Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14
HILLsBoRoUGH SIERRA JULY. a,

the passage BY congress OF free ship
bill as calculated to work injustice to la
Dor by lessenipg the wages Of those engag-
ei In preparing materials, as well as those
directly employed in our ship yards. IN 4
We demand an appropriation for the
early rebuilding Of our navy, for the con-
struction Of fort fortitications and modern
ordnance and other approved modern
means Of defense, for the protection d
our defanEeless harhors 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, coastwisa
AMI foreign commerce, for the encour-
agcment If the shipping interest2xof the
Atlantic, Gull and Pacific states, An
as Tor the payment Of maturing pubiie
debts. This policy win give employment
to onr labor, activity to our various in
dnstries, increase the security Of our
country, promote trade, open new and
direct niarkets Tor 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
eimnent's money without interest to
pet" banks.
The cndouct Of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been iniuring
US by its ineificiancy and cowardice.
Having withdrawn from the senate all
pending treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our COM
merce, 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 omplacency the extension
Of foreign influence in Central America.
and OF foreign trade everywhere among
otlr neighbors. 1t has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
ganization for constructing the Nicara-
guam canal, work OF vital Importance to
the maintenance uf the Monroe doctrine
and oi our national influence in South
America and with the islands, and fur
ther, OF the Pacific ocean.
We arralga the present democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri-
otic treatment OF the fisheries question,
and its puslani:nous surrender of the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty of 1918, the reciprocal
maritime legislation OF 1850, and the CO..
nifty Of nations, and which Canadian fish
ng vessels receive in the ports OF the
United States We condemn the policy
Of the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress towards
- fisheries. rs uilfriendly and eonspicu
Aunpatfiotiv, and Us tending to de-
q valuable national industry and
ensable resource Of defense against
b. Eoreign enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to
all citizens OF the republic, aud imposes
upon I'LL alike the same obligation Of obe
dieice to}aws, at the same time that cit
is and must be the panoply and
safeguard Of Kim who wears 1t, and pro-
tect him, whether high or low, rich OF
poo,, III all his civil rights; il should and
must afford him pfptection at home and
ollow aud protect iiim abroad in whatev-
er land he may be on q lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the republic
can party in 81 and continue to adhere
to 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 auspiciously begun under republic
can administration, should be completed
by a further extension of the reform sys-
tenn already established by law to all
grades Of service to which ii is applicable.
The spirit andpurpose Of reform should
be observed Ia all executive appoint
ments and all laws at variance with the
object of existing reform legislation
should be repeald, TO the end that the
10 free institutions which lurk in
Apf official patronage may be
Htivsly avoided
af the nation to the de-
nQnnot be measured
,tion Of congress
bledges made by
10 enlarged and
against the possi-
- honorably wore
"A nd become an in-
n or dependent up
\, the presence of
IN l .tasc~rall be q
public scaiio i for those whose
services Served the goyern-
ment.
We denounee the Hostile spirit shown
by President Cleveland in his numerous