Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-09-10

the opportunity, sufficient TO the struggle,
great as the greater need requires.
SECTION 3.-We demand the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver and gold at
the ratio of rs to ! without waiting for
the consent of any other nation ON earth.
We denonncc the prctensc Of Rcpubli
can international bimetalism as il sub
teriugc; an attempt To establish Il gold
aristocracy with the aid OF those who
may be duled hy a meaningless phrase.
SECTION 1--WE dcno"ncc the present
Republican administration cf our state as
extravagant, corrupt, scandal breeding
and a willful abuse of the peoples rights.
With Il p!ctensc of IGNORING the mem
DRY Of the great names Of champions of
the people, it now bows down to political
bosses, and has not enrolled upon its
banner the name OF any man unsubscr-
Went to the dictates OF the money power.
SECTION 5.-Wc call the attention OF
the common people to the perpctuation in
our state of the gigantic Republican ring,
which uses the public patronage to con-
troll future elections, to perpctuatc itself
in the control Of the public purse uses
the gigantic earnings oi corporations (by
the methods of federal reccivershiIs) to
dictate the selection Of our representa-
tivcs in congress and the senate; abuses
the franchise Of the public ricsS by OPEN
ing The columns Of it;' newspapers to but
one side OF public discussions; demands
Of and receives from It's votarics absolute
prostitution Of individual liberty to the
dictates OF the machine politicians.
SECTION GIVE invite the serious at
tention OF the laboring classes in our
state to the attempted control of the
elective franchise by threats on the part
OF the Republican leaders.
They do not hesitate to threaten their
employees with discharge unless they SUBJ
NIT to a sale OF the free voting right
guaranteed them by the constitution.
Nor will they stop at threats but will
openly carry out the shameful abuse OF
power unless checked by the righteous
Indignation Of a free people.
SECTION We pledge the people OF
this great state that when given control
OF its government we will reduce the
burden of state taxation to the lowest
limit consistent with a just and careful
administration OF the governmental
function. We will stop the present
! Incit,n Of t1,a 11;f Il ~.
we will, so far as now remains possible,
use the public lands for the benefit OF
the whole people and not for the purpose
OF pulling the purses.rngs of private cor
poratons.
We will reduce the burdens laid upon
production by the greed OF transportation
companies, allied by legislation purchased
from Republican legislatures. To this end
we favor law providing for freight rates
not exceeding those of the Helm bill, and
we favor thiee-ccnt per mile passenger
fare.
We will cndeayor to make possible the
carrying out Of our system Of public
schools, now closed as the result OF Re-
publican extravaganza.
Gree public schools are the nursery
OF good government" and they should,
when necessity demands, be preserved
even at the expense OF every other func-
ton OF government. The Republican
control OF the towns, cities, counties and
state has resulted in the bankruptcy of
our school districts, and we demand the
overthrow OF such control
SECTION S.-We condemn the refusal
of the Republican party OF this state to
divide it into congressional districts, and
pledge our party to fair division OF the
same.
SECTION Give condemn our present
election laws, contrived to throttle oppo-
sition to the ring in power; pledge our
party to their unconditional repeal and
the enactment OF such laws as will enable
each voter to vote as he pleases, and
have such vote counted.
SECTION l0.-Whereas, The railroad
companies OF this state have from time to
time issued free passes to legislators and
other public officers, thereby influencing
their action, we demand that the legisla-
ture shall promptly pass adequate laws
to enforce the constitutional provision
against the granting of free passes to pub
lie officers and the use OF same by such
officers.
SECTION live demand better laws
in relation to mortgage foreclosures the
abolition of deficiency judgments, and
that the possession and use OF real prop
erty remain in the mortgagor during the
full period OF redemption; provided, that
such laws shall not interfere with the
obligation OF existing contracts.
SECTION l2.-We pledge ourselves to
place before the people amendments to
the constitution reforming the present
extravagant judicial system and system
of state commissions.
| CONCLUSION.
We recognize in the coming election q
crisis in the affairs OF the government.
Free government is sclf-government.
We are threatened with destruction OF
the principle of seli-government. The
national banks, the transportation and
manufacturing corporations, the gold
manipulators Of Wall street and Lom-
bard street claim the right to govern us.
Democracy wears no collar; it serves
no master; it has OH its side the plain