Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-02

should. be given wherever lpractienbie With
respect to employment In the public Service
to soldiers and sailors and 10 their widows
and orphans.
AN EFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the policy Of the republican
party in maintaining the efficiency of the
civil service. The administration has act
ed wisely$in its effort to secure for public
service in Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii and
the Philippine islands only those whose fit
ness has been determined bytraining and
experience. We believe that employment
In the public service In these territories
should be confined as far as practicable to
their Inhabitants.
1t was the plain purpose of he fifteenth
amendment to the constitution to prevent
discrimination on account of race or color
in regulating the elective franchise. De-
vices of state governments, whether stat
utory or constitutional enactmen to avoid
the purpose Of this amendment. are revo-
lutionary and should be condemned.
GOOD ROADS.
Public movements looking to a perma-
nent Improvement of the roads and high
ways of the country meet with our cordial
approval and we recommend this subject to
the earnest consideration of the people and
the legislatures Of the several states;
delivery service wherever its extension may
be justified.
ARID LANDS.
In further p~ursuance;o Of the constant pol
icy of the republican party to provide free
homes on the public domain, We RECON-
mend adequate national legislation to re-
claim the arid lands of the United States,
reserving control Of the distribution Of wa
ter for irrigation to the respective states
and territories.
We favor home rule for and the early
admission to statehood of the territories Of
New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma.
A REDUCTION OF WAR TAXES.
The Dingley act amended to provide suf-
f1cient revenue for the conduct of the war
has SO well performed its work that 1t has
the sum of $40, 600, O0G. So ample are the
governments revenues, n SO great Is the
public confidence in the integrity Of its OBJ
legations that its newly funded 2 per cent
now justified in expecting and it will be
the policy OF the republican party to bring
about a reduction Of the war taxes
TRADE EXPANSION. iii
We favor the construction. ownership,
control and protection Of an isthmian canal
by the government of the United States.
New markets are necessary for the! in
creasing surplus Of our farm products.
Every effort should be made to open and
ent, and the administration is warmly to
be commended for Its successful effort to
commit all trading and colonizing nations
through the policy OF the open door In
merce, we recommend that congress create
a department of and Industries
In the charge Of q secretry with asseat in
the cabinet. h consular system should
be reorganized under the supervision of
this new department upon such a basis of
appointment and tenure as will render it
still more serviceable to the nations in
creasing trade. &s !@& {
The American government must protect
the person and property Of every citizen
wherever they are ~wrOngfully violated or
placed In peril. af
~ Wa orotulct o fhn ~ ~ A ~, orfoo
upon their splendid record Of public!fservice
In the volunteer aid association and the
nurses in camp n hospital during the re-
cent campaigns of our armies In the east
their faithful cooperation In all works of
education and industry.
President Mckinley has conducted the
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American peo-
| pie. In releasing the United States from
the g%rievous conditions of q European al
lance for the government Of Samoa his
course Is especially to be- commended. By
his securing to our undivided control the
most important island of the Samoan group
and the best harbOr In the southern Pacific,
every American interest has been safe
| guarded. 49,! &saatas#&
We. approve the annexation of the Ha-
walIan islands to the United States.
We commend the part taken by our gov
Hague We assert our steadfast adherence
to the policy announced in the Monroe doc
trine. S4 a 494H s5S.
The provisions Of the Hague convention
were wisely regarded when: President Nc
KinIey. rendered his friendly Offices In the
Interest OF peace between Great Britain
and the South African republic. While the
American government must continue the
policy prescribed by washington, affirmed
by every succeeding president and Imposed
upon US by the Hague treaty Of non-lnter-
vention In European controversies; the
may soon BE found, honorabiy alike to both
between them. & gsflg 3.
,us Il ' sssssasISi,' r. t = o s5sat s|ct q ra 81 Tie he
Spanish war, the president and the senate
won the nndoubted approval. OF the Amerf-
can people. NO other course was possible
Throughout the western indies and ia the
Philippine; islands. RE
TThat. course created our responsibility
before the world. and with the su~norganized
freed from Spain, to provide for ne main.
tenance Of law and orier,t3anSI sfossthe es-
ta~bliahInent OF good government and for
IONS tns pes oor aaeser,e e e safsTn 'noa Ss1e. 9D 'tbas
our Responsibility and wherever sovereign
rights were extended 1t became the high
duty OF the ~goyernmentst0 maintain It's AN,
thority, to put down armed ,insurrection
and to confer the blessings of liberty and
civilization upon ailstheA rescued peoples
The largest measuresof seif-government
consistent with their welfare and our o.
Cuba independence and self-goyernment
were assured In the same voice bY which
war was declared. and to the letter this
pledge shall be performed.
The republican party, uDon Its history
and upon this declaration Of its principles
and policies confidently invokes the con.
siderate and approving judgment OF the
American people.