Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-02
COMMITTEE
COUNTY PLATFORM


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The Prohibition party Of Marion
county, Oregon, in convention assem-
bled at Salem, oregon, on June Is,
1912, expressing gratitude to God
for guidance in the past, recognizing
Him as the author Of all just gov
eminent and seeking His direction in
the campaign before US, makes the
following declaration of principles
for their platform for 1912:
Declaration Of Principles.
The Prohibition party Is the only
truly progressive party, as evil
denced by its broad platform utter
ances in the past. BY its 40 years Of
uncompromising preaching and prac-
Using Of political righteousness, it
has made possible the present pro
gresslye' wave and demand for ma
tional publication. In line, therefore,
with such record, we declare:
/. For the renewal Of our allegi-
ance to the principles and platforms
Of the Prohibition party Of the Unit
ed States and Of the state Of Oregon.
2. We demand relief from the
burden Of excessive, unjust and UNI
necessary taxation,
First. by the dismissal Of all SUI
p|erfluOus commissions and officials;
BY placing all officials upon a rea-
souable flat salary;
BY the abolition of the present eX-
]travagant and dishonest method Of
paying certain officers I'm addition TO
their regular salaries, a large amount
for clerk and deputy hire regardless
Of whether such clerks or deputies
are employed or not;
And by charging all court expenses
and the costs of the care of criminals
whose crime was committed under
the Influence Of liquor to the NUM-
clpality whore the liquor was sold.
Second, by a revision OF the pres
ent system OF taxation,
BY exemption Of personal property
to the amount Of S400.
BY disseminating the taxation Of
mortgages;
BY disseminating the present re-
bate and penalty system of collecting
taxes, collecting only a legal rate Of
interest upon taxes not paid by the
first day Of April;
And by the adoption Of a well con-
sldered income tax law.
g.. For suffrage to women upon
the same terms and conditions as to
men.
A.. We favor a registration law,
which can be more economically ad-
mlnlstered than the present one
o.. We favor equal opportunities
for capital and labor and declare for
enactment Of such laws as will Sc
cure the nearest possible approach TO
this equality.
G, We declare the national gov
eminent should prohibit all inter-
state commerce In intoxicating bey-
erages and should forbid the use of
the mails to aid such traffic - IS
now done regarding Lotteries and
other evils.
Z, We declare for the destruction
Of the white slave traffic with its un-
speakable evils, and the enactment
Of stringent laws and their rigid en-
forcement against the social evil.
8. The Prohibition party for 40
years has cried aloud against the
compromising and halfway measures
of dealing with the liquor question
has stood without fusion or surrend-
er OF It's great principles, against the
gigantic liquor traffic and its corrupt
partnership with municipal, state and
national governments; the combined
liquor parties, the powerful subsid-
Ted press, the heartless sanction OF
business interests, the tyranny of so.
cial custom, and the amazing apathy
and Indifference OF the Christian yot'
ers. We today renew our demand
that the opponents Of the liquor traf'
fic shall get together in the only
place where they a unite and co.
operate with any promise Of success
the Prohibition party, As never
before we call upon all good men and
patriots to rally TO the standards Of
that party, and make 1912 the "Out
to Win" campaign in the war on the
legalized liquor traffic,