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That the cardinal principles of true reform in poli- 

 tics U thut the ottlco .-hull neck Uio man and not tbo 

 man tho office, and that honesty, capability, uml faith- 

 fulness to our ivpuliliwm ITBtam >( u'o\rrmwiit uro 

 .in requirements in tfio selection of candidates 

 for office. 



That tho Democratic and Republican parties have 

 nL'iKilly tiiili-d to apply these principles, inasmuch as 

 K.ili liu\. lujcn completely controlled by "rings," 

 seeking office only to ootray tlic people. That we de- 

 nounce and condemn the efforts of both the old po- 

 lit'u-ul parties to create a solid North or a solid South, 

 and thereby sectionalize tho country ; that in tho or- 

 iruiii/.:iti')n .'if our party we know no North, no South, 

 . ii. \\ . t , that wo are determined the govern- 

 IIH-III of our country shall be so administered as to 

 MVIIIV 1-4 mil rights to all our people, bo they high or 

 low, rich or poor, black or white, and that by so doing 

 the Union can and will be perpetuated for ever. 



The following are some of the additions made 

 to the platform : u That all lands belonging to 

 the State or to the General Government should 

 be disposed of to actual settlers only, and in 

 limited quantities not to exceed 820 acres." 

 This declaration was simply added to the origi- 

 nal plank. To the resolution relating to the 

 punishment for bribing a voter, leaving the 

 guilt wholly on the one who offers the bribe, 

 Mr. Sweasey offered an additional clause to 

 declare men who attempt to intimidate their 

 employees as guilty of bribery. Adopted. 

 Postmasters were added to the list of public 

 officials to be elected by the people. The clause 

 relating to the suppression of Chinese immigra- 

 tion was amended by the addition of a resolu- 

 tion asking the Workingmen of the East to 

 pledge their candidates for Congress to vote 

 for the abrogation of the Burlingame treaty. 

 A separate resolution was passed condemning 

 President Hayes for his veto of the anti-Chi- 

 nese bill. The resolution added that cooly 

 labor is a form of slavery, and that the Chinese 

 must go. It was also resolved that "judicial 

 officers shall take no active part in politics " ; 

 that "corporations must discharge their Chi- 

 nese or go out of business. Laws must be 

 passed to purge the communities of the pres- 

 ence of Chinese and to prevent their acquiring 

 any further foothold among us," etc., etc. 



The Republican State Convention for the 

 nomination of State officers under the new 

 Constitution assembled at Sacramento on June 

 18th. Frank Pixley was made chairman. The 

 following nominations were made for State 

 officers: For Governor, George C. Perkins; 

 for Lieutenant-Governor, General John Mans- 

 field ; for Secretary of State, D. M. Burns ; for 

 Comptroller, D. M. Kentield; for Treasurer, 

 John Weil ; for Attorney-General, A. L. Hart ; 

 for Surveyor-General, J. W. Shanklin ; for Clerk 

 of Supreme Court, Frank W. Gross ; for Super- 

 intendent of Public Instruction, F. M. Camp- 

 bell ; for Chief Justice, A. L. Rhodes. The 

 following platform was reported, accompanied 

 by a minority report upon one point : 



Resolved, That we reaffirm our allegiance to the 

 principles of the grand national party or free soil, free 

 labor, equal rights of the people, honest money, good 

 public faith, and the integrity of the national Union 

 the party whose record lurmshes some of the grand- 



eat and most illustrious chapters of our national his- 

 tory. 



Ketohed. That the attempt by the Democratic 

 majorities m Congress to repeal tho laws for the pres- 

 ervation of tho purity of uie ballot-box ut elo< ti-.n.H 

 for members of Congress, is in keeping with the hU- 

 tory of the party whose crimes against the ballot in 

 Now York City under the Tweed dynasty in 1868 led 

 to the enactment of those laws ; that the method by 

 which they seek to accomplish this result, by with- 

 holding appropriations for the courts of the Unite* I 

 States unless the President will join them in their 

 conspiracy, is revolutionary ; and that the denial of 

 the power of Congress to make regulations foi the 

 conduct of Congressional elections a power specifical- 

 ly granted in the Constitution of the United States 

 is a palpable attempt to revive the baneful doctrine of 

 State supremacy, which was tho cause of the great 

 rebellion. 



Jiesolyed, That the firm and united opposition of the 

 Republican party in Congress and of tiie President to 

 this new revolt against the nation should be sustained 

 by all patriotic and law-abiding people throughout the 

 land. 



Resolved, That the new Constitution is the organic 

 law of the State, adopted by the people in accordance 

 with our republican form of government. It must and 

 will be sustained by the Republican party hi loyalty. 

 It must and will receive honest legislation. It must 

 and will receive a just and generous judicial interpre- 

 tation. It must and will be enforced by an honest ex- 

 ecutive administration ; and we condemn any effort to 

 evade its provisions as unwise and treasonable to the 

 popular will legally expressed. 



Jiesolved, That an independent and intelligent agri- 

 cultural population is the chief element of a nation's 

 strength and prosperity, and it should be the policy 

 of the State and General Governments to encourage the 

 acquisition of lands in small holdings for actual use, 

 and to discourage the monopoly by individuals or cor- 

 porations in large bodies. 



The Chinese question is one of national importance, 

 demanding the consideration of the National Congress. 

 Unrestricted Chinese immigration imperils the best 

 interests of our const, and ultimately that of the whole 

 country. It menaces the labor class with an unequal 

 competition, and is dangerous to our civilization. Not 

 unmindful of its history and our own part therein, re- 

 garding the rights of present immigrants acquired, we 

 demand of the General Government such legislation 

 as shall restrict or control Chinese immigration hi tho 

 future, and the repeal or modification of so much of 

 the Burlingame treaty as interferes with the accom- 

 plishment of that object. We will spare no effort 

 within pur own State to secure by legislative enact- 

 ment a judicial enforcement of the same results. Chi- 

 nese immigration must be restricted and controlled. 



Jiesolved, That it is a paramount duty and interest 

 of the State to provide ample educational opportuni- 

 ties for its youth, and to permit none to be deprived 

 of their enjoyment, and that, so far as the provisions 

 of the new organic law will permit, legislation should 

 facilitate and encourage the adoption of a uniform 

 standard of qualifications for teaching, courses of 

 study, and text-books for the public schools. 



Jiesolved. That the Republican party always the 

 true friend of labor, in all its varied lorms pledges 

 itself to secure the passage of such laws under me new 

 Constitution as will foster, protect, and promote the 

 development and growth of all the industries of tho 

 State. 



Jiesolved, That tho Republican party, as a just ar- 

 biter of the people, pledges itself to insist upon the 

 passage of such laws as will prevent any conflict be- 

 tween tho mining and certain portions of the agricul- 

 tural districts and interests of the State and we de- 

 clare that vested rights of all parties shall be scrupu- 

 lously respected and protected. 



The Republican party, claiming to represent the 

 principles of justice, honesty, and moral sentiment, 

 declares its fidelity to the law and its unalterable op- 



