Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-24


lengthy speech to the Convention, but he would
take the stump when the campaign opens and
make red-hot fight. There was no power on
earth to keep us from electing Blaine and Io-
gan in November. [Cheersl 1t is only the be-
ginning of a fight that viii wipe out the blot
cast upon the State two years ago by the cleo
ton of the Democratic ticket. The Stockton
Convention drew the indictment against and
convicted the Democratic administration, and
it remains only for us to set the day of execu-
ton, which win be in November next
Mr.. Reddick, another Elector not being pres
ent, his alternate, Judge l.. N. Crane, of Yuba
was called for, and made brief address, re-
plete with humor and trimming over with Re
publicanism.
Mr.. Parks, of Yuba, who was not present when
the resolution creating State Central Com
mittee was passed. said he was afraid the Con-
vention had made mistake. The report gave
San Francisco too much, and the country too
little, representation in the committee. He said
according to the resolution a representation was
limited TO Assembly districts. Some of the dis
tricts included two and three counties. The
area was large, $50 miles in length, and this
representation to them would be worthless and
the best interest of the party would not be
served by such an arrangement
Mr.. Cutter of Yuba moved that the vote by
which the Central Committee was adopted be
reconsidered.
II. z. Osborne of Mono made lengthy argu-
ment in favor of the motion. He said whenever
this State is carried for the Republicans, it is
done by the exertions of the State outside of
had no more power than the humblest member
of the Republican party, and he saw no reason
why the counties should not all have a repre-
sentative. The work and all the power must
come from, and is in the Executive Committee
which necessarily must be selected from mem
bers of the party in or near san Francisco.
Mr.. Parks said the committee rs now provided
for was unfair, unjust and not in accordance
with Republican principles Why should San
Francisco have majority of this committee, TO
the disfranchisement OF the country, when the
metropolis was surrounded with the daily press.
George A. Knight said he hoped the country
would be dealt with fairly We are here, he
said for the best interest of the Republican
party. He eulogized W. II. Parks as being Il
wise and live Republican whose cOunsels were
always valuable to the party. He believed the
Executive Committee should be within an
hour ride of San Francisco, but thought every
county in the State should be represented on the
Central Committee.
+. NJ. Pixley said he was member from San
Francisco, and he was satisfied his colleagues
also We're in fay or of giving the country ali the
representation they desired.
NJ. d. Boruck was in favor of the recOnsidera-
ton, but resented any aspersions against the
State Central Committees, past and present.
Cornwall, Chairman of the committee that re-
ported the resolution, made Il lengthy argument
i'll defense of their action. He defended San
Francisco, and related the labor incident to the
position he had held as Chairman of the State
Committee. He said $40 so of every $50 raised
for campaign purposes came from the Bay He
QlU not DelleNe III putting san Francisco on an
equality with Inyo. when the former had a
population of over quarter of a million to the
latter's less than one thousand.
The roll was called on the adoption of the
motion to reconsider until San Francisco was
reached, which east 96 votes in the Affirmative.
That making a majority, further proceedings
under roll-call were suspended
Preston of San Francisco introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Res0lred, That the State Central Committee
consist of one member from each Assembly
District; provided that in an Assembly District
composed of more than one county each county
shall be entitled to one member on said com
mittee.
The Committee on Platform and Resolutions
reported the following platform, which was
read by the Hon. David Mcclure, and unan-
imOusly adopted:
Resolred, That the Republicans of the State of
California, in Convention assembled, ndorsc
and reafiirm the National platform of the Re
publican party, adopted at its Convention re-
country upon the nomination of Blaine and
Logan, the true representatives of the American
policy of progress and unity.
ReSOlred, That we declare that the welfare of
California demands, and that the prosperity of
labor and the interests of capital require the
maintenance by the National Government of
the American system of tariff for protection
Under this policy which has been con
sistently supported by the Republican
party since its foundation, our varied industries
have been tostcred and extended, orr laboring
classes nave cIlDNSu better wages IMAM IN any
other part of the world and the whole country
has achieved unparalleled prosperity. We de
nounCe the free trade policy which the Demo-
cratic party has advocated since 1910 as danger
Gus to the material interests of the country and
to the well-being Of American labor. We ar
raign the Democratic party of California for
supporting the National Democratic party
which stands upon platform that declares, in
effect. for the free-trade doctrine of tariff for
revenue only, as admitted by prominent mem
bers of the committee that framed the plank
We insist that the success of the British policy
would destroy the growing industries of our
commonwealth, especially the grape, raisin,
wool and manufacturing interests, and would
reduce the wages OF our workinSmen 10 the
starvation point.
