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INDEPENDENT -IN POLITICS AND RELIGION.
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DALLAS. OREGON, SATUAY, OCT II, 1873.
NO. 30.
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Official Paper for Polk County.
ti Issued Svor Satarday Morning, at
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
The following platform was adopted
at a State convention held recently at j
Sacramento. It haa the right ring.
We commend it to the people of
Oregon, and recommend them to
follow the example of the good poople
of their sister State, organize an inde
pendent partand adopt a like platform.
' PLATFORM.
This Convention, representing what it
believes to be the honest seutiment of
the people of the State of California
and encouraged by the splendid success
achieved in the recent State election,
wherein the people almost without
organization, met and overthrew the
Combined power of incorporated monop
olists aud corrupt political and finan
cialrlngs, doth hereby resolve to organ
ize into a party all good citizens who
desire to join in the work of reform and
political regeneration throughout the
State, the better to enable them to
move forward upon the enemy, to rout
such corporations from their stronghold
as rulers aud practically as law makers,
and finally to rescue the Government
from the clutches of the corrupt ionists
who have so long held it in subjection.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That opponents of incor
porated greed and orgauized corruption
oo form themselves into a political body,
to be known as the People's Indcpen
dent Party.
Resolved, That one of the most
serious obstacles in the way of political
and governmental reform lies in the
doctrine of so called party fealty that
tyrannical ruie wnicu Ufirraics me
citizen and sinks him in the servile
partisan, rendering him the helpless
tool of selfish wire pullers and caucus
manipulator. In view of this long'
standing evil, the People's lndependen
party, now in its very inception, once
for all lays down ita fundamental
principle that parties are the mere
instrumentalities to be employed in the
Attorneys at lSllf I furtherance of good government, and
Will practice in all the Courts of the 3d Ju they should be followed no further than
dicial District. while they act in the interest ot the
OFFICE-In Executive building opposlt entire people, of which fact each indi-
May 1073 i-ye vidual must judge for himself, and tha
it is the duty of citizens to abandon
Mobilicr and contract and finance
companies and their several dealings
with the various departments of the
Government exclusive of legislative and
udicial, in order that their past corrupt
practices may be exposed, the rights
and property of the people recovered)
the guilty punished, and economy in
administration and legislation bo
restored throughout the land.
Resolved, That the abon.inablo and
infamous practice of securing the
election to office bv the corrupt use of
money at the polls and m bribing the
members of legislative bodies, which
has become so prevalent in late years, is
an evil which strikes at tho verv
foundation of free gevcrnment, and
thet no man guilty of the atrocious
crime ot obtaiuing or at
tempting to obtain office by such
means can ever meet the .confidence of
the pcodIc.
Resolved, That affirming and
asserting the final sovereignty of the
people, we claim and will ever assert
the right and authority of tho people's
representatives to control and regulate
all such corporations as exercise any
P. C. SULLIVAN.
Attorney & Counsellor -At-Law,
Callas, Oregon,
Will practice in all the Court of the State. 1
STL C SIMPSON E B STONE
Chemeketa Hotel Salem
people who are taxed thereby.
Resolved, That in view of the climate
California wherein rain falls during
only a portion of the year, rendering
irrigation an absolute necessity for the
perfect development of the agricultural
capabilities of our soil, we hold it to be
the duty of the Legislature to retain
control of all rivers, lakes and other
bodies of water, to prevent their
appropriation and monopoly by specu
lators, and to frame and perfect a
system whereby the water can be turned
upon the land at tho expense of the
districts benefitted thereby, and for the
use of people residing on said land.
Resolved, That the surest safeguard
for the perpetuity of this Government
and tho rights of the people must
always be found in the education of the
masses ; therefore, wo will stand by the
common school sy-tcm to maintain it
in ita integrity aud support all im
provements in popular education that
the most advanced spirit ot the age
may suggest or discover.
Resolved, That we regard the prima
ry election system, as now conducted,
especially in ihe larger cities, as being
four years and we will support no man
for Congress who is not in favor of
ameuding the Constitution to accomplish
that object.
Resolved, That the manly and
noble stand taken by Gov. Newton
Booth in behalf of popular rights and
again3t the encroachments of unscru-
pulouu rUruuana and railroad corpora-
ations, on the rights of the wkbbcb,
justly endeared him to the people of
the State California, and that his
franchise or special privilege obtained practically a device which deprives the
by legislative enactment and especially
the inooi porated common carriers of tho
country, and that such right and con
trol and regulation is an unavoidable
honest citizen of hisjjpolittcal influence
clothes the demagogue with power.
