Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-07

| ton lOT OtatenOOQt All OtnCeTs hereof
/ shonld be selected from the bona fidc
residents and citizens OF the Territory
| wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
/ a, a State ia the Union, under the con.
/ siIuuon framed and adopted by the
| people, and We heartily indoise the action
/ Of the Republican Senaie in twice
/ passing biis fJr her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House Of
/ Representative, for partisan purposes, "
I fayOrably consider these bills, is a wiliui
| violation Of the sacred American principle
Of local seifgovernment. and merits the
condemnation OF ali just men. Inc
penaIuL bills in The Senate Tor acts 90
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 40 ali IN It's power TO IA.
clltale the admission Ot the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Er.
zona to the enjoyment Of self GOV erumeut
as states, such Of them as ere now quail
hed 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 ia
the past is a menace to free institutions
too dangerous 70 be long suffered. There.
lore We pledge rhe republican party TO ap.
propnlte legislation asserting the sovrr-
slguly OF the nation IN ali territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherauce OF that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
70 divorce the political from he ecclesias-
teal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wIcEedness Of polygamy.
Ihe republican party is IL favor Of the
use OF both gold aud silver as money, and
condemns the policy Of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demonelizr
silver.
We demand the reduction Of letter
postage to | cent per ounce.
10 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 nation;
therefore, the state or nation, or both
combined, should support free institutions
OF ltarnlGg, 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 oi such legislation as wall he t
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
merchant marine, and We protest against
the passage by Congress of free ship
bill, as calculated 10 work injustice to
labor by lcsSening the wages Of those
engaged IN preparing materials, as well
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations for
the carly .ebulldIng OF our navy; for the
construction OF coast fprtihcaUluns and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the prutrc.
ton of our defenseless haTburs aud
cities; tor the payment Of just pensions
to our soldiers; Tor necessary WORKS of
National importance IN the Improvement
of harboTs and the channels Of internal
coastwlse, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement OF the shipping interests
OF The Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
ruhlic debt. This policy will give EN-.
pluyment To our labor, activity 90 our va.
riuuS industries, Increase the security Of
our cuuntry, promote uade, open new
aud dlrcct markets for our produce, aud
cheaper the cost ut transportation. We
,thIm tins to be far better for our country
,han the democratic policy ot lupuing the
government money without interest 20
"r,t bluA..'
Iue cnmlu uf lurugu affairs hy the
urr>rut administration has been distin.
.ul,hrd toy It's melhcJency and lis coward
ice, Having wIthurawn from the Senate
all peudlng treaties effected by republican
administrator for the removal OF toIeign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
mercc and Tor It's extension into better
markets, It has neither elected nor pto.
posed any Others IA their stead Profess
Ing adherence To the Monroe doctrine, i.
has seen With idle complacency the exten.
sion ol foreign influence IA Central
America, aud oi foreign trade everywhere
among our nelghbOrs. Ii has refused tn
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer
Ioan organization foT constructing thr
Nicaragua canal, work OF vital import.
ance Ia the maintenance OF the Monroe
doctrine, and ot our national influence IN
Central aUd Nuutl Ameucp, aUd nrces..
,ary ur the development OF trade with
ouT Pacific territory, with South America
and with the islands aud further coasts OF
the Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present d-mOcatic nd.
m,nisITaton Tor its weak and uupatriouc
treatment ol the fisheries question, aud
us pu>illsnimuus surrender uf the essen
ual privileges to which our 6shlug vessels
arc vnutlet In Canadian ports under the
treaty at 1918, the reciprocal maritime
legislation ut lSia, and tho county uf
nauOns, and whch Caus,lan 6shingves
Ncls receive lu the port, ot tho Unurd
states. We condemn the po,rcy OF the
present administration aud the democratic
nainuy IA Congress JnSard our fisheries
As uutuvndly and oonspiouously unpatr,-
o,lc, aud as tending TO destroy valuable
national Industry, aud an Indispensable
rls,Hgc0 OF defense against ioreieu