Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-02

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les and enemies OF tho Democratic
party endsavored 10 alarm the pub.
lie mind during the canvass. We
hereby tender to him our hearty APP
probation Of the public policy
which has governed his official action,
and We especially emphasize in oui
appreciation the effort he hss made
to eradicate corruption and incom
potency from the public service by
the appointment OF honest and CAP.
able Democrats, in order that there
should DO thorough and wholesome
reform OF tho methods condemned
by the people who con6ded 20 him
the administration OF his high Off.
cial trust.
The platform next heartily sndor.
ses Governor Hill and the admins.
tration Of the State Government. .
and continues:
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
We affirm the declarations Of the
Democratic National Conventions Of
1876, 1880 and 1884. in regard TO
the necessity Of reforming the civil
service, but wo condemn tho actual
administration OF the existing civil
service law, as tho same has beon
executed by tho Republican party.
They have abused its provisions for
the purpose Of keeping Republicans
in office. They have. through the
Vaccinations Of the law. formulated
lists OF oligibles, composed almos, c1
clusively Of Republicans. They have
extended tho period during which,
by the provisions Of the law, those
eligible for appointment TO office
should remain on the registers, 80
as to exclude Democrats from all
offices within the rules Of the civil
service. Wo ask that tho commis.
sion at Washington DO reorganized
so that its majority shall be- In sym.
pathy with the administration, aud
that both parties DO fairly represent.
ed on examining boards, 80 that The
present list of persons eligible Tor
appointment be annulled. There.
fore, while proclaiming our appro
baton of the general spirit which
inspired recent legislation OF the
federal Government aud the state OF
New York to promote needed reform
OF tho civil service, we must at the
same time place on record our wish
and purpose that proper officers OF
each government charged with the
execution Of that legislation. and
empowered to make suitable rules
and regulations to carry il into effect,
shall take care that tho constitution.
al power to the executive and head y
Of departments to make appoint
ments shall not be impaired. and
that the machinery. whatever IL may
be, for the testing OF eligible can.
didates shall not be prostituted to
unworthy purposes.
OPPOSED TO SILVER COINAGE.
The Convention believed that the
experiment Of coming the standard
silver dollars. in the hope Of main
tanning fixed rates with gold, has
gone far enough and canno. bs COP.
tinued longer withou. great danger
to tho business interests OF the
country. The loss in interest alone
on silver dollars stored up in the
Treasury is over "a 900. 900 per an
mum, and this accumulation Of sil.
yer purchased ut O cost of $3.50. 600.
900. is worth to-day not more tha a
sl6O, 600, 900. with every prospect Of
a further decrease. We therefore
demand the repeal Of the act under
which compulsory coiuage Of silver
goes on, but We will welcome any
practical measure Of agreement with
other nations by which tho ratio oi
value between gold and silver may
bc made less fluctuating. but 10 this
end the first step must be the stop.
page ofany further compulsory coin.
age OF the silver dollars.
After citing that the National
Democratic platform pledged ths
party to revise the tariff in spirit
OF fairness to all interests. aud the
Democratic party stands pledged 10
a modification OF the existing laws
to this end, the platform declares
against convict labor. aud demand.
that priority shall be given 10 slI
Union soldiers applying for positions
The platform concludes as follows
g." We oppose all sumpiuary law.
that interfere with constitutional
right or sectional liberty. and fsvo,
the enactment oi such excise law,
as shall DO alike just 10 all. consider
ing tho claims Of all. AMI prot citing
their individual rights
The platform was adopted without
dissenting voice.
THE TICKET COMPLETED.
Roswell +. Flower was nominate,
by acclamation for Lisutensut. Gov
ernor.
Frederick Cook OF Rochester wa