The herald., 1896-10-11

and importation before the expiration
of the present privileges of the city
water company.
We also pledge all our nominees that
no person shall be employed upon said
works except American citizens, who
have been residents of the city of Los
Angeles for at least six months before
employment, and at wages at not less
than 81 per day Of not over eight hours
each.
incompetent and inefficient manner in
which the street department of the city
government has been conducted during
the past two years, and hereby pledge
that our nominee for street superinten-
dent shall institute a vigorous reform
in the conduct of this office. He shall
be competent to handle the important
affairs connected with the department,
and shall appoint as his subordinates
only men of unquestioned integrity and
competence. The condition of many of
the streets of our city is simply outrag-
eous. Their condition should be imme-
diately improved. so that every thor
oughfare shall at all times be kept
clean and In such condition that bicy-
clists, pedestrians or citizens in carriages
will experience no difficulty in passing
over them. And we favor the construc-
tion Of a boulevard from the city limits
on the north to the city limits on the
south, with a view of connecting the
cities of Santa Monica and Pasadena by
such boulevard, constructed similar to
that on Ffgueroa street, and we recon-
mend that the city council Immediately
cooperate with the authorities Of the
county to that end.
We pledge that every nominee for a
municipal office will, in the event of his
election, devote his constant personal
attention to the duties of his office. not
for an hour or two each day but during
IA NaIyt tv1p 80
| day. Sundays and holidays excepted.
We favor the employment of compe-
| tent male citizens Of the United States,
| residents and voters of the city of Los
! Angeles. as subordinates. no discrimina-
| tion to be made on account of race or
| religion.
| The Democratic party in the nation, in
| the state. in the county. and in the city.
| IS on record as the friend Of organized
| labor We renew our past declarations
| in regard to this subject. indorsing more
particularly the stand taken by the Dem
ocratic county convention in recon-
mending to all candidates of our party
and all officers of the central committee
| the use of the union label on all cam
paign literature and documents Furth-
| eromre, we recommend that the city
council give to organized labor recogni-
| tion in public employment. and that in
all mun1ctDal work wherever done. the
union label or any device of that charac-
| be used by labor organizations, be
| adopted by the city
We are opposed to the giving of pub
| lie contracts to anv contractor failing to
recognize the eight-hour working day
| as established hv the statutes of the
state. and to all persons who fail to
properly rerlunerate their laborers in
| lawful money.
| We reaff1rm the opinion that It is the
| unanimous sentiment of the people of
Los Angeles that the government should
| improve and construct a deep sea har-
bor at San Pedro. and pledge our party
| to exert its best efforts to prevail upon
| the commission to be appointed by the
| president of the United States to locate
| the said deep sea harbor at San Pedro
which is undeniably the port that should
be chosen, and if it is not chosen it will
be due to the tricky manipulation OF
Coils p. Huntington, of the Southern Pa
| cific Railroad company, and an unfor-
tunate blow to the city of Los Angeles.
| We are In favor of such an admins
| tration of the police department as will
| give to every citizen, rich and poor alike,
| all the rights guaranteed to them under
| the laws of this state. We hereby dis
approve of any policy which places a
| man behind the prison bars, who has
not been legally arrested or legally
charged with crime. To deprive a man
| of his liberty no matter how humble and
| lowly he may be, without due process
| of law and proper recognition of the in
alienable rights Of citizenship is a wan
| ton violation of the letter and spirit of
the laws of our country, and something
| that every true citizen will unhesitating-
ly condemn.
| To William Jennings Bryan and Ar
| thur Sewall, our nominees for president
| and vice. president of the United States.
! the united Democracy of the city of Los
| Angeles sends greeting. We congratu-
| late them upon the magnificent battle
| they are waging in behalf of the people,
not only of this great country, but of the
whole world. and pledge to them our un-
qualified support. They are combating
in the nation the same forces we are
engaged in fighting in the municipality
In the outcome of the struggle we feel
as confident that they will succeed as
we feel assured of our own success. and
we unreservedly endorse the Chicago
platform and its nominees.
Resolved, That we earnestly favor the
consolidation of the city and county
! government of the city and county of
| Los Angeles, with a view OF getting rid
| of a useless duplicate set of public Of
| ficers. the expense of which can thus
be saved to the tax payers, and all Of
| ficers elected as nominees of this con-
| vention are pledged to this work and to
| take the same up at once and work hon
estly and earnestly to the accomplish
| ment of this reform. and to cooperate
| with the county supervisors and mem
| bers of the legislature to this end.
Resolved, That we heartily approve
of the selection Of Charles H. Barlow
| as candidate for congress from the
Sixth congressional district, and pledge
| to him our unqualified support.