Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-03
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted In State Convention. at
sacramento, June 10th, 1875.


RESOLVED, That we have an undim;pisbod
confidence in the patriotism, wisdom and in
tegflty OF the present Chief Magistrate of the
united States, Ulysses 5. Grant and ioin our
poiltlcal brethren throughout the Union in
cofdlal ana earnest support of his administra-
tlOn IN the fullest recognition of his illustri-
Gus career in the military and civil service.
ana In condemnation Of the rancorous party
splllt whlch prompts his and our enemies to
as uncOnsldereG and unjust attacks upon him
as as those to which his great predecessors
Washington, jackson and Lincoln-were sub-
Jected during their administrations.
RESOLVED, That the letter addressed by the
PRESIDENT to the Chairman of the Pennsyl-
wanna Republican state Convention upon the
subject OF his succession is a full and complete
reputation of the slant ers Of those no charg-
ed MIN with intriguing for recollection, and
that we accept it as an explicit and final
ettiement OF the third term agitation created
3y the enemy solely to arouse jealousies and
dlssensl0ns In the Republican party.
RESOLVED, That the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
ana Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, added to that in
strument by the votes of the requisite three
iourths OF tue states of the nation, are as bind
ing as are any OF its provisions, and that they
should be maintained by the enforcement of
al proper Congressional enactments, notwith-
standing the secret or avOwed opposition of
the Democratic party, or OF hostile hite
Leagues III the SOuthern States.
REsoLvEl, That the conduct of the portion
OF the people in the south who defy the tif-
teenth Amendment and seek by intimidation
and force to prevent the lawful exercise of the
elective franchise by the great body of colored
clIlzens resident therein, is n rebellious def
ance OF the nat onal authority, and that the
attempt to prevent the I'll ction OF the next
President by the people, is calculated to arouse
the worst passions of men and disturb the
peace of the nation, and should be met by all
law-abiding citizens, both North and south
as an effort to revive the flames of civil war
and while admitting that honest difference of
opinion as to the extent of the conspiracy
against the fair and constitutional election of
Il President in 1876, we deem it " II to caution
tho PEOPLE against slunbeling in the face Of
danger
HlsoLvco hat it'll all cur go ntrymen, of
~hafeNei -a..on. r hu qield obedi nee to the
.aaeiit 1iiYu tr1 taH law ami Who do not d l-
I"ut 80 Justify .aoSe Nhu disubay tn aln. we de-
50. .p etHi,aia ta' ma lations, without
r..sfatca o ncro narty differ nces and we
VII at al i les mite with them to promote
justice, order and public tranquility
KfsoLvEn, That the cost of the State and
several county governments can, and ought to
be, reduced One-half, and to that work tn @
next Legislature should addr IS itself. his
can be done by comprehensive re-adiust-
ment OF the public business, II curtai Inn Mt OF
the large list Of the officers and their employ
os sch a reduction Of salaries and fees a.
will place public servants on a footing, as 10
compensation, with rsons in private busi-
ness, and incid Italy abate the almost
universal preference .or public over private
employment honesty and economy in the
maintenance OF the various institutions of the
State a total abandonment of the practice
of voting the peoples money to Institutions
which were called into existence without
State action and by additional checks and
safeguards to render official peculaton diff
cult of cOncealment, and surer punishment
when discovered.
RESOLVED, That the burden of taxation
should not only be reduced, but the laws con
cerning assessment and equalization should be
so revised and amended as TO better insure n
just division of that burden among those who
enjoy the benefits of government, and that in
aid of the law wholesome public opinion
should be cultivated against all who seek to
evade their just proportion of taxation, and in
favor OF swift and certain punishment alike Of
citizens and officials who by fraudulent and
corrupt practices may offend against the law
RESOLVED, That the Republican party will
aid the development of the resources of the
State by all legitimate means, as it is appa-
rent that the agricultural capabilities of large
sections cannot be fully shown unless some
practicable system of irrigation is adopted,
the Republican party demands OF the Legisla-
ture that assume control Of the waters of vari-
Gus lakes and rivers, subject only to mining
and mechanical rights, and provide tor its dis
tribution over the largest possible area OF irri-
gable land, and by the adoption of compre-
hensVe system that shall make the canals and
irrigation works to be constructed for this pur-
pose part and portion of the realty of the
various districts, to be wholly sub ject to tee
control and management of the owners of the
irrigable land therein.
RESOLVED. That the freedom of the State
from ecclesiastical control is Of equal import
ance with the maintenance of religious free
dom from State control that the common
school system is an institution Of the State,
established rs preventive of the crime and
poverty which attend Ignorance, and we will
tOIprotp Intprtprpnpp from
ter and that any effort to divide the School
Fund for the purpose of supporting sectarian
schools shall be met with all the resistance in
our power and furthermore, that all citizens,
without distinction of race or color, are entitled
to equal advantages of public school education.
RESOLVED, Q, That the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company is II State Corporation and as
such is amenable to the laws Of the state con-
cerning corpora ions.
(2.) That the relations of that company to
the nation are simply those of agent and prin-
cipal, and debtor and creditor, so far as their
property within this State is concerned.
3D. That the power of the State over the said
corporation, so far from having been surren-
dered by the Act of the Legislature of April
4, 1854, as claimed by that company. was rath-
or aiii rmed thereby, in these words said
company to be subjec TO all the laws of this
State concerning railroad and telegraph lines"
a. That the right to regulate fares and
freights, whenever Il exists, Is condition an
vested IN the Government by which the iran
chise has been granted The right to collect
tolls is one of the essential nanchlses OF ran
road corporations, and the power to regulate
them is simply power to regulete tbs iran
chise under which they are collect d, and the
power must be ex irci7ed by the authority Gre
ating the corporation.
(5.) That the existence of the Central Pacific
Railroad corporation, and its right to operate
its roads in California, st exclusively upon
the authority of the state law, and that its ma
tiOnal character is limited to certain functions
which it derived by the States consent from
Congress, such as the right TO operate IT'S ROAD
outside Of the state, and to create liens upon
its entire line in favor of the National Govern
ment and other creditors
(6) That as a necessary result of the forego-
ing, while Congress has the right to regulate
tolls over the road, on through and Interstate
traffic, the State Legislature has absolute and
exclusive power to regulate the rat s of freights
and fares between all points wilhln TINS state.
II. Tint experience has shown that railroad
COM anies, whom loft unconifoll d, naturally
lCah xclHsivaly 10 tn ir own interests, and
o+tsu disregard TIA int rests and convent enc8
gf tna cubic thsy were creat to serve,
- snaraby unreasonable rates for fare and
lr igh nay b. n and are still imposed, IN
last discrimination made against communities
and class IS of merchandise, and many settle
ments and towns incOnVenienced and even
seriously injured for the building up of local
tiles in which members of the companies are
interested.
fsO That we recommend that the people
should exact in advance, from candidates Tor
the Legislature, unequivocal pledges irst,
that they will ifelected, vote for such reduc-
ton of freights and fares az will leave to the
railroad companies a fair income upOn the
actual cost of constructing the roads and allow
for maintaining and operating the same, and
enable Ii em to R.o3t their just obligations
second, that they will, to that end, institute a
thorough investigation into the affairs of the
Ia IN ii
in order TO ascertain the real cost of cOnstruc-
tion of the roads and the annual outlays for
maintaining and operating the samei third
that they will, in djusting tarih OF ireights
and fares, abolish all unfair discrimination