The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-06-28

The Republican party is in favor of the use Of
both gold and silver as money. and condemns
me policy of the Democratic Adm Illustration In
us eHorts to demOnettZe silver.
We demand the reduction of letter postage to
one cent per ounce.
IN Republic like ours, where the citizen is
Inc sovereign and the official the servant
Wnere no power is exercised except by the will
oi une people, 1t is important thai the sover-
| NJ etne ptople-Should possess Intelligence.
me Iree school is the promoter of that intelIi-
/ Iinrec men is TO preserve us q free Nation;
blned, should support fire. institntjops of
arat niiiis, sninelent to afford to every child
growing up IN the land the Opportunifv of a
Sond com mon school education
we earnestiy recommend that prompt action
fsitis "n ii In the enactment of such
cessation as Will best secure the rehabilitation
of our American merchant marine ana NC
protest against the passage by Congress- of a
free snip bill, as calculated to work iniustica
to labor by leSseniE9 the wages of those ar.
gagged in preparing materials. we'll as those
directly employed in our shipyards we d.
mand appropriations for the early rehm,idtno
of our navy; for the construction of coast forti
fications and modern ordnance, and other ap-
proved modern means of defense for the nro
lection OF our defenSeless harbOrs and cities
for the payment of Just pensions to our sol
dlers for necessary works of national impor-
lance IN me Improvement OF harbors and the
channels of internal coastwise and foreign
commerce; for the encouragement of the ship
ping interests of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
states. as well as for the payment of the matur-
ing public debt. This policy will give employ.
fnent TO our labor, activity to various in
dustres, increase tie security of our country
promote trade. open new and direct markets
for our produce and chaapen the cost of trans
portation. We affirm this to be far better for
our country than the Democratic policy of
.'nlg tne GOVERNMENTS money without in
The eonducf OF foreign affairs by the present
ADMINISTRATION has been distinguished by It's
lneIhcirhcy and its cowardice. Having with
drawn from the Senate all pending treaties ef-
tected by Republican adm abstraction for the
removal OF foreign burdens and restrictions
upon our CONNER ce and for Its extension into
better markets. 1t has neither effected nor pro-
posed any DINERS in their stead Protesting ad-
herence to the Monroe doctrine, it has seen,
with lille complacency, the extension of foreign
ihnuence IN Central America, and of foreign
tfade everywhere among our neighbOrs. 1t has
refused 10 charter. sanction or encourage any
american o gaIization for constructing the
nicaragua Canal, a work of vital i'm pOrtance 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 our Pacific territory with South
America ana with the islands and further
coasts of the Pacific Ocean,
We arraign The present Democratic admins
tfalloh Tor the weak and unpatriotic treatment
OF the fisheries question. and its pusilani-
M NOUS surrender OF the essential privileges to
which our fishing vessels are entitled in Cana
dian ports under the treaty of 1918. the recipro-
cal maritime legislation of 1890 and the comfy
OF nations, and which Canadian fishing vessels
receive in the ports of the United states. We
condemn the policy of the present administra-
ton and the Democratic majority in Congress
towards our fisheries. as unfriendly and con-
sptcuouSly unpatriotic, and as tending to de-
stroy valuable national industry and in
dispensable resource of defense against for
eign enemy.
1.-THE name of American applies alike to all
citizens OF the Republic and imposes upon ALI
alike the same obligation of obedience to the
laws. At the same time that citizenship is and
must be the panoply and safeguard of him who
wears it, and protect him. whether high or low.
rich or poor. in all his civil rights. 1t should
and must AFFORD him protection at home, and
low and protect him abroad in whatever
land he may be on a lawful Grand"
The men who abandoned the Republican
party in 1881, and continue to adhere to the
Democ attic party, have deserted not only the
causeot honest government, of sound finance,
OF freedom ana purity OF the ballot, but espec-
tally have deserted the cause of reform in the
civil service. We will not. fail to keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs, or
because their candidate has broken his. We
therefore repeat our declaration of 1884. tO-w,t:
The reform of the civil service auspicously
begun under the Republican Administration
should be completed by the further extension
OF the reform ystem already established by
law, to AL the grades of the service to which 1t
is applicable. The spirit and purpose of the
reform should be observed In all Executive APP
polntments, and all laws at variance with the
object of existing reform legislation should be
repealed, to the end that the dangers to free in
sl1tutlons which Turk in the power Of official
patronage may be wisely and effectively
avoided >"
The gratitude of the Nation to the defenders
OF the Union cannot be measured by laws. The
legislation of Congress should conform to the
pledges made by loyal people. and be
larged and extended as to provide against the
possibility that any man who honoraby wore
the Federal uniform shall become an inmate of
an aims house, or dependent upon private
charity. In the presence of overflow ing
Treasury it would be public scandal to do less
for those valorous service preserved the Gov
eminent. We dcnounca the hostile spirit
shown by President Cleveland in his numerOu s.
vetoes of measures for pension relief, and the .
Democratic House of Representatives In refus-
legislation.
In support of the principles herewith enun-,
ciated, we invite the cooperation of patriotic
men of all parties. and especially of all work
ingmen. who's prosperity is seriously threat
ened by the tree-trade policy of the present
Admin isl ration.