The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-10
STATE DEnocnAr.e PIaxFeEs..
Ths Democracy Of Oregon, in eoaventl0n ssss.aasS
the following Jeclaratfou of prine:tlass

The Democracy Of Oregon, in e0avent;o1 asssaslse,
make the following declaration Of prime tles.
SIC. /. That 3 simple goyerar1snt HONESTY xis7
economically administered ccnfned ii iss
20 the administration Of justice anl tha pfsrEetlaE
Of the public peace. IS ths only ssfgatd azsit ts
abuses of power 70 which persons ii 21thorft7
prone, and the corrupt aud lavish atpro ef tie
public funds 70 corporations, which has carctssizsd
the rational administration for the past ssfestsn
years
SEC That we hesrtily arProse the aeszen e con
yress the rernonetizaton Of silver That est
81 mozey made Of Issued BE- the gseegsz siiai u
II equal value and that We II fEye- 81 pa is alf
he obligations OF the government IN
called, when the peczaiary interest VI the e9pls =
iinproyed thereby, except whore otherwise expEei5
SEC 8 That We regard The forced resumption q
specie payments IS greatly aggraFatiag the dsrsle
and axtraragance We theref.rs favor the resezl q
she act requiring resumption Jan ]. 1872
SEC 4 That tbs gratuity of near twenty -four mil
lion dollars ped the national ba1ks hy tlss
sriue. is simply ieFyilIg tribute upon tie pe0ss= IN
the beneas q the cssstalist We fsarsfors faE2E ss
repeal OF the laE under which they were essAbliz1eo
and ths direct issue By the government o. eTre1e
seyabIe for al public dues. suiseut to supply tbs
piace OF the present bank note circulation
Sec. 5. That We heartily In0orse er9rt neH bee
ing made in congress to reduce present t1rf lt
strictly revenue standard THAI the Interests Ct
the paths of unrestricted commerce.
SIC. 6. That We favor eonsinuee agtztion or the
subject Of Moa10lz1 immigration tbs country
Ill the federal government is moved to modify
resties with the Chinese empire - 8 = Ik5hil
Tes1 -s.s- for support from unjust and dsgzad5as
=. . nat the eighteen years of inirule d he
Republican party is itdubitsbls proof thai that party
Is no longer to be trusted. Tat much Of
congress has tended nke the rich richer aad the
poor poorer, and that party before me people
tJF iss legislation for having fJsered sad ubed
rings for its repeated efforts oTe-sons s voice 81
the people by an unjust and uzeosstszstieEai ne e
perpetratea under its oEicia SANCTION whereby 4 &
Hayes placed IN the presidential ehai e9ztafy to
The expressed viii Of an majority q te
SIC s ms We sllaa.1d such lsziszsfos stzss and
federa As viii prevent the abuses growing out q com
Deuzation for extra services, and VII limit the ct
officials 70 single sslarF: the Prohibition Of
all perquisites, that fruitful 81 c1.TuPsi1a
whereby the compensation ALLOW 5y lzsF th5se
public employment is frequently doubled the euliua
ton from public affairs Of that species cf dishonesty
known hvorltisn whereby personal friendships
rewarded and personal legations discharged a the
expense Of the public without regard to efficiency
SIC g. That It Is the duty Of the sate goFera1aEns
70 maintain is supremacy n regard 70 the A1thesE
and to vndicate its jurisdiction against eEroaehenfs
from any whatever That in thea
4 state Affairs the preservation Of pirate right md
taxation should be equal and unorzl, and eztzaE1-
CANT expenditures Of ths public b aEei1s
economy should be the Ha1chword and Kzorous laws
be enacted for the management and Of the
various funds belonging to the state.
SIC 10 That We are m tsEor of iull'rcse11szs 6s
the general goyernet ot the rivers and haroers of
he state OF the opening OF the Columbia the
Cascades and DzIles Of the improvement Of tbs zze
river, and Of subsidy for the Portland S1t La ara
South Pass raroa; o. an extension q tine
piete the North Pac1fc rzirsad zder such rszsoale
conditions VII preserve the rights and Interests Of
the people Of the sgase and she settlers uoa the nds
donated to IL Also for Subsidy for thu spesy
alstan II rzilroad Connection between Oregon and
sEc ii. That uufve-sai edueatiou. a1a the general
diffusion Of learning being tia principal bulEaEk q
American liberty, We are N favor OF s1lssaa ss.a
protesting our public school system tor t1s tzzr
1 edIeatss1 Of the rising generation