The Placer herald., 1869-09-25
Democratic State Platform.

WHEREAS, Upon the eve of political canvass,
the time honored usages OF our party require
that platform of principles be announced for
the government of those who may be elected TO
political Office and, whereas new questions have
arisen since the meeting of the last Democratic
Convention, making such action eminently prop
er therefore,
Resolped, That the Democracy of California
now and always confide in the intell gcnce pa
triotism and discriminating justice of the white
people of the country to administer and control
their Government without the aid of either ne
groes or Chinese
Resolved, That the Democratic party view with
alarm the action of an INSCRIPTIONS majority in
Congress in their attempts TO absorb the powers
of the Executive and Judicial departments of the
FEDERAL Government and to annihiatc the rights
and functions reserved to the State Govern
ments.
Resolved. That the suljection of the white pop
ulation of the Southern States to the rule OF
mass OF ignorant negroes. their distranchisement
and the denial TO them of all those sacred rights
guaranteed to every freeman, is an gu trage and
wrsng Tor which the history of free Govern
ments in modern times may be searched in vain
for Il parallel.
Resolved, That the Democratic party is OPP
posed to the policy of lending the credit Of the
State and squandering the State property upon
railway or other corporations TO the detriment
of the public interests and the overwhelming in
crease of the State debt and taxation
Resolved. That the Democratic party ever has
been. is now. and ever will be, the champion OF
the rights of the mechanic and workingman; that
all the reforms having for their object the reduc
tion Of the hours Of his labor. the enlargement of
his privileges and the protection of his personal
liberty. have ever been demanded, enGcted and
enforced by the Democracy; that we point with
pride to the fact that in California it was the
Democratic element in the Legislature that pass
ed. and Democratic Governor that approved,
the Eight Hour law. and that we pledge ourselves
to use our utmost exertions to carry the provs-
ions of that law into full force and effect. as we'll
as to labor in other directions for the cause of
the sons of toll
Resolved, That we arc opposed to the adoption
of the proposed Fifteenth Amendment of the
United States Constitution believing the same 10
be designed and if adopted, certain to degrade
the right of suffrage to ruin the lai oring white
man. Ivy bringing untold hordcs of Pagan slaves
Gn all but name) into direct competition with
his efforts to earn livelihood to build up an
arstocratic class Of oil garchs in our midst, crea
ted and maintained by Chinese votes to give
the negro and Chinlman the right to vote and
hold office aud that is passage would be inim-
ical to the best interests Of our country in d-
rect opposition to the teachings of Washington,
Adams, Jefferson. and other founders of the Re
public ; in fragrant olation OF the plaincst prin-
ciplcs upon which the superstructure of our lib
critics were raised subversive of the Learest
rights of the different States, and 4 direct step
toward anarchy and its natural sequence, the
election OF an empire upon the ruins of const-
tutional liberty.
ReSpired. That the Democracy Of California
believe that the labor of our white people should
not be brought into competition with the labor
Of class OF inferior people, whose living costs
comparatively nothing to the wealth of our State,
and who care and know nothing about our
churches, schools, societies, and social political
institutions
ReSOiUed that we arraign the Radical party
for its profit gacy corruption and eXrlvagance
in pnblic expenditures; for its tyranny. eytorion
and disfranchsemcnt for its contempt of CON
stitutional obligations for placing Washington
City in the hands of scmi.cvized Africans :;
and we particularly condemn the appointment OF
healthy and able-bOdied negroes to Office while
the land is filled with capable white citizens who
are suffering for the common nccesSarics OF life.
Resoiocd. That we heartily endorse and ap-
prove of the manner in which the Democracy
have administered the State Government, and
point with pride to the Acts to protect the wa
yes of labor, to lessen public and official pxpen-
ses. and to the fact that during the present State
Administration the State debt has been reduced
nearly one million dollars, ami taxation from ~:
&C.. on Sl0O. TO 81 cents.
The resolutions were received with great ap-
pause and unanimously adopted.
Res0lUed, That the so-calcd Alabama treaty
having been rejected by the treaty-m king power
Of the Government, the Democratic party, true
to its record as the only political party which.
such issues, has uniformly proved i,self faith
ul to our own country. will now. as heretofore.
be found ready to sustain all measures demanded
by the honor. gnty and rights of the Republic
in its relations with all foreign powers.
Reseivcd, That at all the vot,rs in the State
Of California who are opposed to the Radical
measures of Congress. including the proposed
Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States. and who are opposed to the ap-
pointment OF negroes to office, be invited to unite
with the Democracy in the coming contest
Loud cheers were given repeatedly during the
reading OF the resolutions. and at the close they
were adopted unanimously, with three cheers tor
the platform.