The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-29

OREGON RADICAL PLATFORM


adopted at Portland last week. The
Herald says the platform, with it's
bad grammar and worse spelling, is
givon to our readers precisely as it
came from the committee and as adopt
cd by the Convention. As q speci
men of bad spelling and total disre.
gard Of the rules of grammar, it has
no equal. The resolution relative to
schools, it will be seen, comes with
more than usual strength and mean
ing from body Of men who wonld
father such mass of ignorance as is
displayed in the resolutions" We in
vite our readers to careful. ul.pcrusal Of
| it:
The Union Republican party of Or.
cgon in Convention makes this decla-
ration of its principles.
1st.-To the CONSTITUTION of the
| United States, and all its amendments,
we pledge our unfaltering allegiance.
To it's authority a willing obedience.
To it's full and legal construction and
enforcement, our constant support.
2d.-That the success ofthc present
national administration in reduseDg
the public debt, diminishing and
cqualizing taxation. administering
every branch of public affairs with
economy and efficiency, forming and
improving the civil service; enforcing
the laws without fear or favor, pro-
tecting the nations wards with pater-
nal care against the cruel avarice oc
speculation and fraud, and maintain
ing friendly relations with foreign
powers has been such as to command
the appreciation Of the great majority
of the American people, and justly
entitlc it TO the confidence and com.
mcnda,ion of every true Republican.
3d.-We regard the payment of our
national debt, in tull compliance with
all legal obligations TO our creditors
everywhere; and in accordance with
the true letter and spirit Of its con-
tracing as no longer n question in
issue; but that We may be clearly un.
derstood, We denounce all forms and
degrees of Repndiation of that debt
as affirmed by the Democratic party
and cts ssympceas not only not National
clamitics. but positive crime, and we
will never consent to suspecion oflack
of honor in justice in its compalete
satisfaction.
4th-We admit of no distinction
between citizens, whether of native
or foreign birth; and therefore, we IA
vor the granting of full amnesty to the
people Of those States lately in Re-
bellion, and We here pledge the inll
effective protection of our civil laws
to all persons voluntarily coming TO,
or residing in our land.
5th-That we favor the encourage
ment of Railroads by the General
Government of the United States; and
that such disposition should be made
of The public lands as shall secure the
same to actual settlers only, in guam
titles not exceeding l60 acres.
Gth-That while we are in favor OF
n Revenue for the support of the
General Government, by duties upon
imports, sound policy requires such
adjustments of those duties on imports
as TO encourage the developemcnt OF
the industrial interests of the whole
country and we recommend that poll
cy of National exchange which secures
to the working men liberal wages to
agriculture re,nunerative prices-to
mechanics and manufactures an ade-
quate reward for their skill, labor and
enterprise, and to the Nation Com
mercial prosperity and independence.
7th-We believe that popular edu,
cation is the sole true basis and hope
of free government, and shall ever
oppose any diversion of or interfer-
ence with the common school funds
in lands in this State, for any other
than their legitimate purpose, and we
condemn the act of the favoriteism by
the last Legislature, whereby two hun.
dred thousand dollars taken from the
School Fund, were granted to cor.
poration consisting mainly of Dem
ocratic Leaders and party favorites
for the construction of a work which
another corporation entirely sound
and responsible, offered to construc,
for seventy thousand dollars less, and
we are in favor of the passage by the
legislature of an iffecient school law
such as shall secure to all citizens oi
our State good common school ed
ucation.
sth-We find no terms of sufficient
strength to express our disapprovals Of
those acts OF the last legislature, where
by the swamp lands belonging to this
State have been taken from the needy
settlers and given without limit oil
proper competition in price to the
land grabber and speculator, whereby
the emoluments and salaries of State
officers have been unconstitutionally
icreased, and the taxes increased
thousands of dollars by the creation
of new and unnecessary officers and
salaries providing for party favorites
whereby the citizens of our metropolis
have been deprived of and denied the
right of controlling their public au.
thority. And we equally condemn
the ADMINISTRATION of our State officers
and laws as extravagant, reckless lille.
gal and destructive. And we right.
ly charge all these results as, the acts
of the Democratic Party. ;.
Resolved-That we are in favor o1
the United States giving to each hon
orably discharged soldier who served
in the armies OF the United States to
put down the shareholders rebellion a
warrant for homestead of 100 acres
of Pnblic lands