Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-12

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| wherein they are to serve. South Dakots
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as State in the Union, under the con.
situliOn framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoTse the action
Of the Republican Senate 10 twice
passing bills for her admission. The
| refusal OF the Democratic House oI
Representatives, for paftisEh purposes, to
favorAbly consider these bills, sA willful
violation of the sacred Americas principle
oflocal self-government, 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-
roma to the enjoyment Of telf.goveTnment
as states, such of them as are now quail.
hed, as soon as possible, and the Others as
soon as they may become 50.
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.
propnate legislation asserting the sover.
eighty of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherance Of that end 10 place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
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.
10 a republic like ours, where the
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.
tunity 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 bet
secure the rehabilitation of our American
N erchant 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 for
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the
Of coast fortihcarions and
modern OrdnPnCe, and other approved |
modern means of defense for the protec-
ton of our deienseless harbOrs and !
cities; tor the payment of Just pensions
to our soldiers; Tor necessary works of
National importance in the improvement !
Of harbors and the channels Of internal !
and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests |
Of the Atlanuc, Gulf aud Paciho 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, Increase 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 loaning the
government money without interest to |
pet banks"
The conduct OF foreign affairs by the /
present administration has been dstin.
pushed 10y its Inetliciency and ITS coward |
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
Ill peuGing treaties effected by republican
administration 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.
loSed any Others IN their stead Profess
ny adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle cumplacency the eXten.
ion OF foreign influence IN Central
america, aud OF foreign trade everywhere
.monu our ueighborS. IL has refused Ia
harriet sanction or encourage any Amer.
can Organization for constructing the
y \,caTagua canal, a work OF vital import.
nee 90 the maintenance of the Monroe
.pClriue, and OF our national influence IN
'outrll and South America, and ueces-
airy Tor tho development OF trade with
ur Pacific territory, with South America
ma with the Islands and further coasts OF
be Pacific Ocean,
We arraigu the present democratic ad.
for ITS weak aud unpagsiouc
Ieatmeut ct the fisheries question, aud
Is pu,lllammous surrender of the ecsen.
val privileges Co which our fishing vessels
Ic cuutici in Canadian ports under the
relty ot 1918, che reciprocal maritime
sg,slauou oi 1850. and lhe comfy of|
auuns, aUd which Canadian 6shjng yes.
els receive IA the port, ct the Unucd
tatys, We condemn the policy OF the
lgsent administration and llg democratic
lJiouy Ia Congress toWarj our fisheries /
, uuiuoudy and cOuspituously unpaJri-
ylc. aud as tending 60 destroy a valuable
au1Ual industry, and an indispensable
.soaJco oi defense against foreign
aemy
The name OF America applies alike TO
U citizens ot the IepJbiic, aul impose,
pm all alike the same obligations of
oeiienco 90 the laws Atthe same time
la, citizenship is and must be The pan.
ply and safeguard OF him who wears g., !
AL pfutclt him. whether hirh an Low