Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-25

between tfe SldtcS.
We reallirm the policy Of appro-
priating the public lands Of the Unit
ed States for homesteads for Ameri- |
can citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party establish
ed in 1862 against the persistent cp-
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain into such maguifi-
cent development.
The restoration Of unearned rail
road land grants to the public do
main for the use of actual settlers,
which was begun under the admins
tra,ion Of President Arthur, should
he continued. We deny that the
Democratic party has ever restored
one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action of Republ-
cans and Democrats about fifty mil
lions of unearned lands, originally
granted for the construction Of rail
roads, have been restored to the pub
lie domain, in pursuance Of the con-
dtions inserted by the Republican
party in the original grants.
We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the
laws securing to settlers their titles
to homesteads, and with using APP
preparations made for that purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies
and prosecutions under the false
pretense of exposing frauds and vim
dlcating the law.
The government by Congress Of the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be-
come States in the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions of popuia-
ton, material resources public intel
ligence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people Of such Territories
should be permitted, as right in
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union
Tending the reparation for State
hood, all officers thereof should be
selected from the bona fide residents
and citizens of the Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately ad-
United as State in the Union, under
the Constitution framed and adopted
by her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action Of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for her
admission. The refusal Of the Dem
ocratic House Of Representatives., for
partisan purposes, to con9idc. these
bills, is IL wiltul violation Of the
sacred American principle OF local
self government, and merits the CON
domination of all just men. The
pending bills i'll the Senate for acts 10
enable the people Of Washing ton
North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablsn State governments should be
passed without unnecessary delay
The Republican party pledges itsel
to DO all in its power to facilitate the
admission Of the Territories OF New
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizo
IA to the enjoyment of self goTcrn
ment as States; such OF them as ar,
now qualified as soon as possible, anC
; the others as soon us they may beoom;
so. The political power of the Nor
, mon Church in the Territories as ex
ercised in the past, is a menace to FREE
institutions and dangerous to be lon.
suffered; therefore we pledge til,
, Republican party to appropriate legis
/ latlon asserting the sovereignty @
, the nation in all Territories where tn,
I same is questioned, and in lurtheranc'
Of that end, to place upon the statut,
books, Legislation stringent enough t.
divorce the political from the eccles
iastical power, and thus stamp out til,
E attendant wlclednass of polygamy.
4 The Republican party is in favor 0
the use of both gold and silver a
., money, and condemns the policy o
! the Democratic administration in ii
i efforts to demonetize silver.
, We demand reduction Of lette
. postage to one cent.
i. In republic Ike ours, where til,
!, citizens is the sovereign anl the OIL
! cial the servant, where no power i
exercised except by the viii Of th'
= people, it IS important that tie soveg
eighty, the people, should possess in
to!ligenco. The free schoo! is til,
promoter OF that intelligence which i