The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-20
PRINCIPLES:

that organization OF the people ls
necessary 10 maintain the following
PRINCIPLES:
AAti- MoAopolS-
We advocate, and Will supper. and
defend tho rights Of the mapy as
against privileges for the few.
Corporations, tho creation OF tho
State, shall be controlled ~ the State.
Labor and capital mol
enemies; justice for both.
In accordance with these general
principles We affirm that the public
welfare and public safety domand the
following specific measures of relief:
1. Laws compelling transportation
companies 10 base their charges upon
the "cost and risk OF SERVICE with q
fair profit added, instead OF the new
theory advanced by them-''vhai
tho traffic viii bear" laws 60 pro-
hibit the establishment, through con.
strucsion companies or other devices,
Of q fictitious cost for works OF 0
public nature; prohibiting anjusi
Determinations against both citizens
and locallsis; Railroad Commission.
State and National, with adequate
pswers 10 see that these laws aEs en-.
forced; liberal policy toward our
waterways, which, during the seassn
Of navigation, arc poteRt in prevent
Ing exorbitant charges by railroads.
2. More efficient laws against the
crime OF bribery aEd for the protec-
Gion of the purity OF tho ballot. 4
prohibition of FREQ passes.
3. A Public Service founded on
capacity and integrity.
4. Public Lands, the common In
heritance OF the whole people, should
be reserved for actual settlers.
5. Currency, the measure Of values,
whether metallic or paper, should be
equal 10 coin, and be issued ana c0p-
trolIed by tho Government only,
6. The known benefits OF the postal
systems of Cthcr countries TO be
adopted in the Uaite1 States; includ-
ing the postal savings bank, and the
postal telegraph and telephone.
Z. A Free PKess-the buivark Of
our free institusiens-must DO main
taiaed. Leading Journals have boer
purchased by monopolisls wl.o nrC
endeavoring 10 control the thought
of the Nation. The journals which
ara not thus controlled sheuld b.
sustained by the people.
For these objects we declare that
citizens should, without regard t.
party, vote for Candidates pledged ts
secure the adoption Of the abov,
principles and objects.
That If existing political parties arc
80 controlled by monopoly Influences
that they will not give the relic
which the public interest demands
then 1t will become the duty of al
good citizens to form new party
which will give the desired relief.
That tho Anti Monopolists recog.
nize the rights of capital as we'll a.
of labor; we appreciate the benefits
which corporate organization ha:
conferred upon the human race; WI
will labor as steadfastly to maintain
the rights of corporations as to en-
force unscrupuious men, who have
obtained control of the great forces
of tha country and who in their ust
E'recogAize no principle of action bu
personal or corporate aggraniize
ment.o
METHODS OF PROCEEDING
To organize State, County anC
District Leagues.
To influence, so far as possible, the
nomination by existing political par
ties OF candidates who Will supper
our principles. Where such candi
dates are nominated, the League will
notify its members OF this fact and in
such cases leave each memcer fres
to consult his individual or party
preferences, but where one candidate
will and another will not support cul
principles, then all party affiliations
to be laid aside by members of the
League, and solid vote cast for the
candidate endorsed by the League.
If neither partyEpresents q candidate
our principles, then the
League will nominate and support
a candidate.
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The SiuslaW Anti Monopoly League
has passed resolution to support 40
man for Office who accepts a pass
from any railroad or steamer company
Such rule down here would knock