Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-13

/ ton for Statehood, all officers hereof
should be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are TO serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
situuon framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal Of the Democratic House Of
Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
favorably consider these bills. 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 to
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 90 all in its power to ia.
cilitate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zona to the enjoyment of selfgoyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail
hed, as soon as possible, aud 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 a menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting the soyer-
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-
teal 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
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to l 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
should 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-
tunity of a good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment OF such legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
merchant marine, and we protest against
4ba yaaaapa hy ilpnHraaa pf FREQ shin
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lesseuing the wages Of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec-
ton of our defenseless harbors and
! cities; tor the payment Of just PENSIONS
to our soldiers; for necessary works OF
/ National importance in the improvement
| of harboIs and the channels of internal
coastwiss, and foreign commerce.; for the
/ encouragement OF the shipping interests
/ OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
/ well as for the payment Of the maturing
public debt. This policy will give en-
| ployment to our labor, activity to our va.
| rious industries, Increase the security OF
our country, promote trade, open new
aud direct markets for our produce, and
| cheaper the cost OF transportation. We
affirm this to be far better for our country
than the democratic policy Of loaning the
government money without interest to
pet banks"
The conduct OF foreign affairs by the
| present administration has been distin-
guished by its Ineiiiciency and ITS coward.
| ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
| burdens and restrictions upon our com.
merco and for its extension into better
/ markets, il has neither effected nor pro-
/ posed any Others IN their stead. Profess
| ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il
has seen with idle complaceney the extern
sion Of foreign influence IN Central
America, aud Of foreign trade everywhere
among our neighboTs. 1t has refused to
/ charter, sanction or encourage any Amer,
lcan organization for constructing the
| Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
Ance to the maintenance of the Monroe
I doctrine. and OF our national influence IN
| Central and South America, and neees.
sary for the development OF trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America
| and with the islands aud further coasts OF
the Pacific Ocean.
! We ATraign the present democratic ad-
miniNration Tor its weak and unpatriouc
/ treatment OF the fisheries question, aud
/ as pu,illAnlmous surrender Of the essen.
/ ual privileges to which our fishing vessels
are enutled in Canadian ports under the
treaty OF 1913, the reciprocal maritime
| legislation OF 1880 aud the comfy OF
I nations, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
sells receive in the ports Of tho Unl,ed
| States. We condemn the policy Of the
/ pIeScnt administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries
as uniuendly and eonspicuously unpalri-
olic, and as tending 20 destroy valuable
national industry, and an indispensable
resource OF defense against foreign
enemy,
The name OF America applies alike to
all citizens OF the republic, Anl imposes
upnn all alike the same obligations Of