Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-10

hhOuth DG nEiGEANu lAUUA AME DQuA uut
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakots
, should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
stitutOn 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 oil
Representatives, for partisan purposes, 10
faYOrably consider these bills, is = willful
violation Of the sacred American principle
OF local sef-goyernment, 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 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 selfgoyerDment
as states, such Of them as are 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 iu
the past, is a menace to free institutions
| too dangerous TO be long suffered. There.
| fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
| proprate legislation asserting the soyeT.
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
tuHhcrance OF that end to PLACE upon the
| statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
tlcal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wlckedness 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 sOyereign-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.
tunIty 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 a free ship
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
libor 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 fOrti6catiOns and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
ton OF our detenseless harbOrs and
cities; tor the payment of Just pensions
TO our soldiers; Tor necessary works Of
National importance in the improvement
OF harbors 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
public debt. This policy will give em.
plOYment to our labor, activity to our va.
rious industries, Iuorease the security Of
our country promote trade, open new
aud direct markets for our produce, and
,heapen the cost Of transportation. We
affirm this to be far better for our country
han 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.
pushed by its Inetticlency and ITS coward. ,
&C. Having Withdrawn from the Senate I
III pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal OF foreipn '
BURDENS and restrictions upon our com.
nerco and for its extension into better
markets, il has neither effected nor pro.
'osed any Others IN their stead Profess. ,
ng adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
As seen with idle complacency the exteu-
ion OF foreign influence IN Central -
america, aud OF foreign trade everywhere
mong our nelghbors, 1t has refused to
narIeT sanction or encourage any Amer.
'an organization for constructing the
,capgua canal, a work OF vital import.
nee To the maintenance Of the Monroe !
oc,rlne, and OF our national influence in
rufrrl and South America, and nrceS.
,y lur the development OF trade with 81
~ Pacific territory, with south America m
nd with the islands aud further coasts of sa
he Pacific Ocean, ki
We arraigu the present democrats ad. il
.inlsuatiou for its weak and unpatriouc
eatmenJ of the fisheries question, and
S pu,lNanlmous surrender OF the essen.
al privileges 20 which our fishing vessels
g ,nutlej in Canadian ports under the
tay ot 1878, the reciprocal maritime
e,,auou OF 1890 and the county of
'uous, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
is receive lu The ports of the United
.at,s, We condemn the policy OF the
eseut administration and the democratic
al'uy lu Congress toward our fisheries -
uuluoujl auJ conspicuously unpatri- ~
DC, aud a, tending 90 destroy valuable
.uoual industry, AMI an indispensable
source ol defense against foreign
ewy
The name of America applies alike TO Til
c,t.Eyus ot the republic, AMI imposes
.'u all alike the same obligations Of
cdle0ce Co he laws, At the same Time
al citizenship Is a0i wu,, De the pan.