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CALIFORNIA. 



dicate its just appreciation of the imperious necessities 

 of the people of California, by providing such certain 

 and speedy means as may be deemed most just and 

 proper for the removal of every Mongolian from this 

 country, and to the accomplishment of this end we 

 hereby pledge to the people our earnest and persistent 

 efforts, inviting every citizen of this State who has 

 the Commonwealth at heart, whatever bis present or 

 previous political affiliation, to lend us the aid of his 

 personal support as a freeman toward strengthening 

 the right arm of the Democratic party of the Union, 

 whose fidelity has been proved, for the early and per- 

 fect accomplishment of this great work. 



Resolved, That the constant pretense of the Eepub- 

 lican party organs, and of the Eepublican leaders in 

 California and in the Eastern States, that the " ten- 

 year law " had taken the Chinese question from the 

 arena of political issue, is deceptive in purpose, and 

 will ever be false in fact so long as the Chinese re- 

 main in this country. 



Resolved, That the Democratic party, inheriting the 

 doctrine of Jefferson and Jackson, hereby declares its 

 unqualified enmity to all sumptuary legislation, re- 

 garding all such exercises of the law-making power 

 as against the just objects of free government, and 

 that all laws intended to restrain or direct a full and 

 free exercise by any citizen of his own religious and 

 political opinion, so long as he leaves others to enjoy 

 their rights unmolested, are anti- Democratic and hos- 

 tile to the principles and traditions of the party ; cre- 

 ate unnecessary antagonism j can not be enforced, 

 and are a violation of the spirit of republican govern- 

 ment ; and we will oppose the enactment of all such 

 laws, and demand the repeal of those now existing. 



Resolved. That the railroad fares and freights should 

 be materially reduced, discriminations in favor of lo- 

 calities and persons should be prohibited, and we con- 

 demn the majority of the Eailroad Commissioners of 

 this State for their faithlessness in the discharge of 

 their official duties. The nominees of the Democratic 

 party will, if elected, carry out in letter and in spirit 

 the declarations of this resolution, and relieve the 

 people, to the extent of their jurisdiction, from the ex-- 

 actions and injustice now practiced with impunity by 

 the railroad companies. 



Resolved, That most speedy and effective measures 

 should be taken to compel the railroad corporations 

 of California to pay their taxes. No compromise 

 should be made. The property of every corporation, 

 as well as that of every individual, should be assessed 

 at its true value, and the payment of the resulting tax 

 be strictly and impartially enforced. 



Resolved, That all railroad land grants forfeited by 

 reason of non-fulfillment of contracts should be imme- 

 diately revoked by the Government, and that hence- 

 forth the domain be reserved exclusively as homes for 

 actual settlers. 



Resolved, That the Democratic party declares its 

 unalterable purpose to restrain all private and public 

 corporations within the exact letter of their lawful 

 powers, and to prevent any and all imposition upon 

 individuals or the public, whether attempted under 

 the features of " lawful right," or in the arrogance of 

 accumulated money power, and favors the referring 

 enactment of all needful legislation toward this end. 



Resolved, That the rivers and harbors of this State 



belong to all the people, and that it is the duty of the 

 Federal Government to protect them from destruc- 

 tion, and to so improve them from time to time as to 



keep them forever open as channels. 



Resolved, Recognizing the ihct that much of the cor- 

 ruption in politics results from the enormous patron- 

 age in the hands of the President of the United States, 

 and its unscrupulous use in carrying elections and 

 maintaining the party in power ; and that, so long as 

 the temptation exists, this patronage will be used. 

 thereby degrading party contests to the debasing level 

 of a mere scramble for the petty offices in the gift of 

 the Executive Department, the Democratic party of 

 the State of California announces itself as in favor of 



a reform of the civil service of the country upon prin- 

 ciples similar to those proposed in the bill introduced 

 in the Senate of the United States by Senator Pendle- 

 ton, of Ohio. 



Resolved, That the Democratic party recognizes the 

 duty of the State of affording to every child within its 

 limits the advantages of a common-school education, 

 and it believes in fostering and protecting the common 

 schools and maintaining in them the highest standard 

 of efficiency. 



The following is the ticket nominated : 



For Governor, George Stoneman ; for Lieu- 

 tenant-Govern or, John Daggett ; for Judges of 

 the Supreme Court, J. E. Sharpstein, E. M. 

 Koss. 



For Congressmen at large, Charles A. Sum- 

 ner, John K. Glascock ; for Secretary of State, 

 T. L. Thompson; for State Comptroller, John 

 P. Dunn ; for State Treasurer, W. A. January ; 

 for Attorney-General, E. C. Marshall ; for Sur- 

 veyor-General, H. I. Willey ; for Superintend- 

 ent of Public Instruction, W. T. Welcker ; for 

 Clerk of the Supreme Court, J. W. McCarthy. 



Congressmen First District, W. S. Eose- 

 crans, of San Francisco ; Second District, James 

 H. Budd, of San Joaquin ; Third District, Bar- 

 clay Henley, of Sonoma ; Fourth District, P. B. 

 Tully, of Santa Clara. 



Board of Equalization First'District, Charles 

 Gildea, of San Francisco ; Second District, W. 

 M. Crutcher, of Placer; Third District, Caleb 

 S. Wilcoxson, of Sutter. 



Eailroad Commissioners First District, J. 

 G. Carpenter, of El Dorado ; Second District, 

 "William P. Humphreys, of San Francisco; 

 Third District, W. W. Foote, of Alameda. 



The Eepublican State Convention met in 

 Sacramento on the 30th of August, and re- 

 mained in session four days. The following 

 platform was adopted : 



The Eepublicans of California, in State Convention 

 assembled, do announce and declare : 



1. We reaffirm our adherence to the principles of 

 the Eepublican party as embodied in its history. 



2. We lament the death of our late President, James 

 A. Garfield. His lofty patriotism and heroic character 

 endeared him to the people. His memory will be 

 fondly and forever cherished by his countrymen. 



3. We reaffirm the platform of the national Eepub- 

 lican party as declared at Chicago in 1880. 



We have faith in the wisdom of the present Admin- 

 istration, and confidence that it will result in honor 

 and additional laurels to our party and its cause. 



4. We point with pride to the financial policy of the 

 Eepublican Administration, which has with unexam- 

 pled rapidity reduced the national debt while improv- 

 ing the national credit, lessened taxes while increas- 

 ing revenues, and lowered the rate of interest on the 

 national bonds while adding to their value in the 

 markets of the world. 



5. History and experience unite to prove the neces- 

 sity of preserving one day in seven as a day of rest 

 from labor. Without legislation on this subject the 

 laboring-classes might be compelled to continue in un- 

 ceasing toil. