Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-02

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Congress to prevent alike unjust
burdens and unfair determinations
between the States.
We reaffirm the policy of appro'
priating the public lands Of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Ameri-
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
Cd in 1862 against the persistent op-
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magniti-
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 Republi-
cans and Democrats about fifty mil
lions of unearned lands, originally
granted for the construction of rail-
roads, have been restored to the pub
lilo 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 ap-
propriations 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
hgence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people of such Territories
should be permitted, as a right in
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union.
Tending the preparation for State
hood, all officers thereof should BE-
selected from the bona ide residents
aud citizens of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately ad-
mitted as State in the Union, under
the Constitution framed and adopted
by her people, and We heartily ell.
dorse the action Of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for he'
admission. The refusal of the Dem.
ocratic House Of Representatives, fo'
partisan purposes, to consider these
bills, is wiilful violation CT the
sacred American principle of loca
self.government, and merits the con
demnation of all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts t.
enable the people of Washington
North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablisn State governments should bt
passed without unnecessary delay
The Republican party pledges itsel
to do all in its power to facilitate the
admission of the Territories OF New
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizo
ma to the enjoyment of self-govern
ment as States; such Of them as art
now qualified as soon as possible, ant
the others as soon as they may become
so. The political power of the Nor
mon Church in the Territories as ex
ercised in thu past, is menace to FREE
institutions and dangerous to be Ions
suffered; therefore We pledge tn
Republican party to appropriate leg,s
la,ion asserting the sovereignty O
the nation in all Territories where tn
same is questioned, and in furtheranc,
of that end, to place upon the s.aeut
books, legislation stringent enough t.
divorce the political from the eccles
iastical power, and thus stamp out tn
attendant wlckedness of polygamy.
The Republican party is in favor O
the use OF both gold and silver a
money, and condemns the policy O
the Democratic administration in i,
efforts to 1emonetize silver.
We demand reduction Of lette
postage to one cent.
ina republic like ours, where tn
citizens is the sovereign ana the Off
cial the servant, whsre no power
exercised except by the will of til
people, it is important that the sove'
eighty, the people, should possess it
te!iiyence. The free school is tn
promoter of that intelligence which
to preserve US free nation; there
fore, the State or nation, or both con
bin+d, should support free insti,u
tons Of learning, sufficient to affor
to every child growing up in the Ian
the opportunity OF a good commo
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