Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-02

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, iucrease the security Of
our country, promote trade, open new
and 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"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin-
euished by its lnetficiency and Its coward
| ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by republican
| administration for the removal of foreign
/ burdens and restrictions upon our COM
/ merce and for its extension into better
markets, il has neither effected nor pro-
posed any Others In their stead. Profess
lug adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
has seen with idle complacency the exten.
sion OF foreign influence IN Central
America, and Uf foreign trade everywhere
among our neighbors. 1t has refused 10
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
ican organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, work OF vital import
ance to the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and Of our national influence in
Central and South America, and neces.
sary for the development OF trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America
and with the Islands aud further coasts OF
the Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
minlstratiOn for its weak and unpatTiotlc
treatment Of the fisheries question, and
its pusillanlmous surrender of the essen.
ual privileges to which our fishing vessels
are entitled in Canadian ports under the
treaty Uf 1918, the reciprocal maritime
legislation of 1890, and the comfy of
nations, and whicn Canadian fishing yes.
sells receive iu The ports of the United
States. We condemn the policy of the
present administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries
as uniriendly and conspicuously unpatri-
olic, and as tending to destroy valuable
national industry, and an indispensable
resource OF defense against foreign
enemy.
The name Of America applies alike TO
all citizens of the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligations of
obedience to the laws. At the same time |
that citizenship is and must be the pan |
opIy and safeguard Of him who wears it, |
and protect him, whether high or low,
rich or POOR, in his civil rights. 1t should |
ana must afford him protection at home,
and follow and project him abroad in
whatever land he may be on a lawful
errand.
The men who ahardnned the republican
party in 1884, aud c0ntiDue to adhere to
the democratic party, have deserted not
only the cause of houcst government, of
sound finances, Of lle dom and purity of
the ballot, hut especially have deserted
the cause ul rrtnim in the civil service.
We wllI not TAI! 20 keep our pledges be-
cause they have broken theirs, or because
heir candidate has broken his. We,
therefore, repeat our declaration of 1884,
10 wit; "The reform of the civil service,
begun under the republican
should be completed by
the further extension of the reform system
already established by law, 10 all the
grades of the service to which it is apple
lhe. The spirit and purpose of the re.
orm should be observed in all executive
and all laws at variance
with the object Of existing reform leglsla-
ion should be repealed, to the end that
he danger to free institutions which turks
n the power Of ,ficial patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided.
The gratitude Of the nation to the de.
enGers of the union can not be measured
,y laws. The legislation of Congress
hould conform to the pledges made by
nyal people, and I've so enlarged and ex-
ended as To provide against the possibility
hat any man who honorably wore the
-deral uniform shall become the inmate
f an almshouse, or dependent upon
rivate charity. In the presence of an
VERT wing treasury it would be a public
candal to do less for those whose valor.
us service preserved the government
We deuounce the hostile spint shown by
resident Cleveland in his numerous
rtoes Of measures for pension relief, and
he action of the democratic house of
in refusing even a consid-
rau"n ot general pension legislation.
In support Of the principles herewith
nunciaied We invite the corporation OF
atriolc men Of all parties, and especially
all workHgmen whose prosperity IS
.rously threatened by the free trade
' lcyuf the present administration.
Additional plank submitted by Mr..
ulelie at Maine, and adopted by an
most UNANIMOUS vote: The FIRST cen
.ru Ut n'I l"od government is the virtue
.! Spnrret' nt ,he people and the purity
Jh, hume The republican party
,tHu l> .ywlafhiz-s with all wise and
ri .r'.l 'd'irS for the promotion Of
nturTu,,e ,,ur. .u,Itii;y.