The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-05-12
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFEEM.

The Republican party OF Oregon IN convention
assembled make daI afirm the following dsclara
tion OF our political principles
R4soLyEp-First That we favor honest, efficient
and economic administration Of every department
of government.
Second, That we favor the equal protect On OF tfc
rights of labor and capital
Third, We are in favor Of regulating the salaries
of eoanty officers that they sEad receive such
campan sation are commensurate with their
services
Fourth, That we regard the free school system of
State the special care ana PRIDE OF the hepub-
Fifth That it is the policy o. the Republican party
70 foster and encourage the development OF our state
by the construction OF railways which will place US
in direct communication with our sister states.
Sixth, That We hold all corporations to be strictly
rsSpousible their liabilities under the law, and
rseogniz. 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 in this state az be en-
abed obtain titles without delay, and that those
seeking no nes may not b, embarrassed in the ioca-
will place SUCH lands within of actual settlers
ut price not exceeding 81 % per acre, under such
conditions and provisions as will secure the railway
companies in any vested rights or equities tn may
have in the proceeds of such lands.
Eighth, That We favor the enactment OF a law by
Congress restoring settlers tae right 20 home tcd
and pre-e rpt in ali cases where by aLandonn CIT OF
entries and filings, they have hitherto not had the
full benefit of these acts.
and woolrasing interests of the state de and the
continued fostering OF the general government
Tenth, That the reciprocity treaty with the SAM
wich islands is an imposition upon the government
and the people, and should be speedily a5To ;at2d.
Eleventh, That by the generous policy o; the Re-
publican party in Congress, liberal appropr.at ons
have been made to various portions of the state and
favor ro1tnuan ;e o: thi- liberal poIcy for the
Development of state and especially for tic i'm
provenent of the Columbia river anu its tributaries
the Yaquina and Coos bays, and propo ;ed harjor Of
refuge OF Port Orford the Umpqua, Co uille and
Suslaw rivers the construction OF the locks at the
Cascades and the Dalles of the Columbia river, as
we'll as other sections OF our state.
Twelfth, We profoundly depaore the untiireiy and
tragic death of James Abram Garfield late president
OF the United States, who vas shot down while in
the discharge of his official duties by the hand of
practical WISDOM the unsclfish patriotism and the
answering fidelity to the constitution and the
principles Cf American Ii erty with which. James A.
Garfield discharged under circumstances of Gnparali-
eIed difficulties the duties and responsibilities OF the
presidential Office during his bref occupancy there.
Thirteenth, We regard President Ar;hUr's veto OF
the bill for restriction OF Chinese Immigration
wise and unjust and condemn the policy which
prompted it as ben. oppo ed to the principles OF the
Republican party as expressed in the platform OF our
last national Republican conventions; and
We heartily commend our Representative in Con-
gress, Hon. NJ C. George. for his able Efforts to
secure the passage of such bill; AMI
We here earnestly declare il to he our belief that
Chinese lmmigratio to the United States shonld be
restricted and demand tina: Representative
in Congress shall persist in advocating the enact
ments of law that will efectuaiy accomplish this
result.
Fourteenth, That We heartily endorse the course
of our atle Congressman, Hon. NJ C. George, in Lis
nntireng efforts in behalf OF state ana that we
heartily approve the ecoIo nical and efficient admin
istration the part of our present Republican State
officers.