Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-23
PLATFORM OF 1894,
Reforms Advocated by the
Republicans,
SOME WHICH WERE KEPT
And Some Opposed by Marion
County Legislators.

Following was the platform adopted
by the Marion county Republican
county convention which met al
Salem in the spring Of 1894:
MARION COUNTY PLATFORM.
"The republicans Of Marion county
in convention assembled, hereby de
clare their allegience to the national
Republican party as the only politlca
organization that can give to oul
country permanency in its instltu
tions, stability in financial and com
mercial conditions and prosperity tC
the laborer and producer.
"In the face of the Democratic de
preston, with farm products selling
at rulnous prices, or with no market
whatever, with more unemployed
labor than ever before in the history
Of our country, with values Of all
property still shrinking with a
steadily prevailing financial string.
ency, with three years more OF the
Cleveland incubus upon the country's
neck, we favor the greatest possible
economy In the state and local govern
ments and TO that end, that the tax
payers may be relieved as much as
possible, we demand that our state
officials be placed upon salaries as low
as is consistent with an efficient and
safe administration of public affairs,
and that all fees be converted into the
treasury. The hope Of our country
today is In the defeat of the Wilson
bill in the United States senate. If
that abnormal patchwork Of free trade
and trusts were killed today our
country would at once resume that
prosperity TO which the people are so
well accustomed under the American
protective policy, upheld only by the
Republican party and so ably cham
ploned by VIM. Mckinley.
We declare as the sense of the tax
payers Of Marion county that all APP
preparations made by the state legls-
lature be limited TO the actual neces-
stiles of the present state institutions
While not ignoring the just demands
OF our growing commonwealth, we de-
mand an administration OF our state
and national affairs so adjusted TO the
present universally prevailing eco
nomic distress that the burdens of
taxation become as light as possible.
Resolved; That the senators and
representatives nominated by this
be instructed TO vote for
the repeal of the railroad commission
law and to enact n maximum rate law.
Also that they be instructed TO vote
fora law reducing passenger fare to
three cents per mile and abolish all
free passes, other than fol employees
or for charitable purposes, and when
issued upon request of proper munich
pal authorities duly authorized by
law.
whereas, The last legislature ere
lted a second judgeshlp in the third !
judicial district, aud whereas, 10 has
been found unnecessary for the speedy |
transaction of the business OF the dis.
Lrlct'one Judge being amply sufficient, |
ma whereas, the additional judgeship
viii entail a continued heavy expense, |
Il is
Resolved, That IL is the sense of
his convention that the act creating
'ald Judge should be repealed by the
incoming legislature, thereby abolish
ng the Office"
III The JOURNAL had a word To sug.
rest to the Republican county conven-
Ion II would be TO this effect: Put
lpa ticket composed of men whose
PERSONAL character is a guaranty of
economy to the people Men whose
lands are clean and who will not
toop to take grabs out of the treasury
or themselves and will not readily
consent to Others doing so.
A ticket of that kind OF men would
'revent the possibility of fusion in
Dads at the coming election, for
which the Populist and Democratic 1
managers have made ample prepara.
ions The ticket throughout should
'e so good aud so strong, so clean and !
o able and so well rounded as 10 70. {
lnlre no defensive campaign, and that l
ne taxpayer would not instinctivalv I
inleh at his pocket-bOok '''''' :