Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-03


Is. No free people who are Unable to de
fend can long maintain their freedom. We
therefore advocate the proper protection of
our coast against invasion and creation of
a navy and ports to replace the decayed
and worthless remnants of forts and ships
left to the country by the Republican Adj
minStration.
16. We deem good National Guard ne
cessary to the safety our country and insti-
tutions. We, therefore, favor a liberal
treatment of our citizen-soldiers, and advo-
cate measures to increase the efficiency of
their organization.
HOME RULE.
II. We extend our sympathy to all peoples
struggling to lngraft upon their political
system the principles of individual liberty
and self-government, and with especial
emphasis do we extend that sympathy to
the present heroic efforts of the Irish
people.
IRRIGATION.
Is. Resoired, That the Democratic party
recognizes the importance of the water
question and the absolute necessity for its
speedy settlement, and the party can and
will settle it on basis of equal and exact
| justice to all interests involved.
Navigation shall not be impaired under
|
! take, injure or destroy the property or
rights of any other class, except under the
operation of the law of eminent domain.
These rights being guarded and protected,
| the waters of the State are the property of
| the people of the State, to be used for irri-
CATION, mining, manufacturing and other
useful purposes. Appropriation of water,
whether heretofore or hereafter made,
should give no right to more water than is
| absolutely used in an economical manner
for beneficial purpose.
To guard against monopoly of water
| for irrigation, irrigation districts should
have the right to acquire by purchase or
! condemnation the means necessary in con-
Quoting the water to the lands comprising
| such irrigation districts. The English law
Of riparian rights is inapplicable to the cir
cumstances and condition of California.
The State may, at any time, assume con-
| troll of the division use and distribution of
water under general laws enacted for that
purpose; provided the State shall in no
event be called upon, by taxation or other
wise, to construct irrigation works.
DIscIPLINING CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
49, Believing in the fullest representation
We ask this Convention TO declare for the
primary system of selecting delegates to all
Conventions of the Democratic party in
this State, and against the practice of
County Committees naming Representatives
thereto; and further. that it is the duty of
every County Committee to carry out the
| work and policy of the Convention which
| creates ii that the functions of every such
| committee should therefore be limited to
such work, and that its tenure of Office
should expire at the moment every new
County Convention assemblies.
SCHOOLS.
90 Resolred, That our public schools will
always have the fostering care of the Dem
ocratic party of California. We demand
for them the utmost efficiency and liberal
expenditure, with no limit SO long as hon
esty, economy and business method cover
their work. The education of the chill
dren is the best guarantee ofrepublican lib
erty.
THE above resolution was added by the
Convention.
81. ReSOlcsd, That mining is one of the
great and beneficial industries of this State,
therefore it is the duty of the Government
to devise some way for mining TO be con-
tinued without injury
The above resolution was added by the
Conventional
%. Resolyed, That in the death of Samuel
j. Tilden the nation has lost one of its
ahlest and noblest citizens.
THE above resolution was added by the
Convention.
AMENDING THE PLATFORM.
Several of the planks were warmly ap-
plauded others were received without
demonstrations of favor or disfavor.
a. II. Rose, of Colusa moved to adopt
the platform reported.
Mr.. Baker, of Yolo, wanted grain-bag
manufacture especially excepted from the
declarations.
After considerable debate, on motion of
Duprey of San Francisco, an amendment
was adopted to the labsr plank that it
should be taken to mean that in no way
should the manufacture of grain bags be
prohibited in prisons.
have inserted il in the proper place in
the platform.
MORE PATCH WORK.
Abbott Kinney. of Los Angeles, wanted
explanations made concerning the wool
tariff, before action should be taken on the
tariff plank.
Mr.. Henley stated the history of the wool
tariff.
Mr.. Kinney did not understand clearly
what the tariff was from the explanation
He represented constituency largely in
terested in raising wool. He continued to
speak at length, and moved that the reso-
luton be stricken out, but the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Griffith, Of Fresno, wanted to amend
the wine resolution by inserting the words,
the products of the vine" but the Con-
vention refused.
Congressman Henley explained that the
wine resolution was in the interest of pure
wine.
Judge Murphy, of Del Norte, moved the
previous question, and it was ordered.
The report of the Committee on Platform
and Resolutions, as a whole, as amended,
was then adopted.
Mr. Leake, of Solano, wanted speeches to
be limited to five minutes.
Mr. McElrath of Alameda, called atten-
ton to the failure to speak of the death of
| Hon s. j. Tilden, and offered resolution
| referring to his death as national loss. 1t
was adopted. II have inserted it in the
proper place in the platform.
The Convention then took a recess until
PPM.
Afternoon Session.
| On reassembling the Convention galleries
were fairly packed with ladies, 81 much so
that an order was made to compel the
| stronger sex TO fall back and give the Ia
dies a chance"
STILL PATCHING.
Mr. Linnehan, of San Francisco. aroused
the Convention to sense of its forgetful-
ness in having adopted the platform with
ont giving the public schools boost. He
accordingly introduced resolution to close
that breach, and it was adopted. II have
inserted it in the platform where the COM
| mittee forgotit
Then came Placer delegate, whose name
was not caught, with resolution express
| ing the hope that some way would be found
| to mine without burying ones neighbor.
| This bit of soft sawder went through. Il
| have added it to the platform.
Mr. Griffith was the next delegate to add
! a piece to the crazy quilt in the shape of
resolution favoring the raisin industry
| by protection, and these free-trade Demo
Gratis took their medicine. i have added
the recipe to the platform.
At this point the Chair got his dander up,
| and declared that this thing had gone far
enough, and he therefore called the next
order OF business,
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR,
Whereat all the Convention applauded
| loudly.
Mr. Mitchell of San FraDcisco DoDoina tod