Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-26
Our PLATFORM.
RE-AfFlRMATION OF TlME-HON-
OREO PRINCIPLES.

REPATRIATION OF TlME-HON-
OREO PRINCIPLES.
The Party Takes IA Firm stand for
Reduction in the costs OF tOVcrn-
mcnt-Dcmand> Free Coinage OF
Gold ana silver and the Passage
Yer Equal in Purchasing Power
With Gold.
/ The following j. the text of the plat
form of the Democratic party of the state
of Washington, adopted at North Iaki-
ma. Sept. %. le9i;
The Democratic party of the State of
Washington. in convention assembled.
makes this declaration of principles and
pledges is candidates thereto:
Ee$nlrrd That the Democratic party of
W ashittgton reailirmS its answering al
lcgiance and devotion to the principles
declared and adopted 10y the Democratic
! party i'll National Convention assembled
IN Chicago in 1892.
We heartily approve of and indorse the
administration of Grover Cleveland. and
declare again our confidence in bis iudg-
inent and patriotism, and we congratlI-
late the Democratic party and the people
/ OF the Cnlted states on the fact that, not
| wlthstanding tn" opposition of the Re
| publican party. the protected trusts and
other combinations. substantial meas
ure OF tariff reform has oeen accom-
| plished, and we point with pride to the
fact that President Cleveland has demon
strated his ability to safely guide the
republic through the difficulties created
10y and inherited from the Republican
party.
ErSntred, That we earnestly and cordial
| ly indorse the efforts OF the present Dem.
ocratic administration to reform the enor-
mites of the Republican tariil system AS
embodied in the late Mckinley bill, and
we heartily commend the bill recently
| passed 10y Congress as an intelligent and
patriotic step i'll the direction of AN en-
| lightened International policy which is
approved 10y the highest stateSmanship of
the world-a policy which shall throw
open the seapOrts of the United States,
and particularly the Seaports of our own
| State To the raw staple products, S.Ich rs
wool. flax, hemp, lutte and other staples
which experience has proved must ever
| lie the basis of Il sound manufacturing
system. That 10y the impo, tation into our
own ports of these staples we shall a. one
ard the same time encourage the building
up of a local and State manufacturing
system, which shall free our people from
the exactiOns Of manufacturing trusts
8, 900 miles distant, and by encouraging
the importation of such staples, StimlI-
| late system of international exchange
ard thus directly foster and encourage
the export of our manufactured products,
| those products i'll which we excel the ma
tons OF the earth.
| We cordially indOrse the earnest and
patriotic efforts of the last Democratic
| Congress to relieve the American people
| from corrupt and demOraiiZing influences
| of gigantic combinations of trusts, which
are conceded to be the necessary out
growth OF thirty years of class privileges
given to organized capital by the Repub-
lican party. and we denounce the disloy-
atty Of these sO-called Democratic Sena-
| tors who have observed their reform
pledges less fully than the policy of the
Democratic party intended, and we also
most heartily approve of the policy of the
Democratic party which seeks by rea-
sonable income tax to compel the gigantic
fortunes accumulated 10y the beneticiaries
of Republican class legislation to contrib
uie and pay their fair share of the tax
burdens of the government, and thus, i'm
some measure, tighten the impositions
which the tax policy of the Republican
party for thirty years has loaded upon
the daily consumption of the people.
| We call attention OF the voters of this
State to the hypocritical and vacillating
| action, wherein it first declared against
the use of silver as money, and then, at
| the dictation Of its office seekers and
| nominees for Congress. reluctantly gave
silver an equivo :al Endorsement We
point to this as conspicuous example of
Republican duplicity, and we demand
the free and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold in the ratio of 16 to /, and
demand the passage OF such laws as will
make silver receivable for all debts pub
lie and private, and equal in purchasing
power with gold.
The Democrats of Washington favor
the establishment of a State Board of Ar
btration 10y which there may he secured
a peaceful settlement of all disputes be-
| tween employees and employers.
we are IN favor OF the passage by the
legislature OF law providing that, upon
| the entry of judgment of foreclosure u
a mortgage on real estate. no execution
or order of sale shall be issued until one
year subsequent to the entry of such judy-
ment, and that the sale shall then be
made with no period for redemption
We point with pride to the settlement
of the vexed lieu land question i'm favor of
the settlers. against the Northern Pacific
Railroad, by a Democratic Secretary of
the Interior, through the efforts of the
Democrats of the State of Washington.
We favor the assessment of real estate
once in two years for purposes of taxation.
We demand the repeal of the odiOus
delinquent tax law and the enactment
in its place of II law providing for long.
interest and penalty than the present
law.
We denounce the Republican admins
tration of the State as eXtravagant in
competent and factiOnal. and we especial
ly denounce the last legislature for its
reckless extravaganza and condemn il
| for its useless waste of the public money
In the vain attempt to select United
States Senator.
We favor government aid and control
| OF and demand the speedy construction
OF the Nicaragua canal.
We favor the creation of a national irri-
CATION commission and the expenditure
of public moneys literally for irrigation
purposes.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
WHEREAS, There has recently sprung
| into existence secret Oath-bound pOliti-
cal association under the misleading title
Of the American Protective Association,
having Tor its object political proscrip-
ton on account Of religious belief; there
fore be it
Resolred, That. We, as Democrats of the
State of Washington, in convention as
sembled. denounce said organization as
un-American and contrary to the funda.
mental spirit of our constitution, which
guarantees freedom of conscience to all
citizens Of the republic.
We denounce and deplOre the fact that
the Governor of this State has failed to
order an investigation of the State Peni-
Tertiary grain-bag scandal, long ago ex-
posed by the Seattle Telegraph, and we
demand q rigid investigation of the af.
fairs Of that institution and the immedi-
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