, 1886-08-26


We are in favor of liberal appro-
priations for the improvement Of all
the navigsble rivers and waters of
the territory and that the highest
interests OF the people of eastern
Washington demands the speedy
completion Of the Cascade locks, and
the removal of other distractions
from the Columbia river, and we favor
adequate appropriations by congress
for that purpose, and We pledge the
earnest efforts Of our delegate to Sc
cure this end.
N-That we are in favor OF such 4
change in existing laws as will fully
protect the lives, rights and property
of miners.
AI-The presence in our midst Of
an alien. heather, servile, and non
assimilating class, that contributes
nothing to the machinery for civil,
social, or moral progress, whose EN-
ployment operates as Il constant with
drawal of the means necessary for
the development of intelligent and
prosperous citizenship, and the
proper education and maintenance of
| the families of citizens, is standing
menace to the perpetuity of free IN
stitutiOns, and an invitation to social
diSorder,in an attempt to rectify con-
! dltiOns felt to be unwhOlesome- High
considerations for the permanent
wealth of the social structure demand
the Immediate repeal of the Burlin-
game treaty, that unfortunate and i'll
advised measure of the republican
party. and the careful revision aud
rigid enforcement Of the restriction
act.
That we are in favor of increasing
persistent and determined agitation
on the subject of Mongolian immi-
grafton to this country, until the fed
eral government is induced by public
opinion to so amend our treaties with
the Chinese empire as to prohibit it,
and thus save those of our fellow
citizens who depend upon labor for a
support, from unjust and degrading
competition.
XII-We demand the immediate
and unconditional repeal of the gross
earnings tax law, enacted in 1888 and
denounce the republican Legislature
of 1885 for the violation of its pledged
faith to the people in its failure to
repeal the said law and for its sub
serviency to the corrupt influence OF
interested corporations.
We insist that the property of cor
porations shall be taxed by the same
laws as that of individuals and that
the rich and poor shall bear the bur
dens of government in proportion to
the valuation of property owned OF
controlled by each.
XIII-That we are in favor of the
enactment of law by the United
States congress directing the secre-
tary of the interior through the ma
chinery of the land department tc
issue patents to all bona fide pur
chasers holding a deed to land from
the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany, conveying all the rights anc
interests which may BOW be vested IL
the government to the holder of sucf
deed.
XIV-We commend the conspicu-
Gus fidelity of the Honorable Chas
S. Voorhees,our delegate in congress
te the principles of the platform up
on which he was elected, his loyalty
to the interests of our territory anC
his earnestness and zeal in serving
those interests.
| XV-We declare it to be the un
alterable sentiment of the democratic
party that the safety OF our public
institutions depends upon the en-
I - h. @E l.,
people, and to that end reaffirm oul
devotion to the cause of public edu
cation and pledge our representative:
to the enactment of laws to that end
The foregoing pla form WIS unan-
imously adopted by the convention
The next order of business was the
choosing Of the territorial democratic
committee.
j. E. Edmonston moved that the
members of the committee consist o.
one member from each council dis.
trict, the members to be chosen by
delegates from those districts. Or
motion a recess of ten minutes wa:
taken to allow the selection of The
committee.
/ Following are the names of the
gentlemen selected as the terTitoria
democratic committee: w. H. Whit
tlesey, Jefferson county; j. Miller
Murphy, Thurston; III. G. Bell, Spo-
kane; e. X. Hanna, Walla Walla; w
j. Bowman, Pierce; j. Y. O'Dell
Whitman; j. E. Edmonston, Colum-
bia; T. S. DeWolf, King, W. L
Schrickner, Skag1t, E. F. Benson
Lincoln; B. +. Shaw, Clarke; Hiram
Dustin, Klickitat, and Joseph Foster
of King, at large.
According to rules of order adopted
} by the convention, all resolution.
Which might be introduced into tho
convention, were to be referred with
ont debate to the committee on plat
, form and resolutions, which the com
mittee shoald report back to the con,
vention, with or without recommends
ton prior to action by the convention
Under that rule the following were
introduced:
McLain of Thurston county, Offered
resolution which was read by tn,
secretary and referred to the com
mittee on resolutions as follows:
/ Resolred, That we oppose sump
iuary laws which vex the citizens
aud interfere with individual liberty
The same gentleman offered an
other resolution Of which the same
disposition was made, condemnine
the action of Governor Squire and
Judge Roger S. Greene in connection
with the Chinese trouble of last fall
| WHEREAS, Watson G. Squire, gov
.ernor of Washington Territory, on
the eighth day of February, 1856, in
| the city of Seattle, King county,
Washington Territory, in violation OF
his oath of Office and the law of the
land, and in contravention of the
Liberties of freemen guaranteed by
the consultation of the United States.
did proclaim martial law and suspend
the writ of habeas corpus, and did
unlawfuily and wrongfully arrest and
imprison citizens without any charge
or crime against them; and
WHEREAS, Roger S. Greene, chief
iuStice of Washington Territory did