Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-09
PLATFORM
-oF THE
American Party


VNHE AMERICAN PARTY OF THE CITY OF
j 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 partv
declares follows:
l. Unequivocally and emphatieally we favor
q high license tax for the sale of intoxicating
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-
nounee the present inefficient, dishonest and
disreputable condition OF the police force of the
city of sacramento. We arraign it 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 gamblers the
thieves and the lowest elements of Sacramento
We declare 1t disgrace TO q abiding peo-
pie, and an outrage 10 deceney
3. 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 cowaroice. With
dlscourtesy, 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 hig h license.
| 4. Believing that with its growth and prosper
| ity, 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 a
new charter 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 ReDuhli-
| can party OF Sacramento City upon the honesty
| and purity of the ballot. We Geclare that any
| party one-half of whore members SYSTEMATICALLY
engage in the intimidation of decent voters, the
| perversion of the will of the majority, and the
| stufing of the ballOt-boxes, is undeserving the
| confidence or the support of the people, The
1 primaries of the Republican party in this city
| are characterized by viciousness, 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 a party that connives at
| and condones the ortrages recently committed
| in the Republican primaries; and we call upon
the respectable and honorable citizens in Sacra-
mento to unite with US in our efforts to protect
the ballot-box and our endeavors to purify
elections.
! The insignifcance, pusillanimity and puerility
| OF the Democratic party of this city place that
| party beneath our notice. mr9-td