Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-02

RE-hF FlRMATlON OF TlME-HON-
ORED PRINCIPLES.

REPATRIATION OF TiME-HON-
ORED PRINCIPLES.
fhc Party Iaa,s "a t,r,ii Stand Tor
Krdu,Iion ia fi,c costs os Go,crn-
mcnt-Dcmand> Tree Coinage ct
COLD aud silver and the Passage
OF >uc.i Saws az Will Make Sii-
Yer Iquai in Purchasing. Power
With Gold.
The tniluwin. j. thu tent at the plat
form uI the Democratic party Of the STAT"
of Washington, adopted Al North Gahi
ma. sept. %. lsi:
The Democratic party of I'll" STATE of
Washington, III convention assembled,
makes this declaration of principles and
pledges is rauui dates thereto:
Ees"'red That the Democratic party of
WASHINGTON rea1iirmS its answering al.
lcgiancc and devotion to the principles
declared and adopted 10y the democratic
party in National Convention assembled
IN Chicago III 1872.
We heartily approve 81 and indorSe tive
administration OF Grover Cleveland. and
declare again our confidence in his judg
u"nt and patriotism, and we congratu-
late the Democratic party and the people
of the nted States ON the fact that, not
outstanding the opposition OF the Re.
publican PARTY, the protected trusts and
other combinations, Il substantial meas
urc of tariff reform has nccn accom-
pliShcd, and We point with pride to the
fact that President Cleveland has demon
str;,ted his ability To safely guide the
republic through the difficulties created
by and inherited from the Republican
party.
EtS"ircd. That we earnestly and cordial
w indorse the efforts of the present Dem.
ocratic administration To reform the cnor-
mites of the Republican tariff system as
embodied i'll the late Mckinley bill, and
we heartily commend the hIll recently
passed iy Congress aS an Intelligent and
patriotic step iii the direction oi AN en-
lightened International policy which is
approved 10y the highest stateSinans.hip of
the world-a policy which shall throw
open the seaports of the United States,
and particularly the Seaports OF our own
state In the raw staple products, such as
wool flax, hemp, lute and other staples
which experience has proved must ever
he the basis OF IA sound manufacturing
system. That 10y the impoi tation into our
own ports OF these staples we shall al one
ard the same time encourage the building
up of a local and State manufacturing
system, which shall free our people from
tho eXactions of manufacturing trusts
5000 miles distant, and by encouraging
the importation of such staples, Stimu.
late system of international exchange
and thus directly foster and encourage
the export of our manufactured prohuct~,
those products in which we excel the IA
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 demoralizing influences
of gigantic combinations of trusts, which
are conceded to he 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 a rea
sonable income tax to compel the gigantic
fortunes accumulated by 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 then, at
nominees for Congress. reluctantly gave
silver an equivo al Endorsement. We
point to this as a conspicuous example of
Republican duplicitv, and we demand
the free and unlimited coinage OF both
silver and gold in the ratio of l6 to l. 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 by 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 a law providing that, upon
| the entry of a Judgment of foreclosure of
mortgage on real estate, no execution
or order of sale shall ne 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 settle 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 u law providing for Il 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 as eXtravagant, in
| competent and factional, and we especial
l 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 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
Resolued, 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 Ieieqrdph, and we
demand rigid investigation of the AT
fairs OF that institution and the immedi-
l-N s.