Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-25

Inc Committee on Platform and
RESOLUTIONS then read its report, as
follows:
PREAMBLE: The Republican party
OF Los Angeles county in convention
assembled mindful of the vast inter-
ests involved in the coming Presiden-
tial election and proud of the achieve
ments OF this party in the Nation and
state, aid profoundly believing that
the policy OF the present Democratic
administration if continued will be
ruinous to the manufacturing, wool
growing and general industrial inter
ests OF the country do resolve as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That if the thinly guised
policy of free trade advocated in the re-
cent annual message of the President
to Congress and exemplified in the
Mills Tariff Bill should become the
policy OF the country it could not fail to
cripple the vine, fruit and wool inter-
ests OF California and by rendering
improbable great numbers of indus
tries now in successful operation or in
their infancy throw hundreds of thou
sands of American workmen out of
employment and bring about disas-
trous depression throughout the coun-
try.
ResoIred, That the policy of protec-
ton to the productions OF American
labor and American capital, instituted
and fostered by the Republican party,
has resulted in an era OF prosperity
and a vast commerce between the
States OF the Union, never before
eQualed in the history of our country,
nor in the history of the world.
Resolred, That as Republicans, we
are absolutely and unquali6edly op-
posed to the admission Of Chinese la
borers to the United States, under any
pretext whatever, and denounce the
halfway measures proposed by the
present Democratic administration,
ostensibly to check such immigration,
as being utterly inadequate.
Res0lued, That silver in all ages of
the world has been co-equal with gold
as standard of value, and that the
attempt to range the United States
with the bondholding countries of
Europe in demonetizing silver, there
by increasing the purchasing power
Of gold and the value of American Sc
curities held by them, as advocated
by the President, is an injustice to
the country and tends to the ruin OF
the vast silver industry Of the Pacific
Coast, upon which thousands OF our
citizens subsist.
Rssotved, That we arraign the DEM
ocratic ad ninistration for its failure in
all things to carry out its promises to
the country, and particularly for its
abandonment of the civil service re-
form policy so loudly proclaim ed upon
its entry into power.
Res0lred, That the Republicans Of
Los Angeles county assembled, send
greeting to ou' Re preventative in
Congress, the Hon. Vim. Vandever,
and congratulate him and the people
of this District upon the sure prospect
OF his confirmation by the House of
Representatives in his right to his eeat
| therein.
Resolyed, That this Convention
hereby expresses the unwavering con-
fidence of the Republicans of the
county in the wisdom, confidence and
patriotism of James g. Blaine, their
high regard for his person, and pro-
found conviction that the high
est interest of the whole country
would be served by his
election to the Chief Magistracy of the
Republic, at the same time we desire
to express abiding confidence in the
wisdom of the coming National Con-
vention of the Republican party, and
pledge to the nominee of that party,
whoever he may be, loyal and en-
thusiastic support.
| Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Convention that the County Central
Committee, when issuing call for
the next County Convention. should
instruct the voters in the different
precincts to elect at their primaries a
sufficient number Of alternates to sit
in the place of absent delegates, and
that thereby the use of proxies be dis.
continued.
| Resolution introduced by H. W. F.
Fitzgerald and adopted unanimously
| Resolved-That it is the sense of this
Convention that the Hon. H. q. Os.
borne is the choice of the Republicans
of this county for District delegate
to the National Convention and tha,
the delegation to the State Conven
| tt on are hereby instructed to use al
honorable means to secure his elec
ton.