The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

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4 MARCH 20, lS12.
( The Union Republican rnfy Of Oregon
/ in Convention, makes this declaration @
! its principles and rOficirs:
/ |. TO the Constitution of the tnl'e,
| States and al its aulen'lnenis We pletE'
our tn,utciug abe sianIei To itsaluhuru,
a willing Obedience: to lis f'ill AMI icga
consln.vtionpnd enforcement ourconsian
support.
.. That the success Of the present Ma
! tional Administration hire tucing lie pua
4 lie tlc,t. diminishing and eqnaiKlng laNa
/ ton administering cre'E branch oi Uubli'
alEirS wish economy and efficiency, form
! ing anA Improving the civil service, en-
4 forcing the Elws without fear or faVur
/ pro,ectin the nations wards withpaierrs
1 al care AGAINST The crucl aSaricG of specu
4 lntion ahdllulIl, and mHintaintn9tr trieNhl
4 potton. with Foreign Powers, has been
/ such a. Ia command the appreciation OF
1 the great majority otthc American peop,e,
4 and Justly rnftilc it TO tle confidence alnl
| cOmmrndution Of crery true Republican
| 3. Wuregafd tho payment OF onr nation
| nj dcbt, in luii comniNncc with Mi legal
obli.rlti0ns la our ere litorS everywhere,
and in accordance with the true lcttcrand
spirit OF its contracting, ~ no longer q
question in issue; but that We may be
clearly Gttet4lo ool, WI drEounce M forms
and degrees of reputation of th0t debt, rs
afiirmr by the Iem0tlaile ihrtN ana its
| sylnHihiSers, rs nor only Dnflonhi taiamt-
ties. but positive crimes and we WjlirGvcr
consent t0a suspicion Of lck Of honor OF
Justice In It's complete satisfaction.
4. We admit OF no distinctions between
citizens, Whctherut mtireOrfprri n Birth;
and therefore VIC favor th1 granting Of
fHll amnesty to the pennl' Of those states
lately in rclelliGn: and we here p,cigc
the iuit and effective pro;cI; ION of our
civil laws onli lters0ns voluntarily com
ing to or residing IN our land.
=. We favor the encouragement Of rail-
roads hy the General Government OF the
United States, and hold that Iilch dispo-
sition should hc made of The public ianas
as shall secure he same to actual settlers
only, IN quantities not exceeding it@acreS.
&. That while we are IN taFor Of a reye-
nuc for the support Of he nticnc!ali i'pvcril-
mrnt, BY tluties upon imports, sound polf
cy requires such adjustment Of hose dtl-
ties on imports rs to encourage The devel-
oplnent OF the Industrial Interests Of the
whole country: and we recommend that
policy OF national exchange which saenres
To the working men liberal wages: toAg-
riculturc rpmunriativc prices 10 nethan-
les and manufacturers an adequate reward
for their skill, laboraud enterprise. and to
the Nation Commercial prosperity and In
dependence.
I. We believe that popular education Is
the sole trrr basis and hope OF a free GOV
eminent, and shall e5 at oppoSe any diver
sion OF. nr interference with tie common
Schoo, innd1 or Innd' in this state. far any
other than their legitimate lurpos,,. anil
iast Legislature whereby two hundred
thousand dollars, taken from thc school
fund. were granted to n corporation con-
sisting mainly of hemouHtic leadces, and
parry GlyoriicS, for the construction OF II
work which another copOlntion, entirely
sound and responsible, offered reconstruct
for seyenty-fivc thousand dollars less; and
that we are in favor of the passage by the
Legislature Of an efficient school law. lnch
as shall secure to all citizens OF our State q
good common school education.
8. We find no terms sufficiently strong
to express our disapproval Of those acts Of
the last Legislature whereby the swamp
lands belonging to this state have been
taken from the needy settlers, and given
without limit or proper competition in
price to the land grabber and Spectator;
whereby the PmolumentS and salaries of
increased, and the taxes increased thouS-
ands of dollars by the creation of new and
unnecessary Offices and salaries, for the
purpose of providing for party fayoriies :
and whereby the citizens OF our metrOnO-
lis have been deprived Of and denied thc
right of controlling their police authority.
And we equally condemn the administra-
tion of our STATE officers and laws as extrav-
agant, reckless. Illegal and destructive,
and we rightly charge all those results as
the acts Of the Democratic rarty.
.. We are in favor of the United States
giving to each honorpbly discharged sol
dicr who served In the armies OF the Unit
ed States TO put down the rebellion war
rant for homestead of 100 acresof public
lands.
10. That VIC demand the repeal of the
socallcd litigant act, which was devised to
support Isiupcr Democratic newspapers at
the public expense.
II. That tho Republican narty Of this
Stats are in favor of the General Govern
ment extending aid toward building a
railroad from Portland, Oregon, to Salt
Lake City, and from Jackson county to
and we hereby pledge our rar-
ty representatives to the support of the
same.
y. That the indiscriminate licensing Of
persons to sell srirituOns liquors without
being placed under proper responsibilities
for the abuse thereof, having been found
by experience to promote the growth Of
crime aud paupcrisni, and thereby tgseri-
ously increase the rate OF taxation, the
party recognizes The right and
duty Of the lawmaking power 10 prevent
and limit the evils and abuses of sdch'iAle
50 far rs concerns the public good and Is
with individual liberty, by re-
fusing TO license other than law abiding
and re9p0r 4iblc persons, who can furnish
sufficient surctieI for good conduct.
l3. That the Republican party ~ Gre
gon is in favor Of obtaining assistance
from the General Government for the CON
structlon Of a wagon road from the city of
Portland to the Dallcs, recognizing this az
a most important and necessary improve
ment for the State.
II. We affirm that the continuance In
power of the Republican party Is the only
sure preservation of national peace and
and for reasons therefor we
point to its brilliant record in the late civ
II war; to complete nationality: TO
united sistcrllood of thiity-seyen states;
to our Territories rapidly warming into
State life; to a nation freed from the faint
OF human slavery; to an elevated and en-
larged citizenship; to orr national stand
ing at home and abroad; TO the work Of
vigorous reform in all discovered abuses
or trust; to an unequnIed for
eign credit; t0a successful and solid f.
nancial system, and 10 the unparalleled
peace and prosperity everywhere In our
broad domain, and These arc our pledges
for the future.
l5. We hail the "New Departure" of the
late Democratic party, taken by the action
OF their Convention In seven States. as nm
animation OF tho principles for which the
Republican party has contended for fhe
last ten years; and in the Passive POli-
cy" OF that party, already assumed in sey-
eral Of the States, we recognize an AZ.
knowledgment OF their hopelessnosg Of