The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-09-04

VIE Platform.
The democracy OF the state Of Washing
ton In convention declare:
That we renewo our pledge Of devotion
to the principles Of constitutional govern
ment as stated in the platform Of the ma
honal conventions Of the party.
THE TARTFF.
Under the deceptive plea Of protecting
American industries, the republican party
levies war tariff taxes on the many for the
benefit Of the few. Reduced TO the sim
plest form, the principles Of the demo
cratic party as enunciated by its distin-
guished ex-president, by its greatest lead
ers, incorporated in its platforms and ex.
pounded by its press, are these: That
the right Of impost taxation is . right
which should be exercised solely for the
benefit Of the government; that no more
tax should be gathered or collected from
the people than IL absolutely necessary
for an economical administration Of pub
lie affairs; and that in laying and adjust
ing impost taxes care should be taken as
far as possible to remove from the neces-
saries Of life the rate Of taxation and TO
reduce the same to a minimum, while the
Injuries Of life should be made to bear
NA0 oeANNA "a k0NgA hAAG4Ns
n n BILL.
We denOunce the Lodge force bill re-
Gently passed by the house Of representa-
tives and all kindred measures as reVO-
lutionary, utterly subVersive Of the in
alienable right Of local self-government
and as tending to make the federal judi
ciary merely 4 partisan returning board.
sPEAKER REED.
We denounce the arbitrary rules Of the
lower house Of the present congress and
their autocratic administration by Speaker
Reed, because the voice Of q minority is
thereby silenced and the power Of legis-
lation is usurped by one man.
PNKERToN MEN.
That the employment and maintenance
Of bodies Of armed men by wealthy indi-
viduals and corporations under the name
Of detectives and for the ostensible pur-
pose Of protecting private property 10 alien
10 our republican government and antag-
onistic to constitutional liberty and tends
TO anarchy and lawlessness; and we de-
mand legislation to forever prohibit such
DANGEROUS and un-American methods.
The state alone through its lawfully con-
stituted officers shall assert and maintain
the supremacy Of the law.
We cherish and respect the deserving
soldiers and sailors OF the republic, and
demand Just pensions for those who have
been injured in health or limb In the
service of their country, and for the Wild
ows and minor children Of deceased sol
diers and sailors who have died or may
hereafter die Of wounds or disease con-
tracted in the civil waF, but we denounce
the reckless pension legislation OF the re-
publican party as a simple bid for votes,
and as debasing the patriotic service Of
the men they pretend 10 honor.
APPROPRIATIONS.
That the seaeoast defense, public sur
veys, river and harbor improvements,
public buildings, should receive from the
general government liberal support.
sLvER
We demand the free coinage Of silver
and that il be made q full and legal ten
der for all purposes, public and private.
CHINESE.
We demand the enactment Of laws con-
tinuing the Chinese exclusion act and the
strict enforcement Of the same.
EIGHT HoUBs
We demand that on public works pref
erence in employment be given to those
who are citizens Of the United States
or who have declared their intention to
become such, and we demand the en-
actment and enforcement Of laws fixing
eight hours as the maximum Of a full
days labor on such works, and we re-
commend the setting aside Of the first
Monday in September Of each year as
q holiday, specially dedicated to the en-
noblement Of the dignity Of labor.
AGRICULTURE, TRUSTS, ETC.
We recognize agriculture as the basis
Of all national prosperity and we are
opposed to all laws that tend TO dis
courage or Cypress that branch Of our
national industry.
We are in favor Of laws, both state and
national, for the prevention Of trusts and
combines, and we declare that the prime
object Of legislation should be to insure
q free and fair competition In the regula-
ton Of prices in ali commodities.
Believing that all officers Of the govern
ment should be directly responsible TO
the people, We demand that the constItu-
ton Of the United States be 30 amended
that all government officers be elected by
q direct vote Of the people.