The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-30

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due charges on their supplies. or by unjust rates
! for the transportation of their products to mar
ssh We approve the legislation by Congress TO
| prevent alike, unjust burdens aud uufair dis
crImlnaticns between the states.
We reahFm the policy or approprlatinR the
| public lands of the United States to be home
| steads for American citizens and settlers, not
| aliens, which the Republican party established
Ia lso2, AGAINST the persistent opposition OF the
democrats M III Congr ress, and which has brought
our great western domain into such magnificent
Development The restoration o. unearned rail
road land grants TO the public domain
| for the use of actual settlers VIII ch
was begun under Inc adminisration OF
President Arthur should be continued. We deny
that the Democratic party has ever restored one
acre 70 the people, but declare that by the Joint
| action OF Republicans and Democrats about IS,
0,0,o@0 of acres of unearued lands originally
granted for the construction of railroads have
been restored TO the public domain in pursuance
of the conditions inserted by the Republican
party IN the original grants. We charge the
Democratic administration with failure to exc
cute the laws securing 10 settlers title TO their
homesteads, and with using appropriations made
for TINT purpose TO harass innocent settlers with
spies and prosecutions under the false pretenss
of exposing frauds and yindieating the law
The government By Congress of the territories
is based upon necessity only, TO the end that
they may become states in the Union; therefore,
whenever the condition of population, material
resources, public intelligence ana morality are
such as 20 insure staple local government
therein the people of such territories should be
permitted, as right inherent i'll them, to form
for themselves constitutions and state govern
ments aud be admitted into the Union. Pending
the preparation for statehood all officers thereof
should be selected from the bona tde residents
ana citizens of the territory wherein they are TO
serve. South Dakota should of right be imme-
dlateiy admitted as state ia the Uptoni under
the constitution framed and adopted
BY her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action of the Republican Senate
IN twice passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House OF Representa-
uyes for partisan purposes, 10 fayorably con-
slider these bills, is willful violation of the
ment and merits the condemnation of al lust
men. The pending bills il the Senate for acls to
enable the people OF Washington, North Dakota
and Montana Territories to form constitutions
and establish state governments should be
passed without unnecessary delay. The Re-
publican party pledges itself TO do all in its
power to facilitate the admission of the terri
tories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari-
zona to the enjoyment of self-government as
states, such OF them as are now qualified,
soon as possible, and the others as sooG as they
may become so.
The political power of the Mormon Church in
| the territories as exercised in the past is
menace to free Institutions too dangerous longer
TO be suffered. Therefore pledge the Republic
an party to appropriate legislation asserting
the sovereignty OF the nation in all territories
where the same is questioned, and in furtheranee
of that end to place upon the statute books legis
lation stringeni enough to divorce the political
| from the ecclesiastical power, ami thus stamp
The Republican party is in favor OF the use OF
both gold aud silver as money, and condemns
| its efforts 10 demonetize silver.
We demand the reduction OF letter postage to
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 viii of the peo-
pie, 1t Is important that the sovereign the peo-
pie should possess Intelligence. The free school
is the promoter of that int diligence which is to
preserve 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 opportun-
| ity of good Common school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
| be taken by Congress in the enactment of such
legislation viii best secure the rehabilitation
| of our American merchant marine, and we pro-
test against the passage by Congress of a free
ship Dill as calculated to work injustice TO labor
by lessening the wages of those engaged in pre-
pairing materials well as those directly EN-
ployed in our ship yards.
