Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-08-11

the passage by congress Of free ship
bill as calculxt ed 10 work injustice to l;l-
bor by lessening the wages Of thosc engag-
ed in preparing materials, W we'll ~ those
directly employed IN our ship ysrds.
We demand IN appropriation far the
early rebuilding of olu navy, Tor che con-
struotion u fort Notifications and modern
ordnance and other approved modern
means Of defense, for the pcoksction Of
our defenseless harbors and xities, far the
payment OF just pensions 70 our soldiers,
Tor necessary works ii national impor-
taace, an improvement of the harbors
and channels II our infernd, coastwise
and foreign commerce, fts the encouf-
agemcnt a the shipping intsresks Of the
Atlantic, Gull and Rsci6c sfstss, ~ well
a. for the payment Of maturing public
debts. Tais Roliey win dye saaSloysncnt
to our labar, activity 10 our various in
dusfries. increase the security 4 our
country, promote trade, open nex and
direct markets for cor prodcce and chea-
pen the cost Of transportation. We affirm
the democratic policy Of loanlng the gov.
ernInent's socncy without interest ~
"pet" banks.
The cndouct Of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
as by its ipefliciency and cowRrdice
Hayiag withdsa~a tEom the senate I'll
pending treaties effected by 2 republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our COM
merce, and for its extension into better
markets. it has neither effected or propo-
ssd any other in their stead. Professing
adherence TO the Monroe doctrine; Il has
seen With idle eomplaesncy the extension
Of foxsigp influences in Central America
and Of foneiyn trade everywhere among
our neighhrr. II has refused to charter.
esnction or encourage any American or
ganization for oonsfSucting tbs Nicara-
yuan canal. : xork Of Vital impoitance to
the maiuteaance Il the Monroe doctrine
and OF our national influence in South
America and With the islands, and fur
ther. of the Pacific ocean.
We arraign the peeseMt democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri.
otie treatment Of The fisheries question,
and its puslanimOus surrender Of the
essential privileges 10 which cur fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadisn p0rta
under the treaty Of 1918, the reciprocal,
maritime LEGISLATION of 1850. and the CO.
,nity az nations. and which Cansdisn fish
inp yessels receive in the ports Of the
United Statas. We condemn the policy
of the present administration and. che
democratic majority in congress towards
our naheriss. as unfriendly and conspicu-
ously unpatrictic. and ~ tending 70 de-
stroy = valuable national industry and
indispenslblc resource oi defenRe against
the foreign enemy.
The name of American spplies alike 10
al citizens OF the republic, and imposes
upon al alike the same obligation OF obe-
djence to laws, at the same time that cit
ixenslljp il and must be the panDply and
safeguard Of him who WEARS IL, and pro-
tect him. whether high or low, rich or
pooi, in I'LL his civil rights; il should and
must afford him pr0tection 1t home and
ollow and protect him shroad in wl,atey.
or land ne may be ON lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the republi-
can party in 'S4 and continue TO adhere
to the democratic party have deserted
not oDly the cause of honest government,
Of sound finance, Of freclom and the pu-
rity of the ballot, but especially have de-
serted the cause OF reform in tho rivil
service. We will not wait TO keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
or because their candidate has broken
his. wo therefore repent our declaration Of
1850. 10 Nil The reform Of the civil SER
va auspiciously begun under republi-
can administration. should be completed
hy a further extension of the reform sys-
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