Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-12

Congress to prevent alike unjust
burdens and unfair determinations
between the States.
We reaffirm the policy of appro-
priating the public lands Of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Ameri-
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
ed in 1862 against the persistent op-
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magni6-
cent development.
The restoration of unearned rail-
road land grants to the public do
main for the use of actual settlers,
which was begun under the admins
tration Of President Arthur, should
he continued. We deny that the
Democratic party has ever restored
one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action of Republi-
cans and Democrats about fifty mil
lions of unearned lands, originally
granted for the construction of rail
roads, have been restored to the pub
lilo domain, in pursuance Of the con.
ditions inserted by the Republican
party in the original grants.
We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the
laws securing to settlers their titles
to homesteads, and with using ap.
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false
pretense Of exposing frauds and vim
d,cating the law.
The government by Congress Of the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be-
come States iu the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions of populs-
ton, material resources, public intel
ligence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people of such Territories
should be permitted, as . right in
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union
Pending the preparation for State
hood, all officers thereof should be
selected from the bona fide residents
and citizens of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakots
should OF right be Immediately ad
mitted as a State in the Union, 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 he
admission. The refusal Of the Dem
ocratic House Of Representatives, 70
partisan purposes, to consider thes
bills, is wiiltul violation Of tn
sacred American principle of locs
self. government, and merits the con
, demnation of all just men. Tn
pending bills in the Senate for acts
enable the people of Washington
North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablisn State governments should b
. passed without unnecessary delay
/, The Republican party pledges itse|
5 to do all in its power to facilitate tn
I admission of the Territories OF Ne,
S Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arize
e ma to the en- oyment of self-goverr
c ment as States; such Of them as AZ
e now qualified as soon as possible, an
S the others as soon as they may becom
: so. The political power OF the Mo
), mon Church in the Territories as e,
{ ercised in the past, is menace to fire
institutions and dangerous to be Ion
S suffered; therefore we pledge tn
). Republican party to appropriate legl'
It la:ion asserting the sovereignty {
e the nation in all Territories where tn
# same is questioned, and in lurtheranc
q of that end, to place upon the statu'
books, legislation stringent enough
e divorce the political from the eccle
n iastical power, and thus stamp out tt
e attendant w,ckedness of polygamy.
a The Republican party is in favor
the use Of both gold and silver
=. money. and condemns the policy
), the Democratic administration in i
. efforts 70 uemonetlZe silver.
!, We demand a reduction Of lett,
postage to one cent.
- In republic like ours, where Il
!, citizens is the sovereign and the of
!, cial the servant, where no power
g exercised except by the will Of Il
. people, it is important that the sove
:, eighty, the people, should possess ii
y telligence. The free school is Il
- promoter of that intelligence which
to preserve US a free nation; Their
:. fore, the STATE or nation, or both cor
- bined, should support free instit'
% - tons of learning. sufficient to affol
. to every child growing up in the Ian
i the opportunity Of good comme
= school education.
Il We earnestly recommend. tn
4 prompt action be taken by Congre
in the enactment of such legislatlc
!. as will best secure the rehabiltatlo
of our American merchant marin