Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-22
LATE TELEGRAMS.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Reports of Committees.

ported the San Francisco contest decided
in favor of II. G. Plat. Report adopted
The Committee on Permanent Organi
ton presented report for Boggs fol
permanent President. The order of bus.
mess was as follows: Selection of State
Central Committee, by Conventions; one
from each Senatorial district and tive
from each Congressional district; nomi
nation of officers as follows: Governor
Lieutenant Governor, two justices of the
Supreme Court, two Congressman-at
large and other State officers, The re,
port recommends that Railroad Com.
missioners, Congressman and members
of the State Board of Equalization be
selected by the respective district dele
cations at their pleasure. Report
adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The Democracy of the State of Cali.
fornia, as represented in Convention,
hereby declare, that with mistaken faith
in the soundness of the constitutional
principles and traditions of the Demo.
cratic party, as illustrated by the teach.
ings and example of big line of Demo.
cratic statesmen and patriots, and ex.
pressed in the platform of the last Presi-
dental convention of the party. We
pledge ourselves to maintain these prin-
ciples, and to labor to make them para
mount i'll the administration of the State
and the General Government.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
of California tenders its thanks to the
Democracy of the Union for q long,
earnest and partially successful struggle,
through the Democratic Congressman,
with a hostile Republican administration
against Chinese immigration in behalf of
the highest interests of the people of this
Coast. Such action again illustrates the
fidelity of the party's pledges given to
the people in the platform of the sue
cessive presidential conventions. Again
recognizes that the people of each local
ity are the best judges of their own
wants and necessities, and again declares
the great doctrine that it is the duty of
the general government to heed their
complaints and to extend its strong arm
for their fprotection.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
Of California recognizes, with the high
est appreciation, the prompt and deter
mined movement in their behalf made
by the workingmen of the Eastern
States NOTABLY of Pennsylvania in pre-
senting the menace OF II free people as
an irresistible power against the com
bined efforts of vast corporations, and
the monopolists of the Chinese trade,
who, in the name of the brotherhood of
man and under the cloak of universal
charity, were endeavoring to thwart
every effort made in behalf of the per-
manent existence of the white man in
California; and we recognize the inter.
ests of white labor everywhere as in full
alignment with the advancing movement
of the Democracy of the Union in its
purpose to save the heritage we
have right toenjoy, from the
merciless savages of the Asiatic
pests who have already captured
many of our best industries, impover-
ished thousands of our people, drawn
large numbers into debauchery and
crime, and almost excluded Eastern and
European immigration.
Resolred, That the Chinese now in
California are an unmiXed curse to this
people, their presence an ever increasing
evil, reaching to blast every avenue of
labor and every branch of trade; that
they are, and so long as they remain
will combine to be, an insurmountable
barrier in the pathway of California to-
wards the high destiny for which nature
has so amply equipped her; that in view
of this condition, we confidently appeal
to the Democracy of the Union for our
deliverence, and claim, as one of the
first duties of the party, that the next
Presidential Convention of the Democ-
racy shall declare the doctrine of self
preservation as the highest law of nature
and of nations upon this subject, as upon
all others; and the government of the
United States then placed under Demo-
cratic administration, will indicate its
just appreciation of the imperious neces-
stiles of the people of California by pro-
viding such certain and special means MS
may be deemed most just and proper for
the removal of every Mongolian from
this country; and to the accomplishment
of this end we hereby pledge to the peo
pie our earnest and persistent efforts,
inviting every citizen of this State who
has the commonwealth at heart, what
ever his present or previous political af-
filiation, to lend us the aid of his per
sonal support, as freeman, towards
strengthening the right arm of the Dem
ocratic party of the Union, whose tideli-
ty bas been proved, for the early and
perfect accomplishment of this great
work.
Resolped. That the constant pretense
of the Republican party organizations
and of the Republican leaders in Califor-
MIA and in the Eastern States, that the
"Ten- Y ear Law" has taken the Chinese
question from the arena of political issue
is deceptive in purpose, and will ever
be false in fact, so long as the Chinese
remain in this country.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
inheriting the doctrines of Jefferson and
Jackson, hereby declares for unqualified
enmity to all sumptuary legislation re-
garding all such exercises of the law
making power, as against the just OBJ
jects of free government, and that all
laws intended to restrain or direct a free
and full exercise, by any citizen, of his
own religious and political opinio ms, so
long as he leaves Others to enjoy their
rights unmolested, are anti Democratic
and hostile to the principles and tradi-
tons of the party, create unnecessary
antagonisms, cannot be enforced, and
are violations of the spirit of Republican
government; and we will oppose the
enactment of all such laws and demand
the repeal of those now existing.
Resolved, That the railroad fares and
freights should be materially reduced,
determinations in favor of localities OF
persons should be prohibited, and we
condemn the majority of the Railroad
Commissioners of this State for theil
faithlessness in the discharge of theii
official duties. The nominees of the
Democratic party will, if elected, carry
out in letter and spirit the dec
larations of this resolution, and re
lieve the people, to the extent of theil
jurisdiction, from the exactions and in