Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-12
OUR PLATFORM.
REPATRIATION OF TIME-HON-
ORED PRINCIPLES.

The Party Takes Firm stand for
Reduction In the costs of Govern.
ment-Demnnds Free Coinage OF
Gold ana silver and the Passage
of Such Laws az Will Make Sill.
yer Equal I'm Purchasing Power
( with Gold.
/ The following is the text of the plat
form of the Democratic party of the State
of Washington, adopted at North Yaki-
ma. Sept. 20, 1894:
/ The Democratic party of the State of
/ Washington. in convention assembled
makes this declaration of principles and
pledges its candidates thereto:
Resolred, That the Democratic party of
/ WASHINGTON reatfirms its answering al
! legiance and devotion to the principles
! declared and adopted by the Democratic
in Chicago in 1892.
We heartily approve of and indorse the
administration of Grover Cleveland. and
declare again our confidence i'll his judy
| ment and patriotism, and we congratu-
late the Democratic party and the people
of the United States ON the fact that, not
outstanding the opposition of the Re.
publican party. the protected trusts and
| other combinations, a substantial meas
ure of tariff reform has been accom-
pllShed, 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
by and inherited from the Republican
party.
Resotred, That we earnestly and cordial
ly indorse the efforts of the present Dem
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 by Congress as an intelligent and
patriotic step in 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
be the basis of sound manufacturing
system. That by the impor tation into our
own ports OF these staples we shall at one
ard the same time encourage the building
up Of q 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, stiinu.
late system of international exchange
and thus directly foster and encourage
the export of our manufactured products,
those products in which we excel the ma
tiOns OF the earth.
We cordially indorse the earnest and
patriotic efforts of the last Democratic
Congress to relieve the American people
from corrupt and demoralizing 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 Repnb-
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 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 impostions
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 l6 to 1, and
demand the passage of such laws as will
make silver receivable for all debts. pub
TIC and private, and equal in purchasing
The Democrats Of Washington favor
the establishment of State Board of Ar.
bitration by which there may be secured
q peaceful settlement of all disputes be-
tween employees and employers.
in Of
legisl AZURE OF q law providing that, upon
the ntry of q judgment of foreclosure of
a mortgage on real estate. no execution
or order of sale shall be 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
the settlers, against the Northern Pacific
Railroad, by 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 q long.
or period Of redemption and a less rate OF
interest and penalty than the present
law.
We denounce the Republican admins
tration OF the State a. extravagsnt. in
iy 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 q 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
Resolved. 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-baR scandal, long ago ex-
posed by the Seattle telegraph, and we
demand rigid Investigation of the If.
fairs OF that Institution and the immedi-
ate reform thereof.