The herald., 1896-06-19
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION

The Democratic state COilN eHtioi JeSe
adjourned at Sacramento had three
most importat functions to perform
the settlement of the contest between the
San Francisco delegations, the formula
ton of a platform and the appointment
of four delegates at large to the Demo-
cratic national convention, which meets
in Chicago next month-and in eacn IN
stance it acquitted itself most creditably.
The barring out of the Buckley dele
cation from San Francisco, with It's
false pretense of representing the De-
mocracy of that city. will very likely put
the quietus forever on the aspiration of
the ex-boss to become again political
power. Whatever prestige he possessed,
with superserviceable politicians OF
semi-respectable order and the ever
greedy and grasping railroad monopoly
of California, will be swept away with
the realization of the significance of his
turn down" by the Sacramento gather
ing. The disreputable jobber and trader
in votes and public offices put up an ag-
gressive and formidable fight, but the
decency and intelligence of the party
rallied and the Democracy of California
has been saved from the curse of his
predominance. May it ever be thus.
The greater part of the platform will
meet with the emphatic appreciation of
the Democratic masses, and of a null
titude not reckoned as constituting
portion of the party's membership. First
and foremost of the rightful expressions
contained in the instrument is the un-
qualified endorsement of the able, pat
riotic and courageous administration OF
Grover Cleveland. the ideal executive,
the unf1inching exponent of sound De-
mocracy and the man who led the hosts
of Democracy into the promised land of
victory and power after they had wan
dered for more than quarter of a CEN
tury in the wilderness of defeat and de-
spair. The plank of endorsement as
telegraphed by the Associated Press
was as drawn by the conventions com
mittee on resolutions and contained the
qualifying clause, Except IS to his
financial policy" The convention, by n
vote of $50 to 231. eliminated this clause
% that as adopted the plank reads
"Resolved, that we hereby endorse the
administration of President Cleveland
His foreign policy has been wise, states
E1anlike and patriotic and his domestic
policy has been pure and incorruptible."
For some reason the correction was
not made in the Associated Press report
of the platform.
The endorsement of Governor Budd's
administration has the true ring and IS
no more cordial than that gentleman
has by his course since his induction
into the gubernatorial office won the
right to.
The resolutions against Huntington's
funding bill and the same individuals
scheme to obtain harbor for his cor
poration at public expense are what the
people of the state regardless of party
have expected and what the same peo-
pie will most unqualifiedly approve They
have the essential characteristic lacking
in similar expressions from California
Republican conventions, sincerity. And
the vote by which they were adopted
and the enthusiasm accompanying that
vote told anew the glad fact for the
people of California that the Democratic
party of this state is now, as it always
has been. the unfaltering foe to corporate
greed and monopolistic aggression. The
recognition of the valuable services rem
dered by Senator White and Congress
man Mcguire in the contest against the
consummation of the schemes de-
nounced by these resolutions is certainly
q deserved one
The declaration of adherence to the
principles Of the tariff plank Of the ma