Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-31
A SOUND PLATFORM.
THE DEMOCRATS OF CALIFORNIA
AND THEIR CREED.


Foreclosure OF Railroad Liens
Economy I'm Public Affairs-Etc.
The Democratic party of the Stat
of California, in convention assembled
hereby makes the following declara
ton OF its principles upon Nationa
and State issues:
Resolred. That the Democratic part,
of California reafiirms its devotion to
and belief in. the principles enunciat
ed in the National Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1892, ant
approves and indorses the Admin
istration of Grover Cleveland, and cx
presses confidence in his judgment
and patriotism, and in his ability tt
guide the destinies OF the republic
through the difficulties by which it il
beset.
We congratulate the Democratic
party and the people of the United
States upon the fact that notwith
standing the opposition OF the Repub
lican party substantial measure o.
tariff reform has been enacted.
The Democratic party is and always
has been the friend to laboring men
OF whom its membership is largely
composed. 1t is in hearty sympathy
with every lawful effort to secure fol
them full compensation for their la
Dor and to afford them every opportun
ity to better the conditions of theil
lives and to promote their moral
social and material advancement.
We favor the establishment of a tri
bunal of arbitration in which there
may be secured q peaceful settlement
Of all disputes between employers and
employees.
We demand that Congress and the
respective States should enact sucl
laws as will secure the suppression o
all trusts and combinations which
have for their purpose the destruction
of independent competition and the
creation of monopolies in the neces
saries of life.
We denounce as hypocritical and in
sincere the declaration of the Repub
lican Convention Of this State in favo
OF free coinage of silver, coupled as i
is with an Endorsement OF the Repub
lican party, the party which demone
tized silver in 1873, which at every op
portunity during the past twent!
years has been the willing tool of th'
money jugglers in whose interests th'
currency of the country has been con
tracted and the nation impoverished
In further proof of the hypocrisy o
the Republican declaration on thi
question we point to the fact tina
with one solitary exception Califor
MAS Republican delegation in Con
gress. during recent struggles for JUS
tice. cast its entire vote against silver
We favor the retirement of all gold
coins and paper currency below the
denomination OF $40 in order to re-
store silver to it's full use as a circulat
ing medium. We also favor the re
opening of the mints of the United
States to the coinage Of both gold and
silver without discrimination on sucf
basis as will maintain their parity
thus giving both metals such recogni
ton as they enjoyed prior TO the Re
publican demonetization Act of 1873.
We favor the creation OF National
Irrigation Commission.
We indorse and urge the continue
ton of both National and State aid
towards the systematic improvements
of the rivers Of the State as navigablt
and food-carrying channels, and tht
establishment of comprehensive drain
age and protection works to the enc
that freights may be cheapened and
the valley lands reclaimed and pro
tected from inundation.
We unqualifiedly favor the absolute
control by the people of every agency
of commerce created or fostered BY
Government means. We pledge thu
support of the Democratic party tt
the people of Southern California in
their efforts to secure q harbor fret
from the possibility OF monopoly a
San Pedro, which has been twice rec
commended by the best engineers O
the Government, and we denounce tht
officious interference of the Southern
Pacific Company with the plans of thu
Government for effecting that end.
We demand that the Nicaragua ca
nal be constructed as speedily as pos
sible under Government control, ant
declare that it is necessary for thu
commercial interests OF the Pacific
Coast and will materially promote
cheaper transportation and the devel
opment of new and now dorman
sources of wealth and prosperity.
We favor tho enactment and en-
forcement of legislation placing tn
mining industry upon a basis OF per
manent prosperity, and are opposed t
all unnecessary restraints upon tn
acquisition by our citizens of title t.
mineral lands. We International ant
State aid in the construction of sucl
works as will promote hydraulic min
ing and permit it to be carried OF
wherever it can be without materia
injury to vested rights.
We favor Congressional Legislation
to protect American seamen from op
preston and maltreatment, and u
preserve the manhood and independ
nroo of thn Ar,ov;co n aailnr