Year: 1873

tain control of all rivers lakes and other bodies
of water to prevent their appropriation and
monopoly by Spectators and to form and
perfect system whereby they can be turned
upon the land at the expense of the district
benefited thereby, and for the use of the peo-
pie residing on said land


Resolved That the surest Safeguard for the
the perpetuity of this Government Nand the
rights OF the people must always be found IN
the education OF the masses, therefore we will
stand by the common school system to MAINTAIN
it in its integrity, as well as TO urge and sup
port all improvements in popular education
that the most advanced spirit of the age may
suggest or discover.


Resolved, That we regard the primary election
system, as now conducted, especially in the
larger cities as being practically device which
deprives the honest citizen of his political in
fuence and clothes the demagogue with power;
it has driven statesmen from our halls of egisla-
ton and made political economy srbservient to
personal aggrandizement it has subverted the
design of our Government by deprlving the
people of their constituent power to correct
abuses, and rendered the ballot snare to the
unwary and a mockeTy to the elective fran
chise. rG.


Resolved That all property, including solvent
debts as well as railroads and railroad property,
should be taxed in proportion to its actual cash
value, but taxation of solvent debts should be
so regulated by law as to obvate all objection
on the score of double taxation and if this
cannot be obtained by legislation under the
Constitution as it is, the fundamental law
should be amended so as to accomplish such
result.


Resolved That the Legislatures of the State
and nation should use all constitutional N ethods
to facilitate commerce between the interior por-
tions of the country and the sea; to cheapen
freights and fares as well as to increase the
means of conveyance, in order that the produce
If pur farm org nd prnIucts of maj O.
lures may be transported to market at the
smallest possible cost.


Resolved That it is the duty of Congress as
well as the State legislatures to institute and
enforce the strictist inquiry into the affairs and
management of the railroad companies, and
other corporations exercising fracnhises of a
public nature, and to root out and put down
the pernclous practice of watering stock
whereby the people are oppressed by extortion-
ate rates and charges in order to pay dividends
upon capital which d. es not exist, and which
only stands upon the books of the companies by
fraud and false pretense.


Resolved, That we are opposed to the election
of President of the United States for more
than one term of four years, and we will sup
port no man for Congress who is not in favor
of amending the Constitution to accomplish
that object,


Resolved That we are in favor of all reasonable
measures of labor reform, and of maintaining
and enforcing the eight hour law in regard to
manufacturing and mechanical pursuits and
upon all public works.


Resolved That we are opposed to further
influx of the Mongolian~ race; to the further
subsidizing of steamship lines for the purpose
of enabling them to bring in this degraded class
at mere nominal rates; and to this end we de
mand that the treaty with China, known as the
Burlngame Treaty, be abrogated, or modified
to one for commercial purposes only; and that
the whole moral and legal force of the State
should be bent to this purpose, as the Chinese
are standing menace to the moral, physical
and pecuniary welfare of the people of this
State.


Resolved, That the manly and noble stand
taken by Governor Newton Boot [cheers and
enthusiasm in behalf of the popular rights
and yainst the epcroachments of unscrupulous
politicians and railroad corporations ON the
rights of the masses have justly endeared him
to the people of the State of California, and
that his official conduct and conscientious per-
formanco OF his duty commend him to our
grateful Approval