Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-21
THE PLATFORM.

the roll OF some delegations, including
San Francisco, had to be called
THE PLATFORM.
The Principles on Which the Democracy
Will March to Victory,
| SAN JOSE, August 20.--Following is
| the platform of principles adopted by the
Democratic state convention this morn
| ing:
! L.. The Democratic party of the state OF Cali
fornla In convention assembled, renews the
pledges OF its fidelity to the Democratic faith,
and re-atfirms the doctrines of the national plat
| form Of 1884 adopted at st. Louis.
| 2. A depleted treasury; the imposition of un-
equal ana the effort to
all parliamentary rules and the Shameless
serviity displayed by the majority in the house
obedience to his tyrannicai mandates;
their refusal to join the Democrac y
In Its effort to procure the passage of a measure
| permitting the free coinage of silver; the neg
lect Of the present administration in manner
to modify the admitted erroneous tariff, sug-
gest with more emphasis thau words, that the
reins OF the government should be placed in
safer hands.
3. We denounce and condemn the Republican
majority in the national house of representa-
election bill, by which that majority seeks,
masquerading under the guise or "a free ballot
anu ldlT COUNT, 10 Defpetuate Itself IN power
by insiduously destroying the liberties of
American citizens; usurping the legiti-
mate functions OF the state governments,
and bringing the federal election machin-
with the statutory efforts of the people of the
various commonwealths of our union. Toin-
stltnte n1 ;te genuine, practical and permanent
of federal interference with the people in the
registration OF their sovereign will, is despotic
and centralizing in it's tendedcies; dangerous to
liberty tv Of ba n1a
| revolutionary in its nature and purpose, and in
direct contravention to the principles OF free
| government, as bequeathed to us by the trainers
| of our constitution.
| A. Wedenounce the Mckinley bill as being
opposed to the best interests of the producing
| and consuming classes of the country.
| 5. The Democratic party is now as it ever has
been unalterably opposed to Chinese immisra-
| ton. The Chinese restriction act, adopted as
the result of Democratic effort, is about to ex-
| pire, and it is the duty of congress to enact a
law perpetually excluding Chinese from the
8. We favor the flee coinage of silver, and
demand that it be made unlimited legal tender
for all purposes, public and private.
z. We favor the enactment of laws against
trusts, pools, combines and monopolies, whereby
legitimate competition is destroyed and the
necessaries of life are enhanced in price.
5 We are in favor of the election of United
States senators by direct vote OF the people, and
earnestly urge the adoption of such amend
ment to the constitution of the United states
us will accomplish that result.
8. We endorse the course of the Democratic SEN
ators and representatives in congress, and COM
mend them for their vigorous defense of public
interests, and their zeal on behalf of the well
fare OF our state.
We call attention to the hypocrisy of the Re-
publican state convention in attempting to
place upon the slender Democratic majority in
the last legislature, the entire responsibility OF
the appropriations made during the session
The Republican members of the legislature
voted in favor of the appropriations which
We're made subject to critic ism, and in every
instance the appropriations to made, were ap-
proved by the Republican executives whose
administration his party convention had not
the manliness to endorse, nor he courage to
condemn.
exceeding 40 cents on each 500 of assessable
property according to the assessed valuation
of 1889, being a reduction of twenty seven
cents and two mills, is sufficient to raise ample
revenue to meet the annua expenses of the
state government and we pledge our nominees
to strict and faithful adherence to the above,
and we do demand that the different county
conventions pledge their legislative candidates
to the same limit.
5.The Democracy ofC ali fornia pledges its NOM
inees for the legislatu to use all lawful means
to secure the enactment of a law embodying
the Australian ballot system, substantially as
that now existing in the state of Massachusetts.
Is. We favor the election by the people ofsup-
erintendent of state printer.
IA. We pledge our senators and representa-
tives in congress to use all honorable means to
secure liberal appropriations from the general
government for the purpose of making those great
natural highways the Sacramento and the San
joaquin rivers and their tributaries. and all
other navlgable waters, freely navigable at all
seasons of the year.
Is. The Democratic party of California reaffirms
its resolution of 1856, on the water question,
reiterating its assertion that the English law
of riparian rights is inapplicable to the circum.
stances and conditions of California;" reaffirms
that the doctrine that the waters of the state
belong to the people of the state to be
used for irrigation, mining, manufacturing and
other useful purposes; that they should never
be subject to private ownership, or monopoly:
reaffirms the policy of district systems, and
pledges itself to foster, amend and perfect the
system inaugurated under aud by virtue of the
resolution of 1886.
16. We believe in the liberal support of our
citizen soldiers and national guard. 1t is an
integral and necessary part of our state govern
ment and should be fostered and encouraged.
II. We are opposed to all forms of sumptu-
against any business or industry.
18. We believe the wine growing industry of
this state should be fostered, nourshed and en-
couraged by suitable legislation, both state and
national
10. We believe eight hours should constitute
legal days work, and that the present law to
that end should be rigidly enforced
20. We condemn as extravagant, wasteful
and wrong, the administration of the affairs of
the state prison at San Quentin, under Republi-
can management.
21. The Democratic party of California
declares itself unalterably opposed to all
schemes having for its object the division of
the state of California, and pledges itself to
into the American union by democratic states
undivided