Daily Republican., 1888-06-22

TO the Union. Pending the preparation
for statehood, all officers thereof should
be selected from the bona hde residents
and citizens OF the territory wherein |
they are to serve. South Dakota should |
Of riRht be Immediately admitted as o
State In the o nton under the Oonstitu
tion framed and adopted by her people,
and we heartily endorse the action OF
the Republican Senate In twioe passing
bills for her admission.
The refusal OF the Democratic House
of Represen tativea. for partisan pur.
poses, to favorably consider these bills,
is . willful violation Of the sacred
American principle OF local self-gov.
ernment and merits the condemn alton |
OF all Just men. The pending bills In
the Senate for acts to enable the people
of Washin aton, North Dakota and Mon
taua territories 10 form Constitutions
and establish State Governments should
be passed without unnecessary delay.
The Republican party pledges itself TO
do all In its power to facilitate the ad
mission of the territories OF New
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arisona
to the enjoyment OF self government as
States, such Of them as are now quali-
fied ~ soon Nc possible and the othera
ns soon As they may become 90.
The political power Of the Mcrmcu
Church In the Territories, As exercised
In the past, 10 menace to free institu-
tions, q danger no longer to be SUIT.
fered;
Therefore, we pledge the Republican
party to appropriate lesislation assert
ing the sovereignty Of the Nation In all
Territories where the same is ques-
tiened, and in furtherance OF that end
to place upon the statute books legisla.
tion strlsRent enough TO divorce the po-
litioal from the ecclesiastical power,
and thus stamp out the attendant
wickendess Of polyRamy.
The Republican party Is In favor OF
the use Of both gold and silver As
money, and condemns the policy OF the
forts to demonetizs silver.
We demand the reduction OF letter
postage to one cent per ounce.
In . Republic like ours, where the
citizen 10 the sovereign and the official
the servant; where no power ia exer-
cised except by the will Of the people, II
is important that the sovereiRn-the
peopls--should possess intelligence, The
free school 10 the promoter OF that intel
ligence which is to preserve US ~ free
nation; therefore, the State or nation,
OF both combined, should support free
Institutions of learning sutii Client to Af
ford 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 the
> enactment Of such Liquidation As viii
best secure the rehabilitation OF oul
. American merchant marine, and VT
protest against the passage by Congress
I OF FREQ ship bill, as calculated to woEk
8 Injustice TO labor by lesser log the wagei
of those engaged In preparing materiAli
as we'll As those directly employed IL
a our ahipy ards. We demand sppropriA
tions for the early rebuilding of oui
: navy; for the construction OF coast fortl
|, hcations and modern ordnance aut
: other approved modern means Of de
4 fense for the protection Of our defense
/ less hArbors and cities; for the pAymen
4 of lust penaions to our soldiers; TO-
a necessary works of national importAno
/ in the Improvement Of hArbors and tn
a channels of Internal, coastwise and for
a eign commerce; tor the encouragement
Il of the shipping interests of the Allan
: tic, aulf and Pacific States, IS well n
for the payment Of the maturing publi
a debt. This policy will give employ men
o to our labor, activity TO our various In
"A dustrieB, increase the security OF ou
= country, promote trade, open new ami
"a direct markets for our produce, an,
oheapen the cost of transportation. W
II affirm this to be far better for our oour
II try than the Democratic policy of loar
m ing the Governments money wtthou
d interest to ''pet banks"
4 The conduct OF foreign affairs by th
,r present ministration has been distin
O. auished by its ineffioienoy and II
TO coWsrdice. Having Withdrawn froI
re tue Senate all pending treaties etiecte
N by Republican administration for ID
lr removal of foreign burdens and Eestrit
es tions upon our commerce and for II
T. extension into better markets, 1t he
% neither effected or proposed any othel
III in their stead. Protesting adherence
e. the Monroe doctrine, 1t has seen wit
We Idle complacency the extension
go foreign influence In Central AmeriC
rt and Of foreign trade everywhere anon
Mt our neiRhborH. 1t has refused TO cha
ne ter, sanction or encourage any Amer
can organization fer constructing u
o. Nicaragua canal, 10 work of vital In
IN portAnoe to the maintenance of th
II, Monroe doctrine aud OF our national Il
n, iuenoe In Central aud South Americl
n and deeessary for the development I
at trade with our Pacific territory, vii
a. South America, aud with the islsnt
m and further coasts OF the Pacific Oceai
We arrAign- the present Democrat
n Naturalization for Its weak and u
Its patrietio treatment OF the fisheries que
he tion, aud its pusillsnimous surrender G
10, the essential privileges to which ol
be fishing vessels are entitled in OAnadit
We ports under the treaty of 1918, the reoi
Ill rooal maritime legislation of 1880, al
to the comfy OF nations. aud whi,
on Oanadi inn fishing vessels receive In q
he ports of the Unitei States.
Ar' We condemn the policy OF the prsse
by administration and the Democrat
ur- majority in Congress towards o
ZEN fisheries as unfriendly and consp
uously unpatriotlc, and as tending
at destroy q valuable natoAl industry o.
ed an Indispensable resource OF dvfen
an against q foreign enemy.
lch The name of American applies ali
in to all oitizsns of the republic, and
Ion poses upon all alike the came obligati
md OF obe edtence TO the laws. At the eal
ain time that citizenship 10 ard must be
nt. pAnoply and safeguard OF him "
Dad wears 1t, and protect him, whether hi
for or low, rich or poor, In all his oi
vas RIGHTS, IL should and mutt sfioic b
of protection at home and follow and p
We ttct him abroad In whatever land
yer may be on lawful errand.
de- The men who abandoned the Rspr
Be- lican party n 1884 aud continue TO
fly here to the Democratic party have
nds serted not only the cause OF non
ion government, of eound finance, OF II
the dom and purity OF the ballot, but
the peoiAlly have deserted the cause
can reform In the civil service. We '
.rRe not fail to keep our pledges becA