The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1898-05-06
Platform.

| Flrst-We declare our allegiance to those
principles of justice, liberty and equality OF
| all citizens before the law upon which our in
| Stitutions are founded.
Second-We demand the immediate restCr.
| alton of the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the present legal ratio of l6 TO /
Without waiting for the consent of any other
natlon or power, and that the standard silver
doilar snail be full legal tender for all debts,
public and private.
Third-We denounce as unbusinesslike. and
as q fraud upon the industrial people of the
United States, the surrender by the nrese,t
administration, to the bondholders. of the
option reserved to the government. in its con-
tracts. to redeem its obligations in either gold
or silver.
Fourth We favor that form of direct legls
lation known as the initiative and referendum
and imperative mandate.
rifth-We demand the election of all public
officers by direct vote of the people.
Sixth-We declare that money Is the crea-
tlon OF law, and we affirm the right of the
people TO issue sufficient quantity TO trans
act the business Of the country without the
intervention of any banking system.
Seventh-We demand a graduated income
tax to the end that aggregate wealth shall
pear It's just proportion of oftaXation.
Elghth-We are unalteraDly opposed to the
Issuance OF interest bearing bonds, and we
favor the reduction of all public expenses
within the limits of the public income, SO that
public debts may be obliterated.
N1nth--VVe demand the construction of such
locks or waterways, at the Cello falls or RAPIDS
Oh Ihe columbia river, as will obtain for the
use OF the producers of the inland empire and
particularly of umatilla county, the Columbia
river, provided by the God of nature for their
prosperity, and we denounce the insufferable
tfifllng upon the part of the republican sena-
tofs ana ndrepresentatives In congress from this
sIate, during the last 20 years, that has per-
mitted Two decades TO go by without any work
being done ut the Cello rapids, orany serious
effort to do any work there.
Ichth-We condemn our present republi-
an \ fnt iNnu "a
for causing u tax to be placed on grain sacks
winch has unnecessarily caused the farmers
OF Umatilla county TO pay approximately
SoVOO INTO the national treasury without re.
ceiVlng the dement, OF any compensating pro-
lection PN
Eleventh-we demand such a reform in The
attachment laws of the state, that will give
laborers in every instance, a first lien on alI
property their labor has created or imnroyed
IWelith--We demand u labor lien law i'm
TINS state that will give laborers in every in.
su.nce, sun nfst lien ON all property their labor
mas created or improved.
Ihifteenth-We demand u reform of the
law OF this state with reference to the coleC-
ton or attorneys fees in civil actions, to the
emu emu that al contracts for the payment ofat-
torney's fees in notes, bonds or similar obIipn.
tluns, shall be void, but providing that the
prevailing party In a tried action ut law may
nave Judgment In addition TO the amount of
the verdict for such sum as the court NAV nd
Judge reasonable as attorneys fees. And
providing iurther that nothing in the nature
of attorneys fees be allowed in any case.
mortgage foreclosure or otherwise where
ihere is no contest on behalf of the real party
IN interest, except the statutory cost provided
bylaw.
Fourteenth-We denounce the reckless
management ofthe financial affairs of Uma-
tilla county by the present administratlon. i'm
the payment of large sums of money to
various county officers IN addition to the
emolnments allowed them by law, in the
employment OF unnecessary and useless
deputies in the offices of the sheriff, clerk
recorder and assessor, aud the wrongful
of large sums to the county school
superintendent in excess of the salary allowed
him bS law, and suclrgreclSless extravagance
In other ways as ha gEssSNat.y increased the
reduced.