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OREGON. 



upon the great reduction of taxation and expenses, 

 brought about through the agency of the Indepen- 

 dent movement, and we demand the adoption of a 

 similar policy of retrenchment on the part of the Gen- 

 eral Government. 



2. That we favor a return to specie payment at the 

 earliest practical moment. 



3. That the election of any man to the presidency 

 of the United States for three successive terms would 

 be a violation of the traditional sentiments of the 

 republic, and we utterly condemn any and all third- 

 term schemes. 



4. That we demand the repeal of the act doubling 

 the salary of the President. 



5. That we pledge the nominee of this conven- 

 tion to labor for Government aid for opening up and 

 improving the rivers and harbors of our State, es- 

 pecially t the Coos Bay road, Port Orford Harbor, the 

 Columbia, Willamette, and Coquille Rivers, and the 

 construction of locks at the Cascades of the Colum- 

 bia; and also for the extension of public surveys 

 to accommodate the advancing settlements of our 

 State. 



6. That we favor the adoption of all reasonable 

 measures for securing cheap transportation, and to 

 to this end we pledge the nominee of this conven- 

 tion to labor for aid for the construction of the Port- 

 land, Dalles & Salt Lake Eailroad, and the Win- 

 nemucca Kailroad; that the interests of the State 

 demand the completion of the Oregon & California 

 Railway to the southern boundary of the State, the. 

 extension of the Oregon Central Kail way to Junction 

 City and to Astoria, and the construction of the Cor- 

 vallis & Yaquina Bay Railway ; and we favor the 

 construction of a wagon-road along the south bank 

 of the Columbia River from the mouth of the Sandy 

 to the Dalles. 



7. That corporations, like individuals, should be 

 in subjection to law, and the rates of freights and 

 fares are proper matters for legislative control. 



8. That we regard with favor the increasing inter- 

 est manifested by the industrial classes in favor of 

 retrenchment and reform in public affairs. 



9. That we demand that this State be reimbursed 

 by the general Government for the expenses incurred 

 on account of the Modoc War. 



10. That we oppose any division of the public- 

 school funds for sectarian purposes. 



11. That none but honest, moral, and sober men 

 should be permitted to fill any positions of honor or 

 trust. 



The Republicans assembled in convention at 

 Salem, August llth, nominated Henry Warren, 

 and passed the following resolutions : 



Resolved,, 1. That the Republicans of Oregon de- 

 clare unalterable adherence to the indissoluble union 

 of the States ; sovereignty of the Federal Govern- 

 ment in the functions assigned it by the Constitu- 

 tion ; rights of the States, and equality of all men 

 before the law. 



2. That we approve of the present Republican 

 national Administration, and especially the efforts 

 to prevent and punish fraud, expose past violations 

 and to guard against their occurrence in the future. 



3. That we indorse the policy of adjusting diffi- 

 culties between this and foreign nations by arbitra- 

 tion instead of war. 



4. ^he Republican party of Oregon oppose a third 

 presidential term, and believe that President Grant's 

 letter to General White fairly removes that issue 

 from politics. 



5. That gold and silver are the only reliable le^al 

 tender, and a currency convertible into coin should 

 therefore be gradually attained, and we are in favor 

 of resumption of specie payments as soon as it is 

 practicable to do so without disturbing the business 

 interests of the country. 



6. We demand that the patent laws be modified 



and revised, to relieve industry from the oppression 

 of monopolies. 



7. We demand that all railways and other corpo- 

 rations shall be held in fair and just subjection to 

 the law-making powers constitutionally exercised. 



8. We condemn the corruption and extravagance 

 of the present Democratic State administration. 



9. We demand of our representation in Congress 

 their best efforts to secure aid from the General Gov- 

 ernment for the free navigation of the Columbia, 

 by building locks at the Cascades and the Dalles, ' 

 and a wagon-road from Sandy to the Dalles ; the 

 improvement of the Willamette, Coquille, and Rogue 

 Rivers ; the erection of a breakwater at Port Orford ; 

 the construction of the Portland, Dalles & Salt Lake 

 and Winnemucca & Yaquina Bay Railroads, and 

 the early completion of the Oregon & California 

 Railroad from Roseburg to Redding, the west side 

 road from St. Joe to Junction, and also the exten- 

 sion of the public surveys to meet the wants of the 

 increasing population of the State, and the construc- 

 tion of a wagon road from Ashland by Link River, 

 Langell Valley, and Goose Lake, to the eastern State 

 line. 



10. That we are in favor of opening up the Uma- 

 tilla and Siletz Indian reservations for public settle- 

 ment. 



11. That we are in favor of maintaining our pres- 

 ent free-school system, and of increasing its effi- 

 ciency, and are opposed to any division of the public- 

 school moneys for sectarian purposes. 



12. We cordially invite all persons opposed to the 

 restoration of the Democratic party to power in the 

 nation to forget all past political differences, and 

 unite with the Republican party in maintaining the 

 cause of true reform. 



The election resulted in the success of the 

 Democratic nominee, the vote being as fol- 

 lows : Lane, Democrat, 9,373 ; Warren, Re- 

 publican, 9,106; Whitney, Independent, 837; 

 Dimmick, Temperance, 345. 



The woman's rights movement in Oregon is 

 one of considerable importance. A three days' 

 session of the third annual Woman's Suffrage 

 State Convention was held in Portland, in 

 February. The aims of this party are indi- 

 cated in the following resolutions which were 

 adopted : 



Whereas, Political power has rested and still does 

 rest solely with our legislative bodies, who are sup- 

 posed to represent the sentiments of their constitu- 

 ents ; and 



Whereas, It has seemed to those who are interested 

 in the accomplishment of woman suffrage as a neces- 

 sity of vital importance that an appeal to those 

 .bodies is the only means of obtaining the desired 

 result ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, By this association, that woman suffra- 

 gists should continue, as heretofore, to appeal to those 

 to whom the making of the laws is intrusted, as 

 the only potent means in their power for the ac- 

 complishment of the cause they so earnestly repre- 

 sent, hoping for a favorable decision ; feeling assured 

 that the men composing the legislative assemblies 

 will not long be blind to their own interests by clos- 

 ing the doors of justice against one-half of the citi- 

 zens of this State. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this association are 

 due, and are hereby tendered, to the members of our 

 recent legislative assembly who so ably and ear- 

 nestly advocated our cause in the face of ridicule and 

 opposition, thereby rendering their names illustrious 

 in the annals of the State as fearless champions of 

 political equality. 



The fourth anniversary of the Oregon State 

 Temperance Alliance was held in Salem in 



