The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-05-31
Republican Platform.


RIst LUTtGNS ADOPTED ny THE REfCB-
LTAN ST ATECuSvENTIGS At PORTLAND,
MARCH 20, 1877.
Tho Union Republican rarty of Oregon.
IN Convention, makes this declaration OF
its principles and policies;
|. 10 the Constitution of the United
Sta.cS and all its amendments we pledge
mta,tering alleghnce; to itsnnthority
Il willing Obedience: 10 It's fil anu legal
construction and enforcement ourconsiant
support ~, .,,..t ~.
tinnal Administration In reducing lie pub
lie debt. diminishing and cqG,llztng taxa
ton. Il lministcring every branch OF rubllc
affairs with economy and efficiency, form"
ing aud improving the civil service, en-
forcing the laws without fear or 1afor,
protecting the nations wards with la'eih-
i'll care against The cruel avarice OF s(~cil-
ation and fraud, and maintaining ffitl,diy
relations with Foreign Powers, has been
snch as to command the appreciation Of
it,c great majority of the Anscrican people,
and justly entitie il 10 the confidence ana
CommpnCation Of every true Remibileah.
g. Wcrcgarl the payment OF our .oil-
al debt, in Iu!l compliance with AL leFal
OBLIGATIONS TO our creditors everywhere,
and in accordance with the true letter and
spirit of lis contracting, rs no longer n
Guest ION in issue; hut that we may tr
clearly unClerS,aotl we dGnouncc ail forms
aud degrees OF rcpu1iation of that debt, NJ
siirme by iiie Demorintic party ana lis
symlal hisers, as moi only national tfihiull-
lies. but positive crimes, and we will never
consent to suspicion OF i,tck OF honor or
Justice in lis complete "A: a:isiaction.
T. We admit Of no distinctions between
citizens, whe, of nativcnr foreign birth;
and therefore We favor the granting Oi
full amnesty to the people of those $ ates
lately in rebellion; and we here pledge
the fall and effective protection OF oar
civil laws toall persons voluntarily com
ing 10 or residing IN our land.
). We favor the encouragement Of lTiE
rOads by The General Government Of tho
United States, and hold that sucn ulsno-
Sition should be made of the public lands
as shall secure the same TO actual settlers
only. in quantities not exceeding lS0acres
6, That while We arc in favor of rere-
hue for The support ofthe General Gorcrn-
ncnt. by duties upon imports, sound poll
tv requires such adjustment of those d,l-
tieson imports rs TO encourage the uete-
opment of the industrial interests Of The
whole country; and we recommend that
policy of national exchange which secures
10 the working men liberal wages; Gag
riculiure remune,ative prices; TO mcchaIl,
les ana manufacturers an adcquateeward
for their Skill, labor and enterprise, and tC
the Nation Commercial prosperity and In
dependence.
I. We believe that popular ctination Is
the sole true basis and hope Of q free gov
Frnmcnt, and shall ever opnosc any diver
sion of, or interference with The common
school funds or lands ~ inns state, Tor any
other than their legitimate purpose, and
we condemn The act of tavoritism by tho
hist Legislature whereby two hundred
thousand dollars, taken from the school
fund, were granted to a corporation CON
>iStina mainly of DemocIniiG leaders, and
lWrty faVOriics, for the construction of Il
work which another copolation, entirely
sound and responsible, offered toconstrnct
inr scvcnty-ilve thousand dollars less; and
that we are in favor OF the passage by The
Legislature Off an cfiicirnt school law, such
as Shall secure to all citizens Of our Siatc a
good common school edutation.
s. We find no terms sufficiently strong
to express our disanproval OF those acts OF
the last Legislature whereby the swamp
lands belonging 10 this State have been
taken from the needy settlers, and given
without limit or proper competition IN
price to the land grabbcr and speculafor'
whereby the cmOlumcnts and salaries oi
State officers have been nlnc0nstituti0nally
ands OF dollars by the creation of new and
unnecessary Offices and salaries, for The
purpose of providing for party favoritcs
and Whereby the citizens Of our mciropo-
lis have been deprived of and denied the
right of controlling their police authority
And VIC equally condemn the adniniStla-
tion of our State officers and laWSaS eXtrav-
agant, reckless, Illegal and destructive
and we rightly charge all those results a
L.hn ..t.s sS,ft In 4 Ia aNnt II
Q. We are In favor of the United States
giving 10 each hononlbly discharged sol
dicr who served In tliearmies OF the init
ed States 10 put down the rebellion Il war
rant Tor Il homestead of l60 acres OF pubiG
lands.
TO- That we demand the repeal of The
socalled liiigant act, which was devised tG
support pauper Democratic newspapers al
the public expense.
H. That the Republican party Of this
State are in favor Of the General Govern
ment extending aid toward building q
railroad from Portland, Oregon, TO Sail
Lake City, and from jackson county tc
Humboldt, and We hereby pledge our par
ty representatives 10 the support of thu
same.
II. That the indiscrin,inate licensing oI
persons to ssll spititnous liquors without
being placed under proper resnonsibilitic:
luT tll5 MbhHC tAAEEEvis litlNiiiS tN1NH ApAlt
by experience 10 promote the growth ol
crime and mupersm, aud thereby TO seri'
0usly increase the ntc Of taxation, tho
RepnbNelh faft " recognizes thel right mad
duly OfGfhe sIawnnaking power to prevent
and litsAik the evilsand abuses ofkuch sRlc,
so far as concerns the public good and l.
consistent with Individual liberty, by re-
f,tsing to license other thnn law abiding
and resl,onsible persons, who's furnish
..s.1 nfAuAfant
IL. That the Republicans partyOf Ore
gon IL III favor OF obtaining assistance
from tho General Government for the con.
structfDn 0f a wagon rOnd from the city 81
Portland to the Dalles, recognizing this as
most important and necessary improve
ment for the state. E@
II. We, asIirM THAT tho cofinuance in
power Of the Republican rarty is1he only
sure preservation Of national peAtA and
prosperity, and fOr reasons therefor We
point to Its brilliant record III the late civ
IL war; TO n complete nationality; 10 o
united SiSterhOOd OF thirty.seven States;
TO our Territories rapidly warming into
State life; to d nation freed from the taint
of human slavery; to an elevated and en-.
larged citizenship Il To our national stiMd-
ing at homo and Nljrodtl; 10 the work OF
vigorous rGf0rln In all discovered abuses
ofauth0rity or trust; to an uneQualed for.
eign credit; t0a successful and solid H.
nancial system, and to the unparalleled
peace and prosperity everywhere In Our
broad domain, and fhesc are our pledges
for tho future, m NJ sai 88
lJ. We hall the anew Departure ,Of tho
late pelaQ0EatI tIe Dartys taken by the action
OF their Convention III Reven States ns an
affirmation of the principles for which the
Republican PARTY has cQntanded for the
last ten years; and In the sslMssive Poll
cy" 0f HAT party, already assumed In sev-
oral OF the States, w recognise an ac.
knOwledg netit Of their hOpBlessness of
sUcCass n the coming Presidential cam.
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