Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-14

Congress to prevent alike unjust |
burdens and unfair Determinations
between the States.
We reaflirm the policy of appro-
priating the public lands of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Ameri-
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
ed in 1862 against the persistent OPP
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnifi-
cent development.
The restoration of unearned rail-
road land grants to the public do
main for the use of actual settlers,
which was begun under the admins
tration Of President Arthur, should
be continued. We deny that the
Democratic party has ever restored
one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action Of Republi-
cans and Democrats about fifty mil
lions of unearned lands, originally
granted for the construction of rail
roads, have been restored to the pub
lie domain, in pursuance of the con.
ditions inserted by the Republican
party in the original grants.
We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the
laws securing to settlers their titles
to homesteads, and with using ap.
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false
pretense of exposing frauds and vim
d,cating the law.
The government by Congress of the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be-
come States in the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions of popula-
ton, material resources, public intel
ligence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people of such Territories
should be permitted, as a right in
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union.
Pending the preparation for State.
hood, all officers thereof should be
selected from the bona lide residents
and citizen MS of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakota
should of right be Immediately ad-
United as State in the Union, under
the Constitution framed and adopted
by her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for bel
admission. The refusal of the Dem
ocratic House Of Representatives, 70
partisan purposes, to consider these
bills, is a wiiltul violation Ct thu
sacred American principle of loca
self government, and merits the con
demnation of all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts t,
enable the people of Washing ton
North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablisn State governments should b'
passed without unnecessary delay
The Republican party pledges itsel
to do all in it's power to facilitate tn
admission of the Territories Of New
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizo
ma to the enjoyment of self govern
ment as States; such Of them as ar
now qualified as soon as possible, an,
the others as soon as they may becom
so. The political power OF the Nor
mon Church in the Territories as ex
ercised in the past, is menace to FIRE
institutions and dangerous to be lon.
suffered; therefore we pledge til
, ltepubllcan party to appropriate legls
la:ion asserting the sovereignty O
the nation in all Territories where tn
same is questioned, and in lur,heranc
of that end, to place upon the stalut
books, Legislation stringent enough t.
divorce the political from the eccles
ias,ical power, and thus stamp out tn
attendant wlckedness of polygamy.
The Republican party is in favor Q
the use OF both gold and silver IA
money. and condemns the policy Q
the Democratic administration in it
efforts to demonetize silver.
We demand a reduction of le.te
postage to one cent.
In republic like ours, where tn
citizens is the sovereign and the Off
cial the servant, where no power i
exercised except by the will of th
people, it is important that the sover
eighty, the people, should possess in
telligence. The free school is tn
promoter of that intelligence which i
to preserve us free nation; there
fore, the State or nation, or both com
bined, should support free institu
tions of learning, sufficient to afFor'
to every child growing up in the LAM
the opportunity Of good common
school education.
We earnestly recommend tina
prompt action be taken by Congress
in the enactment of such Legislation
as will best secure the Rehabilitation
Of our American merchant marine
| and we protaSt AGAINST the rasSau