The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-22

should be passed without unnecessar
delay. The Republican party pledge
itself to do all in in its power to tacil
tate the admission OF the Territories {
New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Al
iona to the enjoyment OF seIf-goverr
ment as states, such OF them as are no'
qualified rs soon us possible, and tn
others us soon as they may become So
TUE MORMON CHURCH.
The political power Of the Mormo
Church in the Territories, as exercise
in the past, is menace to free institu
tons, too dangerous longer to be sui
fered; therefore we pledge the Republi
can party TO appropriate legislation, as
sorting the sovereignty OF the Nation il
all Territories where the same is ques
toned, and in furtherance OF that enc
to place upon the statute books legisIa
ton strong enough to drive the politica
from the ecclesiastical power, and thu
stamp ont the attendant wickedness o
polygamy.
SOUND FINANCIAL POLICY.
The Republican party is in favor o
the use OF both gold and silver as none!
and condemns the policy Of the Demo
cratic administration in its efforts to de
monetize silver.
We demand the reduction OF lette'
postage to one cent per ounce.
AID TO FREE SCHOOLS.
In a Republic like ours, where the
citizen is the sovereign and the oiticia
the servant, where no power is exercised
except by the will OF the people, it is i'm
portant that the sovereign, the people
should possess intelligence, The fret
school is the promoter OF that intelli
gence which is to preserve us II free Ma
ton. Therefore the State or Nation, OF
both combined, should support free in.
stitutions OF learning, sufficient to afford
to every child growing up in the land
the opportunity OF u good common
school education.
OUR AMERICAN MARINE.
We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by Congress in the enact
ment OF such legislation us will best
secure the rehabilitation OF our Ameri,
can Merchant Marine, and we protest
against the passage by Congress OF free
ship bill us calculated to work injustice
to labor by lesscning the wages OF those
engaged in preparing materials us well
as those directly employed in our ship
yards. We demand appropriations ior
the early building OF our navy, for the
construction OF coast Notifications and
modern ordnance and other improved
modern means OF defense, for the pro.
lection of our defcnseless harbors and
cities, for the payment OF just pensions
to our soldiers, for necessary works OF
national importance in the improvement
of harbors and the channels OF internal
coast wise and foreign commerce, for the
encouragement OF the shipping interests
OF the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific States,
as well us for the payment OF the matur-
ing public debt. This policy will give
employment to our labor, activity to our
various industries, increase the security
of our country, promote trade, open
new and direct markets for our produce,
and cheaper the cost Of transportation.
We affirm this to be for the better OF our
country than the Democratic policy OF
iodning the Governments money with
out interest to National banks.
THE FOREIGN POLICY.
The conduct OF foreign affairs by the
present Administration has been distin-
guished by its ineiIiciency and its cow
ardice. Having Withdrawn from the
Senate all pending troubles affected by
Republican administrator for the re-
moval of foreign burdens and restric-
tons upon our commerce for its extern
sion into better market, it has neither
affected nor proposed any others in
their stead. Processing adherence to
the Monroe doctrine it has seen with
idle ComplaCency the extension OF for
eign influence in Central America, and
offering trade everywhere among its
neighbors it has refused to charter, sane
ton, or encourage any American organ
ization for constructing the Nicaragua
canal-a work OF vital importance to the
maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine
and our national influence in Central
and South America and necessary for
the development OF trade with our Pa
cific territory with South America, and
with the islands and further coasts OF
the Pacific ocean.
THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN FISHERIES.
We arraign the present Democratic
administration for its weak and unpat-
riotic treatment OF the fisheries ques.
ton and its pusillanimous surrender OF
the essential privileges to which our
fishing vessels are entitled in Cana,
dian ports under the treaty OF 1878, the
reciprocal maritime legislation OF 1880
and the comfy OF nations, and which
Canadian fishing vessels receive in the
ports OF the United States. We con
denim the policy OF the present admins
tration and the Democratic majority in
Congress towards our fisheries as I'M
friendly and conspiCuously unpatriotit
and as tending to destroy valuable ma
tional industry and IN indispensable re
source OF defense against q foreign enc
my. The name American applies to nj
citizens OF the republic and imposes upor
all alike the same obligation OF obedi
| elce u IilWS, ullu Nv tllS shhlS bAiS b''sA
citizenship is and must be the panopl!
and safeguard OF him who wore it, AM
protect him, whether high or low, rict
or poor, in all his civil rights. 1t SHOULD
and must afford him protection at hom
and follow and protect him abroad, il
whatever land he may be OH lawful er
rand.
4 SIDE WIPE AT THE MUGwuMPs.
The men who abandoned the RepuE
lican party in 1854 and continue to ad
here to the Democratic party, have dc
serted not only the cause of homes
government, OF sound finance, OF free
dom and purity OF the ballot, but espC
cially have deserted the cause OF reforr
in the civil service. We will not fail t
keep our pledges because they hav
broken theirs, or because their candidat
has broken his. We therefore repea
our declaration OF 1884, to.wit: The re
form Of the civil service, auspiciously be
gun under the Republican administrl
ton, shouldbe completed by the iurthe
, extension OF the reform system alread
established by law, to all the grades {
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