The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-07-02

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DDS by which the president may gratlfy
his ambition. We denounce the policy
under which federal office holders usurp
control of party conventions in states,
and pledge the democratic party to the
reform of these and all other abuses which
threaten individual liberty and local self
government.
The democratic party is the only party
that ever has given the country foreign
policy consistent and vigorous, compelling
respect abroad and inspiring confidence
at home. While avoiding entangting al
| liances it has aimed to cultivate friendly
| relations with other nations and especially
with neighbors in the American continent
whose destiny is closely linked with ours,
and we view with alarm the tendency to q
policy of irritation and bluster, which 10
liable any time to confront Us with the
alternative of humiliation or war.
We countenance navy strong enough
| for all purposes of national defence and
to properly maintain the honor and dig
nifty Of the country abroad.
This country has always been the re-
fuge of the oppressed from every land.
exlles for conscience sake and the spirit
of the founders of our government. We
condemn the oppression practiced by the
Russian government upon Russian and
Jewish subjects and call upon the national
government in the interest OF justice and
humanity by all just and proper means
to use prompt and best efforts to bring
about cessation of these cruel persecu-
tons in the dominion of the czar and
secure to the oppressed equal rights.
We tender our profound and earnest
sympathy to the lovers of freedom who
are struggling for home rule and the
great cause Of local self government in
Ireland.
We heartily approve the legitimate
efforts to prevent the United States from
being used as dumping ground for
known criminals and paupers, and de-
mand the rigid enforcement of the laws
against Chinese immigration and inporta-
tion of foreign labor under contract to
degrade American labor and reduce
wages, but we condemn any measures to
| restrict the immigration Of the industrl-
Gus and worthy Of foreign laborcrs.
| We renew our expressions Of apprecia-
ton of the soldiers and sailors of the
Union in the war for the preservation oi
the Union, and favor Just and liberal
pension for all disabled Union soldiers,
their widows and all dependents, but we
demand that the work of the pension office
shall be done industriously, impartially
and honestly.
We denounce the present administra
tion as incompetent, corrupt. disgraceful
and dishonest.
The federal government should care
for and improve the Mississippi river and
other great waterways, 80 as 10 secure foi
the interior states easy and cheap trans
portation to tide water, and when any
waterway of the republic is one of sutfi.
cient importance to demand the ald Of
the government, that such aid be extended
on definite plan of continuous work
until permanent improvement is secured
For the support of national defense
and promotion of commerce between
states, we recognize the early construction
of the Nicaragua canal and its protection
against foreign control. as of great i'm
portance to the United States.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Recognizing the Worlds Columbian
exposition as a national undertaking OF
vast importance, in which the general
government has invited cooperation OF
tll the powers Of the world, aud appreci-
ating the acceptance by many of such
powers the invitation SO extended, and
the broad and liberal efforts being made
by them to contribute to the grand up-
dertaking, we are of the opinion that
congress should make such necessary
financial provisions as shall be requisite
to the maintenance of the national honor
and public faith.
EDUCATION.
Popular education being the only safe
basis of popular suffrage we recommend to
the several states the most liberal appre-
citation for the public schools. Free com
mon schools are the nursery of q good
government and have always received the
fostering care of the Democratic party,
which favors every means OF increasing
intelligence. Freedom of education be-
ing essential to civil and religious liberty
as we'll as the necessity for the develop
ment OF intelligence, must not be inter-
fered with on any pretext whatever. We
oppose state interference with parent al
right of conscience in the education OF
children as an infringement Of the fun
damental democratic doctrine that the
largest individual liberty consistent with
| the rights of others lnsures the highest
type Of American citizenship and best
government.
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
We approve the action Of the present
House of Representatives in passing bills
for the admission into the Union as states
the territories Of New Mexico and Ari-
zona, and favor the early admission Of
all territories having the necessary pop
ulation and resources to entitte them to
statehood, and while they remain terri
tories we hold that officials appointed to
administer the government of any terri
tory. together with the District of Col
umbia and Alaska, shall be bona fide
residents of the territory or district in
which their duties are to be performed
The Democratic party believes in home
rule and the control Of their own affairs
! BY the people Of vicinity.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor legislation by Congress and
state legislation to protect the lives and
limbs Of railway employees and those
other hazardous transportation compan-
les, and denounce the inactivity Of the
Republican party, and particularly the
Republican Senate, for causing the defest
of measures beneficial and protective to
this class of wage workers.
We are in favor of the enactment by
states of laws for the abollshing Of the
notorious sweating system, for abolishine
contract and convict labor and prohibit