Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
THE UNION STATE PLATFORM.

'rUnited in a common cause for the
sacred purpose OF preserving the princi-
pies of government by the whole people,
in fact as well as in name, restoring and
maintaining equality, under that govern
ment, of all classes, we, the peoples,
democratic and silver republican parties
of the state Of Oregon, waving all points
of difference, and uniting for the purpose
of carrying out the great underlying
principles, and to the carrying out OF
which we solemnly pledge each and ev-
cry candidate upon our united ticket:
First-We demand the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of Is to l, without
waiting for the consent of foreign ma
tions, and we are unalterably opposed to
the policy of the present republican adj
ministration in demanding the retire.
inent of greenbacks, and the turning
over of the money-making power of the
government to the national banks, as
presented by the bill drawn by the re-
publican secretary of the treasury, and
Endorsed by President Mckinley, and
We especially denounce the avowed at
tempt by said bill to fasten the country
~irrevocably and forever to the single
gold standard.
We demand a national money, safe
and sound, issued by the general govern
ment only, without the Intervention of
banks of issue, to be a full legal tender
for all debts, public and private also a
just, equitable and efficient means of
distribution direct to the people through
the lawful disbursements of the govern
We demand that the volum of circu-
lating medium be speedily increased to
an amount sufficient to meet the de-
mands Of the business and population of
this country and to restore the just level
Of prices of labor and production.
We favor UGH legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonstration
any kind OF legal tender money by
contract.
We demand hat the government, in
payment of its obligations, shall use its
option as to the kind of lawful money in
which they are to be paid, and we de-
the present and preceding adj
ministrations for surrendering this OPP
ton to the holders of government obi
We demand that there shall be no fur
issue of United States interest bear
ing bonds.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
We demand the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the peo-
Pile.
We demand the Initiative and Refer
.ndum system OF law making in its op-
form, local, state and national
and the submission by congress of all
important national questions for an adj
vote of the people, until such
as the national constitution shall
have been amended so as to provide for
direct legislation.
We condemn as dangerous and unjust
the surrender, in ali the departments of
the government, to the influence of
corporations and a%ggregations of
wealth generally and the packing of the
highest courts of the land with corpora
ton lawyers, too ready to do the will of
their late employers, and to set aside
valid and wholesome laws passed by the
and government, upon flimsy pre-
at the behests of such institutions.
We are opposed to government by in
junction.
In state matters we demand:
A simple and well guarded registration
law.
A more equitable mode of appointing
Judges of election.
Stringent laws to regulate the opera
ton of fish traps, fish wheels ami ali
fishing gear in the waters within the jur-
isdiction of the state.
We denounce and condemn the cor
rupt and e~xtravagant republican legisla-
tive assemblies and charge that the re-
publican party, in its eagerness for the
spoils of office, has become divided into
warning factions, to that it is incapable
OF government, as eXempliffed by the
condition existing in the office of the
state treasurer, there being at this time
more than a half million OF dollars there
in wrung from the people by the process
of taxation, while state warrants are
stamped "Not paid for want of funds"
We pemand that all district and coun-
ty officers be placed upon salaries COM
mensurate with the duties to be per-
formed by them.
lnasmuch as railroad and other cor
porate property is not bearing its pro-
portion of taxation, we demand that
such property shall bear its Just and
equal share of the expenses of govern
ment.