Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-23

: enable the people Of Washington, OF Nor
Dakota and Montana Territories to fol
constitutions and establish State COVER
ments, should be passed without unnecs
sary delay.
The Republican party pledged itself sot
! ali In its power to facilitate the admissi.
of the Territories Of New Mexico. Wyol
ing, Idaho and Arizona, to the emplo
ment OF self-government as States such
them as are now qualified. as soon as po
sible, and the others as soon as they me
become 30.
| The political power of
THE MORMON CHURCH
in the territories as exercised in the past,
q menace to free institutions and DANCE
GUS to be long suffered. Therefore, v
pledge the Republican party to appropriat
legislation asserting the sovereignty OF th
| nation in all territories where the same
quetioned, and in furtherance OF that en-
To f''s te upon the statute books, legisle
| tion stringent enough to divorce the poht
cal from the ecclesiastical power, and thu
stamp out the attendant wickedness q
| polygamy.
HOW LONG SINCE?
The Republican party is in favor OF th
use Of both gold and silver as money. an,
condemns the policy Of the Democratic ad
ministration in it's effort to demonetiz
silver.
We demand reduction on letter postage
to one cent
In republic like ours, where the citizen
is sovereign and the official the servant
where no power is exercised except by will
of the people, it is important that sover.
eign, the people, should possess intelligence.
Free school is the promoter Of that lntelli.
gence which is to preserve US a free nation.
Therefore, State or National, or both com.
bined. should support free institutions OF
learning sufficient to afford to every child
growing up in the land the opportunity OF
good common school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in enactment
OF such legislation as will best secure re-
habitilitation Of ouriAmerican merchant
marine, and we protest against passage
by Codgress of free ship bill as concluded
to work injustice to labor by lessening
wages OF those engaged in preparing mater
ials as well as those directly employed in
our ship yards.
WAR PREPARATIONS DEMANDED.
We demand appropriationsfo for rebuilding
Of our navy, for construction OF port forth
ficotions and modern iordnance and other
modern means of defense for
protection OF our defenseless harbors and
cities; of payment of just pensions to our
soldiers; for necessary works OF national
an Improvement OF harbors
and channels OF internal, coastwise and
foreign commerce; for encouragement Of
shipping interests OF the Atlantic. Gulf and
Pacific States, as well as for the payment
Of maturing public debt.
This psliey will give employment to our
aborer, activity to our various industries,
Increase security OF our country, promote
trade, open pew and direct markets for our
produce and cheaper cost OF transporta-
zion. We affirm this to be far better for
our country than Democratic policy of
oaning the governments money, without
interest to pet banks.
The conduct of
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Dy the present administration las dis
,usted US by it's inefficiency and cowardice,
having withdrawn from the Senate all
pending treaties effected by Republican ad-
for removal OF foreign bur-
lens and restrictions upon eur commerce,
md for it's extension into better markets,
t has neither affected nor proposed any
,thers in their stead.
Processing adherence to the Monroe doc
rine, it has seen with idle complacency the
xtension of foreign influence in Central
america and OF foreign trade everywhere
Imong our neighbors. It has refused to
rfa nv Ay,nn
an organization for the construction OF
he Nicaragua Canal, a work of vital inn
,ortance to the maintenance of the Mon
oe doctrine, and OF our national influence
q Central and South America, and neces-
ary for development OF trade with South
America and with the islands and further
oast of the Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present Democratic ad-
for it's weak and unpatriotic
reatment OF
THE FISHERIES QUESTION,
nd it's pusillanimous surrender of the
ssential privileges to which our fishing
essels are entitled to in Canadian ports
nder the treaty OF 1918, the reciprocal
maritime legislation OF 1880. and the
omity of nations, and which Canadian
shing vessels receive in the ports OF the
Tnited States.
We condemn the policy OF the present
administration and the Democratic major
" in Congress toward our fisheries as un-
.iendly and conspicuously unpatriotic,
nd as tending to destroy national in
ustry and indispensable resource Of de-
,nce against q foreign enemy.
The name OF American applies alike
o all
CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC,
nd imposes on all alike the same obliga-
ion of obedience to the laws at the same
ime that citizenship is, and must be, a
anopoly and safeguard OF him who wears
), and protect him, whether high or low,
ich or poor, in all his civil rights. 1t
hould, and must, afford him protection at
ome and follow and protect him abroad,
l whatever land he may be. on lawful
rrand.
KICKING THE MUGwUMPs.
Men who abandoned the Republican
arty in 1884, and continue to adhere to
be Democratic party, have deserted, not
My cause OF honest government, of sound
nance, of freedom and purity of ballot,
ut especially have deserted cause of re-
,rm \ civil service. We will not fail to
eep our pledges because they have broken |
heirs, or because their candidate has
roken his. We, therefore, repeat our de-
aratiop OF 80, to-wit: Reform OF civil |
ervice auspiciously begun under Republican
should be completed by |
lrther extension of reform system, already |
by law. To all grades OF serv- |
e to which it is applicable, a spirit and |
urpose of reform should be observed in all
xecutive appointments, and all laws at |
ariance with the object of existing reform |
,gislution should be repealed to the end |
hat the dangers to our free institutions |
.hich lack in power OF official patronage |
,ay be wisely and effectively avoided.
Gratitude OF the nation to defenders OF
he Union cannot be measured by laws. |
.egislation OF Congress should conform to |
ledges made by loyal people, and be so en-
srged and extended as provided against
be possibility of any man vino
HoNoRABLY WORE FEDERAL UNIFORM,
hall become inmate of almshouse, or-de-
end not upon private charity in presence
4 overaowing treasury. 1t would be q
ublic scandal to do less for those whose
alorous service preserved the government.
We denounce the hostile spirit shown by
PRESIDENT Cleveland, in his numerous
etoes of measures for pension relief and
he action OF the Democratic House OF
in refusing even considera-
ion of general pension legislation in sup