Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-08
THE WINNERS.
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that high office to present themselves as
candidates before the people 80 that
they may instruct their representatives
in the legislature to elect them, and
that we endorse and recommend to the
Democrats of the ensuing Legislature
the name of Stephen M. White as the
candidate to succeed Hor. Leland
ford in the senate of the United
Fourth. That the Democratic party
halls with cordiality the young men OF
the state who are focking to it's ranks,
seeing with patriotic adherence, the
dangers that threaten our institutions
by theSwaste, extravaganza, corruptions
and centralizingetendencies of the Re-
publican party.
Fifth. That as the supreme court has
decided that fruit trees and vines are
not included in that portion of the con-
stitution which provides that growing
crops shall not be taxed, we are in favor
of SO amending the constitution as to
extend the tax-exception to fruit and
vines until they come into full bearing.
Sixth. That we demand the passage
of an additional section to the political
code requiring the supervisors and audi
tors OF the respective counties to publish
monthly in a newspaper of general cir
culation in each county statement of
all the bills and warrants drawn against
the county treasures, specifying to
whom, amount and for What,service and
on what fund said bills are allowed or
warrants drawn.
Seventh. That we congratulate our
Republican friends upon tae evidence of
repentance manifested by the adoption
of the sixth plank in their late county
platform, and only regret that they did
not 60 further and promise to prosecute
their official delinquents in a more ener-
getic manner than they have done in
the past, and that they would not again
promote to the Craftsmanship of their
state campaign committee one of the
most conspicuous of the said official de-
linquents.
Eighth. That as under our form of
government those who fill the offices
of the various departments OF govern
ment are first recommended by political
parties for those positions, and while
incumbents of such places are the repre-
sentatives of and stand for the party
who presented them to the people as its
candidates, we therefore charge that the
Republican party in this campaign is di-
rectly responsible for the fraud, corrup-
ton and extravaganza which during the
past two years has prevailed in every
department of our county's government.
That party which has presented to the
people OF this county lawmaker who
has criminally violated the laws of his
state; "a judicial officer who has broken the
laws which he was elected to enforce a
collector of the peoples revenues who
has been an unfaithful custodian of
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with his chosen deputies stands charged
with having perpetrated the very fra uds
upon the public funds which his office
was created to prevent; an assessor who
within the space of one year raised the
from the sum of $37 ,000,00O the Demo-
100000, 900 by his assessment of 1887,
and thereby robbed the taxpayers OF
this county by compelling them to pay
on this Generalization an amount OF
state taxes equal to nearly one-tenth of
all the taxes paid into the state treasury
for the year 1887 public prosecutor
who has failed to secure single convic-
ton against his fellows in office, whose
crimes are the humiliation and
disgrace of all the honest people of this
county, and a county government as
whole which has increased our taxation
and bonded indebtedness from a tax
rate of LOS on the 500 on an assess
ment of $37 900 900 and bonded debt
of $400, 900, which marked the rule of
the Democratic party in prosperous
times, Ito rate in 1889 of $3.50 on the
$100 on an assessed valuation of $93, ,0OO,-
600 and bonded Indebtedness of $780,
600 in times of financial distress, dull
markets and when all the people are
overburdened with private debts, has
forfeited all right to public confidence as
a party organization and the nominees
of such party do not merit and ought
not to receive the confidence and suf-
frages of the deceived and tax-burdened
citizens of this county.
Ninth. We pledge ourselves to abso-
lutte economy and reform in all the sya-
rious departments of the county govern
ment.
Tenth-That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy and substantial aid to the op-
pressed people of Ireland now being
evicted from their homes by greedy land
lords in the face of an impending famine.
Eleventh-That we extend like SYM
pathy and an earnest solemn greeting to
the toiling people everywhere and in all
occupations, overburdened by war
tariff in time of peace by reckless ex-
penditures Of public funds, by fraud and
corruption in Office, unjust and unequal
taxation by the Capitalization of
power into rings and combination
of special privilege by a financial
policy that taxes the west to build up the
east, that makes the poor poorer and
the rich richer, that lowers the wages of
labor, makes interest high and money
scarce, that empties the public treasury
for the rich to pay bonds and interest
before they are due, but has no measure
of relief for the farmer, the mechanic or
the laborer whose mortgages are being
foreclosed; and we extend to all such
cordial invitation to unite with us in or
der that government of the people, for
the people and by the people may not
perish from the earth.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie OF Los An
geles the report was adopted, as read,
unanimously.
At this juncture cries of "Del Vale"
were heard all over the house, but be-
fore that gentleman made his appear
ance, Chairman Patton introduced Hon.
Walker G. Graves, of San Francisco, as
the "next attorney general of the state" ="
Mr.. Graves, who was very warmly re-
ceivcd, then addressed the convention as
follows: "Mr. Chairman and gentle
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