Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-06

residents and CltlZenS Oh the lerTtOT)
wherein they are to serve. South Dakot;
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as State in the Union, under the con
stitution 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 o
Representatives, for partisan purposes, tC
| favorably consider these bills, a willfuI
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.government, and merits the
| condemnation of all just men. The
| pending bills in the Senate for acts 10
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 Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment of elf.government
as states, such of them as are now quali-
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 10 place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
tlcal power, and thus stamp out the
~ xu,irEa1nape nf
The republican party is in favor 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 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 we protest against |
the passage by Congress of free ship |
bill, as calculated to work injustice to |
labor by lessening the wages of those |
engaged in preparing materials, as well |
as those directly employed in our ship |
yards. We demand appropriations for
the early :ehuilding of our navy; for the .
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
public 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
and direct markets for our produce, and
cheaper the cost OF transportation. We
affirm this to he 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
l., L..
pushed by its lneliciency and ITS coward.
ce, Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Ill pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign
BURDENS and restrictions upon our com.
nercc and for its extension into better
it has neither effected nor pro-
posed any Others IN their stead. Profess
ng adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle complacency the extern
ion of foreign influence IN Central
America, and of foreign trade everywhere
mong our neighbors. 1t has refused to
harteT, sanction or encourage any Amer.
can organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, work OF vital import.
nee to the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and Of our national influence in
NhNAdl anu INAAh @AhlNAlNat anO uGCCa- !
airy for the development OF trade with
ur Pacific territory, with South America
nd with the islands and further coasts of
be Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatriouc
reatment Of the fisheries question, aud
IS puSillanImous surrender Of the essen.
al privileges to which our fishing vessels
re entitled in Canadian ports under the
reaty Of 1913, the reciprocal maritime
,gislation Of 1890, and the comfy Of
atoms, and which Canadian fishing YES. 4
lis receive in the ports of the United
tAtes, We condemn the policy Of the
resent administration and the democratic
Iajonty in Congress toward our fisheries
, uniriendly and oonspicuously unpatri.
lie, and as tending to destroy valuable I
Atlonal industry, and al indispensable
source OF defense against foreign
iemy.
The name Of America applies alike to
! citizens Of the republic, and imposes
pom all alike the same obligations Of
'edienee to the laws. At the same time
Iat citizenship is and must be the pan.
ply and safeguard Of him who wears il, :
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