Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06

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ton for Statehood, all officers .hereo
should be selected from the bona fid
residents and citizens OF the Territor,
wherein they are TO serve. South Daknt;
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Uniou, under the con
slituuOn framed and adopted by tn,
| people, and we heartily ndofse the actior
Of the Republican Senae in twic,
passing buis for her admission. The
refusal Uf the Democratic House o
| Representatives, for partisan purposes, tc
/ fayOrably consider these bills, is a willfuI
violation Of the sacred American principle
OF local self government, and merits the
condemnation Of all just men. The
penaIug GI.l5 ia the Senate for acts 10
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- 90 all in lis power to "a.
cllltate the admission Of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and n RI.
zona to the enjoyment Of .elfguy eminent
as states, such OF them as ere now quail.
he'd, as soon as possible, and the Others as
soon as they may become so.
The political power Of the Mormon
church 10 the territories, as experienced in
che past, IS a menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore " pledge The republican party to ap.
prnmiate legislation asserting the sOver-
eighty OF the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, aud in
iurtheraucc OF that end TO place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
70 divorce the political from the ecclesias-
teal power, aud thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness Of polygamy.
Tie republican party IS ia favor Of the
use Of both gold and silver as money and
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demunetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to / cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where .he
citizen 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
possess intelligence. The free
school Is the promoter Of that intelligence
which is to preserve us a free nation;
combined, should support free institutions
Of learning sufficient to afford to every
child growing up in the land the oppor.
tuny 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
marine, and We protest against
the passage 10y Congress Of u free ship
hll, as calculated 10 work injustice to
labor by lesSeulng the wages Of those
engaged IN preparing materials, as well
rs those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations lur
the early .ebuiidIug OF our navy; fJr The
construction of coast fortihcatiuns aud
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the prutec.
ton OF our defenseless harbors and
cities; ior the payment Of Just pensions
to our soldiers; tor necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
of harboTs and the channels OF internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce.; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests
of the Atlantic, Gulf aud Paclhc States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
uhlc debt. This policy VIII give EN-.
plulmcnl To our ldnuT, activity to our VA.
r,uuS industries, Increase the security of
our country, promote trade, open new
aud direct markets for our produce, and
ontapvu the cost ol transportation. We
,lhtm tins to be Tar better for on, country
Than thu democratic policy uf iutuing the
n.tH ,t,F. 40,
pet banks.
Ihe cnudu. ot foreign uli,irs b, the
present administration has hccn distin.
-ul,hvd 10y IT'S mrticrncy and lis coward
ice, ii wing wI,hdraNn from the Senate
all peuding treaties effected by republican
administration Tor the removal OF tuIulpn
burdens and restrictions upon our CON.
meroc and fnr its extension into better
markets, It ha, nrtuer ,lgcted nor pIu.
posed any utheTs IN their stead Profess.
my adherence la the Monroe doctrine, /.
has seen with idle 3mplacency the eX.eu.
sion ui foreign influence m Central
America, Sud ct foreign trade everywhere
among ou neighborS. Ii has refused 10
charter, utlon or encourage any Amer,
tvan Orsa iEalion for constructing the
NlAAAakNA ANAlt u Nhlh tl vital lNlptlf|r
auce TO the maintenance uf the Monroe
doctrine. ",t nt our rsunn,l Influence "a
Cuutral ahd Soutt Americ, Aad urce,.
say TOR the development ol trade with
our Pacific territory. with South America
aud with the Islands aud further coasts OF
the Paolho Ocean,
We aTralgu the present d-mncratic ad.
minislration for its weak and unpatriotic
treatment ct the fisheries quest,on, aud
us Iu,luamwbu, surrender ut the e, sen,
ual privileges 10 Which cur fishing vessels
ATE enutled in canadian ports uuier the
treaty ot 1913, the reciprocal maritime
legislation OF 1850, and the county ,d
nauons. and Wh,sh Canadian 6shing yes
sris receive in The port, ot th, Umisd
States. We condemn the policy Of the
WeSenl administration aud he democratie
maionyy m Congress toward cur fisheries
As uuluendly and oouspouou,,y unpalr,-
olc, aud as tending 20 destroy q valuable
national industry, aud al Indispensable
resource OF defense against ioreigu
enemy,
The name ct America applies alike 20
all eltIcus OF the republic, aud imposes
upon all alike the same otlications of