The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-25
PLATFORMS.

Asa rule republican leaders exhibit great
sliil and ingenuity IN the construction Of
platforms upon which 10 90 10 the country
appealing for support. But the author Of
The platform adopted at the republican
state convention at Portland exhibited
neither skIIl nor ingenuity and at the same
lime showed an entire lack of candor and
sober regard for facts The first plank
pledges the party 10 an deficient and eco
nomicai administration Of every depart
ment Of government both slate and nation-
al" When we read this IN the light Of
the history Of the last legislature II forces
smile on the face Of the most sober. No
legislature ever met In this state that was
80 profllgi.e Of public funds as that legis-
lature Combines and schemes on ali
sides were made TO loot the treasury, and 50
successful were they that the arproppria-
tions made amounted 10 over one million
dollars. The indignation among republi.
can voters Al this course Of their leaders
was great and Il Il no wonder these leaders
are forced to say they favor economy. And
while these lines 10 their platform we're
being written the leaders IN that party In
congress were engaged In the same bold
proaIgaie course with public moneys OF
the people. Allover the country the boast
has even been made tha. the surplus In the
reasury il not nearly so much as Il was
when Cleveland vacated the presidential
chair, although their has ben TO reduction
Of the burdens Of taxation. This platform
declares the free school system Of the
state s-the special care and pride Of the
republican party. What nons.nse and
balderdash The free school system OF
this state Il the care and pride Of the fecfis
OF this state, democratic and republican
taxpayers alike contributing the means 10
support H. When VIC consider the mag :
nidcent increase In the school fund OF the
state the las, four years under the careful
and economical management Of a dem o.
cratic governor and state treasurer. one
would not be to blame tor concluding thst
the free schools OF the state were the
special care and pride Of the democrats
A pledge Il made ,or a pure electoral
sys.em and the party Is pledged 10 the
Australian system. But these republican
leaders seemed TO have los. sight OF the
fact that evea that system was not
stringent enough TO prevent its leaders
from praeliclng the most outrageous frauds
In Montana and thereby securing the seat
Ing oil two fraudulent United state Sena-
tors. We are told In the fifth plank tha.
the party faYors protection. III. curious
Kind OF protection they favor. They put
diamonds on the free list and high duty
on tin all In the interests OF the farmer.
They favor that kind Of protection that
would pus sugar, bone industry, on the
free list, and on tin. Ian article not pro-
duced In this country they place very
high duty The eighth plask says they
favor an equal distribution OF taxation
Tha. party has had control Of the lcgisla.
ture for years and they have uniformity
eiused to pass any laws that would make
taxation ialf and equal. And 80 on to the
end VI the moss vulnerable platform we
have ever read. At future time fuiher
noiice will be taken of II.