Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-10-04

not enumerated, devote my energies
especially toad all in my power TO
secure the following results:
Firss-Appropriations for the im~
proysmeqt Of the Willamette. river,
fsom its mouth 70 Springfield, in Lane
county. have nc nc doubt, 19,9 from my know
ledge of tho Fiyer, ,that With reasonable
amount Of outlay it can be rendered
! easy of navigation this distance for
the greater portion Of the year: This
| in my judgment, is an Improvement
demanded by the farmlngand prol9c'
ing ipterest of the Willamette valley.
! Sscoad-The extension of the West
Side or Oregon Central Railroad at its
present terminus at St: Joe t9 Junction
City 10 Lane County
| Third-The extension Of the Oregon
and California Railroad at its present
terminus at Rosebarg southerly
through the Rogue River Valley, TO-
connect with she CslifoEaia aud Ore
son Railroad
Fourth--The haiIa'ns Of q gaIlToad
from CORVALLIS to Yaquina Bay,
Fifth-ghe ha,ldiug of canal and
locks around the Cascades of the Coll
upbia river and appropriations TO-
; dredging the bars OF the Columbiaa
river.
Six.h--The building of the RoSl.
Aud Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad.
This enterpriae l regard at all im-
, portaut to the prosperity oil our
, State.
: seyepth-A shelter or baEbor tor
, ships at Port Oxford, or the most suita'
t ble point ~ that vicinity.
/ Ia addition TO these. measures. which
{ to my mind are paramount, should
1 aim ito labor faithfully, in modest
|
{ way, for the true interest of the whole
e people
o am Elllieg to pledge myself, i
e elected, MOI to do any of the follow
!, ing:
IT Ei,st-1 will not take up th,
n time of Congress with lGni
r windy speeches, nos the time of Com
mi.tees with tales or anecdotes.
. Secoud-I will rot vote Tor DeT tax
e back pay.
!. Third will not vote foE DOE Us
my Influence directly of indirectly I
% advance the interest at our Railroa
~ Company, Steamship or Seamboa
a Company, or Capitalists, at the expens
. Of the people, or any of them, no
70 unless, in my Judgment Q gener
,a good is to result TO- the masses Of I'll
ts people,
- Fourth--L yill not be any r1qA
al man, but will strive TO, be iudependel
~ and free from all allegiances that wouI
sll prevent my laboring for the gener
th good Of the ELole State.
to Iu reference TO Indian aRaisn ] a
10 opposed, aud always have been.
ON giving the public domain to todia1
is. at the rate of thousands acres per hea
1ai while white men who brave the daI
nd gers of plpneer life and build ". ~
lse civili5ations are restricted tna liwitt
gal n1m bers Of acEes and ooRpsHed
Rqq' pay either in money or in. years OF. io
lly { have always halh to the opinion tn
no the GoveEnment was too liberal in Il
-: former case. and not liberal enough
''' tattr ), that an unjust diseriminatit
,u- is made in favor of the. Indians ar
en against tho whites. i believe Oh
nd peaceable Ipdians should receive. Il
/, > encouragement and protection of law
that every reasonable effort should
made on the part Of the Governmer
TO teach them the art of civilizatit
and to.eaable them, to, take care
themselves. And I believe thj
;, Indian outlaws and mera uders s4oo
y conviction, suffer the extreme penal
OF the law at the end of rope.
i : l. believe the laborer is scorl
ng of his hire; that whatev
IAN tends to degrade labor d
.ha grades our civilization and throws ,
- obstE1etion irI the way of our prosper
=" ty. / am opposed, therefore, to tt
apt present cooGs sgsiew, whereby thou
i | apds of Chinese are annually brought
Av our shores as mere serfs, and employ
g at nominal wages, and am in favor
:. its suppression. by Congressional. epac
10 meut, undsa severe penalties 81
az. while r. would advocate anv ,.ooe,,