Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-08-06


Congress to prevent alike unjust
burdens and unfair Determinations
between the States.
We reaifirm 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 OPP
position of Democrats in Congress,
and which has brought our great
Western domain in:o such magnih
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
tration Of President Arthur, should
be continued. We deny that the
Democratic party has ever restored
one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action Of Republi-
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-
ditions 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
d'cating the law.
The government by Congress Of the
Territories is based upon necessity
only, to the end that they may be-
come States il. the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions of popula-
ton, material resources, public intel
iigence and morality are such as to
insure stable local government there
in, the people of such Territories
should be permitted, as a right in
herent in them, to form for themselves
constitutions and State governments
and be admitted into the Union.
Pending the preparation for State
hood, all officers thereof should be
selected from the bona tide residents
and citizens Of the. Territory wherein
they are to serve. South Dakota
should of right be Immediately ad-
United as Sac in the Union, under
the Constitution framed aud adopted
by her people, and we heartily en-
dorse the action Of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for he1
admission. The refusal Of the Dem.
ocratic House Of Representatives, fo'
partisan purposes, to consider these
bills, is wiliul violation Ct the
sacred American principle of loca
self.government, and merits the con
domination of all Just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts t,
enRble the people of Washington
North Dakota and Montana Terri
tories to form Constitutions and es
tablisn State governments should b'
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The Republican party pledges itsel
to do all in its power to facilitate tn
admission Of the Territories of Ne,
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and ArizO
ma to the enjoyment of lt-govern
ment as States; such Of them as ar
now qualified as soon as possible, an
the others as soon as they may becom
so. The political power of the MOI
, mon Church in the Territories as eH
ercised in the past, is a menace to FIRE
institutions and dangerous to be lon
suffered; therefore we pledge tn
Republican party to appropriate legis
la:ion asserting the sovereignty c
; the nation in all Territories here tn
same is questioned, and in furtheranc
of that end, to place upon the sta,ut
hooks, Legislation stringent enough I
divorce the political from the eccle.
iastical power, and thus stamp out tn
, attendant wickedness of poly gamy.
,, The Republican party is in favor {
the use of both gold and silver 4
: money. and condemns the policy {
=, the Democratic administration in il
efforts to demonetize silver.
,, We demand reduction OF lette
postage to one cent.
, In republic like ours, where tn
citizens is the sovereign and the off
, cial the servant, where no power
: exercised except by the will of til
. people, it is Important that the sove
eighty, the people, should possess il
teligence. The free school is tn
, promoter of that intelligence which
. to preserve us free nation; there
:, fore, the STATE or nation, or both con
bined, should support free insti,,
:. tons Of learning, sufficient to affor
. TO every child growing up in the Ian
! the opportunity of u good commo
9 school education.
-, We earnestly recommend tn,
] prompt action be taken by Congress
in the enactment of such legislaho
as will! best secure the rehabilitatlo