The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-22

fHrrisa faH and ssseGuzte protscsio,
. 10 snsiuSsry-
The rerahlsran party woaid esse-
, al ncese1 rsSiQr.sua % the nxssons
rsrenne hy repeating the taxes on to
hzeso wki<h are an snn0ysree ana .
tsreea 10 zgxsrs,s-ssrs and The Il,
upon spirit siscsl Ia the arts and 10
mercantile fs1rzsesss and hv such re
vision cf the tariff lzws - Efli tend
cherk imports OF xGeh 4rsle.es a. ar.
p-cdneesi by our Essofsie. the p-osirr
ten os whkci. gives esn7lpvrsers 4.
cur p~eurse acd release frs:ss issssssr
duties those ErsisleS oE foreign pro<aae
ton excspt igxuries. the Ike q
which eznaot be produced 1t home.
THE rsKgsr FLANK.
II there shah SIN rcmasn large,
revenue than Il requisite sar she wxrsf.
OF the government. We fayor the re
F~A OF the entire internal revenue
taxes. Tathe. than the surrender o.
any part OF our protective system il
the losat interest OF the whiskey r;ng
ard the agents OF foreign manafac.
/ flrers
We declare oar hostility {, the in
srodfcsson into this country OF far
eiSn contract labor and az chinesS
isiser. alien TO oar civilization and on,
constitution, and we demand the rigid
endorsement OF the existing iaw.
against it, and favor such immediate
legislation as viii exclude such labor
[ from our shores.
We declare our opposition TO al
combinations oi capital. organized into
trusts or otherwise to control. arbitra-
riiy, the condition oi trade among on.
citizens. and We recommend to can
gre~s and the state legislatures, in
their respective Jnriss.icti0ns. such leg
isiatsen as viii prevent the execution
OF al schemes TO orpsess the people
/ b. undue charges on their supplies, OF
by unjust rates lor the transportation
OF their products to market.
We approve the legislation, by con-
gress. 10 prevent, alike. unjust hur-
dens and unfair Determinations be-
tween the states.
IRE FrELfc fANrs
We reaiiirm the policy of approp-i-
atiag the pablic lands as the United
States TO be hoiaesfeads for American
citizens and settlers, not aliens. which
the Republican party established in
iss2 against the per ssteut opposition
OF Democrats in congress. and which
has brought cur great western domain
into such magnificent development.
The restoration OF unesrne,l railroad
land-grants 10 the public ,omsin for
the use of act1sl settlers, which was
begun under the administration Of
President Arthur. shon;i be continued.
We deny that the Democratic party
has ever restored one acre to the peo-
pie. but declare that by the ieiEt action
OF Repull cans and Democrat aboat
fifty millions of acres of un-
earned lands originally granted for the
construction of railroads, have been
restored 20 the public domain, in pur-
suance Of the conditions inserted by
Republican lsaFty in the original grants.
We chargS he Democratic adninis-
tTatlon eith failure to execute the laws
securing 70 settlers their title and with
using the appropriation made for that
purpose to harass the innocent settler
with spies and prosecutions under the
false rreten se OF exposing frauds and
vindicating the laws.
THE RIGHTS Of rHx TERRITORIES.
The government by congress of the
territories is based upon necessity only
to the end thai they may bec0me states
in the Union. Therefore whenever the
conditions Of population, material re-
sources, public intelligence and NOR
atty are such as TO insure a stable To-
cal government therein, the people OF
such territories should he rernaitted as
right Inherent in them. to form for
themselves constitutions and state
governments and be admitted into the
Union pending the preparation for
statehood. All officers thereof should
be selected from residents and citizens
of the territory wherein they are to
serve. South Dakota should, of right,
be immediately admitted as state in
the Union under the constitution
framed and adopted by her people.
and we heartily endorse the action Of
the Republican senate in twice passing
bills for her admission. The refusal
OF the Democratic house OF representa-
tires, for partisan purposes, To con-
slider these bills is a wiliiul violation OF
the sacred American principles OF To-
cal self-government and merits the
condemnation OF all just men. The
pending bills in the senate to enable
the people OF Washington. Of North
Dakota and Montana territories 20
form constitutions aud establish state
governments shoald be passed without
unnecessary delay. The Republican
party pledged itself to do all in its
power 20 facilitate the admission of the
territories Of New Mexico, Wyoming.
Idaho and Arizona 10 the enjoyment
of scif-goyernment as state, such o.
them as are Row qualified, as soon as
possible, and the Others is soon as
they may become 50.
THE aoExos BLOT.
The political poxer Of the Mormon
church in Utah territory, as exercised
in the past, is 4 menace to free iasti-
tations and dangerous 10 be long slf-
fered. Therefore we pledge the Re-
publican party to approprate ieei la
iiion asserting the sovereignty OF the
nation in al territories where the
same i. questioned, and in further
aace of that end to place upon the
enough 10 divorce the political from
the ecclesiastical power and thus stamp
out the attendant gickedne : OF lsolyg
amy.
The Republican party IS favosing
the use OF both gold and silver a.
money and condemns the policy Of the
Z
fort TO demoactize siiyer. We demand
the reduction OF letter postage To one
cent.
In republic ike ours, where the
citizen i sovereign and the official
the servant, where no power ls exer-
cised cxceut tv the viii OK the people
il i important that the sovereign. the
people. should possess intelligence.
intelligence which i to preserve us a
free nation. Therefore the state, or
nation. or both combined, should sap-
port free iastta;ions af learning SUI
heient to afford to every child grow
ing up in nc land the opportunity Of
a good corsu4oa-schoos caEcStio.i-
ID srRExarHEs ouR nEYExsks
We earnestly recommend that
prompt action BE- taken lsg congress ia
the enactment OF such legislation as
viii best secure the rehabilitation Of
eur American merchant marine and
sc protest against the passage by con-
e-ess of a free ship bilI as eslicsilsfe1
u wosk < injustice to labor by leszsni3g
the wares os those engaged Ia pFrpar-
ing ihe materials a. wei - those ei-
rer;ly employed in our ship yards.
We demand appropriations for tie
early building 81 car navy, for the
construction Of coast forfiisraiions and
modern ordnance and other approved
modern means OF defense, for the pro-
lection Of oflr defenseless harbors and
clsieS; the payHssFl. Of isast pen ions
10 oar soldiers and for othes works of
national importance: fer the improve
nssas Of harbors and channels. inter
nal. eoastwise and foreign com rneree, +,