Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-06
.ween the States.

tween the states.
We reaffirm the policy of appropriatinC
the public lands Of the United States to b,
homesteads for American citizens and set
+ tiers, not aliens, which the Republican
+ party established in 1862, against the
persistent opposition Of the Democrats ir
Congress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
development. The restoration OF unearn.
ed land grants to the public domain for
the use Of actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration of President Ar.
thur, 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 acres of uneaned
lands originally granted for the conslruc-
tion Of railroads have been restored to the
public domain, in pursuance Of the condi.
IIons inserted by the republican party in
the original grants. We charge the dem.
ocratic administration with failure to exc.
cute the laws securing to settlers titles to
their homesteads, and with using appro.
riations made for that purpose 10 harass
innocent settlers with spies and prosecu-
tlons under false prettnce of exposing
! IFauuS auu NluulCAlluB the law
The government by Congress of the
Territories is based upon necessity only,
to the end that they may become States
IN the Union; therefore whenever the con.
ditions Of population, material resources,
public intelligence and morally are such
as 20 secure a stable LEGAL government
therein, the people Of such Territories
should be permitted, as a riL hi lnherentir
them, to form for themselves a constitution
and State government, aud be admitted
into the Union. Pending tine prepara.
ton for Statehood, all officers hereof
should be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as State in the Union, under the con.
stituion 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 Of
Representatives, for partisan purposes, tU
favorably consider these bills, willful
violation OF the sacred American principle |
of local self.government, and merits the
condemnation of all Just men. The |
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enable the people of Washington, North |
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
constitutions should be passed withou,
unnecessary delay. The republican party
pledges itself TO DO all in it's power to ia.
ciitate the admission of the territories of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
2ona to the enjoyment Of self GOV eminent
as states, such of them as are now quail.
he'd, as soon as possible. aud the Others as
soon as they may become So
The political power ol the MurhOu
church in the territories, as experienced IN
the past, is menace TO free Institutions
too dangerous To be loug suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting The -nNrf-
eighty Of the nIuon in all territories
where the same Is questioned, aud IN
U. that end 10 place upon the
statute hooks legislation stringent enough
TO divorce the political from the ecc!eSiaS-
tlcal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant WlckedneSS uf p"lygamy.
The republican party Is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver As money, and
condemns the policy Of The d=mu1ratic
IN It's cffIrts to drmoneliza
silver.
We demand the reduct!un " letter
postage to l ecu, prr oLncr.
In a republic ike nur,. where he
,lIzen Is the soverci-. "A ara The tticla the
servant, where un power, is exercised
Except 10y he "ii 81 the people, it Is
important tha. thc >oyer,l- -n-lhe people
- should p,,>uSs lu,elil, ,ence. The free s
'chool is the promoter Of that intelligence |
which is to preserve Us free nation; I
ueIetUre, the state Ur udUun, ar bU II /
should Support ;rrc InaiIiua a., (
ii learning, sutticiri" to aHptd L. every {
hid growing up III ,he laud lac upror. {
unity Of good common school ciu. ,
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We earnestly recommend that prnmp,
ctlon hr taken by Congress IN the Ell,
ctment ui Sucu ,eglSlaiIun aS VIII bel !
, cure the rehabilitation ul our .AmeIIvaI '
urrch1nl marine, AID ~" protest tgair>: I
he passage ~ Congress ut a tree SE:I r
a., as calcu a;ri Ia wurK injustice u {
,uur by tcssunluS Tue wages Of thu>,
mlagcd in prepnung n,a. era =, as we c
. those directly sm1, vet IA cur sHu y
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