Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-26

burdens and unfair determinations
between the States.
We reaffirm the policy of appro-
priatng 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 Republl-
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 APP
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false
pretense of exposing frauds and vim.
dlcating 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 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 fide residents
and citizens of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakota
should of right be Immediately ad-
United as State in the Union, unde,
the Constitution framed aud adopted
by her people, and we heartily en-
y dorse the action of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for he'
admission. The refusal Of the Dem
= ocratic House of Representatives, 70
i partisan purposes, to consider these
: bills, is wiilul violation Ct thu
: sacred American principle OF loca
sell. government, and merits the con
g demnation of all just men. Tn
a pending bills in the Senate for acts t.
. enable the people of Washington
1 North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
I tablisn State governments should b
!. passed without unnecessary della,
/, The Republican party pledges itsel
s to do all in its power to facilitate tn
II admission of the Territories of Me-
S Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arize
@ ma to the enjoyment of self-goverr
c ment as States; such of them as ar
e now qualified as soon as possible, an
IS the others as soon as they may becom
= so. The political power Of the Mo
$, mon Church in the Territories as e,
e ercised in the past, is menace to fire
. institutions and dangerous to be Ion
Is suffered: therefore we pledge tt
S, Republican party to appropriate leg'
81 la:ion asserting the sovereignty {
Sc the nation in all Territories where tt
Of same is questioned, and in iurtherant
n of that end, to place upou the statu'
books, Legislation stringent enough
re divorce the political from the eccle
n iastical power, and thus stamp out tt
lie attendant wickedness of polygamy.
ID The Republican party is in favor
10 the use of both gold and silver
y money, and condemns the policy
CT the Democratic administration in i
a' efforts to demonetize silver.
N We demand IA reduction of lett
~ postage to one cent.
~ In a republic like ours, where Il
- - citizens is the sovereign and the of
~ cial the servant, where no power
~ exercised except by the will of Il
o people, it is important that the sove
40 eighty, the people, should possess i
y, telligence. The free school is tt
IN promoter of that intelligence which
81 to preserve US a free nation; Their
a. fore, the STATE or nation, or both col
az bined, should support free instit
a. !" tons of learning, sufficient to affo
~ ~ to every child growing up in the lal
~ the opportunity of good comtn'
g. school education.
., We earnestly recommend tn
,a prompt action be taken by Congre
70 in the enactment of such legislau'
- as will best secure the rehabilitatlt
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