Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-03

tween the States.
We reahirm the policy Of sppropriatinl
the public lands Of the United States to b.
homesteads for American citizens and set
tiers, not aliens, which the R=publicar
party established in 1862, against tht
persistent opposition Of the Democrats il
Congress, and which has brought our grea
Western domain into such magnifcen
development. The restoration Of unearn
ed land grants to the public domain fJi
the use Of actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration of President Ar
thur, 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 republicans and democrats,
about fifty millions OF acres of uuearned
lands originally granted for the consuuc-
ton of railroads have been restored to the
public domain, in pursuance Of the condi.
TONS inserted by the republican party in
! the original grants. We charge the dem
ocratic administration with failure to exc.
cute the laws securing to settlers titles to
their homesteads, and with using appro.
riations made for that purpose to harass
innocent settlers with spies and prosecu.
tons under false pretsnce of exposing
frauds and vindicating the law.
The government by Congress of the
Territories is based upon necessity only,
to the end that they may become States
IN the Union; therefore whenever the con.
ditions OF population, material resources,
public intelligence and morally are such
as TO secure a stable LEGAL government
therein, the people Of such Territories
should be permitted. as a RIG ht lnherentjr
them, TO form for themselves a constitution
and State government, and be admitted
into the Union. Pending the prepara-
ton for Statehood, all officers hereof
shonld be selected from the bona fide
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
stitution framed and adopted by the
people, and we heartily indoIse the action
Of the Republican Senate in twice
passing bills for her admission. The
refusal of the Democratic House Of
Representatives, for partisan purposes, to
favorably consider these bills, a willful
violation of the sacred American principle !
of local self.government, and merits the
condemnation of all just men. The |
pending bills in the Senate for acts to |
enable the people of Washington, North |
Dakota and Montana Territories to form
should be passed without |
delay. The republican party .
pledges itself to do all in its power to ia.
cilitate the admission of the territories of .
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arl.
zona to the enjoyment of eif government
as states, such of them as sie now quail
hed, as soon as possible, aud the Others as
soon as they may become 50.
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
ure we pledge the republican parry to ap.
oropnate legislation asserting tnu ,uvrr.
3ignty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, aud IL
OF that end 10 place uquu the
statute books legislation stringent enough
TO divorce the political from the eccleSias-
.Ical power, and thus stamp out the
attendant wickedness of polygamy
The republican party is in favor Of the
lse of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the democratic
In its efforts to demonetize
Ilver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to cent per ounce.
In republic like ours, where the
luzen Is the sovereign and the official the
ervant, where no power is exercised
xcept hy the viii Of the people, it Is
important that the sovercgn-the people
should possess intelligence. The free s
chool is the promoter of that intelligence !
which is to preserve us a free nation; I
therefore,, the state or nation, or both I
umIiued, should support free institutions I
{ learning, sufficient to afford to every ,
hid growing up in the land the oppOr. I
lnly of good common school edu. ,
asun. 5
We earnestly recommend that prompt
ction be aiken by Congress in the en-.
ctment ui such legislation as will be Z /
cure the rehabilitation OF our American \
,rrChaht maruc, and wa protest against l
le passa-r lay Cungress Of Tree ship =
3. as calculated to work injustice To (
uT ly ,Aseujns the wages Of those
lgaued IN preparing ma.erais, as we'll &
those tr>cuy emplDyHO IN our ship y
'rls We dcmAUd appropriations fol %
be- vrr'. ,'uDolL- ul' ~ I.avs; f'r the -
u>,ructuu &C CtG>i triihrariunS aud &
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