Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-15

bill as calculated 10 work injustice TO la
Dor by lessening the wages Of those engag-
ed in preparing materials, AZ well as those
directly employed in our ship yards.
| We demand an appropriation for the
early rebuilding Of our navy, for the con-
struction Of fort Notifications and modern,
ordnance and other approved modern
means Of defense, for the protection OF
our defense.lass harbors and cities, for the
payment Of just pensions to our soldiers,
for necessary works Of national impor-
tance, an Improvement Of the harbors
and channels Of our internal, coastwisei
and foreign commerce, f1r the eRcour-
sgcment Of the shipping interests Of the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as well
! AZ for the payment Of maturing public
debts. This 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 chea-
pen the cost OF transportation. We affirm
this to be far better for our country than
the democratic policy of loaning the gov
! ernment's money without interest to
pet" banks.
The cndouct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
us by its inefiiciency and cowardice.
Having withdrawn from the senate all
pending tr .aties effected by republican
administration for. the removal Of foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our COM
metce. and for its extension into better
markets, It has neither effected or propo-
sed any other in their stead. Protesting
adherence TO the Monroe doctrine, it has
seen with idle complacency the extension
of foreign influence in Central America
and OF foreign trade everywhere among
our neighbors. II has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American W-
ganization for constructing the Nicara
guam canal, 4 work OF vital inpoItance to
the maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine
and oi oar national influence in South
America and with the islands, and fur
ther, Of the Pacific ocean.
| We arraign the present democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri
otic treatmen. OF the fisheries question,
and its pusilaniinous surrender of the
, essential privieges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled iii Canadian ports
under the treaty of 1878, the reciprocal
maritime legislation of 1880, AMI the CO.
nifty OF nations, and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports OF the
United States. We conde.n the policy
of the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress towards
our fisheries, AZ unfriendiy ana conspicu-
ously unpatriotic, and as tending to de-
stroy valuable national industry and
Indispensable resource OF defense against
the foreign enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to
all citizens OF the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligation of obc-
dience to-lGgs. at the same time that cit
iKenship 10 aud must be the panoply and
safeguard of him who wears 1t, and pro |
teet him, whether high or low, rich or
poor, in all his civil rights; it should and
must afford him protection ut home and |
ollow aud protect him abroad in whatev-
er land he II ay be on n lawful errand.
The men vino abandoned the republi-
can party in 'S4 and continue to adhere
10 the democratic party have deserted |
not only the cause Of honest government, |
Of sound finance, of freedom and the pu-
rity of the ballot, but especially have de-
serted the cause Of reform in the civil |
service. We will not wait to keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
or because their candidate has broken |
his, we therefore repeat our declaration OF
1880, TO wit The reform Of the civil SER
vice auspieiously begin under republi-
can administration, should be completed |
by 4 further extension of the reform sys-
tenn already established by law to all
grades OF service to which 1t is applicable.
The spirit andpurpose of reform should
be observed in all executive appoint
ments and all laws at variance with the
object Of existing reform legislation
should be repealed, to the end that the
dangers to free institutions which lurk in
the power OF oihciai patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided.
The gratitude Of the nation to the de-
tenders Of the Union connot be measured I
by law. The legislation of congress
should conform to the pledges made by
the loyal people and be 20 enlarged and
extended as to provide against the possi-
bility that any nan who honorably wore
the federal uniform should become an in
mate of the alms-Eouse or dependent up
ca private charity. In the presence of
public scandal TO do less for those whose
valuable services preserved the govefn-
ment.
We lenounce the hostile spirit shown
by President Cleveland in his numerous
vetoes of measures for pension relief, and
the action of the democratic house OF
in refusing even the con-
sideration of general pension legislation.
In the support OF the princiPles here
with annunciated We invite the Co-opera-
ton of patriotic men OF all parties, and
all working men, whose pros
perity is seriously threatened by the free
trade policy of the present adininistra-
ton.