Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-30
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LIN LIS important that the sovereign, the PEG
pie should possess intelligence.
| THE FREE SCHOOL
tne promotion of that intelligence which
70 preserve Us q free nation. Therefore
'no STATE or nation, or both combined.
sno.lu support free institutions of learning
uWc en- 70 afford to every child growing
ny !" Tue land opportunity Of q good
COMMON SCHOOL EDUCATION.
we earnestly recommend that prompt &c
on " Saken Dy congress in the enactment
sHEn !eglsiatlon as will best secure the re-
naoiutatlon OF our American merchant
marine. we protest against the passage by
oongress OF free ship bill "a calculated to
WofA injustice to labor by lessening the
wagSe OF those engaged in preparing ma
.eriais as well as those directly employed in
0ur snip yards. We demand appropriations
for the early
REBUILDING OF DUB NAVY;
tor the construction of coast Notifications
ono modern ordnance and other approved
uouern means OF defense; for the protection
the payment of Just pensions to our soldiers,
!o' necessary works of national importance
| ~ the improvement of harbors and the
cnannels OF internal, coastwise and foreign
commerce; for the encouragement of the
| snlpplng interests Of the Atlantic, gulf and
oSino stateS' as we'll as for the payment OF
| THE MATURING PUBLIC DEBT.
Ihls policy will give employment to our
LABOR, activity to our various industries, in
crease the security of our country, promote
trade, open new and direct markets for our
produce, and cheaper the cost of Transport
tation. We affirm this to be far better for
our country than the dime policy of loanina
the public funds without interest to ''pet
banks" The conduct of foreign affairs by
the present administration has been dis
tlnguished by its ineficiency and cowardice,
having withdrawn from the senate all pend
ing treaties effected by
THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
for the raising of foreign burdens and 70
strictions upon our commerce and for its ex-
tension into better markets, it has neither
stead. Processing adherence to the Monroe
doctrine it has seen with idle complace-
ment the extension Of foreign influence in
central America, and OF 1orelgn trade every
where among our neighbors 1t has refused
to charter, sanction or encourage any Amer
lean organization for constructing
THE NICARAGUA CANAL,
q work Of improvement to the maintain
ance of the Monroe doctrine and our nation
al influence in Central America and South
America, and necessary for the development
of trade with our Pacific territory, with
South America, and with the islands
and further coasts of the Pacific ocean. We
arraign the present democratic administra-
ton for its weak and unratriotic treatment
of the fisheries question, and its pusillani-
nous surrender of the privileges to which
our fishing vessels are entitled in Canadian
ports under the treaty of 1881, the recipro-
cal maritime legislation of 1880 and the
comfy of nations and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports of the United
States. We condemn the policy of the pres
ent administration and the democratic ma
iority in congress toward our fisheries as
unfriendly and conspicuously unpatriotic.
and as tending to destroy valuable ma
tional industry and an Indispensable re-
source of defense against q foreign enemy.
The name of American applies alike to all
citizens of the republic and imposes on all
alike the same obligation of obedience to
the laws: At the same time citizenship
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 follow and protect him abroad in
whatever land he may be on alawful errand.
The men who
ABANDONED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
in 1884 and continue to adhere to the demo-
Gratis, have defeated not only the cause of
honest government, of sound finance, of
freedom and purity of the ballot, but es-
pecially have they deserted the cause of re-
form 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-wit: The reform of
the civil service auspiciously begun under
the republican administration should be
completed by the further extension of
THE REFORM SYSTEM
already established by the law to all the
grades of the service to which it is applicable.
The spirit and purpose of the reform |
should be observed in all executive ap-
pointments, and all laws at variance with |
the object of exciting reform legislation |
should be repealed to the end that the dam |
power of official patronage mag be wisely |
and effectively avoided. The gratitude Of |
the nation to the
DEFENDERS OF THE UNION
cannot be measured by laws. The legisla-
lation of congress should conform to the |
pledges made by loyal people, and be so
enlarged and extended as to provide against
the possibility than any man who honorably
wore the federal uniform shall be in an aims |
house or dependent upon private. charity. |
In the presence of an ove-fosing
LicdcuIy IL WOuiO Do d SCdu-
dal to do less for those who have
done valorous service and preserved the
government. We denounce the hostile
spirit shown by President Cleveland in his
numerous vetOes of measures
FOB PENSION RELIEF,
and the action of the Democratic house of
representatives in refusing even a consid-
grafton oe general pension legislation, in
support of the principles herewith enun-
,iated, we invite the cooperation of patri-
otic men of all parties, and especially of all
whose prosperity is seriously
threatened by the free trade policy of the
present administration.
When the reading Of the report had been
completed Mr.. Marine, of Maryland, moved
hat it be adopted by q ris:n! vote. The
previous question having been ordered, the
.eport of the committee was adopted unani-
nously by rising vote amid great enthusi-
ISM. The chairman stated that the nexS
,rder of business was the calling of states
or the presentation of names of nominees
.or the presidency.
Alabama and Arkansas were called with
nut response. When California was called
Nr. Raymond said that the California dele
cation, whose position was well known here,