Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-25


bor was ~,arce ami fully employed but the
day n the immigration burcau has gone by.
While Our doorr will cuniinue open to pruTsr
immigration. We do not need to issue special
inviia,ions b. the inhabitants Il other oOun.
,ris~ % cume 81 our shor,s ~ b share our
citizenship, indecl, the neoc~siiy q soms In.
sp~c,icn AMI limitation Il obvious
We shouh r,-nluisly rfuss 90 permit for
eign governments 81 -sni their IauTcs and
criminals 10 our ports We arr aiso clearly
under duty 10 defend cur civilization by
excluding alien Tacss who-e ultimate assimi.
lAtion With our people l. neither p.-sihle nor
desirable The family has h-s,n The nucleus
u cur ~, immigration and the home the
mos; potent aSsimilAilng force In cur eiviliEa-
ton
Chinese Immigvstlaa.
rbs obi.stion. to Chins-c immigration arr
distinctive AMI cuncluave AMI arv now -
generally aoNTtei NJ such that the qus-,ion
has Iassri entirely beyond the stage - ar
gumen, The laws relating o. this subicct
wouh, II shouI D. charged With their en-
forc.msnt b. faithfully sterutsi such
amsndmcnts 90 further legislation ~ map -
ne.s-ssry anil IHuI-r a. prevent eyssious q
grafton wuuA Als1 u,ss, my approval The
eIprv-sloSf q the cnnvcntion upou this sub
tSt Il n ,ntiv hAunony With nay views
Our civil cUmTact IA governnent BY major
iiis.. ami he law 49, II. sanction AMI the
magistrate our rsTsc,, when this oomrac; q
brukcu
The evil RESULT. q el~r'ion frauds 30 NJ,
etIsni Themselves upon the voisrs Who are
roilsd u tbslr rightful infueucs In pullic
affair Tho individual 90 community, or
Jarty, that practios. or connivs- ~ clection
frauds. has suffered irrvTArahle injury AMI
sin srunsr 90 later rallie that b. exchangr
IN. American system u maturiiy rule for
minority cuntrol. 10 no, only unlawful and
unIairo,ic. bot very unsafe for tho~e who
prualot. u The disfranchisen,-ut - single
legal elc,tw by fraud Or iniilnliaiiou il q
crims - grave o. D. r-gari-i Lightly. Tho
right - every qualifi~d si.~rtor b. cast ons
fryss tallot ani a. have Il hons-tly cuunissi
must ~, L. QUESTIONED Evcry constitutional
power shcuh D. u-sl b. make this right
srcuro AMI punish frauds upon ths lallot
our color~i T.oTie ~ not ask sTsciAl legis-
latiou In their intsrsi, lot only io H. made
--rurc In the common rights q American
citineuship They vii, however, naturally
mis,rus, the sncrity q tho~s party l-asiers
who avI.al D. To racc for supT-rt only in
tho. io.alities wherc suffrage l. frs- AMI
ele.iion RESULTS duuttful ami comTNss their
Acknowledgement, wherc their ,ots- wouh
- conirolling Aisi their choice cannot -
csrSsi
ssheol.. Territorial Go'ernn'sai snd rru.,.
IN. naiion. M, - than ihs states, 1. de-
T-sr.isni for rr,-Isrtty and -.-urity upun The
intslngcnc. ami morality - the I.-Tl. This
cmmou inier,-i very early suggested ma
tional all In the establishment anil eniov-
ns~nt u s-hcols And culi.gy- In the new
state This j.. i.lieyc, pr,-.ni sHigvncy
that calls for silll morc lil.ral AMI dinct AZ
Irupriailons In AID % common -rhool ciuoa-
tin In The state
Tho territorial form u guyernm~n, l.
Temporary stI.,iisni, MT a permanent civil
condition IL l. adagi~i b. the sxig~ncy that
suggested n, but t-cums- inAi~Iuats AMI
even oppr,-sise when applet to htci AMI
t.4ui0us communities. Several territories
arr well able to tsar the huricn. AMI dis-
charge the duties q froc cummonwcalths In
the American union To exclude them Il 81
deny the Just right. ~ their I-Opls and may
well excite their indignant pru,s.t No qus--
ton of The political prcfcrvncc q the Isoplc
- a territory shouh clo-s agains, them the
ho-piiable dor which hA. of-nei to two
thir,ls u the existing siaiss But aimissioa
shouh D. r,-.lluisly refu-sl b. any territory,
a najority ~ who-s people cherish institu-
tlons that are rrpugnant to our civilization
or incuusi.isnt With a Rspubllcan form u
gvyeruucut
The dcclAraiion u The convention against
''All combinations ~ capital, organlrei In
trusts O, othsrwi-s, to coutrol arbitrarily tho
conLitioh u trade among cur citilcns,' l. In
hArmouy with the views entertained ani pub
liciy stpr,--.,i by n,e long tsfore the as-su-
bling q ths cunvvntion Ordinarily capital
share. the loss u hlene-- ~iih Abor, but
under the oisration a the trust, in sums u
IL. forms, the wage worker alone suffer- -.
whils IDLE capital rcccivcs iis diyidends frum
a trust fund lrsluc-rr sho rrfu-s to loin
the combination are destroyed. AMI oomIs-
tition A. an elsmsni a pric- Is eliminated
II oanno, h. doubted that the legislative au-
thoriiy should AMI will Ind msthoi q deal
ing fairly AMI effectively with tho-s And
other abu-- cunneCtsi with this subjcct
rss.Isa. aud Ci,iI s.r,ic. Issfarm.
II can harily h. Des--ary for me 10 say
that am heartily In sympathy with the
declarAiion uTon the subjcct q psnsions %
cur soldicrs ami sailors What they gave
ami what they suffered. hal some opror-
tunity to ol--srye ami, In q small ucasure, 90
exI.risncc They gave ungrwigingly,
Was no, trade but an Offering The MEASURE
was hsap-si up, running over. What they
achieved. only distant generation can
aisluAtsiy tell without attempting to dls
cuss particular propositions, ! may ADJ TIA,
measur,-. In tehAlf of the surviving veterans
% the war and of the families OF their deAl
comradss shouh D. conoeivei ami executed
In a spirit % justice And % the most grateful
lilerallty, AMI that. In the comIetition Tor
civil appointment honorable military service
should have apprufTiais rccognition.
The Law regulating appointments Ia The
classified civil seryics rcceiyei my support In
the s.nA,e. la the belief that u oTsnei the
way to a much needed refonm i still think
40. ami therefore cordially approve the clear
ami forcible expression of the convention
upon this subjcct The law should have the
all of friendly Interpretation and b. faith
fully and vigorously enforoed- All appoint
m@nts under Il should le absolutely frce frum
raTti.an considerations and Influence Some
extensions n the classified list ARE pracii-
cable AMI desirable, and further legislation et'
tending the reform % other branches OF the
service, 10 which Il i applicable, would ~
cciye my approval In appointments 10
every grade and department, fitness, and not
party seryic., should lie the e--ential and
discriminating test, AMI fidelity and EN-
cheney the only sure tenure Of Office Only
the Interests ~ the public -eryice should sug-
get removals from oflor. know the prac-
teal difficulties attending the aiteinTf to
apply the spirit % the civil scrvioe rules 10 all
appointments and removals IL vii, how
ever. be my sincere purpose, II electei' TO AL
vance the reform.
notice with pleasure that the convention
did not omit 20 e,pre- with solicituds for the
promition % virtue ani temperance among
our people. The Republican party has al
ways lssn friendly to everything that tenied
10 make the home life Of our people free, pure
and pro.perous, ami will In the future 10
true 20 it, history In this re-pect
Foreign Relations.
Our relations with foreign powers should
be characterized by fricndline~s and respect
The right Of our people and Of our ships 10
hospltable treatment should be Insisted upon
with dignity ami firmnes~ Our nation Ia too
great, both In material. strength and power.
20 indulge In buster or "a bs suspectst OF
timorousnesS vacillAtion and Inconsistency
are incomtatible with SUCCESSFUL diplomacy
as they are with the national dignity. We
should especially cultivate and extend our di-
plomatic and commercial relations with the
Central and South American states Our