Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-25
THE YOUNG DEMoc RATS.
They Meet in the County Court Room and Set
the Bill In Motion-Their Platform.

About fifty young Democrats as.
sembled in the County Court room
last night, pursuant to adjourn
ment, to organize Young Mems
Democratic Club. Mr.. w. d.
Stephenson was in the chair and
Mr.. +. M. Coulter acted as Secre-
tary.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to report an organiza-
tlon, constitution and bylaws,
made their report. They recon-
mended Mr.. T. B. Brown for Pres
ident, Mr.. J. B. Alexander for Sec
retary, and Mr.. F. M. Coulter for
Treasurer. The plan embraces o
Vice. President from each ward of
the city.
On motion of Mr.. d. NJ. Adams,
the constitution and bylaws were
adopted and the officers designated
were declared elected.
Mr.. Brown, on assuming the
chair, acquitted himself of neat
little speech of thanks.
The election of the ward Vice.
Presidents was deferred till the
next regular monthly meeting of
the Club, as was also the appoint
ment Of the several standing COM
mittees.
A committee consisting of the
Messrs. Stephenson, Eaton and d.
M. Adams was appointed to collect
FUNDS for the club and to circulate
the constitution and bylaws for
signatures.
The following motion was adopt
ed: That all Democrats over the
age of thirty-five, who will sign
this constitution and the bylaws,
shall be honorary members of the
Young Mems Democratic Club.
1t was moved and carried that, ms
on Tuesday, the 4th of March next,
for the first time in eighteen years,
the United States will have Dem
ecratic Senate, q Democratic meet.
ing should be held, under the aus
pices Of the Club, to siznalize the
event. The Messrs. Patton and
Lacy were appointed a committee
ON arrangements and to invite suit
able Democratic speakers to ad.
dress the meeting.
The following prcambles so per-
lectly explain the objects of the
Club that we publish them for the
Information of the public:
WHEREAS, From the very foundation
OF the Republic an alert and aggressive
Democracy was found essential to pre-
serve the Government Of the United
states from an aristocraLic and mon
archfcal warp and to release the people
from the alien and seditiou laws, to es-
tablish In its due efficacy the right of
local self-goyernment, to assure 10 i'm.
migrants OF kindred race an asylum in
wnicn lhelr rights as men should be rec
ognized, and later to bring about that ex-
pansion Of territory which has resulted
In the original thirteen States being
swollen to thirty-eight, thus affording
scope for our rapidly increasing popula-
ton;
WHEREAS, Tho very right of govern
ment OF the people for the people by the
people has been at least menaced by the
many.questionable, and often infa nous,
avs WhVh accompanied PRESIDENTIAL
election that placed in the chair of
washington a man who cannot point
either toa popular or all unim peached
electora! majority, or to an election after
the methods designated in tho Constitu-
tion of the United States;
WHEREAS, The States of tho Pacific
Coast threaten to be engulphed in q tide
OF Asiatic immigration, which, If un.
checked, would degrade the American
workingman and imperil the ascend-
ancy OF the white race, which facts have
been cordially recognized by the De-
mocracy in its last national platform
and by Democratic House OF Repre-
sentatives In originating and passing in
that body law restricting Chinese Inn
migration;
WHEREAS, Attempts are being made
10 deprive certain numb Der Of the States
rule; and,
WHEREAS, The people, by the aggress-
IONS and despotism of corporations, are
threatened with slavery;
Resolved, That never more impress
lvely than now has the duty of political
organization and activity been brought
home to all who call themselves Demo-
Gratis, apd that, with that object in view,
we associate ourselves in Club to pro-
mote the diffusion OF sound Democratic
doctrine.