Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-19
STATE REPUBLICAN PLAT
EOPM

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 and imperishable
names which lend lustrc and glory 20 the
American nation at home and abroad, among
the nations Of the Garth and as an assurance
Of its continued fidelity 20 the great principles
for which it has contendcd in the past in state
and national affairs does hereby make and af-
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
Secoud-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 and of the char
aCtcr Of the act as drafted by the ballot reform
league OF oregon.
Fourth-rhat the republicans of oregon
send greetings and COT gratulations 70 their
brethren of Maine for having furnished
Thomas b. Reed, an honSSt and courageous
statesman who, as speaker of the house of re
prCseutatives has secured for the people the
right ed he majority to govern, and We dc
nounct the fiction by which democrats uiCm-
nGfS OF NOhlG~S NNlNllllA W justly AliN
al defeat OF the will ot the people and the ma
ioritv of their own body by refusing to vote
Rough III fact present aud IN duty bound to
do So
Fiah-That we rejoice ia ia fact that in the
last presidential election IL. american people
voted to sustain and upuuid the republican
doctrine of proCtecuOu which the democratic
party proposed to destroy, and we are in favor
of the coitinueuce 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 paupet lzed and
poverty-stricken labor of the old world, aud to
this end we endorse the provisions known as
the Mckinley tariff bill now pending bctoIe
congress, and on behalf of the wool-grOwerS
and other industries of the Pacific Northwest
we urge upon our representatives Ill congress
to do all in their power to secure the early pas.
sage of said bill.
SiNth-That. recognizing the fact that the
United States is the greatest silver-producing
country in the world and that both gold 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
in the channels of trade and commerce, there
fore we declare ourselves i'll favor OF the hee
and unlimited coinage Of silver, and dcnounce
any attempt TO discriminate against silver as
unwise aud 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 alms-house, or de-
pendent upon private charity.
Eighth-That we are i'll favor of fair and
equal distribution of taxation, and we believe
that all property exempt by law should cOntr6-
ute its due proportion i'll payment to the legi-
A. 80 1.,syt LOT hat ~
in favor of the adoption OF such amendment to
our assessment laws As will secure the equal
and Just assessment and taxation OF all pro
pelty 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 i'll 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 pracucable plan Tor
the relief of the producers and tof the vast ter
ritOry of country tributary TO the great OOlun'
bia river.
Eleventh-rhat we favor the enactment of a
law i'll the interest of the WAGE earning classes
i'll factories aud mines, workshops and public
work fixing eight hours as a days work, and
we denounce the convict contract labor system
as unjust to tine honest labor of our state, and
believe that all laws recognizing such system
should be repealed that we ave opposed 10 the
United States, and we demand more stringent
and effective measures for carrying into opera
| ton the enaCtments of congress excluding the
| Chinese laooIers from American soil,
Twelfth-ThPt we reiterate our approval oi
| the polcy of liberal appropriations for internal
| improvements especially for rivers and har
| bors; that we favor the continuation OF the pol
| icy of using the public money for th'
| public welfare, believing that the i'm
| provement of our waterways will resul
! in a material reduction of the rates of trans
portatiou that we hold all corporations strictl.
| responsible to their Liabilities under the law
and recognize the right of the legislature {
enact all reasonable limitations on corporat
power.
Thirteenth-That we favor Legislative enact
meht by which there may be elected OF aI
pointed a state inspector OF weights am
measures. also we favor amendments to mu
nicipal charters which shall require the ap
pointment of building and sanitary inspector
III cities of ten thousand or more inhabitants.
Fourteenth-That we are i'll favor OF an earl
| survey of the unsui veyed public lands OF tn
state III order that the same may be claime
and occupied and titles speedily procured b
bona hde settlers under the laws OF the Unite
states We demand liberal appropriations D
congress to secure that end
Fiiteenth-That while disclaiming the righ
to interfere with the administration OF the ~
tcrnal affairs of foreign nations, we sincerel
approve the efforts of Irish and English states
men to secure by peaceful methods the Amer
lean principle Of home rule of Ireland.
Sixteenth-rhat we dcnounce all trusts an
combinations, that have for their object IN
controlling Of the market value of the nece'
sa.ies of hle aud that we are in favor of law
restraining and abolishng the same.
Seventeenth-That we congratulate IN
COUNT upon the success and prosperity thf
have marked the first year of President lia
rison's administration; that we rejoice III ~
restoration of dignity vigor and statcsmanshi
in the conduct of foreign affairs which hav
, settled grave complications upon basis whic
secures every American right and which D
friendly advances and hospitality have streni
thened the bonds Of sympathy and intere
which join us to the republics of the America
continent, paving the way to policy oi peac
| of extended commerce and amity among a
the nations of the new world; that we con
mend the present national administration I,
intefesting-bearing bonds as contrasted wit
the democratic policy Of lending the surpll
. to banks which retained their bonds and ca
leCted interest thereon while using the people
money which should have been applied to II
payment of said bonds.