Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-03

payment Of the maturing public debt.
Tins policy will give employment to
our labor, activity to our various in
dustries, increase the security of our
country, promote trade, open new
and direct markets for our produce,
and cheaper the cost Of transporta-
ton. We affirm this to be far better
for our country than the Democratic
policy of loaning the government
money without interest to "pet-
banks"
The conduct Of foreign affairs by
the present administration has betray-
ed US by its inefficiency and cowardice !;
having Withdrawn from the Senate
all pending treaties effected by the
Republican administration for re-
moval of foreign burdens and re-
strictions upon our commerce and for
its extension into better markets,
it has neither effected nor proposed
any others in their stead. Profess.
ing adherence to tho Monroe Doc.
trine, it has seen with idle com.
placency the extension of foreign
influence i'll Central America, and of
foreign trade everywhere among our
neighbors. II has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American
organization for the construction of
he Nicaragua Canal, work of vital
importance to the maintenance OF
the Monroe Doctrine and of our
national influence in Central and
South America, and necessary for
the development of trade with South
America and with the islands aud
farther coasts of the Pacific Ocean.
We ar:aign the present Democratic
administration for its weak and un,
patriotic treatment Of the fisheries
question, and its pnsillanimcus sur.
render of the essential privileges te
which our fishing vessels are entitled
in Canadian ports under the treaty
of 1918, the reciprocal maritime leg
islation Of 1880 aud the comfy OF
nations, ard which Canadian fishing
vessels receive in tie ports Of The
United States.
We condemn the policy of the
present administration AID The Demo
cratic majority in Congress TOWARD
our fisheries as untriendly and con
spicuously unpa.iiot;c, and as tending
to destroy national industry and in
dispensab!e resource of defens'
against foreign enemy.
The name of "American" applies
alike to all citizens of the Republic
and imposes on all alike the SAM
obligation of obedience to the laws
At the same time the citizenship i
and must he the pauoply and safe
guard of him who wears it ant
protect him, whether Oh or low
rich or poor, in all his civil rights
1t should ard must afford him pro
lection at home and follow nina ant
protect him abroad in whatever lane
he may be, on lawful er.ard.
Men. who aband"n.d the Republi
can party IN 1884 aud continue t,
adhere to the democratic party, hav'
deserted, not only the cause Of homes
government. of sound finance, of tn
freedom and purity of the ballot, bu
especially have deserted tie cause O
reform in the civil service. We will
not fail to keep our pledges becaus
they have broken theirs, or becaus
their candidate has broken his. w
therefore repeat cur declaration O
1880, to wit: "The reform of IT,
civil service auspic'ousIy bcguI
under a Republican administration
should be completed by further ex
tension of the reform system, al
ready established by law, to al
grades Of service to which it is ap
pIicable. The spirit and purpose o
, the reform should be observed in a,
executive appointments, and all law
at variance with the object of exist
, ing reform Legislation should be re
pea!ed, to the end that the dangers t.
free institutions which Turk in tn
5 power Of official patronage may b
wisely and effectively avoided"
The gratitude of the nation to tn
defenders of the Union cannot b,
r measured by laws. The legislation
of Congress should conform t.
= pledges made by the loyal people
and be SO enlarged and extended a
5 to provide against the possibility tina
, any man who honorably wore tn
Federal uniform shall become tn,
inmate of an slmshouse, or depend
ent upon private charity in tn
, presence OF an overlooking treasury
1t would be public scandal to d.
less for those whose valorous service
preserved the government. We lie