The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-19
Republican Platform.

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RESOLUTIONS ADorTED ny THE RErC b
LICAN NSrATECuNvENTIoNAT AT PORTLAND,
MARCH 90, lSs2.
The Union Republican rarity of Oregon.
in Convention, makes this declaration of
Its principles aud policies:
L. TO the Constitution OF the United
States and All its amendments VIC pledge
uurnnaitcringailcs to itsauthority
a willing obedience TO its full ana legal
constructionande enforcement our constant
support.
:. That the success Of the present Ma
tional Administration in reducing the pub
lie debt, diminishing and eQuHlizing taxa
tion, administering every branch Of public
affairs with economy and efficiency, form
ing and improving the civil serVke, en-
forcing the laws without fear or favor,
protecting the nations wards with lMtern-
al care against the cruel avarice OF slecti-
latiUn and flaud. and maintaining friendly
relations with Foreign Powers, has been
such as TO command the appreciation OF
the great majority Of the American people,
and justly rntitlc il to the confidence ana
commcnda,ion of every true Republican,.
3, Wrwgard the payment ofour nation
al debt, in tul compliance with all legal
obligations 10 our creditors everywhere,
and in accordance with the true letter and
spirit OF its contracting. rs no longer
quest ion in Issue: but that we may lie
clearly understood. We dcnounte all iOrms
and degrees ot n'pudiaiion VI that debf, as
affirmed by the Democratic larty and its
SvlnMAihiScrS, ;iS not only national calami-
ties, hut positive crimes, and We .willnevcr
consent to Il suspicion OF lack OF honor or
justice in its complete satisfaction.
I. We admit of no distinctions between
citizens, whgi hcrOf native or foreign birth;
and therefore We favor the granting of
full anncstytO the people Of those States
lately in rrhcliUn: and we here pledge
the full and effective protection. OF our
civil laws to all persons voluntarily COM
ing to or residing in our land.
). We favor the encouragement OF rail-
roads hy the General Government of the
United S,Htrs aud hold that such dispo-
SitiOn should be- made of the public lands
as shall secure the same TO actual settlers
only, inquntitics not exceeding lGO acres.
C. That while we are in favor of reve-
nue. for the support of the GeneialGovern-
mcnt, Ivy duties upon imports, sound poll
cy requires such adjustment of those du-
ticS0n imports aS TO encourage the ueVei-
opmcnt Of the industrial interests of the
whole country; and we recommend that
policy of national exchange which secures
To the working men liberal wages To az
riculturc rcmnncMtiyep prices; TO mechan-
les and manufacturers an adequate reward
for their skin, laborand enterprise, and TO
the Nation Commercial prosperity and In
dependence
l. We believe that popnhr education Is
the Sos- TRUE basis and hope ola free gov
Crnmcnt, and shall ever oppose any diver
sion of, or Interference with the common
school funds or lands in this State, for any
other than their legitimate purpose, and
AVE condemn the act of tavoritism by the
last Legislature whereby two hundred
Thousand dollars. taken from the school
fund, were granted to corporation con-
SiStjng nEitulN OF Democratic leaders, and
party fvaritrS, for the construction of
work which another cornlation. entirely
sound and responsible, offered reconstruct
for Scrcnty-tive thousand dollars less; and
that we areiin iaror 0f the passage by the
Legislature Of an efficient school law, such
as shall secure ~ all citizens Of our State a
good common school education.
g. We lind no terms sufficiently strong
80 express our disapproval of those acts of
the last IL -si~lature whereby the swamp.
lands belonging to this State have been
taken flUui the needy settlers, and given
without limit or proper competition i'll
price TO the iand Erabher and slecGkt0r;
whereby the einolumgnts and salaries of
state officers have been uneonStitutionally
increased, and the taxes increased thous-
UIlttS VI NlVlldES IlN IHt tItitlINn vi IlcW anu
unnecessary offices and salaries, for The
purpose OF providing for party flvoritcs
aud whereby The citizens ofour metlOpO-
lis have been deprived OF and denied the
right OF controlling their police authority.
And We equally condemn the ndniniStr,i-
tion OF ourStateo officers and lawsase extay-
agant, reckless. Illegal and destructive,
aud we rightly chargealI those results a.
the acts OF the Democn,tic PARTY.
MA att it,t ID ~ hn Ir,,1tnI NJ
giving 10 each honolably discharged sol
dicr who served in the armies of the Unit
"d states ~ put down the rebellion war
rant fora homestead of iG0 acresof public
Lands.
To- That we demand the repeal Of the
Socalcd litigant act, which was devised to
support ruper Democratic newspapers at
the public expense.
H. That the Republican party 0f this
State are in favor of the General Govern
mcnt extending aid toward building a
railroad from Portland, Oregon. to Snlt
Lake City. and from jackson county to
Humboldt, and we hereby pleslge our mar
~ representatives to the sufT,ort of the
same.
II. That the indlscriminate licensing of
persons 10 sell sprtu0us liquors without
being pacad under proper responsibilities
for the almSe thereof, having been found
hy experience To promote the growth Of
crime and nauperiSm, and thereby to seri-
onsly increase the rate of TAXATION, the
ReMbio.n party recognizes the riEhtan
luiy Of the lawnakmg power to prevent
and limit the evils and abuses of such snle,
So taraS concerns the public good and Il
consistent with individual liberty, by re-
tusing to license other than law abiding
and responsible persons, who can furnish
sufficient surcties for good conduct.
u. That the Republican lnrty of Ore
gon is in favor OF obtaining assistance
from the General Government for the con-
struction of n wagon road from the city of
Portland to the lialles, recognizing this as
Il most important and necessary improve
mpnt tor the state.
II. We affirm that the continuance IN
pOwerof the Republican party is the only
sure preservation of national peace and
prosperity, and for reasons therefor we
point 10 its brilliant record IN the late civ
il war; to a complete nationality; to a
united Sisterhood of thrty-seyen states:
70 our Territories rapidly warming into
Stnte life; t0a nation freed from the faint
OF human slavery; to an elevated and en-
Mrged citizenship; to our national stand
ing ut home and abroad; to the work of
vigorous reform in all discovered abuses
otauihority or trust to an uneQualed fOr-
eign credit; toa successful and solid H.
nancial system, and to the unparalleled
(N'Nc ulu PROSPERITY eNCryWnnTe IN our
broad domain, and these are our pledges
for the future.
ID. We hail the "New Departure. Of the
late Dcmoclatic party, taken by the action
of their Convention In sevch States, az an
affirmation Of the principles for which the
Republican party has contended for the
hst ten years; and In the "paAsive Poll.
uy"of that party, already assumed in sew
cral OF tine States, we recognize an ac.l
acknowledgement of their hOnelcssness Of
success in the coming Presidential cam
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