Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-29

istration with failure to execute the
laws securing to settlers their titles
to homesteads, and with using appro-
pria.ions made for that purpose to
harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the pretense
of exposing frauds and vindicating
the law.
The government by Congress of the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be-
come States in the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions OF popula-
ton, material resources, public intel
ligence end morality are such as to
insure stable local government
therein, the people OF such Territories
should be permitted, AS right in
herent in them, to form for them
selves constitutions and State gov
ernments and be admitted into
the Union. Pending the pre-
paration for Statehood, all officers
thereof should be selected from the
bona fde residents and citizens OF the
Territory, wherein they are to serve.
South Dakota should of right be i'm
mediately admitted as 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 passing
bills for her admission. The refusal
of the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives, for partisan purposes, to
consider these bills is willful vio-
la,ion of the sacred American princi-
Pile of loyal self.government, and
merits the condemnation of all just
men. The pending bills of the SEN
ate for acts to enable the people OF
Washington, North Dakota and Mon
tana Territories to form constitutions
and establish State governments
should be passed without unnecessa-
ry delay. The Republican party
pledges itself to do all in its power
to facilitate tho admission of the Ter
ritories Of New Mexico, Wyoming
Idaho and Arizona to the enjoyment
of self. government as States; such OF
them as are now qualified as soon as
possible, and the others as soon as
they become so. The political pow.
or Of the Mormon church in the Ter
ritories as exercised in the past, is 9
menace to free institutions and dan
gerous to be long suffered; therefore
we pledge the Republican party tt
/, appropriate legislation asserting the
sovereignty of the nation in all Ter
ritories where the same is questioned
and in furtherance of that end, t.
j., place upon the statute books legisla
4 ton stringent enough to divorce thu
political from the ecclesiastical pow
= err, and thus stamp out the attendan
: wickedness of polygamy.
: The Republican party is in favo
f of the use of both gold and silver a
J, money, and condemns the policy o
r the Democratic administration in it
g efforts to demonetize silver.
l. We demand a reduction of lette
r postage to one cent.
r In a republic like ours, where tn
u citizen is the sovereign and the off
II cial the servant, where no power
exercised except by the will of tn
i people, it is important that the SOY
= ereignty, the people, should posses
e intelligence. The free school is tn
d promoter of that intelligence whic
10 is to preserve us free nation; there
IS fore, the State or nation, or bot
.e combined, should support free inst
,r tutions OF learning sufficient to affor
to every child growing up in tn
I, land, the opportunity of goo
l. common school education.
l. We earnestly recommend ths
q prompt action be taken by Congre.
% in the enactment of such legislation 1
e will best secure the rehabilitation ,
III our American merchant marine, an
l. we protest against the passage b
D Congress of the free ship bill, as ca
D. culated to work injustice to labor b
s. Iessening the wages of those engage
t. in preparing materials as well 4
l. those directly employed in our shi
rs yards.
N We demand appropriations for tn
early rebuilding of our navy, for tn
D. construction of coast Notifications an
l. modern ordinance and other approve
r. modern means of defense for the pre-
s, toction of our defenseless harbors an
\ cities: for the payment of inst mel