The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
ADOPTED
Declaration Of Principles of
the Reform Parties.
SILVER AND REFORM
These Are the Prom nent Features
On Which the United Parties Will
Go Before the People.
The Gage Bill and the Present Admins
tration Observation-Disclosures Ex-
travagsnce Condemned-Sinple and
Economical Government Promised.


Economical Government Promised.
Following is the platform adopted
by the state conventions OF the dem
ocratic, peoples and silver republican
parties in session at Portland last
week. and on which they will ask the
| suffrage of the voters of the state:
| United in a common cause for the
sacred purpose of preserving the prin.
ciples OF government by the whole
| people, in fact as we'll as IN name,
restoring and maintaining equal
ity. under that gov r. ,nent, of all
classes, we, the peoples. democratic
and silver republican parties OF the
state OF Oregon, waving all minor
points OF diff renee, and uniting for
the purpose OF carrying out the grr;. t
underlying principles upon which va
are all agreed, do make and present to
6 5ie people of this state the following
declaration of principles, and to tn.
'arrying cut of which We solemn,
pledge each and every candidate upon
III" united tirket:
Fi"st-We demand the free and un
restricted coinage of silver and col,
at the present legal ratio of l6 to ].
Without waiting for the consent q
f'reign nations; and we are unalt,.'
bly, opposed to the policy of the pre-
mt republican admi isiration in d.
manding the retirement of greenbacks,
md the turning over OF the money,
making power of the government to
ne national hanks, as presented /.
he bill drawn by the re publican Sc,
'Atarv of the treasury. and indo se
" President Mckinley; and we e,
oecially denOunce the avowed attemp
ny said bill to fasten the country irr,
vOrably and forever TO the single gol,
standard.
We demand national money, safe
ind sound, issued by the general go,
'rnment only, without the int. rveh
ti1n of banks OF issue. to be full lega
tender for all debts. public and pri
vate; also a just. equitable and efficieni
means of distribution direct to tn.
people through the lawful disburse
ments of the government.
We demand that the volume of .ir.
culating medium be speedily increas
ed to an amount sufficient to meet til.
demands of the business and popula
zion of this country, and to restore the
just level of prices of labor and prv.
duction.
We favor such legislation as will
prevent for the future the demonetiza-
tion of anv kind Of legal-tenuer money
by private contract.
We demand that the governmeu t, In
pay ment of Its obligations, shall Us,
It's option as to The kind of Lawful
money in which they are to be pail,
and we denOunce the present and pre-.
ceeding administrations for surrender
ing this option to the holders OF gov.
ernnent obligations.
We demand that there shall be no
further issue of United States interest
beaIing bonds.
We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit of the saw
ings of the people and to facilitate ex-
change.
We demand the election OF United
States SENATORS by direct vote of th,
people.
We demand the initiative and refer.
endum system of law-making in lie
optional form, local, state anu
national. and the submission by con.
gress of all important national ques
tions for an advisory vote of the pe0
pie, until such time as the nj tional
constitution shall have been ameudet
so as to provide r direct legislation
We condemn as dangerous aHc uu
just the surrender, in all department,
Vt the gov rnment, to the influence o
of wealth generally; and the packin.
of the highest courts of the land will
corporation lawyers, too ready tO do
the will of their late employers, am
TO set aside valid AID wholesome laws
passed by the legislative departmei T.
of the states and government, utOL
himsy pretexts, at the behests uf sLch
INSTITUTIONS.
Weare opposed to government b.
injunction.
In state matters, we demand:
A simple and well-g uarded registra
tiou law.
A more equitable mode of appoin
ing Judges Of election.
Stringent laws to reg gulate the oper
Lion of fish traps. fish whe-ls ana al
fishing gear in tn waters within th
jurisdiction of the state.
We denounce and condemn the CT,
rupt and eAtravagant republican legis
lative asserA blies, and charge that tn.
republican party. in its eagerness fO'
The spOils of utfice. has become DIVIDED
into warning factions. so that it is in
capable of government as exsmplifieu
b. the condition existing in the Offic,
of the state treasurer, there being
this time more than $50, 1000 therei,
wrung from the people by the process
uf taxation, while state warrants ar
stamped mot paid for want of funds
We demand that all district and
county officers be placed upen salaries
commensurate with the duties to be
performed by them.
Inssmuch as railroad and other cor
porate property is not bearing its
proportion of taxation, we demand
that such property shall bear its just
and equal share of the expenses OF
government.
CUBAN WAR MUST END.
Madrid Is SO Eotified In = Note From
Washington.
WAS INGToN. March % The Unit
ed states government has presented
through Minister Woodford, at Mad
rid, carefully prepared note dealing