Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-08-28
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
AiOptcl in Stat Convention. M
Sarrame ito, June 10th. 1873.

Conv ntion assembled. reaiiirnin. thr Stntc
platform OF 1871, and the National plat orIn
OF lS!2' makes th' following additional dee
larail0n of principles:
RtsoLvEr, That we have an undiminisbed
conHd,nc In the patriotism, wisdom and in
tegilly OF the pres Chief Magistrate of the
United states, UlNsSes ). Grant, and Join our
I0iltlcal brsthr n throughout the Union in
ccofdlal and earnest support of his adminstra-
uon, IN the fullest recognition of his illustri-
Gus career in the military and civil service
ana IN condemnation oil the rGncorous party
spirit which plOm his and oar enemies tn
aS uncOnsid re4 and unjust attacks uuon him
as thoSe TO winch his great Predecessors
w ashlnstOn, jackson and l.incoln-wore sub
Jected during their administrations.
RtSoLveD, That tn, letter addressed by the
resident to tho Chairman of the pennsvl-
wanna Aehlbiican state Convention upon the
.bJe3t OF his &C >sion is II ftl and compls ia
rcfttation OF tn Sian, crS of those who charg-
t ea hl'n "lh inlrig ing for .-cl ctlon, and
that we ace 1T II as an explicit and final
settlement OF thc third t,rm agitation created
Dy the ,namy solely to aroJse loaloAsies and
dISSenSlon~ in th1 tepablicnn party.
-aSohv ;, nat tn 'ihiuc nth foauccnth
aid M nth hmendmcnts Of tho Cons,itd-
tluH o the nit Il stat =, add Il TO THAI in
Str IN mt by tn, votes OF tn, rolu>it, three
!unth% OF stat - OF tin nutiou are as bind
ing ~ are any u is provisions, and that they
Sho Id Dc mai"tain 1t oy tha cn orc ment of
al 10. cr un-r .ssiUnll enlctn sltS nutNith-
standing th3 ser CT avoW Il OPPOSITION of
tn Democrats party, or o. ho,tilJ " hitc
i4eag ts in tle 80 thorn .-tlj .,
nssnL,a 4, hat th' cond ct ct tn ortion
oi tn Pv"!le III lii ~outl who defy III, il
t-.hth Am ndII mt and slak by in ini,lation
and fore to r.v MT the lawlul xcrc,s of tho
i civ franchise by til grtM bud o. culored
cllA iiS reSld nj therein, Is II rob lilo IS d ni-
ance OF the nat onal nuthoIity, and that the
attempt to lrUvcIt the Il cliun o. tn, next
I'r Sldcn by the i'eppl is calculat dtoa,oas,
the worst II siuls o. mrn and III tub the
peace o. tn la.ion ard sho .lu b ntt b. all
luw-Hbidns eli .els, p0th .,"ith and ~olth,
rs an .lor to revive til dam > o. civil war /;
and Vlll aa.nl,ting tuat hon st Iii iersuc, of
opinion ~ to thA extent OF the conspiracy
against tn air aud constitutional election of
II ident in ~ Wo deem il y II to ca.;tion
th2 p,o, 40 against sl.mb -linG in the lHco OF
danger.
r. soLvI. That vi ith al o0r go ,ntrymcn, of
what yer elton, who Weld obcd nee to the
ConstiJ tion and the laws. and who do not de-
I nd orj stitg those "ho disob y th m we d.
Slr zoe Iii'et nat ina 7 latons. without
\. 7 ne. 10 mere att din nc 8. and we
will at all ii s-s litA with them to .Iomote
jastic . ord r and p;,b ;tan ility.
SoLY hat the cost o! the state and
: verul 60 mt, Governments can. and ght to
b red e ii Oh hai., ana to tidt NoiN tn q
Nt !.Si'idt r. sho il. Hd,;I - itsoli his
can b don; hy i ,o.nrr, hyn-i.e r.- adiust-
N Mt O. ia j. bic bisn s. u e trtai.m MT OF
tn taig i o. tn uiirvls and til ir onulov-
&
Will place public lrants ON Il footing, us o
compensation, vita persons in riyat3 b 81
nes', ANA incId ntt,ly Hhn tn almost
iniF 'real rrgirr .nce or y bli uv.r iIiyats
Cmpiovmrht; honesty and truIo.n. IN The
IN lint lanc o. tn Nario,s nStIt lions o the
stat D.; total nbandonm NJ OF th' mcjicc
o otu- tA' rrV y moiny TO in Il ions
which .e'e cnll Il INTO Kit 'ca ri'hout
81 3 .a.d tut nu.l rlrl ' .a,iou diH-
cult Of concaa .l4 D. md sal'r r.n hment
Eh n Ii aoy d
sEy ,, hnf III had N OF iaxa'ion
sho Id net Only j r,d.c,d b Tho Laws con
ceruihIas~ ..m3nt and riaali alton should be
slTaYi+ Il an! Il nd d a3 to b T. r ins,uo II
inst div isiun u tha' budar among thus" who
ehtoJ tI ntilIS q. -: rh,H mt, and that in
aid "a lu' law II Nro. -oWe public d., ion
sho III be hi ut Il Il 'aiu.L all who seek TO
o1ad th.u uJgst go. oltiun Of taxation, ami IN
Ia on o syi and Itain p.uIsunont alike Of
cItiI us ana officials WHO by t.r.d lent aud
corr. rt"c Ices MdA "H.Ld against thr Ia.
