Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-26
UNION PLATFURN

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/ silver Republican parties assembled 8
state conventions at Portland. MHrcl
E3-1S. lsss.
Cnit=d in a common cause for TN
sacred purpose Of preserving the prin
ciplss % government By the whole peo
pie in fact az vel as in name. restOr
ing and maintaining equality. undsl
hat E0vernment. q all classes. zs. IN.
Peoples Democratic and silver Repub
licsn parties q the state Of Oregon
waving all minor points q difference
and uniting for the purpose u czrryinl
cut the great underlying principles
Jron which We are all agreed. do make
and present 70 the people of this stat.
The following declaration Of principles
and 70 the carrying out u which We
srlemnly pie5ge each and every candi.
date upon cur united ticket:
FIrSt-Te demand the free and unre.
stricted coinage Of silver and gold al
the present legal ratio of IS to /, with
oct aiting for the consent Of foreign
nations; and We are unalterably Op-
posed 70 the policy q the present re-
publican administration In demanding
the retirement Of greenbacks, and the
turning over of the m0ney-makins
power Of the government to the ma
tiOnsl banks as presented b. the bin
drawn b. the republican secretary Of
The treasury. and indorsed b. Pres
dent Mckinley; and We especially de-
nounce the avoVed attempt BY said bill
to fastsn the country irreyOcably and
forever TO the single gold standard.
We demand a national money. safe
and sound, Issued BY the general gov
eminent only, without the Intervention
u banks Of issue, TO Be q full legal
tender for all debts public and private.
zlsO a just, equitable and efficient
means Of distribution direct to the peo-
HlA through the lawful disbursements
II the government.
We demand that the volume Of circu-
latins medium be speedily increased to
m amount sufficient TO meet the de-
mands Of the business and population
Il this country, and u restore the Just
level Of prices Of labor and production.
We favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonetization
Of any kind Of legal tender money By
private contract.
We demand that 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 denOunce the present and pre-
ceeding administrations for surrender
ing this option to the holders Of gov
ernment obligations.
We demand that there shall be NO
further issue Of United States interest
bearing bonds.
We demand that postal savings banks
he 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
paople.
We demand the initiative and refer
endum system Of law-making in its
optional form, local, state and national.
and the submission by congress Of all
important national questions for an ad-
yisory vote Of the people, until such
tune as the national constitution shall
nave been amended 50 as to provide for
direct legislation.
We condemn as dangerous and un-
Just the surrender, in all departments
OF the government, to the influence Of
trusts, corporations and aggregations
OF wealth generally; and the packing of
the highest courts Of the land with cor
poration lawyers, too ready to do the
VIII Of their late employers, and to set
aside valid and wholesome laws passed
by the legislative departments Of the
states and government, upon fiimsy
pretexts, 1T the behests Of such Insti-
tutions.
We are opposed to government by
injunction.
In state matters, we demand:
A simple and well-guarded registra-
tion law.
A more equitable mode of appointing
judges of election.
Stringent laws to regulate the opera
ton OF fish traps, fish wheels and all
fishing gear in the waters within the
Jurisdiction of the state.
We denounce and condemn the cor
rupt and extravagant republican legis-
latlVe assemblies, and charge that the
republican party, in it's eagerness for
the spoils of office. has become divided
into warning factions, 30 that 1t Is in
capable Of government as exemplified
by the condition existing in the office
OF the state treasurer, there being at
this time more than $500, 900 therein
wruns from the people by the process
II taxation, while state warrants are
stamped mot paid for want of funds"
We demand that all district and
county officers be placed upon salaries
with the duties to be
performed by them.
Inasmuch 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.