partisan purposes, 10 fayorabl,
he consider these bills, is q williul violation OF tht
Id sacred American principle OF local self govern
ment and merits the condemnation OF all jus'
n men. The pending bills in the Senate for acts
TO enable the people Of Washington, North Da
y kota and Montana Territories 10 form eonstitu
tons and establish State governments. should
be passed without unnecessary delay. The Re
publican party pledges itself TO do all in It's
e power 10 facilitate the admission Of the Terri.
tories Of New Mexico Wyoming, Idaho and Ari,
q IONA TO the enjoyment Of scltCoyernment as
States, such Of them as are now qualified as
g. soon as possible, and the Others as soon as they
d may become SO.
: The political power OF the Mormon Church in
I the Territories rs exercised in the past rs a
= menace 10 free institutions too dangerous longer
T. 10 I've suffered. Therefore we pledge the Re
publican party to appropriate legislation assert
d, ing the sovereignty Of the Nation in all Terri
tories, where the same Is questioned, and in
furtherance Of that end to place upon the stat
ute books, legislation stringent enough 10 di-
yorce the political ( ON the ecclesiastical pow
er, 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
It's efforts todomonetiZe silver.
We demand the reduction OF letter postage 70
one cent per ounce.
Ina 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, il is important that the SOW.
ereign-the p~eople-should possess intelligence.
The free school is the promoter OF that intelli.
gence which is to preserve us a free nation;
therefore the State or Nation or both combin-
ed, should support free institutions OF ~learning
sufficient to afford to every child growing up in
the land the opportunity Of u good, common
school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action |
be taken by Congress in the enactment Of such
/ ~ AA0iot4t4A as IA btHA stNuEt tue EtNIlllItIlCn |
OF our American merchant marine, and we pro.
test against the passage by Congress OF a free
ship bill, as calculated to work injustice 10 Ia
Dor by l%essenrng the wages Of those engaged in
preparing materials as well as those directly
employed in our ship yards. We demand ap-
preparations for the early rebuilding Of our
navy; for the construction OF coast fortifcations
and modern ordinance, and other approved mod.
ern means ofdefense for the protection of four de.
f~ense'ess harb0rs and cities; for the ayment OF
lust pensions TO our soldiers; for necessary
works Of National importance in the improve
ment of harbors and channels o. internal. coast
wise and foreign ommerce for the encourage
ment of the shipping interests of the Atlantic
Gulf and Pacific States, as wei. as for the pay
ment OF the maturing public debt. This policy
VIII give employment 10 our labor, activity 10
our various industries, increase the security OF
our country. promote trade, open new and d.
rect markets FOR our produce and cheaper the
cost Of transportation. We affirm this TO be far
better for our country than the Democratic pol-
icy Of loaning the Governments money without
interest 10 pet banks
The conduct Of foreign affairs by tho present
Administration has been distinguished by its
ineniciency and its cowardice. Having with.
drawn from the Senate all pending treaties ef-
fecied BY Republican administration for the 70.
moyal OF foreign burdens and restrictions upon
our and for its extension into better
markets, 1t has neither effected nor proposed
any others In their stead. Processing adher-
cnce 10 tho Monroe doctrine, il has seen with
ldle complaconcy the extension OF foreign infu.
in Central America, and Of foreign trade
everywhere among our neighbors. II has re- )
fused TO charter, sanction or encourage any
organization for constructing the Mic
Canal, a work Of vital importance to the l
maintenance ~ tho Io,,.a ....!z -
Influence in Central and South Amer. /
and necessary for the development Of trade q,
Tlth our Pacific territory, with South America, /
ma with the Islands and further coasts OF the Il
Ocean.
We arralgn the present Democratic Adminis. =
for It's weak and unpatriotic treatment '
of Inc fisheries question, and its pusillanlmous Il
surrender of the essential privileges 10 which -
'ur fishing vessels are entitled in Canadian !
'orts under the treaty OF 1875, the reciprocal .
legislation Of ESQ, and the comfy OF :,
anu which Canadian fishing vessels re- '
Give in the ports OF the United States. We y
'oncemn the policy Of the present Administra. O.
ION and the Democratic majority in Congress II
o"ards our fisheries as unfricndly and con- a
plcuously unpatriotic, and as tending 10 de- :,
troy o valuable national industry, and an I'm. ~
ispersnble resource Of defense against a for. al
ign enemy, s.
THE name Of America applies alike TO all =
itl2cns Of the Republic and imposes upon all II
like the same obligation Of obedience to the u
AT the same time that citizenship is and u
must be the panOply and safeguard OF him who
ears IT, and protect him whether high or low, Ii
lch or poor, in all his civil rights. II should -
M must afford him protection at home. and
blow and protect him abroad in whatever land Sc
O may be on a lawful GRAND" VI
Inc men who abandoned the Republican par. an
in 1854 and continue TO adhere to the Demo. 81
ratio party, have deserted not only the cause IN
honest government, Of sound finance or free WI
ON and purity of the ballot, but especially III
ave deserted the cause Of reform in the civil ce
ervice. We will not fail to keep our pledges la
lcause they have broken theirs, or because Il
ielr candidate has broken his. We therefore
peat our declaration OF 1884, to-wit: Tho re- =
'rn of the civil service auspiciouslv he I'M
IN under the Republican Administration n
louid be completed by the further extension ~
the reform system already established nv !
W TO all the grades Of the service to which il no
applicable. The spirit and purpose of the WI
form should be observed in eli executive an. i
and all laws at variance with suI
'e object a existing reform LEGISLATION ley
lould be repealed, TO the end that the dangers th'
free institutions which Turk in the power of MI
ncial patronage may be wisely and effectively I'M
The gratitude Of the Nation TO the defenders the
inc Union can not be measured by laws. The IN
OF Congress should conform TO the OF
edges made by a loyal people, and be so en-. vei
rged and extended as 10 provide against the N
'ssiollity that any man who honorably wore the tha
ederal uniform shall become an inmate of an des
ms house or dependent upon private charity. no
the presence of an OVERLOOKING treasury il I'M
ould be q public scandal TO do less for those
nose Valorous service preserved the Govern. the
eht, we denounce The hostile spirit shown pun
President Cleveland In his numerous yetoes cor
measures for pension relief, and the action rec
the Democratic House OF Representatives in and
using even a consideration of general pension A
~yislation. froi
In support OF the principles herewith enunci. and
I'd We invite the cooperation OF patriotic men the
all parties, and especially OF all workingmen one
prosperity is seriously threatened by to 7
, free trade policy Of the present Administra, A
n. maj
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Fhe Chairman stated that the next order OF
was the calling OF States for the pre.
ltation OF the names Of nominees for the
-
Alabama and Arkansas were called without rna,
ponse. h"
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