Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-30
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good common-school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
be taken by Congress in the enactment of such
legislation as will best secure the rehabilita-
ton of our American merchant marine, and we
ship BILL as calculated to work injustice to labor
by lessening the wages OF those engaged in
preparing materials as well as those directly
employed in our Ship-yards. We demand APP
preparations for the early rebuilding OF our
navy; for the construction of coast fortifca-
tons and modern ordnance, and other APP
protection Of our defenseless harbors
and cities; for the payment of just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of Ma
bors and the channels of internal, coastwise
and foreign commerce: for the encouragement
OF the shipping interests OF the Atlantic. Cult
of the maturing public debt. This policy will
give employment to our labor activity to our
various industries, increase the security OF our
markets for our produce, and cheaper the cost
OF transportation. We affirm this to be far bet
ter for our country than the Democratic policy
of loaning the Governments money without
interest to s.pet banks
The conduct of foreign affairs by the present
Administration has been distinguished by its
1nefhclency and its cowardice. Having with
drawn from the Senate all pending treaties
effected by Republican Administration for the
removal of foreign burdens and restrictions
upon our commerce and for its extension into
better markets, it has neither effected nor
proposed any others in their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine it has
foreign influence in Central America and of for
etgn trade everywhere among our neighbors.
It. It. has refused fused TO charter, sane,
organization for constructing the Nicaragua
canal, o work Of vital Importance to the main
tenance OF the Monroe doctrine and of our Ma
tional influence in Central and South America,
and necessary for the development of trade
with our Pacific territory, with South America
and with the islands and farther coast of the
Pacific Ocean.
We arragn the present Democratic admins
tration for its weak and unpatriotic treatment
OF the fisheries question and its pusllantmous
surrender of the essential privileges to which
our fishing vessels are entitled in Canadian
ports under the treaty of 1885, the reciprocal
maritime, legislation OF 1880, and the county
of nations, and which Canadian fishing vessels
receive in the ports of the United States. We
condemn the policy Of the present Administers
ton and the Democratic majority in Congress
uously unpatriotie md as tending to destroy a
valuable National industry ana an luuisponsa.
BILE resource of defense against a foreign
enemy.
The name Of American applies alike to all
citizens of the Republic and imposes upon all
alike the same Obligation OF obedience to the
must be the panoply and safeguard OF him who
wears 1T and protect him whether high or low,
rich OF poor, in all his civil rights. 1t should
and must afford him protection at home and
follow and protect him abroad in whatever land
he may be on lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the Republican
party in 1884 and continue to adhere to
the Democratic party have deserted not
sound finance, of freedom, and purity of
the ballot, but especially have deserted
the cause of reform in the civil services
We will not fail to keep our pledges
because they have broken theirs. or because
their candidate has broken his We therefore
repeat our declaration of 1884 to wit: g The re-
form OF the civil service, auspiciously begun I'M
der the Republican Admins vration, should be
completed by the further extension of the re-
form system already established by law to all
the grades of the service to which it is applica-
BILE. The spirit and purpose of the reform should
be observed in all executive appointments. and
all laws at variance with the object of existing
reform legislation should be repealed, to the
end that the danger to free institutions which
Turk in the power of official patronage may be
wisely and effectively avoided
The gratitude of the Nation to the defenders
OF the Union can not be measured by laws. The
legislation OF Congress should conform to the
pledges made by loyal people and be so en-
larged and extended as to provide against the
possibility that any man who honorably
wore the Federal uniform shall become an in
mate OF an alms-house or q dependent upon pri-
Vate charity In the presence of an overflow
ing Treasury it would be o PUBLIC scandal to
do less for those whose ValOr and service pre-
served the Government. We denounce the
hostile spirit shown by President Cleve-
pension relief, and the action of the Democrat
ic House of Representatives in refusing even a
consideration of general pension legislation.
In support OF the principles herewith enun-
ciated we invite the cooperation Of patriotic
men of all parties and especially of all working
by the free trade policy OF the present Admins
tration.