The record-union., 1894-11-03
CANDIDATES.

d. IN. DO0BE I ;,
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR
Sheriff Of Sacramento County.
HAVING DETERMINED TO PLACE MY
II name before the voters OF Sacramento
county as as independent Candidate for the
Office OF Sheriff, TO be voted for at the general
election to be held in November, 4. ID. / 81,
II behooVes me, as such candidate, TO make
puollc my political opinions and to briefly
outline nay platform and my pledge OF faith,
70 which L faithfully promise to adhere
FIRST, realizing that Almighty God has made
oI one fiesh all nations TO dwell on the face of
lhe earth, and that all men by right are born
nee and equal, and all citizens OF the United
states are by our Constitution guaranteed
certain lnailenable rights, among which are
lie, liberty and the peaceful pursuit OF hap
plneSS. And, whereas such rights youch-
saIed 10 every American citizen has been, and
now are, thwarteu by great accumUlatiyc cap
ltal ana the centraliZatiOn OF power. brought
under aEd controlled by the great mOlODOlieS
OF tue day, and by the absorption OF the pub
lic DOMAIN, whereby the greater portion OF
the arabic tlmber and other lands OF our state
are owned and controlled by q few pel sons,
monopoliSts and foreign capitalists, tC the
great deprivation and distress of the great
masses OF our native-boIn citizens thereby
lhauguTatlng system OF "peonage' and
caaslnSa Il vast majority OF our citizens 10 be-
come DOlU-SiaVeS to u few arrogant mOnODO-
lists, who hold our lands in large tracts rang
ing from live thousand TO many hundreds of
thousand acres of our best farming lands.
winch prevents the thorough settling up and
populatlng our State, and causing the masses
dependent on labor 10 seek employment in
our oVer-crowded cities, where labor i, to 3
great extent, absorbed by MOngOlanS there
Dy forcing our white population the greater
part or whom We're well-raiSed that would
GtaerWlSe oe industrious and good citizens, to
become houseiesS, homeless ''tramps," and,
because OF poverty and hunger, induced to
seek relief by organizing and joining the
"ConlnonWeal Army of the discouraged I'M
employed, thus threatening the pcrpetuity of
both our State and Nation.
ror TINS ana many other reasons am in
favor OF, and would have our Legislature pass
y ' iaW' oeciaflhg ana making the year a. u.
i9oo a year OF Jubilee, and every seventh
year thereafter years or release. alter the old
Mosaic system, and would have our Iegisla-
ture enact such laws that WOuid c0mnel the
great land-holders and monOpOliSts 10 dispose
OF their vast holdings to actual citizens hay-
Ing no land on reasonable terms in tracts
lot eAceedlng $50 acres Of ttllable, nor more
thah Gao acres OF pasture, timber, mountain
or utSefG lanGS, by providing by law that all
lands held i'll greater quantities than above
designated by one person shall bV action Of
law, be cOnhScateu to the State on the first
day OF said year OF jubilee or release, and nv
tle state Systematically subdivided and sold
10 boaa hde c!tlZens having 10 land, who will
becoine actual settlers thereon, in fraction of
not less than twenty acres, and in quantities
not exceeding the maximum mum Der OF acres
according to character of land as above
stated on q tye-year credit, at the rate OF S5
per acre for ullabc and So so per acre ta,
ether lands, and should be forever cyeront
lfom execution except tor taxes, and should
constitute and be a homestead and 4 cOntintI-
oGs heritage 10 such purchasers and their de-
Scendants.
Every seventh year after a. D. 1900 should
DC declared q ) ear OF release and restitution
of all lauds held in pledge or lian rs securitv
Tor the payment OF money should be made TO
the proper owner thereof.
