The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-05-05
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE PlaTFoRa7

The Republican party of Oregon in convention
assembled to make and affirm the following dcclara
tion of our political principles
REsoLvEp-First, That we favor honest, efficient
and economic administration Of every departmcn,
of government.
Second, That we favor the equal protection Of the
rights of labor and capital.
Third, We are in favor of regulating the saiarie;
esSoansy officers that they shall receive such
compensation as are commensurate with th%i..
Fourth, That We regard the free school system, Of
ear State as the special care and pride OF the Reub
Fifth That It is the policy of the Republican party
70 foster and encourage the development OF state
by the construction OF railways which will place us
in direct communication with our sister states.
Sixth. Thatwe hold all corporations to be strictly
responsible to their liabilities under the law, and
recognize the right of the Legislature to enact all
reasonable limitations on corporate powers
Seventh, That to the end that all settlers upon
all unearned railroad lands i'll this state may be en-.
abled TO obtain titles without delay. and that those
seeking homes may not be embarrassed il the loca-
t:en of lands, favor such action By Congress as
will place such lands within reach of actual settlers
conditions and provisions will the railway
companies in any vested rights or equities th,y may
have in the proceeds OF such lands.
Eighth, That we favor the enactment OF a law by
Congress restoring to settlers the rigt to home tead
and pre-eapt in all cases where by abandonment Of
entries and filings. they have hitherto had the
full benefit OF these acts.
Ninth. That the rapidly increasing manufacturing
and lraising interests OF the state demand the
continued fostering care OF the general government
Tenth, That the reciprocity treaty with the Sand
wich islands is an imposition upon the government
and the people, and should espeedly abroy gated.
Eleventh, That by the generous policy OF the Re
publican party in Congress- liberal appropriations
have been made to various portions of the state and
We favor continuance of this liberal policy for tie
Development Of our state and especially for the im-
provement of the Columbia river and its tributaries
the Yaquina and Coos bays, and proposed harbor of
refuge st Port Oxford the umpqua, Co luilie and
Siusiaw rivers the construction of the locks at the
Cascades and the Dalles of the Columbia river rs
well other sections o: our state.
Twelfth. We profoundly dep:nre the untimely and
tragic death of James AbraIn Garfield late president
OF the United States, who was shot down while in
the discharge of his official duties by the hand of
eowardly assassin, and we approve and applaud the
practical wisdom, the unselish patriotism and the
unswerving fidelity to the constitution and the
principles CT American liberty with which James A.
Garfield discharged under circumstance of unparall-
eled difficulties the duties and responsibilities of the
presidential office during his brief occupancy there.
Thirteenth, We regard President Arthur's veto of
the bill for restriction of Chinese inm grafton
wise and unjust and We condemn the policy which
prompted it being opposed to the principles of the
Republican party as expressed in the platform OF
Hast national Republican conventions; and
We heartily commend or Representative in Con-
eress, Hon NJ. C. George for bis able efforts to
secure the passage of such bill and
We here earnestly declare it to he belief that
Chinese Immigration to the United States should be
restricted, and we demand that Representatives
in Congress shall persist in advocating the enact
ments of law that will efTectually accomplish this
result
Fourteenth, That we heartily endorse the course
untircing efforts in behalf of state; and that
heartily approve the economical and efficient admin
ttraion on the part of our present Republican state
officers.