Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-29


cratlc House for partisan purposes to ia
vorably consider these bills is wilful vi
olatlon of the sacred American principa
OF local self-government and merits tn
concentration of all just men. The pend
ing blliS in the Senate for acts to enabl
The people of Washington, North Dakot
ana Montana Territories to form constitu
ions and establish State governments
should be passed without unnecessary de
lay
Inc republican party pledges itself to d
az IN It's power to facilitate the admission
OF the Territories f New Mexico, Wyom
ing Idaho and Arizona rs States, or sucl
OF them as are now qualified, as soon a.
possible, and the Others as soon as they
become so.
MORMONlSM MUST GO.
The. political power of the Mormon
| church IN the Territories, as exercised il
! the past, is menace to free institutions {
| DANGER no longer to be suffered. There
tore, we pledge the republican party tC
| appropriate legislation asserting the SOY
erelgnty of the nation in all Territories
when the same is questioned, and It's fur
therance of that end to place upon the
| statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the eccleslas-
! tlcM power, and thus stamp ont the at
teudant wickedness of polygamy.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
The republican party is in favor of the
| u.s. OF both gold aud silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the democratic ad
mlnlstration in its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter pos
taEe to one cent per ounce.
FREE SCHOOLS FAVORED.
In a republic like ours, where
ne citizen Is the sovereign, and
we oillclal the servant, where
the power Is exercised except by will of
me people, 1t is important that the SOW.
ertign aud the servant should possess in.
telilgence. The free school is the promot-
ct of that Intelligence, which is to preserve
Us free nation, therefore the State, or
nation, or both combined, should support
Tree Institutions OF learning sufficient to
all 'rd TO every child growing up in the
lAhd An opportunity of good common
school education.
THE MERCHANT MARINE AND INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENTS
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the enact
ment of such legislation as will best Sc
cure the rehabilitation of our own mer-
chhnt marine, and we protest against the
passage by Congress of the free ship bill
as calculated TO work injustice to labor
by lesseniug the wages of those engaged
those directly employed in our ship yards.
w" demand appropriations for the early
rebuilding of our navy for the construc-
u IN OF coast tOrtifications, and modern
ordinance. and other approved modern
means or defence, for the protection of our
defenceless harbors and cities, for pay
me Mt OF lust pensions to our soldiers, for
WorkS OF national Importance, in the i'm
proNement or harbolS and channels of
internal coast wise and foreign commerce.
Tor the announcement of the shipping in
terests OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud the Pacific
states, as well AS for the payment of the
maturing public debt This policy Will
give employment to our labor, and activ-
lty TO the various industries, increase the
security of our country, promote trade,
open new ana direct markets for our pro-
duce, and cheaper the cost of transpOrta-
tlon. We affirm this 10 be tar better tor
tn" country than the democratic policy of
ioanlnR the governments money, without
interest. to pet banks
OUR FOREIGN POLICY CONDEMNED.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration is distinguished by
Its inei1lclency and its cOwardice. Having
VII hdrawn from the Senate all pending
treaties effected by the republican admin
lsuatlon, for the removal of foreign bur
uens ana restrictions upon our commerce,
and for Its extension III better markets, il
H1o hclueI erected nor proposed any
Others III their stead Processing adher-
ence to the Monroe doctrine, il has seen
with idle complacenCy, the extension OF
foreign influence in Central America, and
OF foreign trade everywhere among our
nelghbors 1t has refused to charter, sane
uon, or encourage any American organi-
cation for constructing the Nicaragua
Canal, or work of vital importance to the
of the Monroe doctrine, and
OF our national influence in Central and
oouth America, necessary for the develop
lnent or trade with our Pacific territory,
WIN south America, and with the islands
ana further coasts of the Pacific ocean.
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
we arraign the present democratic ad-
mlnlstratlon for its weakened and unpa-
trlotlc treatment Of the fisheries question.
ana us puslllanmous surrender of essen
tlal privileges to which our fishing vessels
are entitled in Canadian ports under the
treaty OF 1878, the reciprocal maritime
legislation of 1880, and the comfy of
nations, and which the Canadian fishing
vessels receive in ports of the United
states; we condemn the policy of the pres
ent administration, aud the democratic
in Congress toward our tisheries
AS untrleudly and conspicuously unpatri-
otc and AS tending to destroya valuable
national industry, and an Indispensable
resource OF defence against foreign enc
my.
PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS
me name of American applies alike ,
to All citizens of the republic, aud imposes
upon All alike the same obligation of
obedience TO the law. At the same time |
tnat citizenship is, and must be the PIANO |
ply, ana safeguard OF him who wears il
ana protect him whether high or low, rich |
OF poor, IN All his civil rights. 1t should |
abd must afford him protection at home,
ana follow and protect him abroqd in |
land he may ne, on lawful er- /
rand.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The men who abandoned the republ- |
'an party in 1884 and continue to adhere |
o rue democrdtlc party, have deserted .
lot only the cause of honest government,
II sound finance, of the purity of the bal /
OF, hut especially have deserted the cause
If reform IN the civil service We will
40 Tan To keep our pledges because they .
ave broken theirs. or because their can
lida'e has broken his We therefore re