, 1889-09-12
THE PLATFORM.
An Outline OF the Principles OF tho
Party,

THE PLATFORM.
An Outline o' the Principles OF tho
Party.
Following Is the platforms: Tho dem.
ocratic parry of Washington, by its rep.
rcsentulivcs I'm convention assembled do
declare; We unqualihcdly approve the
administration OF President Cleveland,
and we congratulate the country upon
tho prosperity enjoyed under il, and
upon the re!Orms innugurated 10y this
true apostle os democracy. We approve
thc declaration of principles made by
the national democracy in 81. Louis In
1888. sums of money to mCot tho rcgu.
lar annual expenses Oi the government
the building and maintenance of the
navy and other great national works
and tho payment OF the vast appropria.
tions for pensions requires reynnuc of
such enormous proportions that wa bc.
liovc t0fin for these objects, wisely laid
and adjusted, will afford all protection
needed by deserving industries
of the country. We arruigu
the republican party for so
organizing the tariff as to foster AN.
necessary mpnopOlics tn opprcss the
weak and struggling industries, aud to
tax the great luboring masses for the
enrichment Of plulocruts ana mOuOpol.
ists i'm order that fat may bo fried out
Of them with which tu run the party's
corrupt national campaign. We urrGign
the republican party iOr its dupliCity by
violence toward the labOring masses in
the last national campaign, by which H.
onibed, HhOoiwinked .and cOerrcd
many OF them into support of it's tickets
through the medium OF ialsellood as to
tho democratic policy and intentions,
by pay envelopes and other ueiuliugs
devices, and by frauds and tricks, and
We denOunce the plutucrnts and monop.
Olist5 who control the policies and
dcstinies of this party Tor their
bad mith towards their deceived
victims displayed Immediately after
election day, when almost universal re-
ductiun of wages or discharge of work.
lugmcn was mudc throughout the miu-
iuR and manufacturing districts,
standing ou the ycrsy of statehood and
about To- assume the manifold duties
and responsibilities Of Il state govern.
mcnt, We declare that among the most
Important issues before the people at this
election are TO secure a great and
economical administration OF state uud
county government and most perfect
manngcmcut ana Curc OiyaluHblc school
and other lands of ihc state. 4 thpr.
Ough ana ciliCiCut system of free com.
mon schools is necessary for the we'll
being of tie state, and IT, is
onr first duty to- preserve inviu.
late the school iiIud afforded by
tho muriiceut grant OF school lands
made by thc general government In thG
enabling act. The constitution uf tho
state should be a nOn-partisan dOcu.
ncnt, therefore, the people ought to he
lett free TO pass upon tie constitution
for the state of Washington without the
influence Of political parties. ltis the
duty OF tie legislature of the state 10
enGct such laws a. shall fully preserve
tltt a.
the wage Garner and TO encourage and
foster tire best business interests aud
productive industries of the state. We
demand the enactment by the lcgi5lu-
tuTe OF laws to regulate the opening
working and inspection of mines, that
ventilation and safety thereof may be
secured and the lives OF miners protected
The Chinese exclusion act, known as
lhC Scott law, Is q democratic measure
solves the veXed question of
Chinese immigration, and we condemn
construction oil that law by tic present
republican administration by which its
beneficial effects are destroyed and the
laws nulliiied. We regard the trusts, in
whatever form organized, as the legiti
mate result OF our present tariff, and we
demand the repeal or readjustment of
all such tariff taxes as epable them TO
eXtort from the people eXorbitant prices
for the products they control. The dem
ocratic party of this state demands the
appropriation by the general govern
mont of sufficient funds to speedily open
the great Columbia river to navigation
from one end of the state TO the
lives IN congress If elected, 10
labor to that end, and we condemn
the dilitaory of the republican party,
further demand the improvement by the
general government of Grly's harbor
and other harbors and waterways of
the state and the early establishment of
all necessary coast defcnses. We CON
denn the policy inaugurated under
republican rule by which large areas of
the public dominion, the heritage of
the people, were granted to corporations,
and landed monopolists thereby estab-
lishod. We demand that all such grants
heretofore made and not earned in
strict accordance with the granting acts
be restored to the public domain and
that they be opened to entry and
settlement in small holdings by actual
settlers under the public land laws
of the United States, confirming
however, TO actual residents of the state
the title to lands purchased by them in
good faith, and we heartily approve the
action TO that end taken by the demo.
cratic majority in the house of repre-
sontatives and we denouncc the
obstruction action of the republican
senator IN defeating the righteous
measure OF the democrats In the house
and we specially arraign the republican
party of this territory for It's yacillating
inconsistent and insincere course
upon this subject. The allotment
of lands in seyeralty TO Indians
Is n democratic policy, and
properly pursued will result in the