Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01
PLATFORM STATE DEMOCRACY.


of Senators Allen and Squire in advo-
eating an appropriation for the Lake
Washington ship canal to the exclu-
sion of needed appropriations for the
necessary Improvement of our rivers
and harbOrs."
The representatives oil the democratic
party of the state OF Washington, in con-
vcntion assembled, do adopt the follow
ing platform and resolutions:
We indorse the platform of the demo-
cratic party adopted at the national con-
vention in Chicago and its nominees,
Grover Cleveland and Adlai E. Steven
son, and pledge them our hearty support.
We pledge ourselves to advance by
every exertion within our power the re-
form of the existing tariff ard the impo-
sition Of taxes upon luxuries instead of
neces titles, to the end that the burden
laid upon the many by the privileged
few be lightehed as fully as possible.
We strenously oppose that latest in
guilty Of the republican party, the federal
elections law, commonly known as the
force bill.
We favor the free and unlimited coin
age Of American silver.
We favor the immediate opening to
settlement under just guaranty to the In
dians of all the Indian reservations of
this state.
We favor and recommend such just
and liberal appropriations for coast pro-
lection and general improvements as
shall be for the benefit of the state.
We condemn any expenditure of the
public moneys having for its purpose the
advancement of private enterprise.
We demand the immediate survey of
all unsurveyed lands within this state,
that they may be thrown open to actual
settlers.
We condemn as criminal the policy
which has marked the land administra-
ton under which many thousands of
acres Of land have fallen into the hands
OF spectators and corporations.
We favor the establishment OF United
States assay Office in this state.
We favor the election of the president,
vice-president and United States senators
be a direct vote OF the people.
We pledge our every effort, as we'll as
the efforts of the nominees Of this con-
vention, to do all in their power to Sc
cure the speedy completion of the Nicar-
aqua canal, under such proper restraints
and regulations as will be consonant with
the well-established principles OF inter-
national law and the international policy
of this government.
Upon the present republican admins
tration in this state we call down the in
dignation of an outraged people. In its
executive branch it has been weak, neg
ligent, profigate, without capacity and
and without patriotic spirit. In it's leg
islative department it has defied the
wishes Of the people, acted with total
disregard to the public good, and squan-
dered the peoples money in idle and ex-
travagant schemes, while the state went
without capito! building and the patri-
otto members OF the national guard went
unpaid.
We denounce the action of Charles +.
Laughton, acting governor, in vetoing
the WATSON bill reducing freight rates
and the law requiring railway companies
to fence their tracks; the bill preventing
armed bodies OF men to come into the
state Of Washington, otherwise known as
the anti-Pinkerton bill the section of the
revenue law taxing coal companies; the
bill requiring railroads to make connec-
ton with other railroads at suitable
points, and other measures for the relief
OF the people; and We charge the repub-
lican governor, Elisha P. Ferry, and the
republican party with full responsibility
for these vetoes in allowing the said
Laughton to act as governor, as we be-
lieve for the conceived purpose OF giving
him the opportunity of serving some Of
the pests and allies of the republican
party; and we charge Governor Ferry
with completely in killing said bills and
legislation by failing to reconvene the
legislature to reinact said bills or act on
said vetoes.
We favor the passage of mechanics
lien law that will secure to every man
that labors, his wages under all circum-
stances, and which will give to every
laborer first lien upon the subject Of his
labor for his wages, to take the place of
the present lien law, which the present
republican supreme court has about con-
strued out OF existence.
We pledge ourselves to favor reasonable
legislation reducing freight rates and
fares charged by transport alton compa-
MES in this state.
We denounce as an infringement on
the rights of the American people guar
anteed by our constitution the employ
ment of finkertons, or any other armed
hirelings, and demand OF our state legis-
lature such laws as will protect our peo-
pie against the armed interference of
such agencies.
We demand the creation OF the office of
pnblic printer, that his office may be
made salaried one and that the state