It has driven statesmen from our halls of
legislation, and made political economy
pcrogativo of the State and nation J ' 8 ibservient to personal aggrandizement;
aud further, that wo ill use all lawful jit has subverted tho design ot our
means to bring said corporations within
a just aud reasonable control, to reduce
their rates of fair and charges to an
equitable and uniform standard,
prohibiting all unjust discriminations
aud oppressive regulations leveled at
localities or individuals to overthrow
their political rower, and finally to
reduce them to the legitimate purposes
for which they were created and
endowed as the servants and beneficial
aid, and not tho masters, of the
people We further denounce the
acceptance of free passes by public
officers, and believe that it should be
prohibited by law.
THE LOVI3 0F MONEY,
The desire for gain is an in-born
motive of human nature. It is the
natural and heaHhy outgrowth of tho
law of necessity. With few exceptions,
it may be said tbataii men love money,
to get it, is the aim of many lives.
No labor is too severe or onerous, if
hope only whispers of success. Men
Mimufttjr iao 4.. obtain it
no task, however difficult, is complaint
of if they ' only secure their coveted
official conduct and consciencious per- treasure. This is to a certain extent
right and as it should bo. liie love oi
money and the faculty of earning it
have been given to us for a wie and
formance of his duty commend him to
our grateful approval.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions were adopted amid
great enthusiasm, and three cheers
were given for Dooth and the platform.
A member called for three cheers
for the new Declaration of Indepen
dence.
M'KINSTRY NOMINATED FOR SU
PREME JUDGE.
John F. Swift placed in nomination
Klisha W. MeKinstry for Supreme
Judge.
Mr. Clark moved that the nomina
tion be made by acclimation, which
was carried amid applause.
Terrible Scene In a School.
The Atlanta Georgia, Herald oi Sept.
4th gives the following account of a
tcrriblo double murder recently
committed in i school in Baker county
in that State : uTne teacher as
Mr. Alfred Alexander, agod forty
years, and the student, Mr. John II.
Mos, aged about tweuty-one years.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of the principal
R P Boisk P L Willis
BOISE & WI L I. I 3,
Attorneys at Law
SALEM, OHECOSf.
Will practice in all the courts in the State
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JOH J. DALY,
Att'y & Coiiscller-at-Iaw
instantly any party which swerves from
the path of right or passes into the
hands of unscrupulous leaders; and
finally, it utterly spurns and repudiates
th ' doctrine that any citizen owes
allegiance to any political organization,
or that a pure and upright man in
public life can or ought to be under
special obligation to any source short of
the people for office or position.
Resolved, That one of tho great evils
which earnettly demands correction is
the tyranny of party discipline which;
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""8 R TUBER PROFFmro v !SBF thereby except so tar as
res to t&o citizens ol lMiias an a vicm
DALLAS. OREGON.
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W ill pactice in the Courts of Record and In- as luaiuutiuwi uiruugu me oj0t.u
e lor Courts. Collections attended to promptly primaries and caucuses by professional
OFFICE In the Coart House. noliticians. aided bv Government
patronage and moneyed power, has
b. sites, . d. j jc grcbbs, a. a. d become a despotic rule ot tne lew over
nna jt,r.nrRn.' DD7 and we affirm that an? citizeD
nas me ngni io laitc a vti, iu guuu
7i HiTl S cXD ci alt' 'a c actlons and deliberations of
any political organization, caucus or
convention, without bcinj; bound
his own
judgement and conscience may approve
OFFlCKlti rear of Nichols & Hyde's and that the obligations of the citizen
rug store. t ot,.0i, and Datriot are oararaount to those of
the partisan before and after party
nominations are made.
Resolved, That we arc determined to
use all lawful efforts to drive ou the
corrupt political rings that control the
actions of Government, wielding Us
power and dispensing its patronage
with tho solo end of benefitting
themselves and their hangers-on, and of
perpetuating their vicious rulo, and to
that end, wo hereby and for all time
instruct all representatives of tho
people, elected under tho auspices of
the People's Independent party, to
nrgo and enforco 6trict examination
into the afiairs and management of all
tho railroad companies of tho country,
jani1""? !aa WA' ot tueir auxiliaries, urcait
Government, and renderod the ballot
a pnare to the unwary and a mookcry
of the e'ecthe franchise
Resolved, That all property, including
solvent debts, as well a railroads and
and railroad property, should be taxed
in proportion to its cash value ; but
taxation of solvent debts should be so
regulated by law as to obviate al
objection on the score of double taxa
tion, and if this cannot be obtained by the pipils and when she considers thet
legislation under the Constitution as it guilty of any breach of decorum, to
is, tho iur.damental law should be report them to her husband for reproof
amended so as to accomplish such a or othcr punishment. On this occasion
rcsu' the fcubject of her reportorial capacity
Resolved, That the Legislatures of was tlie J0UDg man referred to, Mr.
