Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-22

OF santa Monica, seconded that of Mr..
Bethune.
The ballot stood as follows:
W. 7. Keudrick k...... 175
J. u. betnune e................... ........... 100
The nomination of Mr.. Kendrick was
then made unanimous.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. @. A. Bell then read the following
platform, which was unanimously
adopted, and was signed by the whole
committee.
Your Committee on Platform and Res
olutions respectfully report as follows:
The Democratic party of Los Angeles
county in convention assembled hereby
re-atfirms its devotion to Democratic
principles as enunciated in the State and
National Platforms adopted at the Demo-
cratic State Convention of May IS, 1888,
and at the National Convention of June
I, 1883.
We cordially endorse the administra-
ton of President Cleveland, and we es-
pecially commend the doctrine laid down
in his message of December 6, 1887, in
which he points out the necessity of
revision of the tariff in the interest of
labor, and clearly demonstrates that this
revision is essential to prevent the accu-
mutation in the Treasury of large sums
of money now needed for circulation
among the people.
We denounce the cry of the present
Republican managers that the Demo-
cracy is in favor of free trade as insincere
and unfounded. The measure proposed
by the Democratic majority in Congress
reduces the present tariff schedule less
than seven per cent, and this reduction
is all in favor of labor and at the expense
of greedy and unscrupulous monopolies.
We believe in reducing the cost of the
necessaries of life. We do not agree
with the Republican party that expen-
sive clothing and cheap whisky will re-
suit in the nations happiness. All the
monopolies and the Trust combinations
of the United states, against whom labor
has been forced to combine, are opposed
to the policy of our party. The Demo-
cracy has espoused the cause of labor,
and is prepared to defend it's interests
against those who ara seeking to enslave
it.
For years the Democracy alone con-
tended for the exclusion of the Chinese.
For years it met an unbroken opposition
from the Republican party; but the Re-
publican management, anxious to de-
ceive the people, now pretends to favor
the Democratic doctrine upon this SUBJ
ject but it has nominated for the Presi.
dency man who voted to naturalize
Cinnamon, and who opposed every effort
to restrict Chinese immigration. 1t has
nominated as candidate for Vice.Presi-
dent an English broker. who, until after
his nomination, was director of and
still remains stockholder in a British
railway corporation which looks to Coolie
importation for its principal profit.
We denounce the Republican Assessor
of this county for his willful violation of
the duties OF his office. He has, in obe-
dience to the dictates of large and
wealthy land owners, estimated the
property values in such a manner as to
throw the burden of taxation upon those
in moderate circumstances and to relieve
the wealthy from the payment Of their
rightful obligations. In compliance with
the miscalled protection doctrines OF his
party, he has Disseminated in favor OF
those against whom the public need pro-
lection, and against the more worthy and
less favored. Experience has not i'm
proved the management of this Assessors
office. The present roll, as compared
with that of the past year, discloses the
fact that while he has reduced the taxa
ton OF those who are possessed of vast
estates, yet the aggregate assessment has
been increased, and that this increase
has been made at the expense of that
portion OF our population which is least
able to bear it.
We are in favor of, and hereby pledge
our legislative nominees to such action
as will so amend the lien law so as to af
ford absolute protection to mechanics
and workingmen at reasonable ex-
pense.
The formation of trusts and combines
for the purpose of arbitrarily raising the
price of lumber, building materials and
the necessaries of life is detrimental to
the public welfare. The cost of such ar
ticles should be regulated alone by the
laws of supply and demand. We there
fore pledge our legislative nominees to
enact such statutes as will prevent such
trusts and combinations.
We are in favor of making eight hours
constitute full days labor on all coun-
ty and municipal work.
We are unalterably opposed to all
sumptuary legislation.
We denounce the conduct of the pre-
sent Governor of this State in removing
and attempting to remove from office,
worthy and COMPETENT citizens ap-
pointed by Governor Bartlett, and
against whom no stain nor suspicion has
ever attached, and no charge of incompe-
tency been made. We call upon the
Senate of this State to refuse its concur
renee in this unjust action.
A motion to adjourn until O'Clock
this morning was here proposed, and
was amended to adjourn until 7 80
O'Clock P. NJ. Both the amendment and
original motion were lost.
Mr.. De Camp moved that the Conven-
ton proceed to business, but at this
moment
LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR s. M. WHITE
Was observed in the hall, and the whole
audience called upon him for speech.
He said that he desired to raise a point
of order, that his speech was not in the
regular order of business. After standing
a long time in the lobby he had concluded
that he would find a place where
he could keep tally and had not in
tended to be seen or called upon. He
thanked the Convention, but said that as
the delegates were there to do business
he would not take up their time. He
said that every Democrat was we'll aware
that there never had been time in the
history of the county when the Demo-
cratic party represented the peonle so