The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-03
srarE DEaoeEarIe rEarssna.

The Democr-sx 9. Oregon, II eonvoatoa zsssaais /.
make the following declaration Il principles:
SIC. l. That simple government, hsaessly a i
economically administered cond1ed in it, oeE4li9 >
0f the public peace is the otlly safeguard asaisls Z =
i abuses of po3er 70 which persons il authoEitz
prone, and the corrupt and asisl. Of 2 2
she national administration Tor the fass ~Feate
yearz
sa5 2 That ve heartily approve t.s arsson q -
zfess in the relslonetiz1siof of silver sstes
uaoey made issued By tire at11d :
Of equal value, and that We ars II favor ot r47i
the OBLIGATIONS OF the government n eFe-lila
called, whe1 the peeunizry interest Of the rafle
iHlproved tasreb5, except WlIse ossaer'Fise express
provided
SIC 3 Tsist We regard tbs forced rssunptloa Z
specie payIaeatz g greatly zsgrzsassng tile
the act requiring resumption Jan !, 1873
Sse. Thzs the grzslIitg Of 'aear tgent-fsziT MI
Lion dollars paid the nstiaaI banks p ne
eraraan. Is simply leFyHg tribute uzon the pe1e -
the bsaefs ef the eailtal VIC Therefore i4.or ~
repeal 81 the iasr under which thef were efaelsz1
and tbs direct issue By the g0yernleu. o. esEf
eeigaule for al public dues. sufficient II sasJ t
place of the present bank note circsllztzoa
SEe 5 1nas We heartily inderss tsas efsars n7E b.
ing made in congress 70 reduce our pressss zEh ~
% strictly revenue standard. That the sters.ts d
the great mass Of the people Of the Lnsei Ssz5s ia
the paths of tiurestriezst Col1zierce.
SEC. g. That w fzscr egltfnuee azzkass91 aa eliz
subject q iorg2tLla p silis c29zts "a
I'll the federal government IS moved g rzslzy ssF
treaties with the Chinese empire as u p-0a5ls5s
and thus tIsse Of fslloT cfzzs7ls s1s t-1
upon labor for support from u1sj'lss AID 5egsss
competition.
sac Z That tlss eighteen ysars Of nlsris Ct tAs
publican party indubtasle PROOF ts sflze peFg
Is ~ I9fir 70 b trust Tzt rteti OF
c5ngress has tended 10 make The 11ch richer azd ne
.DJr poorer and earTsgsE that party Bose he Ioss
y is css legislation, for having tssssr1 aud ad
rings, for its repeated efforts - overcome the F'lc %
the people ly "a unjust and szse 1t
ths military aEn Of the soETEIlez 1 5sE
Hages was placed IN the presidential chair caszry
the expressed VIII Of Overwhelming n1aj9zi5 9 tzls
people Of this gove1uzneut
federal as VII prevent the ab1ses f1i9 oszt q c21
Pssation for ext-a services, and VII LIMIT TIE pay 9
all perqaisttes, tsiSt fruitful source II corruption
whereby the compensation allowed b. law e those %
ton from Issiic Affairs Of thzs species nk dishonesty
known f1voTisIn whereby persaIa1l friendships az
rewarded and personal ostgz1io-s dsscaarze1 q tie
expense of the public, without regard 70 eacieneg
SEC O. THIS the duty Of the stzse sogeraslezs
to maintain its supremacy IA regard te the ansfnlzs5
not delegated n the constitution q the tnstea S1es
and to vIndiczte its jurisdiction zzislst
from any source wtasezer. TGs IN
Of state Affairs the reserrz1zo1 Of risate right and
promotion Of justice should be the principal AIM: t
taxation should be equal ard Uniform, and extrEs
giant expenditures Of the pubic revenues be avusaed
Economy sheald be the wafchword, and rore-ss ls
be enacted for the management and q sl=s
various funds belonging 70 the Sta5e
SIG 10 That we are n 1.vor q hss1z2ssz1sa- q
the general oEernnles, Of the rivers and hs-baTs =
the stats; OF the opening OF the tcIn1sa r1sef = n
Cascades and Daess q the improvement q t1 e-9
river, and Of sbssy for the Por1lzd3 SAT- is assl
South Pass rzslroad of n extension q tinse y
pIese the North Pacific railroad under such
conditions win preserve the rights and i.lrss 2.
doaatsd 70 IL Also for subsidy Tor tie sea5 eaEn-
pietion OF rssizosd connection he-1een ozson zasi
So II ffas universal siucasiass znss tss eas-al
diffusion of learning being The principal hsdgzfs e
protecting public school system - rns lazzzs'
| e.fuezsstsu OF the r1ss1ag selerz1t0n