Resolved, That we arc pledged to the State and nation should u?e all Moss. When his attention was called
thorough reform of the civil service of! constitutional method to facilitate t0 the matter in question he denied the
commerce between the interior por- charge made by Mrs. Alexander
tions of tl e country and the sea, to which led to an animated and angry
cheapen freights and fares as well a dispute. Alexander became enrnged
to increase the means of conveyance, at iue young man for the part taken
iu order that the produce of our farm ty njm n t,0 controversy, and, advan
crs and products of our manufacture? cmg l0 r. Moss, drew his knife and
may bo transported to market at tho tabbed him io the breast Moss in
smallest possible cost. turu jrcw a dagger and plunged it into
Resolved, That it is the duty of Alexander's heart. This was a fatal
Conirrcss as well as of tho State Legis- wound and the man fell. Just thcu
lnt a n inatitntft and enforce the Moss turned to leave, but Mrs. Alcxao-
. . A, - . , der, who was at the side of her husbaud,
strictest loquiry into the affairs and w he from hjmd
management of tho railroad companies ajmiistered ono or two severe cuts in
and other corporations exercising Moss's back, near the region of the
franchises of a public nature, and to sp5ne- " ho result was that both lay
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beneficent purpose. Yet, there is
danger of these faculties being abused
and turned to harmful ends. For in
stance: James "Morrison at one time
called the modrcn Croeus after having
accumulated, by his own energy aud
enterprise, a fortune of twenty-five
millions, became the slave of his
fortune, and at last the mere wreck of
his former self. He was continually
haunted by a fear of want, and engaged
to day-labor for one of his farm tenaJts,
at twelve shillings a week. Finally,
eighteen months previous to his death,
he was the humble applicant of relief,
in company of the town paupers, and
received hh two shillings aud a loaf of
bread.
Thus we see the folly of anchoring
our hope in mere possessions.
Wealth is nothing only in relation to
its uses. Money is but a representa
tive of what it will purchase., Gold is
only the bridge over which we . many
pass to happiness otherwise beyond our
reach. Unwisely gained or unwisely
IV. fii. RUBE Li.
I) E N T I ST.
CQloe one daor North f the Post OfSco
DALLAS OC'N
Particular attention given to thoregulatbn
Children's teeth.
work warrantod
the country, to the end that capacity,
honesty and fitness, and not political
zeal and partizauship, shall be the only
indispcnsiblc qualifications for place;
and especially, we utterly oppose the
pernicious custom, now so common and
productive of evil, of the interference of
Federal officers with State and local
politics, and we denounce the law
passed at the last session ot Congress,
known as the back pay steal, as a shame
and disgrace to American legislation.
Resolved, That we tako ground
absolutely against the custom of land
distribution now in vogue, whereby the
public domain is traded away in vast
tracts to railroads and other corporations,
or to private individuals, through the!
means of script or warrants issued
under various pretenses, or by private
entry on the part of non-resident
speculators; that the truo policy of the
nation is to retain tho publio lands for
tho benefit of actual occupants, upon
the solo condition of residence thereon,
in order to secure to each family a
home.
Resolved, That we arc opposed to
granting aid or subsidies of money,
lands, bonds, or interest on bonds, to
any railroad or othcr corporation, either
by tho Federal. State, county or
municipal governments, and to all laws
designed to procure any such subsidies
under the specious pica of submitting
to s vote of the people tho question as
to whether or not a particular subsidy
shall be granted.