Resoyrcd, That we ask and demand that the
industry of the manufacture of the raisn shall
be protected by protective duty, and resolved
that we demand the restoration of the tariff on
wool as fixed by the law of 1867.
ReSOlrcd, That we are in favor of the adoption
of the proposed amendment TO Section of Ar
ticle of the Constitution OF this State, author
ling the furnishing of freeteXt books for use in
the common schools throughout the State
RCSOlred, That the Republican party of Cali
fOrnia has a consistent record in its answering
devotion to the interests of the people in oppos-
ton to all monopolies. First-We declare that
railroad corporations being organized for a pub
lie use, all unjust discrimination as between
persons and places is in direct violation of the
Constitution of this State, and should be pro-
hibited. Second-We declare that charges for
freight by all transportation companies should
only be what the service is reasonably worth.
Third-It is the duty of the Railroap Commits
sion to regulate freights and fares justly in the
interest of the people.
We call attention to the section of the plat
form of the National Republican party which
favors Congressional legislation to carry out the
constitutional power of Congress TO regulate
interstate commerce, and especially to the Ian
guage declaring that the principle of the pub
tic regulation of railroad corporations is a wise
and salutary one for the protection OF all classes
of the people, and we favor legislation that
shall prevent unjust discrimination and ex-
cessive charges for transportation, and that
shall secure 10 the people and TO the railways
alike fair and equal protection of the laws
We indOrse this declaration. We charge that
the platform of the National Democratic party
ocratic party of California for sup-
porting candidate for President
whose public record identifies him rs
friend of monopoly and an enemy to the
rights and the interests of the people. We par
ticularly denounce the doctrine advanced by
the nominee of the Democratic party for Presi-
dent in his veto in the New York Legislature OF
the bill reducing fares on the Elevated Rail
roads in which he declared that there was no
constitutional power in our Legislature to regu-
late and abridge privileges granted by former
Legislature to a public agency. This extreme
monopolistic view had been condemned by the
higher Courts OF the land, is wrong and danger
Gus and marks him as unfit to hold the high
office of Chief Magistrate of the Republic.
ELSOtuEu, 1 nat the COMMISSIONER OF ASrlcuIt-
ure be constituted a Cabinet officer of the nation
as and under the title of Secretary of Agricult-
ure."
Resolrcd, That, recognizing the claims of our
soldiers and the especial obligations of Califor-
mia to those through whose faithful services our
territory was acquired. we favor the payment OF
pensions to all surviving veterans of the MeXl-
can War.
Rssolrcd. That all property should bear its
equal share Of taxation. That all property,
whether owned by individuals or corporations
should be assessed ut its actual cash yalne, and
be compelled to pay its just taxes.
ResOlrcd, That commend our representa-
tives in Congress for their efforts in behalf OF
restrictive Chinese legislation, thus redeeming
the pledges of the party made for them, and
renew our determination TO make such restric-
ton effective, and in every way prevent the
competition of Chinese with American labor.
We thank the Republican National Convention
for its emphatic declaration upon this subject;
refer with pride to the attitude of James G..
Blaine in Congress when the subject first be-
came a national one, and have implicit faith
that the Republican party Of the nation will
protect us i'll all our interests as against Chinese
ResOlled, That we invite and welcome to our
State the people of all countries which belong
to our division of the human family, whose
| moral. physical and intellectual qualifications
entitle them to the. rights aid privileges oil
American citizenship.
The election of Electors at Large was next
considered, and Henry Edgerton and A. j.
Conklin, being the only candidates, they were
both nominated by reclamation.
For Alternates, Ira 2. Rankin and L. Waiter
man were elected by reclamation.
Horace Davis of San Francisco was nominated
for an Elector in the Fourth District, vice Dr
James Simpson res gned
Cutter offered the following resolution
which was adopted unanimously