Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-11

! tlOn Tor Statehood, all OihceTS .heTeO
should be selected from the bona fd,
residents and citizens OF the Terrilorl
wherein they are to serve. South Dakoli
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as State in the Union, under the con
stituuon framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoI se the actor
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passlr bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House o
Representatives, for partisan purposes, tc
favorably consider these bills. a willfu
violation of the sacred American principle
of local self.government, and merits the
condemnation Of all just men. The
pendinr ILLS in The Senate for acts Il
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 fa.
cilitate the admission of the territories Of
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari.
zona to the enjoyment Of self.government
as states, such of them as are now quail.
fed, as soon as possible, and the Others as
soon as they may become so.
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.
propuate legislation asserting the sover-
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
turtherance Of that end to 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
In its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where The
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 sovereigR-the people
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
ombined, should support free institutions
o. learning, sufficient to afford to every
child growing up in the land the oppor.
tunIty OF good common school edu.
;ation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
sctment Of such legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
,,.k
he passage by Congress of free ship
ill, as calculated to work injustice to
abor by lessening the wages of those
Engaged in preparing materials, as well
IS those directly employed in our ship |
ards. We demand appropriations for
he early ebuilding of our navy; for the |
construction of coast fortihcations and |
modern ordnance, and other approved |
modern means o, defense for the pIotec. |
ion of our defenseless harbors and |
;ities; tor the payment of Just pensions
o our soldiers; Tor necessary works Of |
National importance in the improvement |
If harbors and the channels of internal |
'oastwise, and foreign commerce; for the |
of the shipping interests
If the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
.ublic debt. This policy will give en-
Dloyment to our labor, activity to our va
ious industries, Increase the security of |
,ur country, promote trade, open new |
md direct markets for our produce, and |
,heapen the cost of transportation. We |
Itiirm 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 distin.
pushed by its Inetticiency and It's coward
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
III pending treaties effected by republican
for the removal of foreign
BURDENS and restrictions upon our com.
nerce and for its extension into better
markets, it has neither effected nor pro.
,osed any Others IN their stead Profess
ng adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
las seen with idle complacency the extern
ion of foreign influence IN Central
America, and of foreign trade everywhere
mong our neighbOrs. 1t has refused to
harIer, sanction or encourage any Amer
can organization for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
nee to the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and of our national influence in
'entral and South America, and neceS-
AIRY for the development OF trade with
ur Pacific territory, with South America
nd with the islands and further coasts OF
he Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatriouc
Teatment Of the fisheries question, and
Is pusillanmous surrender Of the essen.
lal privileges to which our fishing vessels
re entitled in Canadian ports under the
reaty OF 1913, the reciprocal maritime
egislation of 1890, and the comfy of
anons, and which Canadian fishing YES.
els receive in the ports OF the United
,tAtes. We condemn the policy Of the
lesent administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries
5 unluendly and cOnspicuously unpalri-
tic, and as tending to destroy valuable
ational industry, and al indispensable
esouroe OF defense against foreign
nemy.
The name of America applies alike to
II citizens OF the republic, and imposes
pon ell alike the same obligations Of
bedienee to the laws. At the same time