Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-29
UNION PLATFORM.

/ United IN a common cause for the sacred
purpose Of pre-. rving the principles Of gov
I eminent by the whole people, in fact as well
as in name, restoring and maintaining equal
ity, under that goyernu ent, Of all classes, we,
I the peoples Democratic and Silver Repub-
/ lican parties Of the state Of Oregon. waving
all minor points Of difference, and uniting for
the purpose Of carrying out the greatest un
derlying principles upon which we are all
aeseed, dc make and present to the people ol
this state the following declaration Of prin-
ciples, and to the carrying out Of which we
solemnly pledge each ard every candidate
upon our united ticket:
First-We demand the free and unrestricted
coinage Of silver and gold at the present
gal ratio Of I6 to /, without waiting for
the consen; OF foreign natiOns,' and we are
unalterably opposed to the policy T the
present Republican administration in d.
manding the retirement Of greenhacks, and
the turning over Of the money making power
Of the government 10 the national banks, as
presented by the bill dawn by the Repub.
lican secretary Of the tr'asury, and indOrsed
by President Mckinley; and we especially
denonnce the avowed attempt by said bill to
fasten the country irrevoc4 bly, and forever to
the single Gold stsndard.
We demand q national money, saf. and
only, without he Intervention Of the banks
Of issue, to be full legal tender for ali
debts public and private, also just, eqnit-
abe and efficient means Of distribution 1irect
to the people through the lawful disburse
ments Of the government
We demand that the volume Of circulating
medium be speedily increased TO an amount
sufficient to meet the demands Of the busi.
ness and population Of this country, and u
restore the just level Of prices Of labor and
prodnction.
We favor such legislation as will prevent
for he future The decentralization Of any
kind Of legal tender money by private con-
tract.
We demand that the government, in pay
ment Of its Obligations shall use its option
as to the kind Of lawful money in which
they are to Le paid, and we derounce the
pre- EN- and preceding administrations for
surrendering this option to the holders Of
government obligations,
We deman that there shall be no further
issue Of United States inierest-bearing bonds
We demand that postal savings banks be
established By he government for the safe
deposit Of TIE savings Of the people and to
fsci itate exchange.
We demand the election Of United States
senators by dire,t vote Of the people.
We demand the initiative aHd referendum
system Of law-making in its optional form,
local, state and national, and the submission
by congress Of all i'm yortant national questions
for an advisory vote Of the people, until such
time as the national constitution shall hAv-
been amended so as to provide for di ect leg
islation.
We condemn as dangerous and just he
in all Departments Of the govern
merit, to t! c influence OF trusts, corporations
and aggregaiions Of wealth generally. ani
the packing Of the highest Courts Of the land
with corpora ion lawyers, too -eady to do
the will Of their late employers, and to set
aside valid and Wholesome laws passed by
he legislative departments of the states and
government, upon limsy pretexts, at the be-
lests Of such institutions.
We are opposed to government By injunc-
ion.
In state matters, we demand.
A simple and well-guarded regish aticn
aw
A more equitable mode of appointing judges
II election.
Stringent laws to regulate the operation Of
ish traps. FISH wheels and all fishing gear in
Ii. waters within the jurisdiction Of the
tate.
We denounce an condemn the corrupt and
'Xtravagant Republican legislative assemblies. /
md charge that the Republican party. in its
.agerness for the spoils of Office, has become
iiNided into warning factions. so that it is in
,aPable OF government as exea plihed by the
condition existing in the Office Of the state
Teasurer, there being at this time more than .
500, 900 therein wrung from the people by /
he process Of taxation, while state warrants I
re stamped "Not paid for want Of funds"
We demand that all districts and county .
'ficerc be placed upon salaries commensur-
tie with the duties to be performed by them. I
Iuasmuch as railroads and other corporate /
property is not be airing ITS proportion Of tax
ltion, we demand that such property shall .
'ear its just and equal share Of the expenses
II government.