The Placer herald., 1873-08-02


ganize and prepare for business as soon as the
resolutions should be adopted. The motion
prevailed.
On motion of J. N. Jenson the convention
took q recess Of fifteen minutes.
AT haE past five Pm. the convention was
called to order by the Chair. The Committee
on Resolutions not being ready to report, M.
Hoffman moved that the convention adjourn un-
til o'clock P. M, carried
AT o'clock the convention was called to or
der by the President.
On motion of l.. B. Arnold the report Of the
Committee on Resolutions was read, as follows:
:, 'fREAMsLE AND REsoLUTloNs.
The Independent voters of Placer County, re-
gardless Of all past party affiliations and ties,
and seeking only the public good; believing tn at
the old party machinery has been and is being
run in the interests Of monopolies and against
the interests of the people, hereby call them
eeives fhe "Peotles' Independent party Of
Placer County," and for their own protection
declare and make known TO the people Of the
coupty through their chosen delegates, in con-
vehtion here assembled to-day, their principles
and pledge and bind every man becoming a
candidate upon their ticket faithfully, fully and
sacredly TO carry them out
FInsr, Economy in public Offices and public
expenditures, and honesty and fairness in the
administration of oil public affairs.
SECOND, Corporations in this State are crea-
lures of our laws, and should be made to obey
them by positive plenary personal and money
penalties, the same as the humblest citizen Of
the land.
Fares and freights should be classified by law,
and positive pfices fixed for each class at the
lowest possible rates commensurate with the
actual capital invested and labor performed in
such carrying trade. Precedence to freight and
passengers shorld be given in the or derof app-
cation and class, and the system of free passes
should be absolutely and forever abolished.
THIRD, Subsidies, special and class legsla-
ton, of whatever name or kind are baneful
to the great mass of the people, and should be
prohibited now and provided against in the fu-
ture by the most positive provisions of law,
event 70 The amendment of the Constitution, if
necessary.
Fourth, All property, whether in lands,
nature or kind, should bear its just proportion of
taxation; taxes should become lien on all
property on the first Monday Of March in each
year; and growing crops, having no ascertaina-
BILE valte st that time. should be exempt from
assessme ent and taxation.
FfrtiI Resolved that our Legislative candi-
dates are hereby instructed and pledged to sup
port for the United States Senate none but II
known, reliable anti-monopoly, anti. subsidy.
trustworthy candidate, and are not to be bound
by the action of any caucus that may nominate
man Of different character, even though they
have participated in the same
SIXTH, The msmanagement Of our county af
fairs calls for change of the officials that have
so long controlled them, and we pledge oui
hearty assistance in the election of u ticket tC
correct these wrongs.
SEVENTH, Though the issues involved in this
contest are almost entirely State and local, We
can not let this opportunity pass without ex
pressing our condemnation Of the acts of Con.
gressmen who have reveled in Credit Mobilier
corruptions, back salary steals and other infa-
nous practices, all tending to rob the people
they were chosen to protect, and we do here,
and now, denounce all such as unfit for officers
and unworthy the confidence Of the people now
and forever.
ElGffn, rnetpu'',ic lapps belong to the peo-
pie, and Congress is the Trustee to dispose O,
them, ana they should be given or sold only tc
those who Hesire TO occupy, improve and make
homes'b Of them.
NINTH. We are opposed to the further influx
of the Mongolian race; to the further subsdz-
abling them 10 bring In this degraded class at
mere nominal rates; and to this end we demand
that the treaty with China, known as the Bur
lingame Treaty be abrogated, modified to one
for commercial purposes only; and that the
whole moral and legal force of the State
should be bent to this purpose, rs the Chinese
are standing menace to the moral, physical
and 'pecunary welfare of the people of this
State.
Moved by Ed. Walsh that the resolutions be
unanimously adopted as read. Seconds to the
motion of Mr.. Walsh arose from oil parts of
the house, and when the Chairman put the
motion hearty aye broke forth from the entire
convehtidn, End Beam Of satisfaction with the
platform danced on the c6untenance of every
member, which told palmer than their shouts
thht the prihc'tles there enunciated were en-
dofsdd Hot 6hfy from the mouth but from the
heart and soul by that large assemblage of hon
est men representing the purest motives of the
best men in Placer County.
LIB. Arnold moved that the Committee to re-
port Candidates be requested to report. B. D.
Dunnam was requested by the Chair to extend
the invitation to the committee. The commit
tee appeared, hid by request the report was
read by W. A. Hines, to the effect that they
had received the names of candidates for diff
ferent Offices which had been handed in to them
they found them all good men, and returned
them to the convention for its action, and ask
ing that the names of other candidates, if there
were an. be presented directly to the conven-
ton; and they also asked to be discharged from
further duty, which was granted by the conven-
ton.
motion was made and carried to the effect
that the convention proceed at once with the
nominations.
In accordance with the above motion, S. j.
Ray, of Dutch Flat, placed in nomination DR..
Noble Martin, OF Dutch Flat, (Dem.) uuion
man during the war, for State Senator. DR.
Martin was called forward and said in sub.
stance he most heartily thanked the friend who
had placed his name before the convention for
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