Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-03

. DTELdIds
ton for Statehood, all officers hereof
should be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
/ wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
/ rs a State in The Union, under the cou.
| srituuOn framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Of the RepublIcan Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
| refusal Of the Democratic House oi
| Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
| fayorabiy consider these bills, is a willful
| violation OF the sacred American principle
! OF local aaE ,3s -rnHent, and merits .u-
condemnation Of all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts ,u
enable Jlte people Of Washington, North
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
constitutions should be passed without
unnecessary delay. The republican party
pledges itself to 10 all in its power to a..
cllitate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment Of selfgu, eInmcnt
as states, such Of them as ere now quail.
he'd, as soon as possible, aud the others as
soon as they may become so.
The political power Of the Mormon
church In the territories, as experienced iu
the past, is a menace TO free institutions
too dangerous " he long suffered. There.
fore We pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting the soyer-
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
iurrherauce OF that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
teal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
The republican party Is 10 favor OF the
use Of both gold and silver as money aud
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction Of letter
postage TO I cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where he
citizen IS the sovereign and the official the
servant, where no power is exercised
except by the will OF the people, it Is
important that the sovereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter Of that intelligence
which is to preserve US a free ualion
therefore, the state or nation, or both
combined, should support free institutions
OF learning, sufficient to afford to every
child growing up in the land the oppor.
tunlly OF good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment Of such legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation OF our American
merchant marine, and VS. protest against
the passage by Congress Of free ship
hill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lesSenlng the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
as those directly employed IN our ship
yards We demand appropriations Tor
the early .ebuilding OF our navy; for the
construction OF coast Qualifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means Of defense for the piutec.
ton of our defenseess haTbUrs and
cities; Tor the payment of just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
Of harboTs and the channels Of internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce.; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests
Of the Atlanuc, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as !
well as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give EN-.
ployment to our labor, activity to our va.
riouS industries, Iuorease the security Of |
our country, promote trade, open new |
aud direct markets for our produce, and |
cheaper the cost OF transportation. We |
affirm this TO be far better for our country |
than the democratic policy Of lOaning the |
government money without interest to |
pet banks"
Inc conduct of foreign affairs by the /
present administration has been distin. |
suIshed 10y It's InrihCtency and IT'S coward, |
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all peuding treaties effected by republican
for the removal OF toIelgu 1
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
meroo aud for its extension into better
markets, IL has neither effected nor DIO-
posed auy Others IN their stead Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il
has seen with idle complacency the exten.
sion OF foreign influence IA Central
America, aud Of foreign trade everywhere
among our neighbors, IL has refused to
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
eau organization foT constructing the
Nicaragua canal, work OF vital import.
lhGC 10 the maintenance OF lhc Monroe |
doctrine, and ol our national influence in
'vutr. and Suula America, and nvces.
AIRY Tor the development oi trade with
,ur Pacific territory, with South America
md with the islands and further coasts OF
he Paoihc Ocean,
We aTraign the present democratic adj.
for its weak and unpatriouc
treatment Of the 6shenes question, and
Is pusillSnImous surrender of the eCsen.
tai privileges to which our fishing vessels
NC rnutied 10 Canadian ports under the
rcaIy Of 1918, the reciprocal maritime
egislAtiou ct 1880, and tho comity Of
lauons, and which Canadian fishing yes.
els receive in the ports OF the United
states. We condemn the policy OF the
aesent administration and the democratic
majority In Congress toward our fisheries
$ uninendly and oonspicuously unpaIri-
TIC, aud as tending 10 destroy a valuable
auonA industry. and al indispensable
ssouroo OF defense against foreign
nemy.
The name OF America applies alike TO /.
n cilifSns of Rhe Fepuhlic anil imps,Srr