The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-05-27

Fifth-Fhorough balieving that gold
and silver should form the pasis Of all circu-
lating medium, we endorse the amended
coinage of the last republican congress by
which the entire production of the silver
rnines of the United States is added to the
currency of the people.
Sixth--We commend th" ''ttri"tic SER
ices ii our senators and representative in
c1rEle~e a.A ef,pr,ve their efforts and
measures tor the general benefit of the
st4ir-and wr especially Commend their in
su-tr> ~ s.hat If measures for the opening
IL. sp.l i4'pr"vement of the Columbia river,
and We detlore all factional opposition to
these measures.
Seventh-that we are heartily in favor of
the passage by congress of a bill providing
for boat railway at the dalles of the Co.
lumbia river, which has been twice passed
through the senate through the efforts of
Senators Mitchell and Dolph; that we be-
lieve it to be the most practicable plan for
relief of the producers and for the develop
ment of that, vast territory of country
tributary to the great Columbia river, and
we are in favor CT liberal appropriations for
internal improvements, especially for all
rivers and harbors.
Eighth-We demand the appropriation by
congress of sum sufficient to complete the
work at the Cascade locks, and that the
work of completing the same be let by con-
tract
Ninth-That we are in favor of a fair and
equal distribution of taxation, add believe
that all property not exempt by law should
contribute it's due proportion in payment of
the legitimate expenses of the government,
and to this end we are in favor of such
amendment to our assessment laws as will
secure the assessment aud taxation of all
property at its true cash value
Tenth-We are in favor of an early sur
vey of the unsurveyed public lands of the
state, in order that the same may be claimed
and occupied and titles thereto speedily
laws of the United States.
Eleventh-We favor the development of
our state by the construction of railroads
and other systems of transportation, and
we hold all corporations to be strictly re-
sponsiFi their liabilities under law, and
we recognize the right of the legislature to
exact all responsible limitation on corpo.
rate power.
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the country should not be taxed to maintain
convicts in idleness, and the state should
give such employment to its criminals as
will relieve the taxpayers without forcing
free laborers from their vocations or reduc-
ing their wages by unnatural competition.
Thirteenth-We endorse the action of
state railroad commission in it's efforts to
secure cheap transportation, and we con-
gratulate the shippers upon the success it
has attained, and we recomn, d that the
law be changed as to provide for the
election of the commissioners by the people.
Fourteenth-The republican party, ever
mindful of the service of the heroic men
who served the Union, favors liberal pen
sions to the sailors and soldiers of the re-
public and generous of their widows
and orphans.
fltieenth-We favor economy in the ad-
ministration of national and state affairs,
the prompt and effective restraint of COM
bines or capitalists for purposes unlawful or
at variance with sound public policy ample
educational facilities for the whole people
by the maintenance inviolate of our public
school system; reservation of public lands
of United States for homesteads of Ameri-
can citizens. and restoration to the public
domain of all nnearned railroad grants; and
we contemplate with pride the progress of
republican legislation and administration