The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-04-12

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L!CAS -TiTFtpNNENTIu>A AT PORTLAND,
MARCH %, IS12.
Ihe Union Rtruhiican rarity OF Oregon,
in Convention, makes this deglalntioh OF
lis priiiGiples AMI policies:
l. 10 Tie CONS itution Of The United
States ant al lis amendments we pledge
our uni:titcring aiie : ian0e 10 itsaufhortiy
wiling obedience 10 its full and legal
rOnstruction and ch tnrCrmynt our constant
support.
>, That the success OF the present Ma
lionai Administration in reducing the pub
lie debt, diminishing ana cqualizing taXa-
tiGn.u ,minis(erin@ every branch ofpubiic
affairs wi h economy and efficiency, form
ing and improving The civil service, en-
forcing he iiws without fear or f,vor,
protecting the ua!iOH's ward. Win Nt'crn-
al care :r;nst The cruel avarice Of specu-
ntinn and fraud. and maintaining friendly
rrationS with Foreign Powers, has been
sdch a. 10 command tlie upprOmildH OF
line great majority II the AMERICAN peonie,
t1ll Justly rnit,c Ii 10 the conn hence and
cOmmendat:on of every truc Republican.
M0rcgurd The plyiaenl OF our nation
al ie'H, in .uii compliance with all legal
obligations 10 oIF ctetuOrs everywhere,
and in accordance With the tllielette ald
spirit ot its cpntIHc'llr ~ no longer a
l''ii lIi i-''''' ''l' tt'tt' w '''NS W.
Clearly uulerS;oo /. we dcnnunce all forms
AMI Ge -rer~ OF rcpHdiation of thai dcDt. rs
alliiNnat ny he bemotr!iic party ana IT'S
-yHlpahiscrs, Us lin' oni% national Gl'a'nl-
cs. 'a,l positive crimes, and we Viii never
consent TO q suS,>icl0n OF acl> of honor or
justice in its complete 81 isflction.
!, Wea'mi; oi 2" distinctions NetWcfn
citizens, wlleghrrci naliNenr lorei%n 'lrth:
and therefore w thNor INC. granting OF
~, Niyt
iI;Uly III rebellion; anu We mere plcugH
lhr lHl! aud rho2ii%r protection OF our
civii taWs 10 al latsollS voluntarily COM
ing to OF residin. in our land.
!, w favor the encouragement of rail-
aDa Is by the General Government nt the
United states, and hold t!at such diSpo-
Stll0n should b" li'a oi the pul.ic hnlS
a., shall secure tie" =amtto aclual settlers
only, in guantitir- not exceeding lNUacrcS.
y, That while VI Hr" III iavor oi 4 reve-
nuc for he SunpqrJ OF he General Govern
ncut ny duties tnoa imports sound poll
cyrequtrt- such adjustment OF those du-
tucson imports a 10 encourage th1 devs'-
i'Nmeut ut the 'nfu tflHl interests OF the
wholc country: ani we recommend that
policy 0tnati0nul exchange witch secures
10 the working iaSn liberal WAGES: toa--
ricuiture lemunenlNcprices; TO meehan-
ica and manutactrfHrS on adequate reward
t0a heir sti!l, 4ah"raui enielpfi@e, ahd TO
ihe Nation Conhilcrc,Hi prosperity ana III
dependence.
l. We bclicvc hat pohnNr education Ia
lho sole lr'e baSi~ AMI hope Of Tree gov
rrnmrnt, anI ~'ldif rHCr opNoS'' amy DIVER
-'on ni, or iHcrirrrncc win HE common
;.ehnu funds on lands ~ his state. for any
othcg than their legitimate rurnose, and
"" condemn HE @tl at iaNorlilsm oy INC
A-t i.r4isl4im!r Whereby tw1 hundred
thousand uoihts' taken noh the @hooi
tnnd, were granted ~ a corporation con-
si~tipg nainlyo of ilcmocnatic leaders, and
lm'% taNoriteS, tnf 'he construction OF q
Wafk ,Which nnH:l!rr eopoHtlion' entlFeiy
sound and Responsible, uhcrc reconstruct
for -eNcnty-liyc thousand dollars less; anl
thal We are in !aYpr 81 hc passage BY the
Legislature of an ef]k1tnt school law, such
q" shall secure toHil citizuns OF our STATE a
good common schnoi elhcation.
s, We ma no ifrhlS sni'lcientiy strong
'0eNpr"~S ON di7approyal Of those acts Of
The t~t Legislature Whereby the swamp
ian'i, belonging 10 this >'ate have been
taken From the neelN settlets, and given
without limit or pynNer competition III
;n"cc 10 the iand -llbp"r airt Spectator
whereby the rnoMmcniS and salaries Of
ate Officers have been n'inconstitnl lionaly
lntrH,c| and the tuNc- increased 'hons-
iAp's ni dollars Is the creation Of nsw ana
unnecessary OFFICES and %!aricS, Tor the
lurposr OF providfn.s for party faNorites
aud whereby the citizens OF oar lnetropo-
Il haye been deprived Of and denied the
right ofcon!ru!linG 'hrir police authority.
Md We equally con Iomn the administers
,iou Of ourState olfivcrS and laWsLs extrav-
agniit, reckless, Illegal and obstructive,
and we rightly char&aail tho-n results as
The acts of the democratic Party
o. We are in favor uf the United States
giving 20 each honoralv discharged sol.