Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-02
STATE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM

The following Is the platform adopted: Th,
republican party Of oregon, in convention as
sembled, proud Of its record and past history
its devotion to the principles Of human liberty
and human rights, its great aud imperishablS
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
I for which il has contended in the past in state
and national affairs, docs hereby make and af
/ firm the following declaration Of principles:
First-That we favor an honest efficient and
I economical administration of every depart
ment Of the government, both state and ma.
| tional.
second-That we regard the free school sys-
I 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-
/ TEN, in pursuance of this policy. we favor the
adoption Of the Australian ballot system and
we pledge the republican party to enact such
| law at the next session Of the legislature,
substantially upon the lines and 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 b. Reed, an housSt and courageous
statesman, who as speaker of the house of re
prcsentatives, has secured for the people the
right Of the majority to govern. and we de
uuunCg the hCtiO by which democratic mem
bS.s vi congress attempt % justly the techuic-
al defeat OF the will OF the pIoplC and the ma
jOrity of their own body 10y refusing to vote,
though in fact present aud in duty bound to
do so.
Fioh-rhat we rejoice i'll the fact that in the
last presidential election the American people
faN ,y,l
doctrine of proctection 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 laboriug men from de
grading competition with the paupcrized and
poverty-stricken labor Of the old world, and to
this end we endorse the provisions known as
the Mckinley tariff bill now pending before
congress, and on behalf of the wool-growets
and other industries of the Pacific Northwest
we urge upon our representatives iii congress
to do ell III their power to secure the early pas
sage of said bill
SiNth-That recognizing the fact that the
United States is the greatest silvcr-produciug
country i'll 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
csts 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 denounce
any attempt to discriminate against silver as
unwise 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 aims house, or 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
ute its due proportion i'll payment to the legi-
innate expenses the legislature; that we are
i'll favor of the adoption oisuch amendment to
our assessment laws as will secure the equal
and lust 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
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 II 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 a
law i'll the interest of the wage-earning classes
in factories and mines, workshops and public
work fixing eight hours as a 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
tion the enactments OF congress excluding the
Chinese laborers from American soil.
of
the policy 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 the
public welfare, believing that the I'M
provement of our waterways will result
in a 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 state inspector of weights and
measures; also we favor amendments to mu-
nicipal 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 in order that the same may be claimed
and occupied and titles speedily procured ny
bona fide settlers under the laws OF the United
States We demand liberal appropriations by
congress to secure that end.
Fineenth--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
lean principle Of home rule of Ireland.
Sixteenth-That we denounce all trusts aud
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 liar-
rison 5 administration, that we rejoice IN The
restoration Of dignity, ,vigor and staiesmanship
in the conduct Of foreign affairs, which have
settled grave complications upon basis which
secures every American right aud which by
friendly advances and hospitality have streng-
thened the bonds Of sympathy aud interest
which join rs to 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 a. contrastcd with
the democratic policy Of lending the surplus
to banks which retained their bonds and col
lected interest thereon while using the people 5
money which should have been applied TO the
payment Of said bonds.