The Placer herald., 1869-09-04

Democratic Stata Platform

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WHEREAS, Upon the eve OF q 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, aad whereas, new questions have
arisen since the meeting of the last Democratic
Convention, making such action cminently prop
er, therefore,
Resolvcd, That the Democracy of California
now and always confide In the intelligence pa
trotism 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.
ResOiued, That the Democratic party view with
alarm the action of an unscrupuous majority in
Congress in their attempts to absorb the powers
of the Executive and Judicial departments of the
FEDERAL Government. and TO annihilatc the rights
and functions reserved to the State Govern
meuts.
Resolred. That the subjection of the white pop
ulation of the Southern States to the rule of q
mass OF gnorant negroes, their disfranchsemen Mt,
and the denial to them of all those slered rights
guaranteed TO every freeman, is an outrage and
a wreng Tor which the history of free Govern
mcnts in modern times may be searched in vain
for parallel.
ResolUed, That the Democratic party is op-
posed to the policy of lending the credit of the
State and sqpandering the State property upon
railway o;other corporations TO the dctriment
of the public Interests and the overwhelming in
crease OI tue otdtc UeDI ana tuXltlOu.
Resoired 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 enccted 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, and Democratic Governor that approved,
the Eight Hour law, and that we pledge ourselves
to use our utmost eXertions to carry the provis-
ions OF that law into full force and effect rs we'll
as to labor in other directions for the cause OF
the sons OF toll.
ResOlred, That we are opposed to the adoption
of the proposed Fifteenth Amendment of the
United States Constitution, believing the same 10
be designed and, it adopted, certain to degrade
the right of suffrage; 10 ruin the latoring white
mau, Ivy bringing untold hordes OF Pagan slaves
lin all but nancy into direct competition with
his efforts to earn livelihood to build up an
arstocratic class of olgalrhs in our midst, crea-
ted and maintained Ivy Chinese votes /; to give
the negro and Chinaman the right to vote and
hold office and that its 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 violation Of the painest prin-
ciplcs upon which the supersiructure of our lib.
critics were raised subversive of the dearest
rights of the different States, and n direct step
toward anarchy and its natural sequence, the
election OF an empire upon the ruins Of const-
tutional liberty.
Resolved, That the Democracy or California
believe tina: 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 tarraign the Radical party
for its profigacy, corruption and extravaganza
in pnblic expenditures; for its tyranny. extorton
and disfranchisement for its contempt Of con.
stitutional obligations for placing Washing gton
City in the hands of semi-civilizcd Africans
and we particularly condemn the appoin tment of
healthy and able-bOdicd negroes to office while
the land is filled with capable white citizens who
are suffering for the common nccessaries of life.
ResOiucd, 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 tact that during the present State
Administration the State debt has been reduced
nearly one million dollars, and taxation from 81:
&c.,, on 5 100, TO 81 cents.
The resolutions were received with great ap.
plause and unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the sO-caled Alabama treaty
having been rejected by the treat y-making power
of the Government, the Democratic party, true
to its record as the only political party which,
on such issues, has uniformly proved itself faith
lul to our own country will now heretofore,
be found ready to sustain all measures demanded
by the honor. dignity and rights of the Republic
in its relations with all foreign powers.
Resoiued, That at all the voters in the State
of California who are opposed to the Radical
measures OF Congress, including the proposed
Fifteenth Amepdment to he Constitution of the
United States, and who are opposed to the APP
pointment of negroes to Office be invited to unite
with the Democracy in the coming contest.
Loud cheera were given repeatedly during the
reading OF the resolutions and at the close they
were adopted unanimously, with three cheers for
the platform.