Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-02

ers a residence Of ten years and a
definite test Of knowledge Of our in
stitutiOns as conditions of citizen
ship; should provide for "a secret sys
tenn Of voting, and should, as far as
practicable, provide that citizenship,
character and Intelligence, and
these only, shall be the qualifications
Of a voter.
Sixth-Should declare the mod
ern trust and other combinations for
maintaining artificial prices tO he
cOnspiracies against the common
welfare, and that they he punished
as such.
Seventh-Should provide for such
arbitration as will prevent strikes
and other injurious methods Of set
thing labor disputes; protect employ
es from bodily injury; provide that
equal pay be received for equal work
by both sexes, and labor, agricul-
tural, and that cooperative assocla-
tions be fostefed and encouraged by
law; and the wages Of the laborer
be secured as far as possible by CIV
ing such person the first lien on
the value he creates.
Eighth-Should provide that
neither national nor state govern
ment shall permit the issuing OF
non-taxable bonds"
The JOURNAL wants all its read
ers to carefully consider the above
declarations Of the third party.
The propositions contain nothing
new. Will some ! cniber Of the
Union party show US wherein they
contain s, mtthing that is not IN Cne
form or az otler, and In various de-
grees of development, advocated,
championed and in many instances
already enacted into law? We were
almost going to say that the bulk Of
the eight propositions can be found
IN several state or national platforms
adopted in the o d parties the past
thre ears. Pro ID ion is enacted
IN some nol thern and In some south
ern states and If the reform has re-
ceiv d any oLe,k it is because too
iat lea demands have GDgered and
discourage tie temperance men
and women in the other parties
We have before beard something
about unearned land grants being
reserved for actual settlers, declaring
trusts to be consplracies, controlling
and regulating corporations, arbitra
tion of strikes, national currency
that shall be full legal tender. These
are not new ideas. They have been
before the people for many years,
are already enacted into law in
many states and being enacted In
Others. There Is not subject
touched upon IN the above declaIa-
tlon of principles that is not before
the present congress in the shape OF
bill. Requiring n ten-years resi-
dence and test of knowledge OF
American institutions of foreigners
before they can become citizens Is
on the extension of principle
that Is now the law of the land,
The average term of residence Of
naturallzed citizens Is now about
five years, and time alone does not
strike at the question of American
citizenship or fitness for II. The
eighth proposition Is one that Is
purely local question. Some
suspect that it IL material out
of which the friends of Governor
Pennoyer have built II bridge, over
which The entire Union party will
be asked to walk into the demo-
cratic camp. TO prohibit the is
suance of non-laXable bonds means
to sustain Governor Pennoyer's veto
of the Portland water-bonds bill.
Whether the Union party endorses
the willy governor at its state con-
vention or not. or whether 1t in
tends IL 80 or not, this little Sth
plank Is the bit of leaven by means
Of which IL IL hoped to leaven the
whole lump and by June 2d trans
form every Union party vote into II
unit for the democratic control of
Greg n.
With Governor IIill in New York
yetolug, again and again, any and
every ballot reform measure that
can be framed, the declarations of
the Union party In favor Of reforms
that are To he accomplished by aid
ing the democracy, with its black
ened record of opposition to all re-
forms, come with not n very good
grace,
1t Is true, democrats are saying
that the third party is for the pur-
pose of aiding therepubllcans. But
Is II true? Is II not fact that all
third party movements somehow
or other always rebound tothe bene-
ht OF the democracy Is IL not
fact that the democratic party has
always been more active aud ready
and willing To fuse with any aud
every new faction aud wing ofthird
larGy2 Aud what for? Not for re-
form or to sacredly champion any
principle
Read the declarations or the