Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-17
The new PARTYs PLATFORM
WHAT THE WORKINGMEN OF
CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE.

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CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE.
Communism RepIdiated-No Sub.
sides to be Granted-An Public
School Books to be Paid for by
the State-The President and
Vice President to be Elected by
Direct vOte-Punishment by
Money Fine to be Abolished
UsuriOus Rates of Interest ia
be Prohibited-S5OO Worth Of
Property to be Exempt from
TaxatiOn-Etc.
From the Reno Journall
AS the Workingmen are to have
so much to do with forming a Con-
stitution for California, it may be
well to publish the platform of prin-
ciples which they have promulgated.
WHEREAS, The duty of making
the laws of the country has hitherto
been confined to the n-producing
elements of society, who have failed
to secure us in our inalienable rights.
utterly lingering the welfare of the
producers, upon whose labors indi-
vidual and national prosperity de-
ponds, reducing our farmers and
wage laborers to state of depend
ence, compelling them to compete
with degraded class of Mongolians
imported from abroad, whose pres
ence is demoralizing, as we'll as dan
gerous to our liberties; and whereas,
our legislative halls-national, State
and municipal-have become in
tested by thieves who do not scruple
to take brides, until our national
fame has become a by-word among
nations; and, whereas, our courts
have become corrupted, and the equal
rights OF the people violated until
the administration of justice has be-
come mockery and farce; there
fore, be it
ResolUed, First-That we recognize
the Constitution of the United States
of America as the great charter of our
liberties and the paramount law of
the land, and the system of govern
ment thereby inaugurated by its
trainers as the only truly wise, free,
just and equal government that has
ever existed-the last, best and only
hope for man for self -government.
Second-The public lands are the
Heritage of the people, and should be
donated to actual settlers in limited
quantities.
Third-We utterly repudiate all
spirit of Communism.
Fourth-No land or other subsi-
dies should be granted to any corpo-
ration. 81"
Fifth-Land grabbing must be
stopped.
Sixth-Vested rights of property
should be respected, but land mo-
nopoly must be restricted, and in flu
ture prohibited.
Seventh-Money. mortgages and
bonds should be taxed.
Eighth-The dignity of labor must
be upheld. and labor Of women,
when of equal value, should be
equally compensated.
Ninth-The legislator who violates
the pledges given to secure his cleo
ton should be punished as felon.
Tenth-The pardoning power now
vested in the National and State Ex-
ecutive should be abolished.
Eleventh-The contract system of
labor of criminals should be abol-
ished, and criminal labor so regula-
ted as not to conflict with white labor.
Twelfth-All public officers should
receive fixed salaries, and all fees
should be accounted for as public
money.
ThIrteenth--All labor on public
work should be performed by the
day, at ruling rates, and eight hours
should constitute days work.
Fourteenth---A system of compul-
sorry education for children under
the age of fourteen years should be
adopted. Education free in public
schools, and all books paid for by
the State.
Observation-Disclosures on the nobil-
ity Of labor should be delivered once
week in the public schools of the
State by the principals thereof, upon
the subject of labor and its para
mount importance in the affairs of
men in every walk of lite.
Sixteentb---Th President and Vice
President of the United States should
be elected by direct vote Of the
people.
-Malfeasance in pub
lie Office should be punished as
felony.
Eighteenth---All criminals should
be punished by imprisonment; and
punishment by money fine should
be abolished.
Nineteenth-All money of the
United States, made by Congress a
legal tender for private debts, should
be accepted in payment OF taxes and
all other public dues.
Twentieth - Chinese labor is q
curse to our land, degrading to our
morals, q menace to our liberties,
and should be restricted and forever
abolished, and the Chinese must go.
Twenty first-The employment of
Chinese labor by corporations organ