Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28

press the people by undue charges on their
supplies, or by Unjust rates for the transporta.
| t'pn II their products Ia market. We approve
| ~ legislation by Congress to prevent alike I'M
! Just burdens Eud Unfair discrimination be-
| tween States.
TnE PUBLIC r0MSfN.
We reaihrm the policy of appropris'ing the
| public lands of the United States to be home
steadS for American citizens aud settlers not
aliens, which the Republican pSty established
| IN lStS3, against the persistent opposition OF
| Democrats In Congress, which has brought our
| great western domain IN magnificent develop.
| nent The restoration of unCarnca railroad
land grants to public domain for the Use Of
actual settlers which was begun under the adj
mnistration 81 President Arthur should he
continued We deny that the Democratic
! party has ever restored one acre TO the people
| but declare that by joint action OF Republicans
and Democrats about fifty million acres OF UNI
earned lands, originally granted for the con-
! struction ot railroads, have been restored To
the public domain In pursuance OF the condi'
tions inserted by the Republican party In the
| original grant.
We charge the Democratic administration
with failure 10 execute laws securing to the
settlers title Ia their homestcads and with using
| appropriations made for that purpose to harrnss
the innocent settlers with spies and prosocu
| tions under the false prctcnsc OF exposing
frauds and indicating law.
The government 10y Congress Of the Terri.
tories Is based upon necessity only to the end
that they may bccomc States Ia the Union /;
therefore whenever the conditions OF popula.
tion, material resorccs, public intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable local gov
eminent therein, the people Of such Territories
should be permitted right inherent In them
to form for themselves constitutions and State
governments aud he admitted into the Union.
Pending preparation for Statehood NIL officers
thereof should he selected from bona hdc resi-
dents and citizens OF the Territory wherein
they are to serve, Dakota should OF right be
Immediately admitted as State In the Union
under y constitution framed and adopted by
her people, and we heartily endorse the action
OF the Republican Senate In twice passing bills
for her admission, The refusal Of the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives, for partisan
purposes, to favorahly consider these bills Is
wllful violation Of the sacred American prlnci'
pie of local self government and merits the
condemnation Of all lust men. The pending
bills In the Senate tile acts to enable the pco.
pie Of Washington, North Dakota and Montana
| Territories to form constitutions aud establish
State governments should the bills he passed
without unnecessary delay. The Republican
party pledges itself to do all In Its power to IN
cllitate the admission Of the Territories OF New
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the
enjoyment OF government and as states
such Of them rs are now qualified as soon as
possible, and the Others M soon as they may
become qualified.
TnE MORMON HIERARCHY.
The political power Of the Mormon church In
the Territories NJ exercised In the past Is u
menace to free institutions aud too dangerous
to be long suffered. Therefore, we pledge tho
Republican party to appropriate legislation as
sorting the sovereignty OF the Nation In all
Territories where the same Ii questioned, and
In futhcrancc Of that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough to
divorce political from ecclesiastical power, and
thus stamp out the attendant wickcdness OF
poygamy.
FAVOR A DOUBLE MONETARY STANDARD.
The Republican party Ia In favor Of the use
of both gold and silver ms money, aud condemns
the policy Of the Democratic Administration In
its efforts to dcmOnctize silver.
ONE CENT LETTER POSTAGE.
We demand the reduction Of letter postage
to one cent per ounce.
IN FAVOR or FREE SCHOOLS
In n Republic like ours, where the citizen Is
sovereign and official servant, where no power
Is exercised except by will Of the people, II Is
important that the sovereign people should
possess intelligence. The free school Is u pro
motor Of that intelligence which h 10 preserve
us a free nation Therefore, the State or Ma
ton, or both combined, should support free In
stitu,Ions OF learning sufficient to afford 10
every child growing up In the land the oppor-
tunity Of Il good common school education.
ron AN ADEQUATE NAVY.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
he taken In Congress In the enactment OF such
legislation ~ viii best secure the rehabilitation
Of our merchant marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress OF u free ship bill, as
calculated to work injustice TO labor by lessen
ing the wages Of those engaged In preparing
the materials as well as those directly employed
In our ship yards
FOR BENEFICIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
We demand appropriations for the early re-.
building of our navy, for the construction OF
coast Notifications and modern ordnance and
other improved modern means OF defense; FOR
the protection OF our dcfcnsaless hnrbors and
cities: Tor the pavmcnt Of inst pensions TO our
soldiers; for necessary work Of National lm-
pOrtancc IN the Improvement Of harbOrs and
channels Of internal, coastwisc and foreign
commerce; for the encouragement OF the ship
ping interests Of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
States ns well as for the payment of maturing
the public debt. This policy viii give employ.
mcnt to our labor, activity 10 our various In
dustrcs, increase the security OF our country,
promote trade, opcn new and direct market.
for our products and cheaper the cost OF trans
portatiOn. We affirm this 10 he far better for
our country than the Democratic policy OF
lnaning the governments money without In
tcrcst TO "pct banks"
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The conduct Of foreign affairs by the present
Administration has been distinguished by it-
incllicicuCy and Its cOwardicc. Having with
drawn from the Senate all the pending treaties
effected by the Republican administration for
the removal Of foreign burdens and restrictions
upon our commerce and for Its extension into
better markets. II has neither effected nor pro-
posed any other IN their stead. Protesting adj.
hrrcncc to the Monroe doctrine, II has seen
with lille c0mplaisance the extension Of foreign
! i,u In Of Ann nd nG fpr.
cgn trade everywhere among our ncighbOrs.
II has refused to charter, sanction or encourage
any American organization for constructing
the Nicaragua Canal, work OF vital impor.
lance to the maintenance Of the Monroe doc.
trinc and Of our National influence In Central
aud South America, and necessary for the de-
vclOpmcnt Of trade with our Pacific territory,
with South America and with the islands and
further coasts Of the Pacific Ocean.
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
We arraign the present Democratic Admins,
tration for It's work and unpatriotic treatment
Of the fisheries question, and It's pushlainmous
surrender OF the essential privileges to which
our fishing vessels are entitled In Canadian
ports under the treaty Of 1918, reciprocal mari
time legislation Of 1870 and comfy Of nations,
and which Canadian vessels receive In the ports
Of the United States.
We condemn the policy Of the present ad-
ministratiOn and the Democratic majority In
Congress toword our fisheries as unfrcndly and
conspiciousy unpatriotic, and "a tending 10
destroy "A valuable national industry and an In.
dcspcnsablc resource Of defense against the
foreign enemy.
PROTECTION TO AMERICANS ABROAD.
The name Of American implies alike TO all
citizens Of the Republic, and imposes upon all
alike the same obligation Of obedience to the
laws, At the same time that citizenship Is and
must be panoply aud safeguard of him who
wears il and protect him whether high or low,
rich or poor, IN all his civii rights. II should
and must afford him protection at home and
follow and protect him abroad In whatever land
he may he.
ron CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The men who abandoned the Republican
party in 1884, aud continue u adhere to the
Democratic party, have deserted not only the
cause Of honest government, OF sound finances
or freedom aud purity Of the ballot ut cspe
cially have deserted the cause Of reform In the
civil service. We will not fail TO keep oui
pledges because they have broken theirs, OF
because their candidate has broken his. We
therefore repeat our declaration Of 1884, to
wit: .rhc reform of the civil service auspic
inIsly began under the Republican administra
ton should be completed by the further extern
sivc rGl~ygn system already established by law
10 all the grades Of the service to which It Is
applicable The spirit and purpose OF reform
should be observed in all executive appoint
,nnptg anD al laws "a variance with the Object