The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-04-21
Republican County Convention Platform

The Committee on Resolutions submitted
ly adopted:
Mr.. President-We, your Committee OF
Resolutions, beg leave to submit the follow
ing:
The Republican party of Benton county
in convention assembled on this 8th day
of April, 1882, hereby make the following
declaration of principles
l..That the laws regulating the assessment
and collection of taxes should be so amended
that all classes of property shall bear al
equal proportion of the public burden; anc
that all sums evidenced by note and secur
ed by mortgage on real estate should bt
made taxable in the county where sucl
real estate is situated
grets and strongly deprecatcs the action oi
President Arthur IN vetoing the bill for re
stricting Chinese immigration lately passed
by both Houses of Congress, and asserts the
right of the American nation to prevent
the incursion of hordes of Asiatics, whose
cheap labor may improperly depress the
wages earned by American citizens in many
departments of life.
8. That inasmuch as the people are the
primary source of power under our Repab-
lican government, and as consequently all
corporations derive their existence and ex-
ercise all functions by virtue of rights gran.
ted by the people themselves, it is incun-
bent on the Legislature of each State 30 to
regulate the charter privileges of corpora
tions within it's borders as to prevent such
corporate bodies from encroaching on and
depressing the people. That with special
reference to common carriers, extortionate
fares and freights, and the discrimination
in rates, times and distances between cor
responding classes of passengers and freight,
are alike to be restrained or abolished by
Legislative action.
4. That the improvement to the entrance
Of Yaquina harhor is an object of the deep
est interest to Benton county, with special
reference to the certain results of such I'M
provement in reducing the cost of both in
land and ocean transportation of the pro-
ducts of Benton county and the whole OF
middle and southern Oregon, by facilitating
the operation and extending the advantages
of the Oregon Pacific Railroad, an enter
prise which should raceive the support of
every citizen in the Willamette valley
counties regardless of party.
5. That in view of the unequal pressure
of the present system of taxation for making
and repairing county roads, steps should be
taken to amend the laws in the direction
of greater economy in expenditure and a
moro equitable plan of working.
6. That the remuneration of county
Clerks and Sheriffs should be by salary
instead of by fees, and that the amounts
of such salaries should be fixed on the
principle of reasonable compensation for
the amount of work actually performed.
7. That regid economy should he exer-
cised in the expenditure of funds raised by
both State and county taxation.
8. That we regard the present school
book system as an oppressive monopoly,
and demand its unconditional repeal.
9. That the improvement of the Alseya
river and harbor will open up for settle.
ment and will develop valuable section
of our countryD and the exertions of Hon.
NJ: G. George to secure national aid fol
this important enterprise is highly to be
approved of.