The herald., 1896-09-16
THE PLATFORM.
Full Endorsement of Bryan and Silver
Unanimously Adopted

The chairman of the committee on
tions as follows
Resolved, That the Los Angeles
County Democratic convention hereby
| reaffirms the principles, pledges and
Endorsements set forth in the platform
previously adopted by this convention,
and also indorses all the principles, and
panks of the Democratic state platform
and the National Democratic platform
and especially that part which says:
I'VE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l. without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the stan
dard silver dollar shall be full legal ten
der equally with gold, for all debts, pub
ic and private, and we favor such legis-
lation as will prevent for the future the
decentralization of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract"
Resolved, also that the Los Angeles
County Democratic convention hereby
indorses the nominations of Bryan and
Sewall for president and vice-president
and invites the cooperation of the elec-
tors of this county who favor govern
ment of the people. for the people and
by the people for four years, to assist in
their election.
Resolved, also, that the said conven-
ton indorse. and that it does hereby in
'dorse the nomination of c. A. Barlow
for congressman of the Sixth district
and declares that he is entitled to and
should receive the votes of every elector
of this county.
Resolved, also That this convention
tender, and they do hereby tender, to
A. NJ Stephens the thanks of the con-
vention for his efficient management rs
chairman of the county central commit
tee for the last two years of the various
affairs of the party and his faithfulness
In the discharge of all of his duties.
THANKS TO OFFICERS
Resolved. also, That this convention
thank, and that it does hereby thank
George S. Patton and all the other off,
GERS of this convention for the faithful
and impartial discharge Of their duties
Resolved, also, That the Democratic
party invites and welcomes all patriotic
citizens to assist in the election of the
great champion of the people, William
]. Bryan.
Your committee has already reported
platform and declaration of principles
which have been adopted by this con-
vention, and it deems it, therefore, I'M
necessary to re-report them. Your COM
mittee desires to submit the following
additional declaration of principles:
The Democratic party. is in favof of
the construction and maintenance of
good roads throughout the county and
of sprinkling the same so far as prac-
ticable in order to give to the farmers,
bicyclists and all others the very best
thoroughfares.
Resolved, That this convention favors
such amendments as are necessary to
enforce and give to employees the one
rest day in seven intended to be given
by the law passed on the eth day Of
February, 1898.
FOR UNION LABOR
Resolved That the Democracy of Les
Angeles county are in favor of an
American standem OF living, and
therefore believe that all public officers
should award contracts for public work
to those firms or persons paying union
scale of wages, and that all Democratic
candidates and campaign clubs and
committees be requested to carry out
the spirit Of the resolutions adopted by
this county convention and have the
typographical union label upon all
their printing.
Resolved. also, That this convention
acknowledge, and that it does hereby
acknowledge, the good work that has
: been and is being done by The Los An
geles Herald, Los Angeles Record and
the Labor World in behalf of the silver
cause, as we'll as all papers in the coun-
~ supporting William j. Bryan, and
That 1t Is the sense of this convention
that every person who favors that cause
should subscribe for and patronize those
papers.
Upon the introduction Of tho resolu-
tions and after they had been READ,