Resolved, That we tako ground
against tho proscnt tariff, believing that
it is the result of a dishonest and
corrupt system of bargaining in Con
gress, whereby each interest peeking
protection conspires with all othcr
interests to support them in their claim,
to the great injury of the oause of good
government, and to tho loss of the
root out and put down the pernicious
wa.,we learn. present of her own volition.
but not in the discharge of any regular ! used, it becomes to often a "bridge of
duty as teacher or any other capacity. J sighs" leading to the dreary imprison -Her
custom, however, had been to j rnent of all that is truly noble in man.
observe tin! conduct and deportment of j Tew ,here are who learn in time the
true Ha of money as an. agent of
happiness. At first, as an angel of
promise, ita possession beckons youth f i
natures to hopeful effort to secure tho
pi ize of happiness; but, once obtained,
it too often becomes a fascinating demon
luring its victim on to moral and intel
lectual ruin. It requires a vast
amount of practical philosophy to make
money, but infinitely more to appropri
ate it to its best uses. To know when
to stop, demands a far greater amount
of perscverauce and moral energy than
he whole labor and difficulty of acquir
ing. Young men, while patiently learning
the lessons of success, do not forget the
warning herein contaiucd
The London Underground Itailwty
is now in process of extension from
Moorgate street to Aldgate. The new
line passes under Finsbury Circus
under IJIoomfield street, under Fins
bury Chapel and the Mtorfields Roman
Catholic Chapel. Uut it is stated that
these buildings will not be disturbed by
tho works. , u
.mortally wouuded on tho scene of the
nil ti flii-t and both cxnired in a short
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practice oi waiunug awci, wniujr .uu ... , . .
pcu . ...vu v of the other. It is not definitely
rates and enarges in oraer io pay knoWQ whether Moss died from the
dividends upon capital which does not I wounds received from the wife or
exist and whioh only stands upon the husband, as all were sevcro and rea
books of tho companies by fraud and by sufficient to produce dsath
were
false pretenses.
Resolved, J hat we are in favor of all URtion and excitement over the horrible
reasonable measures of labor reform affair which,though short was so decisive
and of maintaining and enforcing tho and terrible.
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turing and mechanical pursuits snd at last been nrought to light by the
upon all public works. I Anglo Brazilian limes in tho person of
Resolved, That we are opposed to the Jt'so Martins Couunho, born at
e t Saouavcma, May 20, 1694, and the
... , . . tamer oi ioriy-two cnimren, irom
to mo luruier suosiaizing or Bicarosmp whom havo succeeded in the four
lines for the purpose of enabling them successive generations 123, 80, 23 and
to bring in this degraded class at mere 20 others, making 294 individuals, of
nominal rates, and to this end we whora he 18 the ancestor. A slight
demand that the treaty with China , UJI . , VB ""'
, ,. m cal mark which his 19 years of life
known as Burlingamo r Treaty, be havo placed- upon Mr Coutinho, and
his mental powers arc still such as to
State should be bent to this purpose I ... . t . . fi .
sa the Chinese are a standing menace against the Dutch at Ternambucu, a
to tho moral, physical and pecuniary century and a half ago, and to talk
welfare of the neonle of this State, about the reigns of Don John V, Don
t I T 1 T T TT I .i
Resolvid, That wo are opposed to J"0 Bnu oum 1,1B"a x- UQ,ess ino
the election of a President of tho Uur tlie 0(Jcaa -ffain and riT0 la 8ervinra f n
. -in.. pi. , a
tea otaccs xor more inan one term oi tho Carlists.
tuc iiispano-i;n(;ijsii uii'l'i-
CULTY SOLVKO, ,
The Speck of war that had arisen in
IIII1D nu I IJI I KM IIVI lill Ll n 11U Ll U II I II 1
thrown into the deepest eonster- J the political horizon between ''England
abrogated or modified to one for com
mcrcial purposes only, and that the enable him to digest the ,; news from
whole moral and legal force ot tho Spain." which ho eagerly reads each
en . . , . . day without tho aid of glasses. lie
and Spain, as to the disposition of the
vessels seized by the former from the
Spanish Insurgents, has been dissipated
by the return of the vessel to the
Spanish Government. This scltles a
matter that at one time looked threaten
ing, and settles it in a manner
honorable to the Spanish Government,
which had to make a peremptory
demand before they were given up.
Fortified by the slight nretige . thus
acquired, the Government of Castelar,
having stamped out the Intransigente
insurrection, ran set to work to crush
tho Carlists in the North, Tho
employment of two such, men as Ser
rano and Topcte- The first one of tho
former chiefs of tho Spanish army, tho
latter tho lato head of the navy
shows a degree of political sagacity on
tho part of the President Castelar that
is in itself prophetic of success. s With
peace restored and with tho present
Constitution in fair working order,
Spain would rapidly recuperate and
mprove her standing amng the
tions of Europe. S. F. Chronicle,
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