The Placer herald., 1869-10-09
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Democratic State Platform.


WHEREAS. Upon the eve of II political canvass,
the time-honorcd usageS of our party require
that platform of principles he 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 eminentiy prop
er, therefore,
Resolped, That the Democracy Of California
now and always confde in the intelligence, 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.
Rtsoiped. 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 o! he
FEDERAL Government. and to annihiiate the rights
and functions reserved to the State Govern
mcnts.
Resolred That the subsection of Che white pop
ula;ion of the Southern S'aIes to the rule OF a
mass o gnortnt negroes. their acknowledgements,
and the denial 20 them of all those sicred rights
guaranteed to every freeman. is an outrage and
a wrsng TOR which the history of free Govern
ments in modern times may DC searched in vain
Tor parallel.
Rcsoiued. 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 aud 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
ton of the hours of his labor. the enlargement Of
his privileges and the protection OF his personal
liberty. have ever been demanded. cnrcted and
enforced 10y the Democracy; that we point with
pride to the fact that in California it was the
Democratic element in the Legislature that pass
ed. aud Democratic Governor that approved,
the Eight Hour law. and that we pledge ourselves
TO use our utmost cXertions to carry the provis-
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.
Resoiped, That we are opposed to the adoption
of the proposed Fifteenth Amendment of the
United States Constitution, believing the same 10
be designed and, il adopted, certain tc degrade
the right OF suffrage: TO ruin the la' oring g-white
man. by bringing untold hordes OF Pagan slaves
lin all but name) into direct competition with
his efforts to earn IL livelihood to build up an
arisocratc class OF oligtrchs in our midst crpa-
ted and maintained by Chinese votes to give
the negro aud Chn,man the right to vote and
hold Office ; and that its passage would be inim-
cal to the best interests Of our CO untry in di-
rect opposition to the teachings OF Washington.
Adams Jefferson. and other founders Of the Re-
public : in higrant olation OF the plaincst prn-
ciplcs upon which the superstructurc Of our lib
critics were raised subversive of the Cearest
lights Of the different States, and direct step
toward anarchy and its natural sequence, the
election OF an empire upon the ruins Of consti-
tutional liberty.
Resoiped. That the Democracy Of California
believe iha: the Labor of our white people should
not be brought into competition with the labor
OF class oil inferior people, whose living costs
comparatively nothing to the wealth OF our State
and who care and know nothing about our
on,rab.S schools socptipS and social milf cl
institutions
Resoired that we arraign the Radical party
for its profit y ICY. corruption and eXtravlganc"
in public expenditures for its tyranny. eXtortion
and disfranc hsemcnt Tor its contempt OF con
stitutional bligaions for placing Washington
City in the hands of semi civliz"d Africans
and we particularly condemn the appointment of
healthy and abe-bodicd negroes to Office while
The land is filed with capable white citizens who
are suffering Tor the common nccessaries OF life.
Resoipcd. 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
ges of labor, to lessen public and official eXpen-
ses. and to the fact that during the present State
Administration the State debt has been reduced
nearly one million dollars, and taxation from S
Sc. on 500. TO 81 cents
The resolutions were received with great APP
plausc and unanimously adopted.
ReS0ired That the so-ctlled Alabamo treaty
having been rejected by the lreIty-m king power
of the Government, the Democratic party. true
to its record as the only political party which
on such issues, has uniformly proved i,sei faith
lul to oUr own country. will now. as heretofore
he found ready to sustain all measures demanded
by the honor, dignity and rights of the Republic
in its relations with all foreign powers.
Reseipcd, 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
pontmeht 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 tol
the platform.