Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-16
THE PENSION PLANK.

nation owes a debt OF profound graf
Hitude to the soldiers and sailors who have
fought It's battles. and II is the govern
ment,'s duty to- provide for the survivors
and for the widows and orphans of those
who have fallen In the country's wars.
The pension laws, founded In this just SEN
timent, should be liberal, and should be
literally administered and preference
should be given wherever practicable with
respect to employment In the public service
to soldiers and sailors and to their Widows
and orphans. Ss
AN EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the policy of the republican
party in maintaining the eficIency of the
civil service. The administration has act
ed wisely In its effort to secure for@pubiic
service IN Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
ness has been determined by training n
experience e #belieye that employment
In the public service in these territories
should be confined as far as practicable to
tt was the plain purpose OF the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution to prevent
discrimination ON account OF race or color
~ regulating the elective franchise. De-
vices of state governments, whether stat
Eutory OF constitutional enactment, to avoid
purpose OF this amendment, are reyo-
iutionary and should be condemned.
GOOD ROADS.
Public movements looking to a perma-
nent improvement of the roads and high
$1,000 - Ism b&tV LLnG uAAl
approval and we recommend this subject to
the earnest consideration of the people and
the Legislatures Of the several states:
We favor the extension OF the rural free
delivery service wherever its extension may
be justified.
ARID LANDS.
In further pursuance OF the constant pol
icy @ the republican party1to provide free
mend adequate national legislation to re-
claim the arid and OF the United States,
Ereserying control OF the distribution OF wa
ter for Irrigation to the respective states
We favor home rule for ana the early
admission to statehood the territories sc
New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma.
A REDUCTION OF WAR TAXES.
The Dingley act amended to provide suf-
hcient revenue for the conduct Of the war
been possible to reduce the war debt In
the sum Of $40,O00,O0 So ample are the
government revenues, and so great Is the
uDncSconftdenc Insthe integrity OF It's oh
legations that Its newly funded 3 per cent
Enonds sell at a#spremium. The country Is
now Justified In expecting and Ii viii be
the policy sof the republican party to- bring
ABOUT 4 reduction OF the war taxes.
TRADE EXPANSION.
we favor the construction, 0Wnership.
control and protection OF an isthnian canal
by the government of the United States.
New markets are necessary for the In
~SNs0 80 80. HI0QuGlS,
Every effort should be made to omen and
obtain new markets, especially In the orr
ent. and the administration is warmly to
&c conniende for its successful effort to
commit all trading md acolonizinp nations
through the policy Of the open door hi
Ghina.ssIn Interest Of our expanding COM
Herce, we that congress create
a department Of commerce and Industries
ln the charge 81 g secretry with d seat ln
the cabinet. The consular system sl,nnId
he reorganized under the supervision ofi
this new department upon such d basis 81
appointment and tenure as Will render IL
stu more serYiceabIe to the nations In
creasing trade. 1870 "
In american government mist protect
the person and property of every citizen
placed Id peril. sss ~
upon their splendid record OF public service,
IN the volunteer aid association ana the
nurses IN camp and hospital during the re-
cent campaigns % orr armies IN the east-
ern ana western Indies, and we apprecIafe
their faithful ~cc-0peratf0n In all works az
edueation and Industry
President Mckinley has conducted he
foreign affairs Of the United States with.
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