Ana All Claims Tor the payment of money
OF olhu1nS contracts, should on the first Ciay
OF each year OF release become void and can
celled. 70 the end that every citizen Of the
State should BE- free and equal and all persons
haFlhS gold, silver, or other evidences of
actual wealth in excess of S25O, 900 per can
lta, over and above their Just debts, The said
excess should be conriscated to the State and
should Iorm iund to be known as a "ReIief
Fund" and should be used under iustaDd
proper regulations fer the relief of all persons
actutlly ana unaFoidably in great need OF
assistance, 10 the emf that no cause for
"tr,tnpS" should exist nor be tolerated in our
State. al persons or corporations should
nave until the first day of January, A. D.
1900, TO arrange their Affairs so MS 10 vol
come the ushering in of the first year of tubi-
lee. Suitable laws should be enacted to nra
vent the violation OF the spirit of the jubilee
system; under our present system the rich are
becoming richer and the poor poorer day by
day.
Therefore, First-I am in favor of lust and
equal rights 10 al and opposed to special
privileges TO any.
Second-I am in favor of strict and i'm
partial enforcement of all the laws
silver. VI
FOurth-I am in favor of the Government
oWnlEg and managing all railroad and teIe-
strike or boycott.
Fifth am i'll favor of extending the elect
i've franchise to females, and an educational
QualihcailOn for all voters.
SIXTH am in favor OF pasSinu sl1ob la1,s
that VIII compel the cutting up OF large land
estates into small holdings and their sale to
actual cluzenS at a low rate and on easy
terms 20 all citizens having no land. thereby
settling up beautifying and enrichinp onr
State ana supplying labor 10 the unemployed
SeNenjh-Io PREY ent gambling in bread
stUtis and TO aiu the cultiVators OF our State
] am in favor of TIE State establishing SfGre'
houses III the several counties tor th o Storaoe
of cereals ana all impcrishable products free
OF charge, ana advancing to all actual pro-
duCers thereof so per cent, of their fnU lace
value for the period of one year nj n rota nj
interest not 10 exceed ) per cent per annunl
Eighth am in favor OF renealipor tEe
Cfawiord Primary Election Law an Il holding
all primary ana general elections strictly un
der the Australian ballot system
Ninth denOuncc ring and boss r1.la IL,
politics as criminal and destructive alike To
an honest expression of the people and 10
good laws and good government, which
should be protected BY law under the most
severe penalty. iappeal to all citizens to as
SeTt their rights ana stand boldly mn ,,S traa
men ana refuse longer To wear the collar pf
any ring. boss or boodler in politics and To he
no longer bond-slaves to corrupt inanapers
thereby putting down everything that thTegt
ems the freedom and rights of American citI-
2ens. Vote for men and principle and ,ort
down corruption il office.
Tenth-l am in favor of law prohibiting
candidates treating or buying intoxicatinS
drinks for voters during their candidacy
Eleventh. am in favor OF Sunday law
and its stTictest enforcement that ali may
have one day III seven for rest
Twcfth--I am IN favCr OF PROTECTING our
farms and homes in the valley against en-
cr0achments OF GeOriS coming from Hydraulic
mining in the mountains, at ali hazards
Ihirteenth-I am in favor OF electing all
political officers by direct vote of the peCne
Fourteenth-i am IN favor of the fee system
in Office, instead of the counties paying large
salaries.
Fifteenth-I am in favor of restricting i'm
TO all who can't establish good moral char
acter.
Sixteenth Hereby declaring my faith in
God, the Creator and Ruler of us al. before
whom | most reVerently bow and adore T an
peal 10 ali labor organizations, labOrers and
citizens in tire State of California to inyesti
gate and carefully consider the foregoing and
il ii meets your approval it viii not De an
proved by the rich mODopoIists or politicians
all who arc not afraid OF ring power roIitical
losses. boodierS or the proYerbia crack of the
party whip monopoly and capital. rally yOur
friends and ncighbOrs, consider and noni-
nate, and in November next YOU will elect
suitable legislators that will not sell out. but
the Inauguration OF the Jubilee system i'm
IauuarX a o.. 900 This * y-CT,r ,,g.,ro,,