The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-24


tions. are an invasion of the rights of
private property and a departure
| from sound maXImS of government.
and result in the bankruptcy of
towns and counties; that they lead to
to gross abuses; are Il prolific source
of corruption, and violate the car
dinal principle of Democracy, to
wit: that government IS instituted
for the welfare and security of the
mass of the people, and not for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Il favored few:
and that the law upon the statute
book know as the Five Per Cent.
law, ought to be Immediately re-
pealed.
Tenth-That We are in favor of
amending the State Constitution so
as to provide additional safeguards
against the taxation Of private prop
ertv in aid of private corporations or
individuals. and against improvident
Legislation, and OF securing needed
constitutional reforms.
EIeventh-That the Democratic
party. deriving its strength from the
working classes, Is the natural enemy
of monopolies. and has always been
and always Will be ready to support
and urge such measures for the
elevation of the laboring population
and the amelioration of their con-
dition as an enlightened policy may
suggest; that we point to the legisla-
tion Of thep three years, reducing |
the hours of labor. requiring public |
work to he done by the day, and |
seeking to restrict Chinese immigra- |
ton. rs 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 whitepeople should not
be brought into competition with |
the labor of Il class of inferior peO- |
pie. whose living costs comparatively |
nothing, and who care and know |
little about our churches. schools, |
societies and social and political in |
stitutions, and that we are. therefore. |
opposed to Chinese immigration |
that Congress, by its legislation.
having sought to foster such ImmI |
grafton and to prevent our local |
authorities from interfering with II. |
and by its attempted abrOgatIOn OF !
the foreign miners license tax. de /
serves oHr SeNefeNt c"h1eih ha'loh-
and mas gwen rs aA"lHef Hii'7ir"'lon
OF It's intention - concentrate an
power IN the handS OF the General
GgYernment.
Ihrteehtll- nat the puhIIc l2hdN
yet lett 10 tne ! Chited N'"teS anu tIe
State OF California shoult DE dIs-
posed OF only to actual settlers IN
limited quantities, and on the most
favorable terms; and the laws. both
State and Federal, should he so
framed as to lnsnre TINS result, 50
Vital TO tree people.
fourteenj II nat tAe IhtefIer'hr'
by the President oI tie | hlt"st states
with the military power OF the thIon
IN elections TO oNef1We the people
amt control the fI-ht OF Suffrage, i
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