Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-16
STATE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM,


republican party of oregon, in convention as
seinlled proud OF its record and past history
its devotion 10 the principles of human liberty
and human rights its great and imperishable
names which lend lustre and glory to the
American nation at home and abroad, among
the nations Of the earth, and as an assurance
of its continued fidelity to the great principles
for which il has contended in the past i'll state
and national affairs, does hereby maize and al
firm the following declaration of principles:
First-That we favor an honest efficient and
economical administration of every depart
ment of the government, both state and ma
tioual.
Second-That we regard the free school sys-
TEN of our state as the special care and pride
of the republican party, to be cherished as one
of the bulwarks OF the liberties of the people.
Third-That, whereas, the republican party
has always coutended for a pure electoral sys-
TEN, in pursuance of this policy, we favor the
adoption of the Australian ballot system, and
we pledge the republican party to enact such
a law at the next session of the legislature,
substantially upon the lines and of the char
actcr of the act as drafted by the ballot reform
league oi oregon.
TOurth--That the republicans of Oregon
send greetings and congratulations to their
/ brethren of Maine iur having furnished
Thomas II. Reed an hOnsst and courageous
| statcsman, who, as speaker OF the house OF re-
/ prcscntativcs has secured for the people the
/ right of the majority to govern, and We de
| nounce the fiction by which democratic mem
bcrs of congress attempt to jus ,iiy the tCchnC-
al defeat Of the VIII OF lilt people hllu inc
| Ority of their own body by refusing to vote
/ though in fact present and in duty bound to
] do SO.
/ Finh-rhat we rejoice in the fact that in the
/ last presidential election the American people
voted to sustain and uphold the republican
doctrine OF protection which the democratic
party proposed to destroy, and we are in favor
/ of the continuance, of the system OF protection
| which has developed the manufacturing
/ and agricultural interests of our country and
protected American laboring men from de
| grading competition with the pauperized and
poverty stricken labor OF the old world, and to
! this end we endorse the provisions known as
| the Mckinley tariff bin now pending befoIe
/ congress and on behalf of the wuol-gruwers,
4 and other industries of the Pacihc Northwest
/ we urge upon our representatives in congress
/ to do all IN their power to secure the early pas
sage of said bill.
SiNth-That recognizing the fact that tn,
/ United states Is the greatest silver producing
country in the world and that both gold and
/ silver WcIy equally the money of the Cuustitu'
/ ton t,um the beginning of the republic until
| the hostile legislation against silver which un
7 duly contracted the circulating medium OF the
. country and recognizing that the great inter
csts of the people demand more money for use
in the channels of trade and commerce there
fore we declare ourselves in favor of the Tree
and unlimited coinage OF silver, and dcnounct
. any attempt to discriminate against silver as
/ unyysc and unjust
/ Scvcuth-That the gratitude OF the nation e
{ the defenders OF the Union cannot be measur
. cd by laws that the legislation OF congress
/ should conform to the pledges made 10y a luya
people, and be so enlarged and extended rs &c
! provide against the possibility that any man
/ who houuTahly wore the federal uniform shall
] become an inmate of an aims house, ur de
pendent upon private charity
/ Eighth-rhat we are in favor of a taiT and
/ equal distribution of taxation, aud we believe
+ that all property exempt hN law should Cuutrlh
ute It's due proportion IN payment TO the legi
. innate expenses OF the legislature, that we are
7 in favor OF the adoption of such amendment tC
. our assessment laws rs will secure the equal
and lust assessment aud taxation of all pro
pcItN at its true value.
That we demand the forfeiture hy
congress of the land grant of the Northern Pa
! chC railroad from Wallula To Portland
/ rcuth-rhut we are in favor of the passage
/ through congress of the bill providing for a
boat railway az the pallcs of the Columbia riy'
7 or, which has been passed in the senate 10y the
+ Efforts OF Senator Mitchell and pulph, that we
t believe it TO be the most practicable plan ton
the rvlct ot the producers and for the vast ter,
utory of country tributary TO the great Column
. hla tlNgr
Eleventh THAT we favor the enactment of a
. Law in the interest of the wagc,carulng classes
In factories aud mines workshops and public
work, fixing Sght hours As days work, and
We dcuuunCc the convict contract labor system
AS unjust to the honest labor ot our state, and
believe that all laws recognizing such system
should be repealed, that Nc are opposed TO the
further immigration of thluV,c lahoIers To th,
T United states aud we demand more stringent
aud effective measures lot carrying into opera
uon the CuRctmcuis OF congress excluding the
. Chinese luhotCts from American soil,
] WCluh-fhtt We rcltcratt our approval of
the policy oi literal appropriations tur internal
improvements, especially tur rivers aud hay
huis, that We taNpT the continuation of the pol
iuy ct using the public money Tor th,
public welfare. believing that the i'm
pIuNrmrut ut VuI waterways viii result
. ina material reduction ut the rates ui tram,
pouatiou that We hold an corporations strictly
he N.t
aud rvCuguiEr the right Of the legislature a.
enact 0li reasonable Limitations "n coIpoasS
power.
rhlttreuth That Ne favor ,gl,lati,c enact
mcht by which there may hoe elected or ap
pointed state Inspector OF weights and
measures also We favor amendments 10 mu
. uiCip1l charters which shall require the ap-
pulntWcnt ut building and sanitary inspectors
in citics 0t ten thousand OF more inhabitants
f Fourteenth THAT We are tu iaNur OF Ju early
survey of the uusurVyNtd public lands OF the
state Ia ordcr that the same may be claimed
and occupied aud title, speedily pr,ouIed ny
f bona ndc settlers under the laws Ot the United
Staiys We dtmand hh,tal appropriation, hN
congrVss 60 secure that end
EiNcyuth- That while disClalming the right
. 60 Interfere with the administration ui the in
tcrnal afiairs ot orcigu nations, We sincerely
approve the efforts Of Irish and fnglish states
tncn To SECURE hN peaceful mcthois the Amer
lean pIiRciple of home rule of Ireland
sixteenth THAT We dcnOuncv an tlusls and
[ combinations that have tor their ohicVt the
oontroliing of the market value of the ncccs
sariVs ot life aud that Nc arc Ina favor Of law
restraining and aholishing the same
hcVcutSrnthr-rhat Nc congratulate thl
country upon the susccss aud prNspCrUN ina
have marked the hrst Avar ~ ffcehient haI
, risons administration, that We fyl0icc IA ~
restoration of dignily vigof aud statcenansht n
! la ihr Nonduct 81 Nrrtgn anaus, Which haN
sctAsd Nt4fc coupliratlons uisAn hasls n his
aesufte rNCfN Aancrican right and which u
. WirnalN adNatiNsa and oalttfliA have strgni
- thtnrd thg hstuAs pi sNlapathN aud inicfr'
}, Nhifh ioin us ~ ths rcpubiics pt tbs Amei ica
IA fontineut| paving the n as a. tulieN ~ pcaci
~ SktrntrA e0tntacicC aud aulitN among y
thf nations oi he neW 0oIid thai ~ osn