Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-27

kEsOLVEiONe AUOFTED THE BTATE HEPubLI't
CAN CONVENTION AT PORTLAND, MARCH 2OTH,
1872.
The Union Republican party Of Ore
gon, in Convention, makes this declara-
ton Of its principles and policies
/. To the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and all its amendments we
pledge our unfaltering allegiance; TO
its authority a willing obedience TO its
full and legal construction and enforce
ment our constant support - $.
2. That the success of the present
National Administration in reducing
the public debt, diminishing and equa>
lizing taxation, administering every
branch of public affairs with economy
aud efficiency, forming and improving
the civil service, enforcing the laws
without fear or favor, protecting the
nation's wards with parental care against
the cruel avarice of speculation and
fraud, and maintaining friendly rela-
tions with Foreign Powers, has been
such as TO command the appreciation
of the great majority Of the American
people, and justly enttle it to the con.
fidence and commentator of every true
Republican
3. We regard the payment of tho
national debt, in full compliance with
all legal obligations to our creditors
everywhere, and in accordance with the
true letter and spirit of It's contracting,
as no longer question in issLe; but
that we may be clearly understood, we
denounce ALI forms and degrees of repu
diaton of that debt, as affr med by the
Democratic party and its sympathizers,
as not only national calatnitics, but posi-
tive crimes, and We will never consent
to suspicion OF lack of honor or JUS
lice in it's complete satisfacsion.
t. We nd nit OF uo distinctions be-
tween citizens, whether of native or
foreign birth and therefore We favor
the granting Of fnllamnesty to The peo-
pie OF those States lately in rebellion !;
aud We here pledge the full and efiec-
tive protection Of our civil laws to all
persons voluntarily coming to or, resid-
| ing in our laad
s. We favor the encouragement
OF railroads BY the General Government
of the United States, aud hold that saeh
disposition should be made of the pub
| lie lands as shall secure the same to nc.
tual settlers only, in quantities not ex-
cecding loo acres.
g. That while we are in favor os
revenue for the support of the GcueraI
Government, by duties upon imports,
sound policy requires such adjustment
of those duties on imports as To encour
age the development Of the Industrial
interests of the whole country aud we
recommend that policy Of national cx
change which secures 10 the working
men liberal wages to agriculture remu,
neratlve prices TO mechanics and man.
ufacturers an adequate reward for theit
skill, labor and enterprise. and to the
Nation commercial prosperity aud in,Ic-
pcndence
]. We believe that popular cduca.
tion is the sole true basis and hope OF
free government. and shall ever oppose
any diversion Of, or interference with
the common school funds or lands In
this State, for any other than lbeir le
gitlniatc purpose, and We condemn the |
act of tavoritism by the last Legislature
Whereby two hundred Thousand dollars. |
taken from the svl oil fund, were grant.
ed to a corporation consisting mainly 81 |
Democratic leaders Und party tayoslso@ |
for the construction OF work which |
another corporation, entirely sound and |
responsible, offered to construct for sew
enty-five thousand dollars less and that |
We are in favor of the passage by the |
Legislature Of an efficient school law.
such as shall secure to all citizens of |
our State a good common school educa-
tion.
=. We find no terms sufficiently |
strong to express our disapproval of
those acts of the last Legislature where
by the swamp lands belonging to the
State have been taken from the needy |
settlers aud given without limit or proper |
competition in price to the land grab- |
Der and specuator; whereby the emel
uments and salaries of State officers |
have been uncoDstItutionally increased, |
and the taxes increased thousands Of |
dollars by the creation OF new and un
Necessary Offices and salaries, for the |
purpose of providing for party favoritcs;
and whereby the citizens of our me-
tropolis have been deprived of and de-
MED the right of controlling their po-
lice authority. And we equally con-
demn the administration of orr State
officers and laws as extravagant, reck>
less. illegal and destructive, aud we
rightly charge all these results as the !
acts of the Democratic n,r,o