The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
STAND UP FOR CALIFORNIA.

The work of the National Republican
Convention must necessarily center upon
the construction of a platform. The
party's declaration of principles will fore
shadow the policy of the party when it
shall take hold of the reins of govern
ment. Moreover, the platform adopted at
st. Louis will be in force and binding upon
the party in all the States until the several
States again meet in National convention.
The East and the West and the North and
the South have very many interests that
are in common, but every section of the
country has local interests of vast i'm
portance to 1T which in some degree con-
tlict with the interests Of all other Sec
tions. Therefore the party's platform
should be so constructed that all interests
will be harmonized. This can be done,
but only after clear and comprehensive
presentation has been made of the needs
and requirements of each section and a
frank Willingness evinced to make con-
cessions here and there.
This being true the importance of hav-
ing the interests of California clearly and
forcibly presented to the convention is
evident. 1t may and it may not have oc-
Cured to the other sections of the country
that California, and the whole Pacific
Coast as we'll, is very much in need of
having her channels of commercial oper-
ations and the avenues of her trade pro-
duction and interchange strengthened,
but anyway great opportunity to pre-
sent and analyze these requirements will
be afforded in the St. Louis convention,
and it would be an inexcusable derelic-
ton of duty on the part of California s
representatives in the convention if they
should fail to stand and earnestly plead
for their State. Some of the immediate
needs OF California are literally subsi.
died merchant marine, liberal appropri-
ations for the improvement of rivers and
harbors and coast defense, and broad
and omprehensive plan of irrigation. The
agricultural, mining and commercial pros
perity of the State depends largely upon
securing these things from the General
Government.
But if we send our delegation to st. Louis
under strict instructions to make the nom
ination of this or that candidate of para
mount importance will not they be shorn
of all influence with the platform CON.
mittee first and finally with the conven-
t1OH IlStlI! udJuT6 Is SIDSldu-
TALLY the same everywhere. and it is rea-
sonable to suppose that the nominee
would not forget California if her dele
gates fought him through every ballot un-
der instructions from their party. On the
other hand, if he whom our delegates sup
port under instructions is nominated, he
would not feel bound to go out of his way
to serve California, because it probably
would occur to him that California had
secured enough in the nomination of her
choice. If however, our delegates go to
see that platform is not constructed with
out considering the needs of California,
and are free and untrammeled to espouse
the cause of this State from every stand
point of argument and presentation, We
may be sure that they will accomplish
great good for this great commonwealth oi
ours-the State of California. In the
name of sound business sense, and in the
name OF the natural and undeniable
claims of California upon the National
Government, let our delegates go fully
equipped to do their whole duty by their
State.