Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-20

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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.
stitution 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 ol
Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
fayorably consider these bills, . willful
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.goyernment, 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 do all in its power to IA.
cilitate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zona to the enjoyment Of self.goyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
fed, as soon as possible, and 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.
propnate legislation asserting the sover.
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
administration In its efforts to demonetize
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-
tunty of good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment of such legislation as will beet
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress of a free ship
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lessening the wages Of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early Gebuilding 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 haIbors and
cities; tor the payment of just pensions
to our soldiersj for necessary works OF
National importance in the improvement
Of harbors and the channels of internal
coaStwise, and foreign commerce.; for the
encouragement of the shipping interests
OF the Atlanuc, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
we'll as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give em-
ploYment to our labor, activity to our va.
rious industries, Iuorease the security Of
our country, promote trade, open new
and 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-
gulshed by its Inefiiciency and Its coward.
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by republican |
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, it |
has seen with idle complacency the extern
sion Of foreign influence IN Central |
America, aud Of foreign trade everywhere |
among our neighborS. 1t has refused to /
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer. |
lean organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import. /
AllNC 70 AlC maintenance OF the Monroe /
doctrine, and OF our national influence in
Central and South America, and neces-
'Ary for the development OF trade with
our Pacific territory, with SOuth America
aud with the islands and further coasts OF
he Pacific Ocean.
We ATraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatrioue
treatment OF the fisheries question, and
rs pusillAnimous surrender Of the essen.
ial privileges to whieh our fishing vessels
.fe emitted in Canadian ports under the
treaty Of 1913, the reciprocal maritime
egislAtion Of 1890 and the comfy Of
iahons, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
els receive in the ports Of the United
states. We condemn the policy Of the
'TeSent administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward ouI fisheries
S uniTiendly and oonspicuously unpatri.
tic, and as tending TO destroy valuable
IahonAl industry, aud an indispensable
esouTee OF defense against a foreign
nemy.
The name Of America applies alike to
Il eitirens OF the republic, and imposes
pom all alike the same obligations Of
bedieneo TO the laws. At the same time