Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-18

ton for Statehood, all officers .hereo
should be selected from the bona ide
residents and citizens OF the TerritOry
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
slituuon framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoi Sc the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House Of
Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
favorably consider these bills. wilful
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 to
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 90 all in its power to IA.
ciltate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment Of self.goyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
fed, 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.
propuate legislation asserting the sover-
eighty of the nation in all territories
where the same is questioned, and in
turtherance Of that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
teal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
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 a good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment Of such legislation as will beJt
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 !ebuilding of our navy; for the
of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the pGotec-
tion 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
coastwse, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement of the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
we'll as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give EN-.
ploYment to our labor, activity to our va.
rious industries, 1ucrease 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 be far better for our country
Ihan the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest to
pet banks.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin.
,ulshed by its ineiiiciency and Its coward,
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Nj peuding treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
nerco and for its extension into better
markets, il has neither effected nor pro.
posed any Others IN their stead Profess.
ng adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle complaeency the exten.
ion OF foreign influence IN Central
Nmerica, aud Of foreign trade everywhere
,mong our neighbors. Ii, has refused to
harIeT, sanction or encourage any Amer.
oan organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
nee 10 the maintenance Of the Monroe
Doctrine, and OF our national influence in
'entral and South America, aud neces.
ary Tor tho development OF trade with $
uT Pacific territory, with South America /,
nd with the islands and further coasts OF y
be Pacific Ocean. k
We arraign the present democratic ad,
for its weak and unpatriouc
featmeni OF the fisheries question, and
IS pulllanlmous surrender OF the essen.
al privileges to which our fishing vessels
re enutled in Canadian ports under the
rcaIy ot 1913, the reciprocal maritime
'gislation OF 1880, and the comfy oil
auons, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
lis receive in the ports OF the United
tates. We condemn the policy of the
resent administration aud the democratic
alouty IN Congress lowari out fisheries
) uniIiendly and oonspicuously unpatri. G
lie, and as tending 90 destroy valuable =
Auonal industry, aud al indispensable
source OF defense against foreign
iemy,
The name Of America applies alike to T
! citizens Of the republic, aud imposes !
pm all alike the same obligations of
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