Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-10-13

the passage by congress Of free ship
bill as tadcuiat cd 10 work injustice to IL
Dor by lcssening the wages oil those engsg-
el in preparing materials, az well As those
directly employed in our ship yards.
We demand an appropriation for the
early rebuilding of our navy. for the con.
struc,ion Of fort fortiticaticns and moiern
ordnance and other approved modern
means OF defense, for ths protection oi
our dcfenseless barbors AN cities. for the
payment OF Iast pensions 10 o'ir soldiers.
for necessary works OF H. tional ilnpor-
tance, an improvement OF the hari,ori
and channels II our internal, coastwiss
and foreign commerce, for the cncour-
sgeneht Of the shipping interests Of tisa
Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacific st,ste-. AZ well
rs Tor the payment OF maturing public
debts. This policy will give employment
to our 1ab Dor, activity TO our various in
dustrie.. increase tho security 81 our
countss, pro,aois trade, open new and
direct markets for our produce and chea-
pen the cost of transportation. We affirm
this tn be far better for our country than
the democratic policy OF loaning the gov
ernment's money without in. est t.
pet" banks.
The endouct OF foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
~ by ita iaeiiicienry and cowartice.
Having Withdrawn from the senate all
pending treaties effrcte by republican
adminisi ration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our COM
inerce, and tor isS extension into better
markets, il has neither effected or proIlo
sei any other in their stead. Froiessng
adherence 10 the Monroe do, trine, it has
seen with idle complaccncy ihe extension
Of foreign influence in Central America
and Of foreign trade everyw here xnoBs
our ncighbors. Ii has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
ganixation for constructing tho Nicara-
guam canal, work Of vital impoLtance 10
the maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine
and ot our national influence in South
America and with tho islands, and fur
ther, OF the Pacific ocean.
We arraign ths present democratic
administration for its weak and unpairi-
otc treatment OF the fisheries question,
and its pusil,nimo1s surrender OF tha
essential privileges TO which our fishing
Vessels are entitled in Canadian port
under the treaty ui 1913, this reciprocal
maritime legislation of 1885, and the CO.
nifty OF nations, and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports Of the
United States. We condemn the police
OF the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress towards
our fisheries, as unfriendly and conspicu-
ously unpatriotic, and as tending 10 de-
stroy . valuable national industry and
Indispensable rcsourve ci defcnse against
the foreign enemy.
The name OF American applies alike to
all citizons Of the republic, snd imposes
upon all alike the game obligation OF obe-
dicnce TO laws, at the same time that cit
izen.hip is AMI must be the panoply and
safeguard Of him who wears 1t, and pro-
tect him, whether high or low, rich or
pooi. in all his civil rights; ii should and
must afford him pTatertion at home and
ollow and protect linn abroad in whatrv-
cr land hc may be on Lawful GRAND.
The men who abandoned the Yepubli-
can party in 81 and continue to adhere
to tho democratic party have deserted
not only the cause OF honest government,
1f sound finance, Of freedom and the pu-
rity Of the ballot, but especially have de
serted the cause OF reform III the civil
service. We will not wait Ia keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
or because their candi late has broken
his, we therefore repeat our declaration OF
1880. to wit The reform Of the civil ser
vice auspiciously begun undcr repuhl!-
can administration, should be completed
by A further extension OF tho reform ays-
TEN already established by law to alt
grades Of service TO which it IL applicable.
The spirit andpurpoSe oi reform ehould
be observed in all executive appoint
mcnts and all laws at variance with the
object of existing reform legislation
should be repeal d, TO the end that the
dangers 10 free institutions which lurk in
the power OF official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided.
The gratitude of Tie nation to the de-
tenders OF the Union connot be measured
by law. The legislation of congress
should conform TO the pledges made by
the loyal people and he ~ enlarged and
extended as Ia provide against the possi-
bility that any man who honorably wore
the federal uniform should become an in
mate ol the alms-l.ouse or dependent up
ON private charity. In the presence OF
an overfiowing treasury il would be y
public scandal to do less for those whose
valuable services preserved the goyern-
mnnt.
We denounce the hostile spirit shown
by President Cleveland in his numerous
yetoes OF measures 70, pension relief, and
tho action of the democratic house OF
representatives in refusing even the con-
sideration Of general pension legislation.
In the support of the principles here
with annunciated we invite the co-opera-
tion OF patriotic inen Of all parties, and
especially all working men, whose pros
perify is seriously threatened by the free
trade policy of the present administra-
ton.