The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-20
RALLY IN THE VALLEY.
YnmhiiI Democrats Hear Speeches and
Adopt Resolutions

Ynmhill Democrats Hear Speeches and
Adopt Resolutions
Saturday Yamhill county democrats
gathered in mass meeting at McMinn-
Vile to listen to addresses by leaders
in the party and to hold o general
rally and give candidates and support
ers an opportunity to meet each other.
The meeting was called TO order by
III. L. McCann, chairman of the
democratic central committee.
DR.. J. A. Baker, presided. A COM
mittee of three on resolutions with
H. l.. McCann as chairman, was ap-
pointed. After short time they re-
ported the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
We, the democrats of Yamhill
county, in open mass assembly, here
by repledge our allegiance to the time
honored Jeffersonian and democratic
principles of equal rights for all and
special privileges for none. We
reiterate aud adopt the declaration
Of party principles enunciated by the
democrats of Oregon assembled in
open meeting iu Portland, March Z,
1905
Especially DO we indorsc the spirit
of the direct primary law adopted by
the people at the last election. We
favor the election of United States
senators by direct vote, and heartily
approve statement No. as the best
means immediately available for ac-
complishing the will of the people in
this regard.
We insist that the prosperity of our
valley demands that the locks at
Oregon City be owned and controlled
by the government; that the opening
of our rivers and Improvement of our
harbors is necessary for the growth
aud development of our state.
We favor the ownership by the
state of properly equipped printing
plant, and that the state printer be
paid fixed and reasonable salary for
his services.
We are opposed to the leasing of
convicts and bringing them into COM
petition with free labor; we believe
they should be put to work on the
public roads.
We heartily commend President
Roosevelt for giving his powerful sup
port to the honored Democratic doc
trine that the regulation and control
of railroads and railroad rates is a
legitimate function of government.
We reiterate the demand that public
service corporations be compelled to
pay their just share of the burdens of
taxation by the equitable assessment
Of all franchises granted to them by
the people.
We most heartily indorse the ad-
ministration of Governor George E.
Chamberlain, and point with justifl-
able pride to his conscientious and
effective efforts to promote the in
terests of the Oregon taxpayers.
In John M. Gearin our state has a
senator of whom we all may feel
proud, and we pledge an earnest effort
to secure his retention in the Office
which he now dignlfles and honors.
Believing the judiciary should be
uuONe paitHorsulpi We HluOeteiy ouh'
mend the candidacy of Supreme Judge
Thomas q. HALEY, Oregon's farmer
aud nonpartisan Justice, "a man of
the plain people.
Finally, we commend and unani-
mously indorse the candidacy of Yam
hills splendid young democat, Charles
v. Galloway, for representative in
congress.
Charles V. Galloway was the first
speaker introduced and was given a
round of applause as be took the plat
form.
Judge HALEY made brief address
in which he alluded to the criticism
some people had offered against mem
bers OF the bench mingliug with COM
mou people. He said;
II believe in such an act and when
an Office becomes so dignitled that the
official is estranged to the common
people it should be abolished aud when
an official is too great to be of the
common people he should not con-
tiuue in office. The judge and
farmer should be one in their coun-