Year: 1873




The Emperor of Morocco is dead.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


The Democratic Party Of the Stale of
Oregon IN Convention assembled do
declare:
l. That We recognize and support
the legal and constitutional authority of
the Federal Government, but insist
| upon the strict construction of the Fed
eral Constitution as necessary to the
preservation of the inherent rights of
the people; that we oppose centraliza-
ton as the most insidous and danger
GUS enemy of popular rights, and will
continue to denounce it in every g,liso
in which it may appear; that the several
departments of our Government, Leg
islative, Executive and Judicial, are in
dependent in their respective spheres
under the Constitution, and any at
tempt by any one of them to usurp
authority is destructive of the Consti-
tutional rights and independence of the
others, and should be rejected as dan
gerous to civil liberty.


2. That justice demands revision of
our tariff laws, with view to secure
revenue alone, and not to tax the COM
munity in general for the benefit of par
ticular interests and to the detrimcnt Of
the laboring classes of the community.


B. That the wealth of the country is
the product of labor, and that we hoar-
tily favor such legislation as has for it's
object the protection and support of
the producing and laboring classes.
Capital protects itself, while labor in
its numerous and diversified forms
needs, and must have, the fostering
care of prudent and skillful legislation,
and particularly is this true at this time,
when the profits of production are be-
ing swallowed up in extortionate rates
OF transportation.


4. That all corporations are subject
to Legislative control; those created by
Congress should be restricted and con-
trolled by Congress, and those under
State laws be subject to the control of
the States creating them; and all cor
porations should be so controlled as to-
prevent them from becoming engines
of oppression; and also the property of
all corporations should be assessed and
taxed at the same rate Us the property
of individuals.


5. That we view with great apprehen-
sion the widespread corruption and
dishonesty that has recently marked
our public service, and considering as
shameful and iniquitious the recent act
of Congress granting an increase of
salaries, we demand its immediate re-
peal, and we denounce every member
of Congress, Democrat or Republican,
who supported the measure, and also
the President of the United States, by
whose approval the infamous act be-
came law.


6. That the act of the President in
setting up by the bayonet a government
in Louisiana not desired by the people,,
and having no title whatever to rule
them, was fragrant violation of her
rights under the Federal Constitution.


Z. That every department Of the
Government being in the hands of the
Republicans they are Justly responsible
for the evils and wrongs in legislation
and administration of which the country
complains.


8. We are opposed to granting by
the General Government Of subsidies
to steamship lines to import Chinese
slaves to our shores, and we demand
such modification of the Burlingame
treaty with China as will effectually cut
off this stream Of Chinese emmigra-
ton. .4l.3


8. We demand of Congress an ad-
ditional appropriation for the removal
of distractions to the navigation of the
Willamette river, and such aid by appro-
priation or otherwise as will open the
Columbia river to free navigation, by
means of a canal and locks at the Cas-
cade portage, and the proceeds of sales
of alternate sections of the public lands
to aid in the construction Of the Port
land, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad.


10. That as the vast extent of our
coast, embracing distance of nearly
one thousand miles, IS destitute of
any place of resort for vessels in stress
of weather, and vast amounts Of prop
erty are lost yearly thereby, together
with great many valuable lives; there
; fore, be it resolved that we require of
our representatives in Congress to use
every honorable effort to secure an ap-
preparation for the harbor of Port Or
ford; first, as being adapted to an inn
provement of the kind, and also for
the improvement of all places in the
State that may contribute to our COM
mercial prosperity.


II. That We most cordially invite all
who favor retrenchment and reform in,
every department of the public service
and the restoration OF the Government
to its former purity and efficiency, to
assist us by their votes and influence in
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