Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-04

MS feeuilel iU me lyIluaAtpu - . -
pylItlcaI party 70 Oregon. Resdir'
ose5 the names " the delegates sho~i
that Iprominent Republicans, Demo
crats and Peoples Party were partiet
PANTS. The proceedings we're busi
nesslike and 10 excitable Or violent
speeches made, % buncOmbe rest'lg
tiOns thrown out. The men comp -
tng the convention we're the best type
u aggressive intel igent, patriotic
American manhood. The partisan
once seeking type was conspicuous by
its absence. Not . pOIicicaI los or
purity manager put 10 appearance at
the birth n the new Union party.
IL was not 10 be expected that the
Democrats. The PeOrIe's o. the Amer
lean BimetsIlic parties would favor .
Union Of fvrces and voluntarily aban-
don their respective party 0rganiza-
tlOns. There had to be Affirmative
action for Union By sOnIe new and
outside Organization as preliminary
step towards consolidation of the sii-
yer parties. That can now be accom-
plislIed and we believe will be accom-
p.lshed. There will be some friction
anI some resistance. Men trained
in the Old party organizations do not
easily surrender their personal ad-
yantages accrueIng frOM political Or
ga1lzatIon. But surrenders will b.
made and sacrifices will be made.
The money question Is placed 70 the
front 10 the declaration Of principles.
The platform Of the Unicn party will
have 20 be made IN its first state
convention. This outline. as a basis
Of Union. is sufficient to satisfy any
student Of the monetary problem.
The declaration that all paper money
shall he issued by the govern
ment direct; that all money
issued by the government shall be
fun legal tender for any payment 10
citizens or TO the government on equal
terms; that no Law or contract shall
be permitted TO discriminate against
any kind OF government money!
these are essential elementary prop.
osltlons that strike at the root OF the
present monopoly and syndicate sys-
TEN that rObs the government and
oppresses the people. No government
money should be redeemable In any
other kind OF money; all currency
should be good enough TO pay on any
debt or on any obligation to the gov
ernment for taxes or interest. The
government money subject to amy ex-
ccptiOns is a mockery and snare.
All money should be interchangeable,
and once Is sued should not be taken
up, cancelled, destroyed or" redeemed"
with some other money, or issues OF
bonds. Contraction Of the currency
by any scheme Is a crime against the
producer. The issuing OF money for
10000, 900 people cannot be left to the
interest OF corporations and syndi-
Gates. The government must be SOW
erelgn absolute in this vital function,
or the people will become serfs and
vassals OF the money power.
The platform declares for the refer
erendum on all legislation, and by
placing all nominations in the hands
OF the people by direct ballot, at the
the primaries, makes all officials re-
sponslble TO the people Instead Of be-
ing responsible, as they are now, TO
the party machine. This places the
initiatlYe OF all reforms where 10 be-
longs,wlth the citizen at the primary,
at the very inception of all political
activity.
The Union party starts out as all
new parties do-a clean party. We be.
lieye II is not a one man party and is
not subject 70 or dominated byany po-
lltlcal faction; or under the influence
Of any Of the so-called bossers OF Ore.
gon politics. IL is believed the people
Of Oregon have been so long boss
ruled aud party-ridden that they will
welcome reYolution In this respect.
They must educate themselves to
think and act for themselves II they
ever hope toachieye freedom from ma