NV d., nat ha H"iubl.au rnrt5 viii
aid 'h u.r nrm. ut o. the rcsU.lce- Of the
STAT. ~ all Hs.i .nnto al ean- il is appa-
al tHHl Il atiIj tItJlhl ca ANl,ltl - O largo
sections cannot b. lily shown unless soln2
i1acti: ~. - Il m o. irIi "a ion / ado It,
the t,cpab!ican party demands O. thA i.ugis.a-
re that ass ino control Of tn waters Of vaIi-
IL and liV. r., ~ 81 ON, % mining
and IA chauIHa lishls, and rovid lor it, dis
trih zion o. th1 larg 81 pOssibl ar n OF irri-
h nsive 5, stem that shall make thc canals and
il. igItiOn works 10 ID constr ct I'd lur his pur-
pose pnlt and iOiticn OF the realty Of the
valio districts, to be wholly subject to too
control and manHgeme mt OF thg oNnels Of the
irrigabl land therein.
HEsolVai. That th' freedom OF the State
from ccclc 'iasticnl control is Of equal import
ance with th2 maintenance of religions free
dom nom sat control; that the common
school 1T IA i an inslitution of the State,
established rs preventive Of the crime and
pov ,rty which attend ignorance. and We will
toleratl no interference with il ON any quar-
tor and that any cilort TO divide the school
Fund tur the purpose OF supporting Sectallan
schools shall b5 met with all the resistance in
our power; and furthermore, that all citizens,
withOt iii 'tinctiOn OF race or color, are entitled
to IJal advantaS IS OF public school education.
iiEsoLv.r, Gl, That the Central Pacific ,ail-
road Company is II state Corporation and ms
such is amcnablo to the laws OF tho state con-
cerning corpora ions.
(2.) That the relations of that company to
the nation arr simply those of agent and prin-
cipal, and dobtOr and creditor so far as their
property within this State Is concerned.
t3.) That the power OF the State over the said
corporation, so far from having been surren-
dtred by the Act Of tho Legislature of April
4, Is 4, IT. claimed by that com any was rnth-
OF affirmed thereby in th 50 words: "Said
company 10 be subject 10 all the laws Of this
> ate conc rningrailrodd and telegraph lines"
a. That tn right TO regulate fares and
ireights, Whenever II exists, Is Il condition an
mex d to tn" iran.his2, and IS necessarily
vested N the Government by which tho nan
chisc has been granted. Tho right TO collect
tolls is one o. the essential lauchiss 3 Of rail
road corporations, and the power to regulate
them is Slm 'ly Il pow r TO reg tlnte the iran-
chise .rd which thsy ar coll cted and the
power m st cX rel sod by tho authority cre-
atihg til corporation.
81 That the exstenc Of the Central Pncifc
fniroad corporation, and its right to operate
its roads in California, Il exclusively upon
the authority of the state law and that its ma
tonal character i limited to certain functions
which it d riv, d by tho stat Is Gems nj IRON
Congress, such rs theright 70 Opt rate its road
outside Of the state, and to create liens AZ on
its entire line in favor OF the y atIonal Govern
mont and other creditors.
} Hhnt as a necessary result Of tho foregO-
ing, while Congress has the right to regulate
tolls over the road, on through and Interstate
trai.ic. the tate b"gislatiro has aDso ~" anu
exclusive power to regulate the rat Of lrcights
and fares between all points within this state.
a. That experience has shown hat railroad
companies, when loft uncontioll q, naturally
look exclusively to their own interests, ana
Oft II disr gard the int rests and convenience
of tho public thcy were created 70 serve,
whereby unreasonable rates for faro and
freight have bcen and are still imposed, IN
Just discrimination mad against c0mmunlties
and classes of merchandise, and many settle
ments and towns inconveniencad and even
s-rio isiy iujured, for lh biilding up 0i local
tiles in which members OF tho companies are
Interested.
(s.i That we recommend that the people
shOuld exact in advance, fIom candidates Tor
the Legisiat r., unoluivocal pledges First,
that they will. ii elected, vote for such red ic-
ton of fleights and fares n will leave TO the
lailroId companies fair income uI0n the
act al cost OF constructing the roads and allow
for maintaining and operating the same, and
enable them to meet their just obligations;
second, that they viii, to that end, ins'it to
thorOIgh inv asti gatiOn into the affairs of the
cnruoia ions as th.y have ample power to do
in ord n o ace rtain the al 60 OF consiruc-
tion of the lold- and the anu al oAtlAcs for
maintaining and operating the sane; third,
that thoy will, in adj sting tarih o. ireights
and fares, abolish all Unfair discrimination