The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-06-21

WOMAN SUFFRAGE PLAT.
FORM.

ton IN the w oman's Suffrage Assocla-
tion at Steinway HALL
We, women citizens of the United
States, in National Convention as
sembied at New York, proclaim the
following principles as essential to
Just government:
/. We recognize the equality Of alI
before the law. and hold that it is the
duty of Government in it's dealings
with the people to mete out equal and
exact justice to all, of whatever ma
tivity, race, color, sex or persuasion,
religious or political.
2 We pledge ourselves to main-
tain the Union of the States, and to
oppose any reopening of the questions
settled by the Thirteenth, Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments of
the Constitution, wich have emanci-
pated and enfranchised the slaves and
women of the nation.
3. We demand the immediate and
absolute removal of all disabilities
now imposed on rebels and women,
believing that universal amnesty will
result in complete publication of the
family, and in all sections of the coun-
try.
4. We demand for the individual
the largest liberty consistent with the
public order, for the State self-gov-
ernment, and for the nation adher-
ence TO the methods Of peace, and the
constitutional limitations of power.
5. We demand a thorough civil
service reform as one of the pressing
necessities of the hour. Honesty, ca
pacity and fidelity, without distinc-
ton of sex, should constitute the only
valid claim to public employment
The first step in this reform is the
one-term principle, and the election Of
President and Vice President and
United States Senators by the whole
people.
6. We affirm that no form of taxa.
ton is just or wise which puts bur-
dens upon the people by means of du-
ties intended to increase the price of
domestic products, and which are un-
necessary for purposes of revenue
Taxes should not be laid ON the nee
essaries, but upon the luxnries of life,
that the rich and not the poor may
bear the burdens.
Z. The highest consideration of
commercial morality and honest gov
ernment requires thorough reform
of the present financial system. The
interests of the people demand a
cheap, sound, uniform, abundant, and
elastic currency, to be permanent
measure of value, based on the wealth
of the nation. This viii be found in
the issue of currency, or certificates
of value by the Government for all
duties, taxes and imports whatever,
which shall be legal tender for all
debts, public or private; such curren-
cy to be the lawful money of the
United States, and convertible at the
option OF the holder into Govern
ment bonds, bearing rate of inter-
est not exceeding per cent, and to
be recoverable into currency at the
will of the holder.
/ 8. We remember with gratitude
the heroism and sacrifices of the
wives, sisters and mothers through
out this Republic In the late war; the
grand sanitary work they did in the
hospitals, on the battle field, and in
gathering in the harvests at home,
have justly earned for the women of
the country the generous recognition
of all their political rights by every
true American statesman.
/ 9. We are opposed to all grants of
land to railroads or other corpora
tions The public domain should be
held sacred to- actual settlers, so that
homesteads can be secured to every
man and woman.
i 10. We believe in the principles
of the referendum, minority represen-
tation, and just system of graduated
taxation.
/ II. It is the duty of the Govern
ment to regard children and criminals
as wards OF the State; to secure TO the
one the best advantages OF education,
ahd for the other more humane legis-
lation and better methods of reform.
/ Il. We hold it is the duty of the
| Government, in its intercourse with
| foreign countries, to cultivate the
friendships of peace, by treating with
all on just and equal terms, and by
insisting on the settlement of all diff
ferences by congress- Of nations.
13. For the promotion Of these vi
Etal principles, and the establishment of
q party based on them, we invite the
cooperation of all 9 citizens,n without
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