The herald., 1896-06-18
California DEMOCRATS
Hold a Very Lively State
Convention
The PLATFORM IS PROMULGATED
Setting Forth the Party's De.
mands and Desires
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
Is Alleged to Be Regarded With Favor
All Unslterable
Mining Matters and Other State Issues Re-.
eeive Due Attention
Woman Suffrage Is Let Down Very Hard,
but Not by the Citrus Delegates.
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
Is Alleged to Be Regarded With Favor
All Unslterable
Mining Matters and Other State Issues Re.
ceive Due Attention
Woman Suffrage Is Let Down Very Hard.
but Not by the Citrus Delegates.
The Session Lasts All
Night
A ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SACRAMENTO, June 1S.-The DEM
ocratic state convention took a recess
at o'clock this (Thursday) morning
until o'clock, after a prolonged night
session. 1t was the intention of the
convention to adjourn sine die tonight,
but it was impossible to finish the work.
The nomination of a candidate for lieu
tenant governor. the election of alter
nate delegates at large and the nomina-
ton of presidential electors remain, and
will complete the unfinished business.
The platform as adopted declares for
the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to 1 regardless of the actions Of other
countries. A gold amendment was
voted down by decisive majority. Al
woman suffrage amendment to the plat
form was defeated by vote of 412 to 202.
A long struggle was caused by that Sec
tion of the platform which endorses
President Cleveland's administration
with the exception Of his financial pol
icy."
Friends of the administration propos-
ed a substitute paragraph from which
the Objectionable words had been elm
mated, which was adopted, $50 ayes to
231 nays.
The platform as adopted is as followss
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party, in convention
assembled, hereby adopts the following
platform:
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
The Democratic party of the state Of
California is unalterably in favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without
waiting for or depending on the action
of any other nation; and it demands the
use of silver as well as gold as full
legal tender in payment Of all debts, \
both public and private.
AGAINST THE FUNDING BILL
Resolved. That the Democratic party
of the state of California resents the in
reference in the politics of this state
of the Southern Pacific company Of Ken
lucky; that we denounce the system OF
boss" politics largely created and fos-
tered by that corporation, which has
corrupted public men and public life.
and under which only those who find fa-
vor in the eyes of the corporation and
stand ready to do it's bidding, have held
office. Under this influence our youths
have been taught that political princi-
pal and political duty may be justly
traded off for personal gain and prefer
ment at the hands Of the boss to the
almost entire destruction of that public
spirit without which no government OF
the people can hope to continue in ex-
istence.
That we are unalterably opposed to
the funding bill now pending in the con.
sress of the United States, or to any
other similar measure, and we demand
that the Southern Pacific company and
all other corporations subsidized by the,
government be compelled to fulfill their
obligations in the same way that pri-
vate debtors are compelled to liquidate
theirs. In other words, we are opposed
to a system which will permit the sub
sidizing of federal corporations to pay
their interest bearing debt at the rate
of two per cent, while the government
itself is compelled to pay S1a per cent
for money with which to carry on the
public business.
We request our delegates elected by
this convention to the coming national
convention to use their influence and
energies to have the above mentioned
plank inserted in the platform to be
adopted at Chicago by the Democratic
national convention.
Resolved, That the Democrats of Call
iforna appreciate the noble efforts Of
the sturdy patriot and statesman. Sem
ator j. T, Morgan of Alabama, for his
able and indefatigable struggle in the in
terests of the Pacific coast and nation
in opposition to the funding bill infamy.
We endorse the action of Railroad
Commissioners LaRue and Stanton in
their efforts to equalize and reduce fares
and freights, and point with pride to
their manly stand in behalf of the pro-
ducers of California
WHITE PRAISED
That the Democratic party of Califor-
mia, in convention assembled recognizes
with pride and satisfaction the able.
patriotic and distinguished services Of
Senator Stephen M. White and Con-
gresham J. G. Mcguire, and do hereby
extend to them its grateful acknowl-
edgment of the same, and particularly
their opposition to the funding bill and
their conspicuous and valuable services
in behalf of free harbor for Southern
California.
That this convention realizes that tho
industries of the Pacific coast are un-
duly depressed by reason of our come
mercial isolation and our inability t0
compete in the markets Of the world