Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-23
The Lebanon Rssolutions.

ernOr OF Oregon, did, on Christmas day.
address so open letter tO Grover Cleve-
land, president Of the United States, in
which be made use Of the following
language: Today is the irst christ
mas 10 the history Of Oregon when
more than twO-thirds If its people are
Out Of employment and more than one
third without sufficient means Of sup
port, aud the debtors are powerless to
prevent the seizure Of their property
and their homes to satisfy, at a small
percentage the claims Of their credit
Ors" And,
Whereas, A body Of men styling
themselves the Portland Chamber Of
Commerce, at q mass meeting held in
that city on Saturday, January 6 1894
by vote Of % ~ 8. condemned Govern
or Pennoyer's letter as Erroneous,
misleading, ,injurirus and not warranted
By the facts or conditions existing IT,
any section Of the state or throughout
the state as q whole. and
Whereas, Another body Of the
wealthy men uf Por'lsnd. STYLED the
Taxpayers Committee of One Hundred
on the same day iD the same city passed
among others the following and con-
Guiding and turgld resolution: 1T he
comes our duty as citizens Of this state,
however much we dislike to raise any
question of vpraciiy between us, to de-
nounce the governors representatiOns
In the premises a. wholly unwarranted.
In consequences Of the assumption on
the part Of the governor If the duti-s
not Included In those for which he took
nath upon induction into office tn f,ith
fully perform, and without intending
any disTespect, We mmend to him
ms own prescription: Attend to vou
own husinesinrss and lpt the president
attend tn his own business" Be 1t
Resolved, By the peorIe of Lebanon
in mass meeting assembled,
1t. That we firmly believe Gov
ernor Pennoyer to be a citizen above
reprOsch. gentleman Of unimpeac' =
able veracify, an executive Of whom
the tnilinR masses Of Oregon are proud,
and that we heartily eudnr his Chnsi
Was letter to the president, fully he
lieving il tn he the true condition o.
the wage earning and industrial masses
in this state at the preseut time.
End. That asinnne but iufiuile knowl-
edge can faihnm the woe snd suffer
ing which q single gold standard has
Inflicted upon the country, we demand
of congress laws for the RECOMMENDATION
and free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and denOunce rs unjust any and all
laws looking towards contraction Of
Ihe currency aud demand a volume of
sound, circulating medium of gold, sill
yer and paper based upon the credit of
the government of not less than $50 per
capita.
3rd. That we repudiate with indig-
nation the self assumed right of the
Portland chamber of commerce to
'peAk for the wage-earners and indus
trial classes Of the state; that we de-
not believe careful investigation was
made by that body or 10y the Brad,treer
Agency Of the condition of the people
" Oregon. and their statement to thai
feet was both erroneous aud mlslead-
ng to 3 very marked degree.
4'h. That We in like manner repudj
tie the self assumed right of the veal
ny body of men known as the taxpay-
RS cammitte Of Que hundred To speak
or the people OF o egon outside the
iiy OF Portland; that We
onsider their action imperlinenr,
lt"gether outside of the duties
lr which they were appOinred,
ntlmatiug by this arroga Mt asSumption
hat We recommend To the Taxpay-
r. Committee # One Hundred to at.
End to the duties for which they
7ere appointed, look after their civ
nd county Officers, their bursted banks
heir drm'raliztd trade, the dlrelections
4 their man Lnwhsdtle If the state
'Ard Of equalization. Read carefully
Ear nld hr .ther & fhett's luguhrious
aianiity hnwlinGs oyer paying taxes
n an equitable assessment of his prime.
properties, bur ia ali charity do not
y lhem assume tn speak for the h-
uslral masses uf his STATE. The peo-
lie II Otgun have no confidence.
halever, in heir opinion, be il good
had. Attend To your business.
eut'emen Of the Taxpayers Com.
llItre of Oae Hundred; Governor Pen. .
oyer Is attending To his. n
The meeting was presided over nv e
T. ), ;. C"urteny, & b. Moutagu. b
as the speaker Of the evening. v
cougars are on the mountains back /
The DAlles, The recent ca d weather
u driven thpTn frnn1 tbafr h,,.,. H.