Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-06
NJ TERRITORIEs.

the law.
THE TERRITORIES.
The government by Congress of
the territories is based upon necessity
only to the end that they may become
states in the union Therefore, when
ever the condition of population, ma
terial resources, public intelligence
and morality are such as to insure Il
stable, local government, the reign Of
the people Of such territories should
be permitted as a right inherent in
them to form for themselves cOnstitu-
lions and state governments and be
admitted into the union. Pending
the preparation for statehood all
officers thereof should be selected
from the bona fide residents and citi-
zens Of the territory wherein they are
/ to serve.
South Dakota should Of right be
Immediately admitted as a state in
/ the union under the constitution
framed and adopted by her people,
and we heartily endorse the action Of
/ the Republican senate in twice pass
/ ing bills for her admission. The re
/ fusal of the Democratic house, for
partisan purposes, to favOrably con
! slider these bills is a Wilful violation
of the sacred American principle of
! local self government and merits the
condemnation of all just men.
The bills in the senate for acts to
enable the people of Washington,
! North Dakota and Montana territories
to form constitutions and form state
governments should be passed with
out unnecessary delay.
The Republican party pledges it
self to do all IN its power to facilitate
the admission of the territories of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and
Arizona to the enjoyment as state
| hood. Such of them as are now quail
flied 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 exercised
in the past, is a menace to free instl-
buttons, too dangerous longer to be
suffered; therefore we pledge the Re
publican party to appropriate leglsla-
ton, asserting the sovereignty Of the
nation in all territory where the same
is questioned and IN furtherance Of
that end to place upon the statute
books legislation stringent enough tC
! divorce the political from the eccles
iastical power and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness Of pOlygamy.
GOLD AND SILVER.
The Republican party is in favor o.
both gold and silver and condemns
the policy of the Democratic admins
tratiOn its efforts to demOnetiZe silver
We demand the reduction Of lette
postage to 1 cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where thu
citizen is the sovereign and the Otfic
ial the servant, where no power IS eX
ercised except by the viii Of the PEG
pie, it is important that the sOyer
eign-the people should possess in
teIligence. The free school is TIN
promoter of that intelligence which
l to preserve us a free nation; therefor
the state. or nation, or both eOmbln
ed. should support free institutions @
. learning sufficient to afford ever
] child growing up In the land the OF
pOrtunity of a good common schOC
p education.
We earnestly recommend tina
s PROMPT action be taken by congress
e IN the enactment Of such Legislator
r as viii best secure the rehabltatIO
Of our American merchant marIn
j and we protest against the passae
q by Congress OF free ship bill as ca
= culated to work injustice to labor, b
T lessening the wages of those engage
l. IN preparing materIas, as well
q those directly employed IN our shII
b yards We demand appropriation