Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-05

residents and citizens OF the Territoi
wherein they are to serve. South Dako
}. should Of right be Immediately admitte
Il as a State in the Union, under the col
r stitution framed and adopted by Il
r people, and we heartily indoise the actio
n Of the Republican Senate in twiC
passing bills for her admission. Th
, refusal of the Democratic House
q Representatives, for partisan purposes, {
= favorably consider these bills, a wilfl
! violation of the sacred American principl
of local self-government, and merits tn
condemnation OF all just men, In
. pending bills in the Senate for acts +
enable the people of Washington, Mort
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
I constitutions should be passed withou
unnecessary delay. The republican part
/ pledges itself to do all in its power to ia
cilitate the admission of the territories o
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Ari
zona to the enjoyment of selfgoyernmen
as states, such of them as are now quail
fed, as soon as possible, and the others a!
soon as they may become so.
The political power OF the Mormon
church in the territories, as experienced in
the past, is menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propnate legislation asserting the sover-
eighty OF the nation in all territories
where the same is questioned, and in
| turtherance Of that end TO place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough
to divorce the political from the ecclesias-
tlcal power, and thus stamp out the
af Npfnlg Is
The republican party is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration IN its efforts to demonetize
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to I cent per ounce.
In a republic like ours, where the
citizen IS the sovereign and the official the
servant, where no power is exercised
except by the will of the people, it Is
important that the sovereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter of that intelligence
which is to preserve us a free nation;
therefore, the state or nation, or both
combined, should support free institutions
OF learning, sufficient to afford to every
child growing up in the land the oppor-
tunlty of good common school edu.
cation.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the en-.
actment Of such legislation as will bet
secure the rehabilitation Of our American
marine, and we protest against |
the passage by Congress of free 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 appropriations for
the early .ebuilding of our navy; for the |
of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
ton OF our defenseless harbors and
cities; tor the payment of just pensions
TO our soldiers; tor necessary works of
National importance in the improvement
of harbors and the channels Of internal
coastwise, and foreign commences; for the
encouragement of the shipping interests
Of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will ave en-
ployment to our labor activity to our va
rious Industries, Increase the security of
1ur country, promote trade, open new
md direct markets for our produce, and
,heapen the cost Of transportation. We
lttirm this to be far better for our country
han the democratic policy of loaning the
government money without interest to
pet banks.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin.
.ushed by its lnetiiciency and It's coward.
ce. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
ii peuding treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal of foreign
urdens and restrictions upon our com.
lercc and for its extension into better
markets, it has neither effected nor pro.
osed any Others IN their stead. Profess. (
lg adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il '
as seen with idle complacency the exten.
ION OF foreign influence III Central
america, and of foreign trade everywhere
monG our neighbors. 1t has refused to
harteT, sanction or encourage any Amer.
AN organization for constructing the
lcaragua canal work OF vital import.
nee TO the maintenance Of the Monroe
octrine, and of our national influence in
cntral and South America, and neces-
,ry for the development OF trade with
At Pacific territory, with South America I
nd with the islands and further coasts Of
ne Pacific Ocean.
We arraign the present democratic ad.
for its weak and unpatriouc
eatment of the fisheries question, and
pusillammous surrender of the essen.
al privileges to which our fishing vessels
e enutlsd in Canadian ports under the
eaty ot 1918, the reciprocal maritime
SiSlation of 1890, and the comfy Of
nonS and which Canadian fishing YES. (
Is receive in the ports of the United
ates. We condemn the policy Of the
eSent administration and the democratic
ljonly in Congress toward our fisheries
uniriendly and conspicuously unpatri-
C, aud as tending TO destroy a valuable n
uonal industry, and an indispensable
source OF defense against a foreign /
emy, l
The name Of America applies alike to
citizens Of the republic, and imposes
ON all alike the same obligations of
edlence to the laws. At the same time
It citizenship is and must be the pan
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