Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-01


the passage by congress of free ship
bin as calculated to work injustice to Ia
Dor by lessening the wages OF those engag-
ed in preparing materials, as well as those
directly employed in our ship yards.
We demand an appropriation for the
early rebuilding OF our navy, Tor the con-
struction OF fort Notifications and modern
ordnance and other approved modern
means of defense, for the protection OF
our dcfeEseless harbors and cities, for the
payment of just pensions to our soldiers,
for necessary works of national impor-
tance, an Improvement OF the harhors
and channels OF our internal, coastwise
and foreign commerce, for 'the encour-
agement Of the shipping interests OF the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific states, as well
as for the payment of maturing public
debts This policy will give employment
TO our labor, activity TO our various in
duatrieS, increase the security o. our
country, promote trade, open new and
direct markets for our produce and chea-
pen the cost Of transportation. We affirm
this to be far bertcr ior our county than
the democratic policy Of loaning the GOV
ernment's money without interest to
met" banks.
The cndouct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been injuring
us by its ineHiciency and cowarlice
Having withdrawn from the senate all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 or propo-
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adherence to the Monroe doctrine, it has
seen with idle complaceney the extension
Of foreign influence in Central America
and of foreign trade everywhere among
our neighbors. il has refused to charter,
sanction or encourage any American or
ganization for constructing the Aicarl-
guam canal, work OF vital Importance 10
the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine
and Oh our national influence in South
America and with the islands, and fur
ther, OF the Pacific ocean.
We arrIign the present democratic
administration for its weak and unpatri-
otc treatment OF the fisheries question,
and It's pusillnimous surrender OF the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty OF 1878, the reciprocal
maritime Il, o,sislation OF 1850, and the CO.
mitv OF nations, and which Canadian fish
ing vessels receive in the ports ot the
United States. We condemn the policy
oi the present administration ami the
d2mocratic majority in congress towar Is
our fisheries, as untriendiy and eonSpl,u
ouly uupatrioIic, and as tending 20 de-
Hrov valuable national Industry and
Indispensable resource OF defense against
the foreign enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to
all citizens of the republic, and imposes
upon all alike the same obligation Of obe-
dience to laws, at the same time that cit
izenship IS ana must be the panoply and
safeguard OF him who wears 1t, and pro-
tect him, whether high or low, rich or
poot, IN all his ci.il rights; il should and
must afford him protection at home and
ollow and protect him abroAl in whatev-
er land he may bc on lawful errand.
The men VINO abandoned the republic
can party in "a and continue TO adhere
to the democratic party have deserted
not only the cause oi hohest government,
AZ sound finance, oi freedom and the pu-
rity OF the ballot, but especially have de-
serted the cause OF reform in the "iyil
service. We will not wait to keep our
pledges because they have broken theirs,
or because their candidate has broken
his. we therefore repeat our declaration OF
1880, toNit Tho reform Of the civil ser
vice auspiciously begun under rcpubll-
can administration, should be completed
by a further extension of the reform syS-
tom already established ly la% TO all
grades OF service to which il is applicable.
The spirit andpuFpose ot rciorm should
be observed in all executive appolnt-
mcnts; and all laws Ut variance with the
object OF existing reform legislation
should be repealed, to the end that the
dnnrers to free institutions which lurk in
the power of official patronage may be
wisely and effectively ayoided.
Tie gratitude of the nation to the de-
tenders Of the Union connot be measured
bv law, The legislation OF congress
should conform to the pledges made by
the loyal people and be so enlarged and
extended as 10 provide against the possi-
bi,ity that anv man who honorably wore
| tbe federal uniform should become an i'm
male Of the alms-Eouse or dependent up
ON private charity. In the presence OF
an oyerfiowug treasury It would ne q
public scandal to do less for those whose
valuable services preserved the govern
mcns.
We denounce the hostile spirit shown
bv President Cleveland in his numerous
vetoes OF measures for pension relief ana
the action Of the democratic house oil
representatives in refusing even the con-
sideration Of general pension legislation.
In the support OF tie principles here
with annnnciated we invite the co-opera,
ton of patriotic men Of all pnties, and
especially all working men, whose pros
perity is seriously threatened by the iree-
trade policy OF the present adininistra-
tiCn.