Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-25

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Francis, G. A. Bunch, w. J. A.
Smith, d. Nagle, M. F. Quinn.
The following resolutions were
reported and adopted:
We, the Workingmen and Farm
ers of Los Angeles county in Con.
vention assembled, do hereby de-
clare that we are in full accord and
sympathy with the aims and pur-
poses Of the new Constitution OF
the State of California; that we rec
ornize it as the full and perfect
fruit of the best minds of our State
minds too patriotic TO be bound
by patty or class interests; too
broad and comprehensive to sup
pose that the temporary advantage
OF one class should be sought rather
than the permanent welfare OF
every class. Men too wise to be-
lieve that undue advantage can be
accorded either to capital or labor,
or to any class or condition of men,
without the consequent injury to
others, returning upon the heads OF
those who inaugurate it, and thus
proving that selfishness has in
them outrun discretion.
We therefore hail the new organ
ic law of our State, because, while
1t amply protects the rights and
privileges of those who have been
hitherto considered the legitimate
prey of legislators, and their actual
masters and owners, 1t does not
propose to retaliate in kind, but
simply to extend its benef1cent pro-
lection to oil; and to curtail, only,
partial legislation and to bride ex-
tortion.
We hereby declare our matured
purpose to fight side by side, until
the whole code of Legislation is
complete and in full harmony with
the new charter OF popular rights
the adopted Constitution of the
State of California. To this end we
Invite to cooperate with us and
welcome with heart and hand every
man in whose bosom Is cherished
the love of truth, justice and human
rights; who is willing to honor
man simply as man, and whose
soul is too noble to bow to wealth,
power or station; or to recognize
those accidents of fortune as en-
titling to special honors or privi-
leges their fortunate possessors.
That while we naturally desire to
make sure, beyond peradventure,
the noc1ination Of honest men and
men who seek true aud wise re-
forms, we do not seek to control
these nominations In our own In.
terest.
That in order to exclude improp-
or and untrusty persons from OBJ
tanning power through us, we deem
Il unwise to discard the advsnt.
age of our past experience as a
party (for practically farmers and
workingmen have been one party
here for year past) and to forego
the facility for examination this or
ganization furnishes, and step into
an unorganized, unknown aggre-
cation OF individualities, taking the
chances, In a general scramble for
office, that the unharmonized mind
of this suddenly gathered host will
be able to sift thoroughly and Sc
lect wisely the men to whom we
are to intrust the completion OF oul
great work of reform and all the
future interests of our common
wealth.
First-We believe that all Amer
lean citizens have an equal right te
the pursuit of happiness in this
State, and shall be free to live In
any community aud to do any acI
not inconsistent with the safety o.
society and the laws of the land.
Second-We believe that for the
better protection Of the interests o.
the people, we should throw off the
yoke which has hitherto bound vi
to the oil dpolitical parties, and BY
discardiDg the leaders, whether
Democratic or Republican, whit
have for 90 long misgoverned the
State and the county, take new
departure In the interestlof bettel
and purer government.
Third-That we will support NJ
man for Office during the present
! campaign, for any county or Stat'
I iolla-. r 0 will not beforehand en-
l.uc lis platform of principles
aaI who will not agree to resigr
/ le office If elected, II he shall af
forwards at ary time fail to act IL
I laltalla ,e with its true spirit.
/ f1rrlh believing that the plat
/ il4Ills p principles of the old pQlit
! ilai a4f es have for years past beer
iusIr srrs meaning anything OF
~ -l-L.. and binding nobody. NJ