Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-15

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wherein they are TO serve. South Dakota
should Of right be Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union, under the con.
slituuon 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
fayOrably consider these bills. a willfu
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
constitutions should be passed without
unnecessary 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-goyernment
as states, such Of them as are now quail.
fed, 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 a menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be long suffered. There.
fore we pledge the republican party to ap.
propuate legislation asserting the soyer-
eighty Of the nation in all territories
where the same Is questioned, and in
iurtherance 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
attendant wickedness of polygamy.
Tie 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 demonetze
silver.
We demand the reduction of letter
postage to / 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.
tunIty 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 best
secure the rehabilitation of our American
merchant 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
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance, and other approved
modern means of defense for the protec.
| ton of our defenseless haIboTs and
citiesj tor the payment of just pensions
| to our soldiers; for necessary works OF
National importance in the improvement
of harbors and the channels Of internal
coastwise, and foreign commerce; for the
encouragement Of the shipping interests
| OF the Atlantic, Gulf aud Pacihc States, as
well as for the payment OF the maturing
public debt. This policy will give em-
! ployment to our labor, activity to our va.
rious industries, Iucrease the security OF
our country, promote trade, open new
aud direct markets for our produce, and
cheaper the cost OF transportation. We
| affirm this to be far better for our country
than 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.
gulshed by its inefficiency and ITS coward.
/ ice. Having Withdrawn from the Senate
all peuding treaties effected by republican
administration for the removal OF foreign
burdens and restrictions upon our com.
meroo and for its extension into better
markets, il has neither effected nor pro-
| posed any Others IN their stead. Profess
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine, il
has seen with idle complacency the extern
sion OF foreign influence IN Central
! America, aud OF foreign trade everywhere
among our neighbors. 1t has refused to
/ charter, sanction or encourage any Amer.
Ican organization for constructing the
/ Nicaragua canal, a work OF vital import.
ance TO the maintenance OF the Monroe
| doctrine, and Of our national influence in
I Central aud South America, and neces.
sary for the development OF trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America
aud with the islands aud further coasts OF
the Pacihc Ocean.
We arraigu the present democratic ad.
minisIntion for its weak and unpatyiouc
treatment OF the fisheries question, and
its puslllanImous surrender OF the essen
ual privileges 10 which our fishing vessels
are emitted in Canadian ports under the
treaty Of 1918, she reciprocal maritime
legislation OF 1880, and the comfy OF
nations, aud which Canadian fishing YES.
sels receive in the ports Of the United
| States, We condemn the policy Of the
/ piesent administration and the democratic
] majority IN Congress toward ouI fisheries
as unirlendly and oonspiouously unpatri.
oyie, aud as tending 60 destroy valuable
national industry, aud an indispensable
resource OF defense against foreign
enemy,
The name OF America applies alike TO
all eltiIens OF the republic, and imposes
/ upon all alike the same obligations OF
l obedience 10 the laws At the same time
that oiIirenship 10 and must be the pan.
oply and safeguard OF him who wears il,
| aud protect him. whether huh OF low.