The union Democrat., 1869-07-10
RESOLUTIONS aud Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Cali
fornia in Convention assembled, resolve and
declare as follows:
WHEREAS, Upon the eve of a political can
vass. the time-houored usages of our party
require that a platform of principles be an
nounced 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 proper, therefore,
Resotred. That the Democracy of California
now and always confde in the intelligence,
patriotism and discriminating justice of the
white people of the country to administer and
control their Government without the aid of
either negroes or Chinese.
Resolred, That the Democratic party view
with alarm the action of an unscrupulous ma
lority in Congress in their attempts to absorb
| the powers Of the Executive and Judicial de-
partments of the Federal Government, and to
annihilate the rights and functions reserved
to the State Governments.
Resolred, That the suhjection of the white
population of the Southern States to the rule
of mass of ignorant negroes, their disfran-
chisement. and the denial to them of all those
sacred rights guaranteed to every freeman,
is an outrage and wrong for which the his
tory of free Governments in modern times
may be searched in vain for parallel.
Resolred, That the Democratic party is op-
posed to 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.
ReSolred, That the Democratic party ever
has been, is now and ever will be, the cham
pion oe the rights of the mechanic and work
ingman; that all the reforms having for their
object the reduction of the hours of his labor,
the enlargement of his privileges and the
protection of his personal liberty, have ever
been demanded, enacted 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 passed, and
Democratic Governor that approved, the
Eight-Hour law, and that we pledge our
selves to use our utmost exertions to carry
the provisions 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.
Resoired, That we are opposed to the
adoption of the proposed Fifteenth Amend
ment of the United States Constitution, be-
lieving the same to be designed and, if adopt
ed, certain to degrade the right of suffrage ::
to ruin the laboring white man, by bringing
untold hordes of Pagan slaves Gin all but
namel into direct competition with his efforts
to earn livelihood to build up an aristo-
cratic class of oligarchs in our midst, created
and maintained by Chinese votes; to give the
negro and Chinaman the right to vote and
hold Office; and thatits passage would be mimi
cal to the best Interests our country in direct
opposition to the teachings of Washington,
Adams, Jefferson and the other founders of
the Republic in fragrant violation of the
plaipest principles upon which the super
structure of our liberties was raised snbver-
sive of the dearest rights of the different
States, and direct step toward anarchy and
its natural sequence, the erection of on en-
pire upon the ruins of constitutional liberty.
Resolred, That the Democracy of Califor-
MIA believe that the labor of our white people
should not be brought into competition with
the labor of a class of inferior people, whose
living costs comparatively nothing, and who
add nothing to the wealth of our State, and
who care and know nothing about our church
es, schools. societies, and social and political
institutions.
Resolred, That we arraign the radical
party for it's profigacv, corruption and ex-
travagance in public expenditures; for its
tyranny, extortion and disfranchisement ::
for its contempt of constitutional obligations:
for placing the city Of Washington in the
hands of semi-civilized Africans: and we
particularly condemn the appointment of
healthy and able-bodied negroes to Office while
the land is filed with capable white citizens
who are suffering for the common necessaries
of life.
Resolred, 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 wages of labor, to lessen public and off,
cial expenses, and to the fact that during the
present State Administration the State debt
has been reduced nearly $1,000 900, and
taxation reduced from 81 Is on 500 to 81
cents.
ReSolred, That the so-called Alabama trea-
ty having been rejected by the treaty making
power of the Government, the Democratic par
ty, true to its record as the only political
party which on such issues has uniformly
proved itself faithful to our own country, will
now, as heretofore, be found ready to sus-
tain all measures demanded by the honest
dignity and rights of the republic in it's rela-
tions with all foreign Powers.
Resolred, That all voters 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 appointment of negroes to Office, be invit-
ed to unite with the Democracy in the COM
ing contest.
Rcsolred. That the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, which controls all the wires
connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific, has,
IN lnstituting a tariff designed to give vir-
tusl monopoly of Eastern news to a few news
papers of one political party in this State,
been guilty of great public wrong. has be-
trayed the trust confided to it, and effectually
restricted the liberties of the press, aad that
its action in this regard calls loudly for such
legislative interference as shall prohibit dis
criminations, prevent the use of the tele-
graph as political engine, and make it, like
the mails, free to all.
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