, 1888-06-28

lDGef tue CONSTITUTION framed and |
10y her people, and Wa heart !
;ly endorse The action OF t1e repub- |
ican senate in twice passing bills
for her admission. The refusal of
the democratic house of representa-
tiv"s. for partisan purposes, to con
slider these bills Is IA wiilful violation
of the sacred Amer can principles Of
local seif>governmeGt aud merits the
of ali Just men. The
pending bills in the senate TO enable
the people of Washington. of North
Dakota and Montana territories to
establ h state governments should
he passed without unnecessary delay.
The republican party pledges itself
TO DO all IN its power to'facilitate
the admission of the territories of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and
Arizona To the enjoyment of salf-gOv
ernment az states, such of them as
are now qualified, as soon as possible,
and tho others as soon as they may
become so.
PUBLIC LANDS.
We reatlirm the policy of appropri
atiug the public lands of tho United
States to be homestead5 for Ameli
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the republicans established in
1852 against the persistent opposi
ton OF democrats in congress, and
woich has broughe our great Western
dominion into snch magnificent de
yelopment
The restoration OF unearned rail-
road land grants to the public do
main for the use OF actual settlers,
which was begun under the admin
lsnration of President Arthur, should
be continued.
We deny that the democratic party
has ever restored one acre to the
people, but declare that by the joint
action OF republicans and democrats
about fifty millions of aGaes of IN
earned lands arigihally granted for
construction of railroads, have been
restored to the public domain. in
pursuance of the conditions inserted
''y the republican party in the origin
al grants.
THE MoRMoNs.
The political power of the Mormon
church i'll Utah territory, as exercis-
ed in the pasi, is menance to free
institutions aud dangerous to be long
suffered. Therefore we pledge the
republican party to appropriate leg
Islation asserting the sovereignty of
the nation in all territories where
the same is questioned, and in furth-
erence of that end to place upon the
statute books legislatian stringent
enough TO divorce the political from
the ecclesiastical power aud thus
stamp out the attendant wickedness
of polig amy.
The republican party is favoring
the use of both gold and silver as
money and condemns the policy of
the democratic administration in its
effort to demonetize silver. We de-
mand the reduction of letter postage
to one cent.
In republic like ours. where the
citizen is sovereign and the Official
the servant, where no power is ex-
ercis ed except by the will OF the
people, it is important that the SOW
erigD, the people, should possess in
telligence. The free school is a
promoter of that Intelligence which
is to preserve US 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 opportunity of a good
common school education.
OUR COAST DEFEYeEs.
We earnestly recommend tLat
prompt action be taken by congress
in the enactment of such legislation
as will best secure the rehabilitation
Of our merchant marine and We pros
test against the passage by congress
of free ship bill, as calculated to
work injustice to labor by lessening
the wages of those engaged in pre-
pairing the materials, as well as those
directly employed in our ship var Is.
We demand appropriations for the
early building of our navy, for the
construction of coast Notifications
and modern ordnance and other ap
proved modern means OF defence, for
the protection of our defenceiess
harbors and cities; the payment Iof
just pensions to our soldiers and for
other works of national Importance;
for the improvement of harbors and
channels internal. coaStwise and for
eign com neree; for the encourage
ment of the shipping interests of the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as
well rs for the payment of the matur
ing public debt. This policy will
give employment TO our labor, activ-
Ity to our various industries, increase
the security Of our country, promote
prosperity, open new 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 loaniHg govern
ment money without interest pet
banks" ..............
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
The conduct of our foreign affairs
by the present administration has
been compromising Us. by it's ineffi-
cheney and cowardice. Having with
drawn from the senate all pending
treaties effected by the republican
administration for removal of foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our
commerce, and its extension into bet
ter markets, it has neither effected or
proposed any other in their stead
Protesting adherence to the Monroe
doctrine, it has seen, with idle COM
placency, the extension of foreign
influence in Central America, and of
foreign trade everywhere amcng our
1t has refused to charter
or encourage the American
for the construction of
canal, work of vital i'm
portance to the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine and of our national
influence in Central aud South Amer
lea, and with tho islands and further