Wedemand appropriations for the early rebuild
ing of our navy, for the construction of the coast
ortiscatiops and modern ordnance and other ap-
proved dern means of defense for the protec-
ton of our dcenseiess harbors and cities; for the
payment OF Just pensions to our soldiers; for
necessary works of national Importance in The
| improvement OF harbors and the channels OF in
| ternal coastwise, and foreign commerce; for
| the encouragement of the shipping interests
/ Of the Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific States well
| as for the payment of the maturing pubic debt
| This policy will give employment to our labor,
| activity to our various industries, increase 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 than the
| Democratic policy of loaning the governments
money without interest to pct banks
The conduct of foreign affairs oy the present
administration has been distinguished by its in
from the Senate all pending treaties ELECTED by
Republican administration for the removal of
| foreign burdens and restrictions upon our
| commerce and for the extension into better
| markets it has neither effected nor proposed any
| Others in their stead Processing adherence to
| the Monroe doctrine, it has seen with idle com
| placeney the extension of foreign influence in
| Central America aud of foreign trade every
| where among our neighbors 1t has refused
| 70 charter SANCTION OF encourage any
| the Nicaragua Canal, work of vital importance
| to the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine and
| of our national influence in Central and South
| America; ard necessary for the development OF
| trade with our Pacific territory, with South
America and with the islands and further coasts
| of the Pacific Ocean
Ne afraign the present Democratic admins
tration for its weak and unpItriotic treatment of
the fisheries question: and its pusillanimous sur
render OF the essential privileges to which our
fishing vessels entitled in Canadian ports
| der the treaty of ISIS, the reciprocal maritime
| legislation of 1890, nd the comfy of nations,
and which Canadian fishing vessels receive in
the ports of the United States
We condemn the policy of the present admin
istration and the Democratic majority in Con
gIess towards our fisheries as unrieud.y aud
eonspicuously unpatriotic, and a. tending 10 de-
stroy valuable national industry and an indis-
pensabie resource of defense sgainst foreign
enemy.
The name OF American applies alike to all cIti-
zens of the republic and imposes upon all alike
the same obligation OF obedience to the laws. At
the same time that citizenship is and must be
the panOply and safeguard of him who wears it,
&ud protect him whether high or low, rich or
poor, in all his civil rights 1t should and must
afford him protection at hone and follow aud
protect him abroad IN whatever land he may
be on law. III errand.
The men who abandoned the Republican par
ty In 1884, and continue 10 adhere to the Demo
cratic party in 1893, have deserted not only the
cause of honest government, of sound finance, OF
freedom and purity of the ballot, but especially
have deserted the cause of reform in the civil
service. We will not fail to keep our pledges be-
cause they have broken theirs, or because their
our declaration of 1884. to-wit: The
reform Of the civil service auspi-
ciousiy begun uncer the Republican
admi nistration should be completed by the fur
ther extension of the reform system already es-
tablished By Jaw, TO all the grades Of the service
TO which il is applicable. The spirit and pur
pose OF the reform should be observed in all ex-
eeutiye appointments and al laws at variance
with the object of existing reform legislation
should be repeated to the end that the dangers
TO free institutions which Turk in the power of Of
avoided -
The gratitude of the nation to the defenders of
the Union cannot be measured by laws. The
legislation OF Congress should conform 10 the
pledges made by loyal people, and be so
ably wore the Federal uniform shall
become an inmate OF an almsnouse
or dependent upon private charity In the
presence Of an over flowing treasury it would be
pubic scandal to do less for those whose valor-
Gus service preserved the government We de
D0unce the hostile spirit shown By President
Cleveland in his numerous yetoes of measures
for pension relief, and the action of the Demo
crate House OF Representatives in refusing even
a consideration Of general pension legislation.
In support OF the principles here with enun-
elated, We invite the cooperation Of patriotic
men OF al parties and especially of all working
Ilea hose prosperity ia seriously threatened by
the free trade policy Of the present a1ministrs-
ton.
In clear, ringing voice which could
be distinctly heard in every portion Of
the auditorium, Mr.. Mckinley read the
declaration of Republican principles.
As he mentioned the names of the dead
leaders Of the Republican party cheer
after cheer assembled and his aIIusion to
the living hero, Philip Fl. Sheridan.
was received with loud applause. But
these bursts of enthusiasm were
as nothing to the storm of applause
ana cheers whith broke ont when
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