The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-22
ruc WEEKLY INTEhLIGENCE..
Official Press of King County.
Monday, April %, 1878.
OREGON REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM.

The platform adopted by the Salem
Conyention contains ten planks. The
only ones of any particular significance
are the third. fifth and sixth, which
commit the Republican party to pro-
tective tariff, continued subsidies to
corporations, and to adherence to the
resumption policy of the government,
and repudiates reputation in any and
every form. They are as follows
3. That while ~e are in favor Of
revenue for the support of the General
Government by duties on imports, sound
policy requires such adjustment OF the
duties as To encourage the development
of the Industrial interests Of the whole
country, and We commend that policy
of National exchange which securesto
the workingmen liberal wages, to the
agricultural, coal and wool growing in
terests. remunerative prices, and the
Nation commercial prosperity and indie
pendence.
8. That we arc in favor OF Judi
cious appropriations by the General
Government for the Improvement OF
our rivers and seaports, as we'll as for
the construction of such lines Of rail
way communication as will develop tho
resources of the country and connect
our State with other part of the Union
under such restrictions as will amply
protect the rights of the people from
unjust discrimination and cxtortiOnate
charges and that in the grants OF
lands to railroads we favor the sale oil
the same by the Government to the
people at the lowest price for public
lands, giving the proceeds only to
the corporations.
@. That we are in favor OF maintain.
ing the public faith and credit by the
honest fulfllment of our national con.
tracts in their spirit as well as letter.
That the present condition Of our pub
lie credit and the fact that resumption
of specie payments has already been
practically accomplished, demonstrates
the wisdom of tue financial policy OF
the Republican party and we ara op'
posed to the repeal OF the resumption
act and to reputation in any form
That we favor uniform currency
founded upon coin basis interchange,
able and convertible at par at the plea
cure of the holder.
Incidentally the platform favors the
abolition of the office Of State Printer
and the letting of the public printing
to the lowest responsible bidder; alst
the restriction of the existing treaty
with China to purposes of Commerce
only. The remainder of the platform
may be said to be for buncomb alone
commend the third plank. which de
clares in favor of protecting our indus
try, Prorided it means protective sys
tenn carried out in its spirit and made
complete by extending the same protec.
ton to tue agriculturists of the Yves,
and South and the coal miners, lumber
men add ship-builders of the Pacifi,
coast, Us to the capitalists of the North
cast.
As regards the policy of perpetuatinp
the subsidy system, which in the past
has wrought SO much prejudice to
Washington Territory and Oregon and
operated so heavily to our DISADVANTAGE
as compared with California. by its par.
tiality. we should say that all the subsi.
dy we require for our own railroads i.
to make the Central and Union Pacific
companies pay back the millions they
owe the people, that was advanced 10
them on conditions unfulfilled and now
overdue. and out of which were built
tue gingerbread palaces of Stanford,
Hopkins, Croker and Cotton on Mob
HILL. If subsidies prove only an engine
OF fraud and robbery. down with them.
The next plank aside from fulminat.
ing against reputation. which is not
now an issue IN the United States is
strictly conservative on an issue whore
conservatism is wrong; where reform
IS demanded, and imperativcly de.
manded bya suffering people. That
the currency of the country should rest
on real basis is right, but the special
iavoritism Of the national bal,x system
is threatening the ruin of the country
The government ought to resume as
rapidly as i, can be done. and afterwards
pursue such financial course tina, GOLD
can never again be at premium over its
other issues. whether of paper or of silver
Bends deposited as security for the
issue OF currency 10 banks should cease
to draw Interest until reexchanced
aud should at.no time draw over three
Per cent. interest. which is the fair rate
OF the commercial world at the present
time.
WENT ny HrrsrtT " a,..