Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20

viding for freight rates not exceeding
those of the Helm bill, and we favor a
3.cent per mile passenger fare. We
will endeavor to make possible the car
rying out of our system of public
schools now closed as the result of Re.
publican extravaganza. Free common
schools are the nursery of good govern
ment. They should when necessity
demands, be preserved even at the eX-
pense of every other function of govern
ment. The Republican control of the
towns, cities, counties and state has re-
suited in the bankruptcy of our school
districts, and we demand the overthrow
of such control.
Sec. 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.
"Sec. 8. We condemn our present
election laws, contrived to throttle op-
position to the ring in power; pledge
our party to their unconditional repeap
and the enactment of such laws as viii
enable each voter to vote as he pleases
and have such vote counted.
Sec. 10. Whereas, the railroad
companies of this state have from time
to time issued free passes to legislators
and other public officers, thereby infiu-
encing their action, we demand that
the legislators shall promptly pass ade-
quate laws to enforce the constitutional
provision against the granting of free
passes to public officers and the use of
same by such officers.
Sec. /. We 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. Pro-
vided: That such laws shall not inter.
fere with the obligation of existing con-
tracts.
Sec. 12. We pledge ourselves to
place before the people amendments to
the constitution reforming the present
extravagant judicial system and system
of state commissions
1--WE recognize in the coming elec-
tion crisis in the affairs of govern.
ment. Free government is self-govern-
ment. We are threatened with de-
struction of the principle of self.gov-
ernment The national banks, the
transportation and manufacturing cor
porations, the gold manipulators of
Wall street and Lombard street claim
the right to govern US. Democracy
wears no collar; it serves no master; it
has on its side the plain, every. day peo-
pie of the country and state, and to
them we appeal with an unquestioning
belief that in this hour of trial and
tribulation right will conquer, wrong
will be dethroned, ever-controlling
masses will overthrow classes, the peo-
pie will again assume authority and
prosperity return, heralded by the an.
nouncement of government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie.
The Populist Platform.
I'VE, the representatives of the Peo-
ple's party of the state of Washington,
in convention assembled, reaffirm our
allegiance to the principles enunoiated
at Omaha and st. Louis, and most
heartily commend them to the favor
able consideration of all lovers Of free.
| dom.
Firmly believing that the present
system of representative government is
inadequate, and that it enables the few
to control the policy of the government
to the detriment Of the interests of the
people at large, and further believing
that no permanent relief will be pos
sible until the people can speak more
directly on laws which they are re.
quired to obey, we demand that the
people shall be given direct vote on
all important legislation, and that all
officers shall be made the servants of
the people, subject at any time to recall
or dismissal, and not, as at present, the
masters of those who create them.
1--WE demand the enactment into
law of the following propositions. The
material reduction of excessive salaries
of all executive, legislative and judicial
officers; lessened freight, passenger,
telephone and telegraphic rates within
the state; the adoption of the Torrens
system of registering land titles; a
general system of non-interest bearing
warrants, receivable for taxes through
out the state; that school books be fur
nished to the peoples pupils in our
public schools at the expense of the
state, that in case Of sale of property
under foreclosure DEGREES the debtor
shall retain possession of the property
throughout the rdemption period, and
the prohibition of deficiency judgments,
and that the period of redmeption
shall be two years instead of one; lib
eral exemption from taxation of per-
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