Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-01

laws providing for the suspension of all unnecessar
| business on that day.
Sixth Corporations are creatures of law and sub
Ject to law, and all legal means should be taken t.
render 1t impossible for agregaons of capital TO be
| come oppressive.
seyenth-While we recognize the fact that tn
| building of railroads has proved one of the mos
potent agencies in the development and progress
| Of the country, we at the same time rtmembe
| that the great power which authorized sucl
roads to be built, including the sovereign
rignt OF eminent domain, was granted TO the rail
| ROAD companies By the people for the people
| and on the sole ground that the construction
d'e corFshJ lbuildngl OF railroads isl constitute
| paohc use and such roads public Highways
we declare that railroad companies, the same az
indivduals, should Re dealt with in fairness and
without injustice but, by reason Of their relation
70 the people, they must be kept subordinate to the
! interests OF the people, and within governmental
control The people should be protected by law
| from any abuse or unjust exactions Unjust dis
| examinations against individuals or localities
should be prohibited. Equal service upon
| equal terms to all persons should be enforced
Charges for transporting persons and property
should be limited to what is required to pay the lie.
gtlmcte expenses of operating such railroads their
maintenance IN good repair, and fair interest on
their actual value. Such value shall bear the same
relation to its assessed value that the valu, OF
other property does to its assessed value
Charges in excess OF this are in violation Of the
fundamental law OF public use, which allows rail.
roads to be built; and we hereby pledge our nom.
nees for Railroad Commissioners to the enforcement
OF these principles by such amateria and substantial
reduction of the rates of fares aud freights as will
secure that result-the basis being cost of SER
vice with reasonable allowance for interest and re
pairs as above indicated, instead of the mereenary
eXaction Of all the traffic viii bear"
Eghth-Ihat the proper public authorities should
not refuse to act ii regulating fares aud freights
by reason Of lack of exact informatio in any par
uculsr if such information could be given but is
le1used by the railroad corporation, but in such case
these authorities should act correctly as
possible, taking care however, that the public H.
terest should not suffer- and holding Themselves III
readiness to correct any error, IL there should
be- upon the corporation giving the necessary infor
nation to enable such error to be corrected.
Niath--We denounce the railroad contract sys.
tenn deliberate attempt to enslaye the commerce
and trade of the whole Pacific coast and subiugate
them TO the control and caprice OF the railroad com
panies. 1t Is against public policy, because
1t seeks to make use of the national bounty to break
down that healthfn competition which it is the pol.
icy OF the nation to encourage 1t is Just and Oh.
pressive because it discriminates in favor OF the
strong at the expense OF the weak and offers
brides to the rich which it collects back
from the poor 1t is arbitrary and tYrannicA because
1t arrogautly intefferes with the freedom of trade
and proposes to prohibit those who make use Of its
transportation facilities from doing business
with any one ~ho refuses to submit to its
dctation. Its existence is threat, and its abo!i,
ton necessity. The Republican party pledges
itself to prohibit the making of such contracts by
proper legislation 10 the extent, ii necessary, Of
makit & the same public offense
Tenth-We demand of Congress legislation gov
ernlng the carrying trade between The States OF
states and Territories. The rates of freghts and
fares OF all railroads engaged in such trade should
be justly regulated ana restricted and any unjust
discrimination between persons or places should he
absolutely prohibited.
EleyenJh-That We are opposed to granting any
further subsidies to comp lnies corporations and
are in favor of the immediate revocation of all land
grants and subsidies forfeited by noufulflment of
the conditions OF such grants, and the restoration
Of such lands to the public domain to be held lx-
sstTyEI NFAaIN T. FGNNml Nf.are
Tweth-A!i property should pay its lust share
OF taxation. The property Of corporations, ike
other property should be ssed at its actual cash
value, and the corporations and individuals alike
should be compelled to pay their just taxes without
abatement, diminutiOn or compromise
Thirteenth-rhe Republican party has always ad.
yocated liberal appropriations for the improvement
OF rivers and harbors: sad declare 1t TO be the
duty Of the Federal Government TO maintain the
natural channels Of internal commerce in their high.
est standard Of usefulness a trust committed to
it By the Constitution OF the United States and as
constant check upon the eXorbItant eXactiOns of
artificial hie hways
[tourteenth-we believe in exact justice being
done on the merits of the contest between the con.
ficting mining and agricultural interests and to
that end We resolve that in all cases where
it is claimed that nuisance is being threat
ened or cOmmi ted, end that more than one
person corporation IS making such threat or con-
tributing TO maintain such nuisance, joint action
should be allowed against such parsous or CORPORA
tons to obtain redress, and the laws of this State
should be speedily amended 20 that end
Fitteenth--fhat the Republican party, ever alive
to the interest Of the abOrug classes is in favor of
the establishment of Bureau OF statistics of Labor
for thu purpose Of ihqariug into the condition of
the laboring classes, their wages, lack Of employ
ment and chances of obtaining the same. (Reerred
back to committee to be Teformed)
Sixtesnth-The Republican party is unalterably
opposed to Chinese immigration. IL is a cause for
congratuiation that this question, which has here
toore engaged the attention OF beth politi
cal parties, has at length been settled by [prohibit
ingl s,tSps1ding further immigration, the treaty
having been framed by Republican Commissioners
and ratified and approved by RePubli Fan Admin
istration. We offer our thanks to our Senator's aud
Representatives III Congress for the legislation pro-
cured by them this subject
Seveuteenth-The same PRINCIPLES which guide the
administration Of well-ordered private Affairs should
prevail in the selection OF public officers Honesty
efficiency and fidelity should be the essential cualid
cations public positioE, such rules should be
established tore ulats appointment to tie public
service as will insure fitness, to be ascertaiaed by
practical tests AID promotion should follow faith
Jul service he Republican party of Califor-
ria demands thorough, radical and complete
reform in the modes of appointment to
subordinate executive offices, founded
upon the principle that public ofics is
public trust, admission to which should depend
upon proved fitness, to be ascertsined by methods
open to 81 applicants and regulated by law.
Eighteenth Finally, insist upon economy in
the administration OF the Government, integrity
in office, and honesty and efficiency ia erery branch
OF the public service.