Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-10
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted i'm State Convention, at
Sacramento, June 10th, 1878.


laratlon Of principles:
RESOLVED, That we have an undiminished
! confidence in the patriotism, wisdom and i'm
tegrlty OF the present Chief Magistrate of the
united states, Ulysses ;. Grant, and Join our
| political brethren throughout the Union in
cordial and earnest support OF his administers
ton, In the fullest recognition Of his illustri-
Gus career In the military and civil service,
and in condemnation Of the rancorous party
spirit which prompts his and our enemies to
as unconsidered and uni ust attacks upon him
as those to which his great predecessors
! Washington, Jackson and iincoln-were sub-
Jected during their administrations.
RESOLVED, That the letter addressed by the
Presldent to The Chairman Of the Pennsyl
wanna Republican state Convention upon the
SUBJECT OF his succession is a full and complete
refntation of the slant ers of those who charg-
| ed him with intriguing for reelection, and
| that we accept 1t us an explicit and final
settlem ent of the third term agitation created
by the enemy solely to arouse jealousies and
discussions in the Republican party.
RESOLVED, That the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitu-
| ton of the United States, added to that in
Strument by the votes of the requisite three
tourths OF the States of the nation, are as bind
| ing Us are any of its provisions, and that they
should be maintained by the enforcement of
all proper Congressional enactments, notwith-
standlng the secret or ayowed opposition of
| the Democratic party, or of hostile White
| Leagues in the southern States.
RESOLVED, That the conduct of the portion
of the people in the South who defy the Eff
teenth Amendment and seek by intimidation
and force to prevent the lawful exercise of the
elective franchise by the great body of fcOlored
| citizens resident therein, is n rebelli0us def
ance of the nat onal authority, and that the
attempt TO prevent the election of tho 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 tho conspiracy
against the fair and constitutional election of
a President in 1875, we deem it well to caution
the people against slumbering in the face Of
danger.
RESOLVED, That with all our countrymen, of
| whatever section, who yield obedience to the
Constitution and the laws, and who do not de-
fend or justify those who disobey them, We de-
sire to cultivate fraternal relations, without
reference to mere party differences, and we
will at all times unite with them to promote
Justice, order and public tranquility.
RESOLVED, That the cost of the State and
| several county governments can, and ought to
be, reduced ono-half, and 10 that work tn G
next Legislature should address itself This
can be done by comprehensive re-adi ust-
ment of the public business, a cuTtailment OF
the large list of the officers and their employ
os sGch reduction Of salaries and fees us
will place public servants on footing, as to
compensation, with rsOns in private busi-
ness, and incidentally abate the almost
universal preference Tor public over private
employment honesty and economy in the
maintenance of the various instit utiOns 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 pecu latlon ditii-
cult of conceament, 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 IA
! just division of that burden among those who
enjoy the benefits of government, and that in
aid of the law n wholesome public opinion
should be cultivated against all who seek to
| evade their just proportion oftaXutiOn, and in
| favor OF swift and certain punishment alike of
citizens and officials who by fraudulent and
| corrupt practices may offend against tho law.
REsoLyEn, That the Republican party will
| aid the development Of the resources of tho
| 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 tho waters of vari-
GUS lakes and rivers, subject only to mining
and mechanical rights, and provide ior its dis
tribution over the largest possible area of irri-
| gable land, and by the adoption of compre-
| hensive system that shall make the canals and
irrigation works to be constructed for this pur-
pose a part and portion of the realty of the
various districts, to be wholly subject 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
anee with the maintenance of religious free
dom from State control that tho common
! school system is an institution of tho state,
| established as n preventive of the crime and
poverty which attend ignorance, and we will
tolerate no interference with ii Ii ON any quar-
ter and that any effort to divide the School
Fund for the purpose Of supporting sectarlan
| 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 edueaton
RESOLVED, Ql, That the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company is state Corporation and as
| such is amennble to the laws OF the state con-
cerning corporations
o. That the relations of that company to
the nation are simply those of agent and prin-
cipal, and dobtor and creditor, so far as their
property within this State is concerned.
(3.) 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 affirmed thereby, in these words sad
company to be subject 20 all the laws Of this
! State concerning railroad and telegraph lines"
40 That the right to regulate fares and
| freights, whonevor it exists, is condition an
nexed to the franchise, and is necessarily
vested in tho Government by whlch the iran.
|
tolls is one of the essential frame hises of rail
road corporations, and the power to regulate
them is simply power to regulate the iran
| chise under which they are collected, and the
power must be exercised by the authority cre-
atng tho corporation.
(5) That the existence of the Central Pacitc
Railroad corporation, and It's right to operate
| its roads in California, rest exclusively upon
| the authority OF the State law, and that It's ma
! tiOnal character is limited to certain functions
| which it derived by the States consent from
Congress- such as the right TO operate lts road
outside of the State, and to create liens upon
| its entire line in favor OF the atlonal uoVefh-
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 mas absolute anu
| exclusive power to regulate the rates OF ireighs
| and fares between all points within TINS state
(7.) That experience has shown that Iailroad
companies, when left uncontrolled, nhtufally
| look exclusively to their own interests, ana
| often disregard the interests and convenience
| Of the public they were created to serve,
| whereby unreasonabl 10 rates for fare ana
freight have been and are still imposed, nn-
Just discrimination made against communities
| and classes of merchandise, and many settle-
| ments and towns inc0nyenlenced ana even
seriously injured, for the building up OF local
ities in which members Of the companies are
| Interested.
SD That we recommend that the people
should exact in advance, from candidates for
| the Legislature, unequiVocal pledges. First,
that they will, if elected, vote for such rednc-
tion of freights and fares as Will leave TO tho
| railroad companies fair income upon the
actual cost of constructing the roads and allow
for maintaining and operating the same, and
enable them to meet their just obligations /;
| second, that they will, TO that end, institute a
thorough investigation into the, affairs of the
corporations, as they have ample power TO 40
in order TO ascertain the real cost OF eonstruc-
tion of the roads and the annual outlays I9r
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