Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-02

We reafirm the policy of appropriatinl
the public lands Of the United States to b,
homesteads for American citizens and set
tiers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established in 1862, against th'
persistent opposition Of the Democrats il
Congress, and which has brought our grea
| Western domain into such magnificent
! development. The restoration OF uuearn
ed land grants TO the public domain fol
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 unearned
lands originally granted FOR the consuuc.
| ton of railroads have been restored to the
public domain, in pursuance Of the coDdi.
tons inserted by the republican party in
the original grants. We charge the dem.
ncratic 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-
tlons under false pretence 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 IGht inherent ir
them, TO form for themselves a constitution
and State government, and be admitted
into the Union. Pending the prepara.
tion for Statehood, all officers hereof
should be selected from the bona fde
residents and citizens OF the Territory
wherein they are to serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as 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 hills. wilful
violation of the sacred American principle
Of local self.goyernment, 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
constitutions 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 Ari
zona to the enjoyment Of self government
as states, such Of them as 9Ie now quail. !
he'd, as soon as possible, and the Others as
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 /
100 dangerous to be long suffered. There.
ore we pledge Inc republican party 70 ap. .
oroprlate legislation asserting the soyrr.
,iRnty Of the nation in all territories |
where the same Is questioned, and in
OF that eud TO place upon the .
statute books legislation stringent enough [
10 divorce the political from the ecclesias-
,lcal power, and thus stamp out tue
attendant wickedness of pnlygany.
The republican party is in favor Of the
ise of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns tine policy of the democratic
administration IN its eff ,rts to demonelize
Ilver.
We demand the reduction of letter
,ostage to l cent per ounce.
In republic like ours. where The
ltlzen Is the sovereign and the otficIal the
ervant, where no power is exercised
xcept hy The viii Of the people, it Is
important thai The Suver, isu-rhe people
% should p.ssosS nDe,h ,onco. The Tree
he
which is to preserve u, a free nation;
nerefore, the state or nLl.oi, or both
ombined, should support ,n~.,uuons
[ learning, sufficient to alrid t. every
HID growing up IN the laud nc oppor
UNITY ot good common school edu.
a;lun. |,
We earnestly recommend that prompt
ctOn be taken 10y Congress in the en-.
ctment oI such legislation As will bet
.cuTe the rehabilitation OF our American
ierChant marine, and we protest against
he passage 10y Congress of free ship
a., as calculated 10 work iuluSuce 10 {
uor by lesseoiug the wages Of those
llaged in preparing materials, uS well (
those d,recGy employed in our ship !
'rds We 6emaud appropriations far q
ie cary .eEui,Drug at '.ur navy; tr the >
n,rructIun IT coast taUihralluns and !
nI-ru or1nFncr, AMI uthrr approved
lnetu mcnuS ut drIr"Se t,r the u,otcr.
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