Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-06


we'll as for the payment Of the maturing
, public debt. This policy will give EN-
! oloyment to our labor, activity to our va
rious industries, Increase the security o
, 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
than the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest to
''pet banks.
The conduit Of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin.
gulshed by its ineIIiciency and Its coward
ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate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 nor pro-
posed any Others IN their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it
has seen with idle cnmplacency the exten.
sion OF foreign Influence in Central
America, aud uf foreign trade everywhere
among our neIg hhOrS. 1t has refused to
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
Ican organization for constructing the
/ Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import
ance to the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and of our national influence in
Central and South America, and neces-
sary for the development ol trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America
and with the islands and further coasts Of
the Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
ministIatiOn for its weak and unpatriouc
treatment of the fisheries question, and
its pusillanImous surrender of the essen
lial privileges to which our fishing vessels
are entitled in Canadian ports under the
treaty of 1878, the reciprocal maritime
legislation Of 1890, and the comfy Of
nations, and which Canadian fishing yes.
sells receive in The ports of the United
States. We condemn the policy Of the
present administration and the democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries
as uniriendly and conspicuously unpatri-
olc, and as tending to destroy a valuable
national industry, and an indispensable
resource OF defense against foreign
enemy.
The name Of America applies alike TO
all citizens of the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligations OF
obedience TO the laws. At the same time |
that citizenship is and must be the pan
Upiy and safeguard of him who wears it, !
aud protect him. whether high or low,
rich or poor, in his civil rights. 1t should !
ana must aiford hlin protection at home, |
and follow and protect him abroad in
whatever land he may he on a lawful
eTIand
The men who Abandoned the republican
Party il 1884 ani continue to adhere to
the uemucntic party, nave deserted not
only the cause uf honest government, of
sound finances. of ffe"Gum and purity of
The ballot, but e>p"claIY have deserted
the cause ot r,t"iru in the civil service.
We viii L., 'uti 20 keep our pledges be-
cause they have broken theirs, or because
their candidate has broken his. We,
Therefore, repeat our declaration of 1884,
to Wit; "The reform Of the civil service,
auspiciously begun under the republican
adrrinistratInh' should be completed by
the further extension of the reform system
already established by law, TO all the
grades Of the service to which it is apple.
able. The spirit aud purpose of the re.
form should he observed in all executive
appointments, and all laws at variance
with the object Of existing reform legisla.
ton should be repealed, to the end that
he danger to free institutions which turks
in the powerof official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided"
The gratitude of the nation to the de.
lenders of the union can not be measured
by laws The legislation of Congress
should conform to The pledges made by
oyal people, ana he so enlarged and ex.t
ended as tn provide against the possibility
hat any man who honorably wore the
rderal uniform shall become the inmate
# an almshouse, or dependent upon
lrivate charity. In the presence Of an
'vrrllpWing treasury it would be public
candal to do less for those whose valor.
rs service preserved the government.
Ne denounce the hostile spirit shown by
'.csdent CleNeland in his numerous
r'oes Of measures for pension relief, and
he action Of the democratic house of
in refusing even consid.
ration ol general pension Legislation.
In Support of the principles herewith
nuncialed we invite the cooperation OF
atrioliu men Of all parties, and especially
{ all workugnen whose prosperity Is
sriously threatened by the free trade
oicy Of the present administration.
Additional plank submitted by Mr..
u,rllr ot Maine, and adopted by an
most unanimous votes The first cen.
-rn uf all good government Is the virtue \
nd s'hrieIv Of tie people and the purity
tn" homr. The republican party
l,dja'lv ,ynrathizes with all wise and
rtl i,' crrd ritrr'S for the promotion of
'WprrauCr ntr. ut r,Ity