The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-04-10
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FRIDAY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

elected secretary, and FRANK sklpHOrtn,
of Lebanon, assistant secretary.
The following committees were ap-
p inted:
Credentials - E f Hammack, ] X
Weathertord, Col Mathews.
Resoiutions-M A Miller, Jas Peery,
Jas q Galloway, A Mcclure. Oliver
Hyde.
Districting county for state delegates
JET Eeyers, Geo Finley, X Weather
ford, Mat, Scott, G q Jackson
Order of business-L II Montanyc,
Frank Skipworth, Hiram Powell, J K
Weatherford, " @ Cooley.
Permanent organization III McE!-
mur-y, { VI Burkhars, T VI Suith.
Adjourned until II o'clock.
The committee on order ot business re-
ported the following:
Election of permanent officers.
Report OF committee on credentials.
Adoption OF reso utions.
Nominations IS follows:
Three Representatives.
County judge.
One county commissioner.
County clerk
County sheriff
County recorder
County treasurer.
County assessor.
County school superinss ndsu,.
County surveyor
County coroner.
District justices and Coaztables.
Central committee
Upon motion the temporary officers
were made the permanent officers OF the
convention.
The committee on credentials reported
substantially as heretofore pn 6iished.
The comm ittee on platform reported
as follows:
Tie democrats Of Linn coaaty, Ore
COL, in contention ass mbled. believing
that the present depressed condition Of
the country is largely due 10 the Imam
syssem now prevailing IN the United
states in consequence OF the bad Laws on
that subject passed by congress during
the last thirty years. aud believing thai
the money question is one oi Tue main
questions Of public Importance now be-
Ioie the country, we are therefore Hnsl-
i.rAbly opposed 10 the single gold stand
ard and in favor Of Immediately return
| ing 20 the constitutional monetary system
IN exisirasc in siis oo1nsry up 10 the
wear 1873: 10 this end we demand tie
| Tree and unlimited coinage oi silver and
1
money at The present legal ratio ct 10 70
/. without ahe intervention Of any Tor.
eigu or European cunferenee whatever
aud upon terms ot exact equality az tbs
/ minfs, aud when So coined, 20 ue o'
equas legal tender quality for all debts
dues and demands both public and pFs'
vaie in any anount.
2 We demsnd that all paper money
shall he issued directly By The govern
ment without the intervention Vt any
national or private bank.
;. We are utterly opposed 10 The ~
suing OF interest hearing bonds IN ttmes
oi peace.
i i. We favor The repeal OF all speciti'
contract laws both state and national Il
regard 70 the payment oi debts IN an,
| particular kind OF money, except the tul
! legal tender money Of the country.
II 5. We are in favor of . tariff 80 sd
J iugted as TO affect alike our agriculture
: our laooring people. our commerce ans
our manufacture.
8. We are in favor OF = prompt &c
e vigorous enforcement OF the Monru
} Doctrine under all proper eircnm siAnee'
Il Z. We demand such legislation by os
next legislature as will guarantee TO IN
a electors OF the state the opportunity I
depressing their approval or disapprov'
!. by vote OF ali pubic measures.
MI s. We are opposed TO the presses
n school book monopoly OF tins sta
whereby the people are compelled to pa
unjust -.id unreasonable prices Tor ecno
lbooks. We therefore arraign the repu
: lican party OF Oregon for enacting sns
!, Laws whereby tiI. school children OF u
state are compelled 10 pay tribute
y book trnst, and demand that said Ia,
be repealed at the next session OF q
legislature.
y Q. We favor the construction os q
Y Nicaragua canal. and the control there
70 by the government of the United STAT
y 10, To the end that We may have
= economical administration OF tie sts
- government, we demand that the saiar
- Of all state officers shall be kept s.ricl
ne within the limits OF the constitution, q
ag that all laws now providing extra lees
~ compensation ior any duty or service I
~ posed by law upon such officer shall
= repealed.
Re il, We urge upon the next legis
&c ture the unqualified repeal OF ali usel
'ce commissions and especially demand
re- repeal OF the laws creating the RailrG
ne Commission, the State Board OF E1n'
'Iy za,ion and the Domestic Animal Cc
mission, and also the repeal OF the IL
= creating and appropriating money
I, ls the support OF the state and DIST
.ne fairs, and the Office OF fish commissl
er and game protector.
a II. We demand the repeal oil all
'se- providing for the organization and !
uks port OF the Oregon State Militia, and
ouy 50 the repeal OF the law creating the
flee OF Attorney general.
13. We demand the reenactmeni
"a. the mortgage tax law, and the amt
~ ment OF our assessment laws go tina
a., ara the just Indebtedness oi the tax p
a within the state may be deducted
- his assessment.
Iged IA. AS the salaries at present pai
ue cur county officials render taxation
nm. densome, we therefore demand thai
otes salaries of the County Clerk
Linn county bereduced from 500
$500 per year; the Sheriff from $40
a $3.50: the County Recorder from
E 10 1920; the County Judge from
to 5000; the County Treasurer from
TO $500; and We dencunce the exit
ganee that has prevailed in the Go
Assessors Office during the admin
tion OF the present republi AN In
bent.
Is. We condem the last legisl
for It's willful disregard of its piedg
economy and its failure to repeal
laws creating the useless commits
and we pledge the candidates nomi
by this convention to favor rednct
salaries in all departments; State,
~ and municipal.
The committee on delegates to ths
convention reported with the deli
as follows:
NJ A Miller, sodaville, n and s {
on; Geo Finley, Waterloo, Sweet
Crawfordsvllle and Foster; ; n
N and S Brownsville; Oliver lily
ard S Harrisburg; B NJ Miller.
and Shedd; II McElmurry, Ia
Orleans and Center; A Hackiema