The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
Republican State Platform.

Republican State Platform.
WHEREAS, the republican party has for {
quarter of century had the politica
thought of the nation, and
WHEREAS, This great party has succeeded
by being aggressive and fearless in sup
port of right, we. the republicans of Oregon
in convention assembled, mindful of the
glories which cluster around it's past history
renew our pledges of fidelity to the doc
trines which have repeatedly received the
Endorsement of the people, and do make and
affirm the following declaration of oul
political principles:
l. That we favor honest, efficient and
economic administration of every depart
ment of government.
2. That we favor the equal protection ol
the rights of labor and capital.
3. That we regard the free schools of ou1
state as the special care and pride of the
republican party.
4. To the important and rapidly increas-
ing manufacturing and wool growing in
terests of Oregon we favor the protecting
interests of the general government equal in
extent to the Importance of these industries.
5. That we reafirm the past policy OF
the republican party to foster and encourage
railroad building in all parts of our state;
and at the same time we hold all corpora
liabilities under the law, and insist on the
right and duty of the legislature, both state
and national, to enact all reasonable limita-
tions upon corporate powers.
6. That by the generous policy of the
republican party in congress, liberal appro-
priations have been made to various portions
of our state, and we favor continuation of
that policy for the further development and
relief of the country, and we demand
prompt and liberal appropriations for the
improvement of the bar of the Columbia
river; also for the entrance to all harbors
and bays of our coast; also for the improve
ment of all our navigable rivers, including
the building of necessary locks, to the end
that our rivers may be made public high
ways untrammeled by tolls and unnecessary
delays.
Z. That all unearned grants to railroads
and wagon roads in this state should be
forfeited and opened to settlement by those
entitled to the benefit of the land laws Of
the United States.
8. That the laws of Oregon providing for
assessment and collecting revenue, includ-
ing the mortgage tax law" should be
amended so as to insure an equal and just
distribution of taxation upon all the
property real and personal in the state.
g. That we demand of the next session
of the legislative assembly of the state the
passage of more just and efficient me-
chanics' lien law.
10. We renew our declarations in favor
of restricting Chinese immigration to this
country and demand such additional legis-
lation by congress as is necessary to effectu-
ally prevent any evasion of the laws now in
force on that subject.
IL. That we favor the enactment of a
good and sufficient registry law, to the end
that illegal voting may I've prevented.
IL. That the republicans of Oregon ap-
prove all legislation which tends to promote
fidelity and efficiency in the civil service
of the country, and we declare the republi-
can party pledged to civil service reform.
Is. That this convention heartily in
dorses the administration of President
Arthur, whose broad craftsmanship and
good judgment in the details of administra
tive duty have won for him the approval of
the entire country.