Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-29
STATE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM

( The following Is the platform adopted: The
: republican party Of Oregon, in convention as
seinbled, proud OF Its record and past history,
its devotion to the principles Of human liberty
and human rights its great aud imperishabie
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 in state
and national affairs, does hereby make and sf-
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
tional.
Second-That we regard the free school sys-
tenn 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 contended for pure electoral sys-
tenn, 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 aud of the char
acter of the act as drafted by the ballot reform
league Of oregon.
Fourth-That the republicans Of Oregon
send greetings and congratulations to their
brethren Of Maine for having furnished
Thomas Il. Reed an hOuSst aud courageous
statesman, who, as speaker Of the house of re
presentatives. has secured for the people the
right Of the majority to govern, aud we de
uuuncC the tiCtiO by which democratic mem
bers Of congress attempt to justly the technic-
al defeat OF the will OF the people and the ma
iority of their own body by refusing to vote.
though in fact present and in duty bound to
do so.
Fiah-That we rejoice in the fact that in the
last presidential election the American people
ted 70 Nyhn1h he
doctrine Of proctection which the democratic
party proposed to destroy, and we are i'll 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 bill now pending befoIe
congress, and on behalf of the wool-growers,
and other industries of the Pacific Northwest
we urge upon our representatives in congress
TO do all il their power to secure the early pas.
sage of said bill.
Sixth-That. recognizing the fact that the
United States is the greatest verprUducing
country in the world and that both golu and
silver were equally the money of the constitu.
ton from the beginning of the republic until
the hostile legislation against silver which un-
duly contracted the circulating medium Of the
country, and recognizing that the great inter
ests OF the people demand more money for use
i'll the channels of trade and commerce, there
fore we declare ourselves i'll favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and denuuuce
any attempt to discriminate against silver as
unwse and unjust.
Seventh-That the gratitude of the nation to
the defenders of the Union cannot be measur
ed by laws that the legislation of congress
should conform to the pledges made by loyal
people, and be so enlarged and extended as to
provide against the possibility that any man
who honorably wore the federal uniform shall
become an inmate of an lms-house, OF de
pendent upon private charity.
Eighth-That we are in favor of fair and
equal distribution of taxation, and we believe
that all property exempt by law should contrib
innate expenses ofthe legislature; that we are
i'll favor of the adoption of such amendment to
our assessment laws as will secure the equal
and Just assessment and taxation of all pro
perty at its true value.
Ninth-That we demand the forfeiture by
congress of the land grant ofthe Northern Pa
cihc railroad from Wallula to Portland.
Tenth-That we are in favor of the passage
through congress of the bill providing for a
boat railway at The Dalles of the Columbia riv-
er which has been passed in the senate by the
efforts of Senator Mitchell and Dolph; that we
believe it to be the most practicable plan Tor
the relief of the producers and for the vast ter
ritory of country tributary to the great Colum-
bia river.
Eleventh-That we favor the enactment Of q
law i'll the interest of the wage-earning classes
in factories aud mines, workshops and public
work, fixing eight hours as days work, and
we denounce the convict contract labor system
as unjust to the honest labor of our state, and
believe that all laws recognizing such system
should be repealed; that we are opposed to the
further immigration of Chinese laborers to the
United States, and we demand more stringent
and effective measures for carrying into opera
ton the euactments of congress excluding the
Chinese laborers from American soil.
Twelfth-That we reterate our approval Of
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improvements especially for rivers and har
bors that we favor the continuation of the pol
icy of using the public money for the
public welfare, believing that the i'm
provement of our waterways will result
in q material reduction of the rates Of trans
portation;that we hold all corporations strictly
responsible to their liabilities under the law,
and recognize the right of the Legislature to
enact all reasonable limitations on corporate
power.
Thirteenth-That we favor legislative enact
meht by which there may be elected or ap-
pointed a state inspector of weights and
measures; also we favor amendments to mu-
ncipal charters which shall require the ap-
pointment of building and sanitary inspectors
in cities of ten thousand or more inhabitants.
Fourteenth-That we are in favor Of an early
survey Of the unsurveyed public lands of the
state i'll order that the same may be claimed
and occupied and titles speedily procured by
bona ide settlers under the laws Of the United
States. We demand liberal appropriations by
congress to secure that end,
Fifteenth-That while disclaiming the right
to interfere with the administration of the in
ternal affairs of foreign nations we sincerely
approve the efforts Of Irish and English states
men to secure by peaceful methods the Amer
ican principle Of home rule of Ireland.
Sixteenth-That we denouuce all trusts and
combinations, that have for their object the
controlling Of the market value Of the neCes-
saries of life and that we are in favor Of laws
restraining and abolishing the same
Seventeenth-That we congratulate the
country upon the success and prosperity that
have marked the first year of President Har-
rison's administration; that we rejoice in the
restoration OF dignity, ,vigor and statesmanship
in the conduct of foreign affairs, which have
settled grave complications upon basis which
secures every American right and which by
friendly advances and hospitality have streng-
thened the bonds Of sympathy and interest
which join rs 10 the republics Of the American
continent, paving the way 10 policy of peace
Of extended commerce and amity among all
the nations Of the new world; that we com
mend the present national administration for
applying the surplus funds 10 the payment OF
interesting bearing bonds as contrasted with
the democratic policy Of lending the surplus
TO banks which retained their bonds and col
lected interest thereon while using the peoples
money which should have been applied 10 the
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