The herald., 1898-10-16
Los ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER ,s. 1893
PLATFORM OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Adopted IN State Convention at Sacramento the 18th
of August 1898

I We favor the adoption by the legislature
Of this state Of laws for the protection OF
labor, and We pledge our candidates to sup
port the measures recommended by Labor
Commissioner Fitzgerald or such legsla-
tion as Will accomplish the purpose sought
to be attained by said proposed measures.
| We favor the immediate extension Of the
| contract labor laws OF the United States
to the Hawaiian Islands and all further
territory that may hereafter be annexed to
the United States.
| We are opposed to the employment Of
convict labor in competito on with free labor
and favor the passage Of a law by the con-
gress of the United States combining the
sale OF goods, wares and merchandise ma n
ufactured by convict labor ito the state or
terr.toyr in which they are produced
Resolved, That this convention gives Its
endorsement to the cause of organized
labor and recommends the general use of
the label of the Allied Printing Trades
council and other union labels
We favor the efforts now beng made nv
public spirited citizens throughout the state
OF California for the improvement Of our
public roads and highways upon modern,
economical and substantial lines. and we
favor the enc Encouragement Of all such efforts
by the cooperation of the state and county
governments with the California Good
roads league and other organizations sntel-
l.gently and systema tically promoting
these purposes.
We favor the enactment Of general
primary election law, fair and just to all
parties and sections. providing for the cleo
tion by the Australian ballot. under state
control and at public expense, of delegates
to all party conventions called for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for public
office.
We favor the enactment Of such laws as
may be required to effectually stamp out
the vicious and dishonest traffic in adul-
terated foods. which menaces the health.
lives and prosperity of the people of Cali
fornia.
improvement of the state text book sys-
tenn for our public schools.
We point with pride to the position Of the
University Of California in the educat tional
world and commend the progressive policy
which has characterized its administration
within the past few years, and the Demo-
cratic party as the friend CT popular edu-
cation pledges itself to the liberal support
Of the plans that promise 1t glorious
future.
We favor the ratification by the legs-
lature Of the charter recently adopted In
the city and county OF San Francisco, and
pledge the Democratic members Of the sen
ate and assembly to vote for the same
We favor a constitutional amendment
abolishing the state poll tax and giving 10
counties and municipal corporations the
right to adopt and change their systems
OF taxation whenever a majority Of the peo-
pie Of any such county or municipality shall
SO determine.
We favor the adoption Of Sen ate Coustttu-
tional Amendment. No. 10, now pending,
giving the right Of local self-government
to the counties Of the state.
We approve the principle Of direct legis-
lation and favor its immediate adoption for
municipal and other local purposes.
We endorse the administration Of Gov
ernor James H. Budd. and espec-
tally point to the fact that he
has inaugurated substantial econo-
mics and has introduced system and busi-
ness methods into the management of state
institutions. Under his administration
taxation has been reduced. When he as
sumed office he found state debt Of 81. .75o-
600 and will leave his successor a surplus
Of 80 900 900.
Although the tax levies Of the three last
years of his administration aggregated
over 81 300 900 under the pledges of the plat
form upon which he was elected, and the
rate Of taxation for 1896 was the lowest in
the history Of the state, the rates for 1897
and 1898 would have been still lower had not
the assessed valuation Of property In the
state been decreased.