Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-09

vention; and as result he has Civ
en- to the people an honest and eff
cient public service and an admins
tration which meets with approved
at home and is respected abroad.
I'VE re-afirm our faith in the
principles Of representative govern
ment and the maintenance of politi-
cal parties, believing that no party.
or other association Of men can OBJ
tain its identity or exert its proper
influence for good government with
out organization; and we believe
that there is always wisdom in coun-
sci and that as citizens OF a free
government we enjoy the constltu-
tional right as members Of politi-
cal party to assemble for the pur-
pose OF formulating principles.
adopting a platform and considering
the fitness and qualifications of the
respective aspirants for office within
our ranks; and that any infringe
ment upon said right is a denial Of
the wisdom of the founders Of our
government and the righteousness OF
the constitution itself.
"The Direct Primary Law is the
law Of the state of Oregon and as
such must be respected and obeyed.
not according to some strange and
unreasonable construction placed up
on It by individuals who would
serve their own selfish ends, but ac-
cording to the wording and true
meaning of the law itself.
I'VE demand an awakening of the
public conscience in the matter of
the registration of vSters; gigantic
frauds are perpetrated in every
campaign on the majority party by
the registration as republicans OF
voters who are not or never have
been in sympathy with the republi-
can party to continually labor for
the defeat Of its policies and candi-
dates.
''We are opposed to the measure
providing for annual sessions Of the
Legislature, believing that It would
be unwise and that 1t would oppose
an additional burden of taxation up.
on the people OF the state The ex-
periehce of other states with annual
sessions of the legislature has been
altogether unsatisfactory.
I'VE are opposed to the proposed
measure providing for peoples in
spection of government as such Off
GERS are useless and unnecessary and
only add to the long list of salaried
officials to be supported by the tax
payer. We demand a decrease, ra-
ther than an increase of the public
officers and believe that all useless
offices, boards, commissions and
clerkships should be abolished and
the expenditure of public funds min-
imized.
1--WE are opposed to the PROPOSED
amendment to the Oregon constitu-
ton providing for proportional rep
resentation. This, is an ill-advised
measure, backed by the populists
who have stolen the livery of the
republican party; its purpose tc
force into Office by trick and artifice
men whom the people could not be
induced to elect. It would prevent
an equitable representation of the
sparsely-populated counties in the
legislature and would give the large.
er and more densely populated coun-
ties much more power than they
have at the present time, and will
tend to bring about system of tax
alton without representation II Is
un-American and opposed to the pol
icies and traditions of our people,
especially to that basic principal of
American governnent-the rule OF
the majority.
"We recommend caution on the
part OF the voters In passing upon
the many initiative and referendum
measures on the official ballot at the
coming state election, especial,
those measures proposing amend.
ments to the oregon constitution.
I'VE favor just and economical
expenditure of all public moneys
and the improvement of our public
highway and schools as rapidly as
the finances Of our county will per-
NIT.
I'VE favor appropriations by the
legislature for the purpose OF relm-
bursting the Indian War veterans foI
horses and supplies furnished by
them and used during the Yahima
Indian War and we respectfully ask
the congress OF the United States to
place these veterans on an equality
with the veterans of other wars IN
the matter OF pensions.
I'VE favor the opening of the
Willamette river for navigation
from Eugene to the Columbia. We
favor reasonable appropriations for
the maintenance OF the state educa-
tional institutions and the state fair
I'VE endorse and approve the
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