Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-12
PLATFORM
OF The
American Party

FTNHE AMERICAN PARTY OF THE CITY OF
i Sacramento reaffirms the principles enun-
ciated in the platform adopted by the American
State Convention, held in san Francisco July
4, 1855.
Concerning local issues the American rarty
declares as follows:
l. Unequivocally and emphatically we favor
high license tax for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the city of Sacramento of at least 5000
per year, payable quarterly in advance and we
hereby pledge our candidate for second Trustee,
if elected to use his best efforts and to vote for
such license tax.
2. We believe in the enforcement OF all laws
enacted by the Legislature, and all ordinances
ordained by municipal authorities. We de-
nounce the present inefficient, dishonest and
disreputabe condition of the police force of the
city of Sacramento. We arraign ii to the people
OF this city as the most corrupt ineffective and
cowardly force possessed by any city in this
state. We condemn Its subserviency to one
man, its connection with the gam olers, the
thieves and the lowest elements of Sacramento.
We declare it a di.grace TO law-abiding peo-
pie, and an outrage TO deceney.
8. Dishonesty in politics is no more to be tol-
Grated or encouraged than dishonesty in private
transactions. We arraign the Republican party
OF this city for duplicity and eowaraice. With
discourtesy, its Convention has declared against
high license, yet has nominated man who, in
private conversation, AYERS his allegiance to that
principle, but who refuses publicly to declare
his sentiments for the alleged reason that by
doing so he would lose the votes of those opposed
to high license.
f. Believing that with its growth and prosper
fty, the needs and requirements of Sacramento
city have increased, and recognizing that our
Government is hampered and retarded by a
charter intended only as temporary expedient,
we hereby announced ourselves in favor of q
new chatter for the city of Sacramento: but we
desire the retention of the Funded Debt Com
mission.
5. We consider a crime against the elective
franchise the greatest crime that can be COM
mitted in this country. With horror and dismay
we behold the repeated assaults of the Republi-
can party of Sacramento City upon the honesty
and purity of the ballot. We declare that any
party one-half of whose members systematically
engage in the intimidation of decent voters the
perversion of the will of the majority, and the
stutting of the ballOt-boxes, is undeserving the
confidence or the support of the people The
primaries of the Republican party in this city
are characterized by yiciOusness, corruption
and crime. To such an extent have the ad-
herents of this party carried their corruption
and dishonesty that even the honest voters of
the party stand aghast. We declare that moth
ing can be hoped from party that conniyes at
and condones the outrages recently committed
IN the Republican primaries: and we call upon
the respectable and honorable citizens in Sacra-
mento 70 unite with us in our efforts to protect
the ballot-bOx and our endeayors to purity
elections.
The insignifcance, pusillanimity and puerility
OF the Democratic party of this city place that
party beneath our notice. mr9-td