Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
OUR PLATFORM.
AFFIRMATION OF TlME-HON-
OREO PRINCIPLES.


The Party Takes "a Firm stand for
Reduction in the costs of s:Oycrn.
mcnt-Dcmands Free Coinage of
Gold ana silver and the Passage
Os SUCH Laws as will Make Sill
yer Equal in Purchasing Power
With Gold.
The following i the text of the plat
form of the Democratic party of the State
of Washington. adopted at North Eaki
ma. Sept. %. 1894:
The Democratic party of the State of
Washington, in convention assembled,
make, this declaration OF principles and
pledges is candidates thereto:
HrS"'r.d That the Democratic party of
Washlttgton reaillrms its answering al
lrElancc and devotion To the principles
declared and adopted by the Democratic
PARTY in National Convention assembled
III Chicago in 1892.
We heartily approve of and indorSe the
administration OF Grover Cleveland, and
declare again our confidence in his judg-
inent and patriotism, and we congratu-
late the Democratic party and the people
ot the United States on the fact that, not
withSianding tn" opposition of the Re
publican party. the protected trusts and
other combinations substantial meas
ure OF tariff reform has Ueen accom-
plished, and We point with pride To the
fact that President Cleveland has demon.
Str:tted his ability to safely guide the
republic through the difficulties created
10y and inherited from the Republican
party.
ReSolred That we earnestly and cordial
of
ocratic administration To reform the enor-
mites of the Republican tariff 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 by the highest craftsmanship 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, such as
wool, flax, hemp, jute and other staples
which experience has proved must ever
he the basis of Il sound manufacturing
system. That 10y the impoi tation into our
own ports OF these staples we shall a. one
ard the same time encourage the building
up of local and State manufacturing
system, which shall free our people from
the eXactionS of manufacturing trusts
5000 miles distant, and by encouraging
the importation of such staples, stimu.
late a system of international exchange
and thus directly foster and encourage
the export of our manufactured products,
those products in which we excel the ma
tons OF the earth.
We cordially indorse the earnest and
patriotic efforts of the last Democi attic
Congress to relieve the American people
from corrupt and demoraliZiny 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-calle 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 a rea-
sonable income tax to compel the gigantic
fortunes accumulated 10y the beneficiaries
of Republican class legislation to contrib
ute and pay their fair share of the tax
burdens OF the government, and thus in
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 them at
the dictation of its office seekers and
nominees for Congress, reluctantly gave
silver an equivoe al Endorsement. We
point to this as a conspicuous example of
Republican duplicity, and we demand
the free and unlimited coinage OF both
silver and gold in the ratio of 16 to 1. 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
bitration by which there may he secured
a ttI ont Of a H.
tween employees and employers.
We are in favor of the passage by the |
legislature OF q law providing that, upon
the entry of judgment of foreclosure of
a mortgage on real estate. no execution |
or order of sale shall he issued until one |
year subsequent to the entry of such judg- |
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 in favor of |
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 a law providing for a long.
er period of redemption and a less rate OF |
interest and penalty than the present
law.
We uCuouuSC tuc IAtpUNlicdfl dun1lnlS-
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 a United
States Senator.
We favor government aid and control
of and demand the speedy construction
of the Nicaragua canal.
We favor the creation OF 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 a secret OATH bound polili-
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 a rigid investigation of the af-
fairs OF that institution and the immed-
ate reform thereof,