The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-07-01

or individuals, and against improvident legls-
lation, and Of securing needed constitutional
reforms.
Elevecth-That the Democratic party, de-
irving its strength from the working classes,
is the natural enemy of monopolies, and has
always been and always will be ready to sup
port and urge such measures for theeleyation
OF the labcring population and the ameliora-
ton of their condition as an enlighted policy
may suggest; that we point to the legislation
of the past three years, reducing the hours of
labor, requiring public work to be done by
the day, and seeking to restrict Chinese i'm
migration, as evidence of the sympathy of
the Democracy with the wishes and interests
of the laboring classes.
Twelfth-That we believe that the labor of
our white people should not be brought into
competition with the labor of class of infe-
rior people, whose living costs comparatively
nothing, and who care and know little about
our churches. schools, societies and social and
political institutions, and that we are, there
fore, opposed to Chinese immigration that
Congress, by its legislation having sought to
foster such immigration and to prevent our
local authorities from interfering with it, and
by its attempted abrogation of the foreign
miners license tax, deserves cur severest
condemnation, and has given US another il
lustration of its intention to concentrate all
power in the hands of the General Govern
ment.
Thirteenth-That the public lands yet left
to the United States and the State of Califor-
MIA should be disposed of only to actual set
tiers in limited quantities, and on the most
favorable terms and the laws, both State
and Federal, should be SO framed as to insure
this result, so vital to free people.
Fourteenth-That the interference by the
President of the United States with the mill
tary power of the Union, in elections to over
awe the people and control the right of suf-
frage, is treason to the Constitution.
Fifteenth-That we are compelled, by pro-
found convictions of their injustice and i'm
policy, to record our solem protest against
the leading measures of the National Admin
istration, and we pledge all the power with
which we may be intrusted to earnest efforts
to lessen the expenditures of the Government,
to reduce and equalize taxation, to hasten the
extinction of the public debt. and by honest
legislation to protect the public domain against
the rapacity Of spectators and robbers, and
restore early and cordial union and fraterni-
ty to the States and the people Of the Re-
public.
Sixteenth-That by thorough organization
and concerted action, another victory is with
in the reach of the Democratic party Of this
State, and this convention pledges itself to
effect such organization and action, and to
secure, by all honorable means, the election
of the candidates this day nominated.
Seventeenth-And whereas, since the ad-
vent of the Democratic party to power in
1867, the rate of taxation for State purposes
has been reduced from ST l3 to eighty-siz
cents on each one hundred dollars of property
and the State debt reduced more than one
million of dollars, at the same time that The
School Fund has been increased, and large
sums of money have been judiciously expend
ed upon public buildings, State University
organized and put in operation, the tide
lands of the State rescued from the grasp OIL
spectators, snd sold for the public benefit
special franchise legislation successfully
checked for the first time by executive veto
laws enacted for the revision of our civil and
criminal code, the equalization of assessments
and the refunding of the State debt, and q
successful opposition inaugurated to any tax
alton of the people for the benefit of railway
or other private corporations, besides other
useful reforms; therefore.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the
Democratic State Administration, and declare
it eminently entitled to the confidence and
approval OF the whole people.