Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-11

tion for Statehood, all officers hereof
should be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are TO serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
stitution framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indolse the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal Of the Democratic House Of
Representatives, for partisSn purposes, to
fIyorably consider these billS willful
violation of the sacred Americas principle
Of local self.goyernment, and merits the
condemnation OF all Just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts to
enable the people of Washington, North
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
constitutions should be passed without
unnecessary delay. The republican party
pledges itself to do all in its power to "a.
cilitate the admission Of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zOna to the enjoyment Of self.go, o,ernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
hed, as soon as possible, and the Others as
soon as they may become so.
The political power of the Mormon
church in the territories, as experienced in
the past, is a menace TO free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting the sovrr.
eighty of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherance OF that end to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the eccesias-
teal power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
The republican party is in favor Of the /.
use OF both gold and silver as money and |.
condemns the policy of the democratic .
administration IN its efforts to demonetize .
silver
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to l 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 will of the people, it Is
important that the sOvereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter Of that intelligence
which is to preserve us a 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 oppor-
tunlty OF good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment of such legislation as will best
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
merchant marine, and we protest against
the passage by Congress of free ship
bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lessening the wages of those
engaged in preparing materials, as well
rs those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations or
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
of coast Qualifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
ton of our defenseless harboIs and
cities; tor the payment of Just pensions
TO our soldiers; for necessary works Of
National importance in the improvement
of harbors and the channels Of internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement OF the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacific States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give EN-.
ploYment to our labor, activity to our va.
riouS Industries, Iucrease 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
han the democratic policy Of loauing the
government money without interest to
pet banks.
lhe conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin.
pushed by its Iuelhciency and ITS coward
&C. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
III pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal OF foreign
BURDENS and restrictions upon our com,
nerco and for its extension into better
markets, It has neither effected nor pro-
0osed any Others IN their stead. Profess.
ng adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
as seen with idle complaccncy the exteu.
ION OF foreign influence IN Central -
.merica, and OF foreign trade everywhere
muug our neighbOrS. Ii has refused TO
harleL sanction or encourage any Amer.
'an organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work Ot vital import.
nee To the maintenance of the Monroe l
nctrlnc, and at our national influence in
cutrll and Snuth Americp, and neceS.
,y Tor the development, OF trade with y,
ur Pacific territory with South America Ii
nd with the islands aud further coasts OF sa
be PaClhc Ocean, N
We aruigu the present democratic ad. u
for its weak and uupat'iouc
eatment of the hsheues question, and
S pu,lllanimouS surrender of the sen.
al privileges o. which our h,hiog vessels
.e rnuted in Canadian ports under the
,aiy ot 1918, the reciprocal maritime
-iSlay,ou oi 1890 and the county OF
luuns. aud which Canadian fishing YES.
rs receive tu The ports of On, Uoued
.atgs. We condemn the policy of the
esenJ administration and Jhc democratic
aiouy m Congress ,oVsui uur fisheries -
uulUVnJ,y ani oopspiJuously unpatri- -
ls, aud as tending 90 destroy a valuable -
.uoUal industry, aud 40 indispensable
source OF defense against foreign
emy,
Tho name OF America applies aHke 10 / III
citizens ot the republic, ana imposes
'on all alike the same obligations Of
ta fh. laws Affha ss,,s fir,,