Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-10-11
people who are taxed thereby.

California wherein rain falls during
only portion of the year, rendering
an absolute necessity for the
perfect development Of the agricultural
capabilities of our soil. We hold it to be
the duty of the Legislature to retain
control of all rivers, lakes and other
bodies of water, to prevent their
appropriation and monopoly by specu-
lators, and to frame and perfect a
system whereby the water can be turned
upon the land at the expense of the
districts benefited thereby, and for the
use of people residing on said land.
Resoiped, That the surest safeguard
for the perpetuity of this Government
aud the rights of the people must
always be found in the education of the
masses therefore, we will stand by the
common school system to maintain it
in its integrity and support all inn
provements in popular education that
the most advanced spirit OF the age
may suggest or discover.
Resoiued, That We regard the prima.
ry election system, as now conducted,
especially in The larger cities, as being
practically device which deprives the
honest citizen of his..political influence
clothes the demagogue with power.
1t has driven statesmen from our halls Of
legislation. aud made political economy
slbseryient topersonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT;
.is has sub verted the design oil our
Government, and rendered the ballot
snare to the unwary and mookery
of the elective franchise.
Resolped, That all property, including
solvent debts, as well as railroads and
aud railroad property, should be taxed
in proportion to its cash value but
taxation of solvent debts should be SO
regulated by law as to obviate all
objection on the score of double taxa
ton, and If this cannot be obtained by
| legislation under the Constitution as it
is, the fundamental law should be
amended SO as TO accomplish such a
result.
Resolped, That the Legislatures OF
the State and nation should use all
constitutional methods to facilitate
commerce between the interior por.
tions of tie country and the sea, to
cheaper freights and fares as we'll as
to increase the means of conveyance,
in order that the produce of our farm
ers and products of our manufactures
may be transported to market at tho
smallest possible cost.
Reso,ved, That it is the duty oi
Congress as well as of the State Legis-
latu.e to institute and enforce the
strictest inquiry into the affairs and
management of the railroad companies
and other corporations exercising
franchises of public nature, and tt
root out and put down the perniciou:
, practice OF watering stock, whereby ,h
people are oppressed by extortionat'
rates and charges in order to pa,
dividends upon capital which does no
/ exist and which only stands upon tn
, books of the companies by fraud an,
false pretenses.
D Resolped, That we are in favor of a
reasonable measures Of labor reform
q and of maintaining and enforcing tn
eight hour law in regard to manufac
0 turing and mechanical pursuits On
!, upon all pu blic works.
o Resolyed, That we are opposed to til
r further influx Of the Mongolian rae
r to the further subsldizing of steamshi
$ lines for the purpose of enabling thel
$ to bring in this degraded class at mel
q nominal rates, and to this end "
4 demand that the treaty with Chin
y known as Burlingame Treaty,
abrogated or modified to one for con
d mercial purposes only, and that Il
It whole moral and legal force of Il
d State should be bent to this purpos
l. SO the Chinese are standing menat
q TO the moral, physical and pecuniar
,r welfare of the people of this Stat
q, RESOLVED, That We are opposed
ID the election of q President of the Uu
"a ted States for more than one term