Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-08

residents and citizens OF the Territorl
wherein they are to serve. South Dakoti
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con
stitution framed and adopted by tht
people, and we heartily indolse the actor
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House o
Representatives, for partisan purposes tC
fayorably consider these bills, willfu
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.goyernment. and merits the
condemnation Of all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts tc
enable the people of Washington, North
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
constitutions should be passed without
unnecessary delay. The republican party
| pledges itself to DO all in its power to ia.
! cilitate the admission of the territories oi
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zona to the enjoyment Of self. government
as states, such Of them as ere now quail.
fled, as soon as possible, and the Others as
soon as they may become so.
The political power of the Mormon
| church in the territories, as experienced in
the past, is a menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propnate legislation asserting the sover-
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherance Of that end TO place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
tlcal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
The republican party is in favUr Of the
use of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to l cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where the
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 nation;
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.
tunlty Of a 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 |
marine, and we protest against |
the passage by Congress of a free ship |
bill, as calculated to work injustice to |
labor by lesseDing the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well |
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
ton OF our defenseless harbors and
cities; tor the payment of Just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
Of harbors and the channels of internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement of the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacific States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
ublic debt, This policy will give EN-.
ployment to our labor, activity to our va.
riouS Industries, Increase the security of
our country, promote trade, open new
md direct markets for our produce, and
,heapen the cost OF transportation. We
ltfirm this to be far better for our country
han the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest to
pet banks"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
resent administration has been distin.
uIshed by its Ineficiency and ITS coward.
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
u pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal of foreign
urdens and restrictions upon our com.
lerco and for its extension into better
larkets, it has neither effected nor pro-
osed any Others IN their stead. Profess 4
* adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
AS seen with idle complacency the exten.
on OF foreign influence IN Central
and of foreign trade everywhere
nong our neighbors. 1t has refused to
larter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
an organization for constructing the
icaragua canal, work OF vital import.
ace to the maintenance Of the Monroe
lctrlne, and OF our national influence in
entral and South America, and neces-
~ for the development OF trade with
IT Pacific territory, with South America I
ID with the islands and further coasts OF |
e Pacific Ocean.
We Arraign the present democratic ad-
for its weak and unpatriouc
eatment OF the fisheries question, and
pusillanImous surrender Of the essen.
Il privileges to which our fishing vessels
e emitted in Canadian ports under the
aaty OF 1918, the reciprocal maritime
yislation Of 1880, and the comfy Of 4
tons, and which Canadian fishing YES. z
IS receive in the ports of the United
Ates. We condemn the policy Of the
sSent administration and the democratic
.jonIy in Congress toward our fisheries
uniuendly and conspicuously unpatri.
C, aud as tending TO destroy valuable n
nonal industry, and an indispensable
ouTce OF defense against foreign II
smy. III
The name of America applies alike to
citizens Of the republic, aud imposes
IN all alike the same obligations OF
,dienee to the laws. At the same time
/ citizenship is aud must be the pan.
A. and safa.rtorN ~ hin, 81, -. :.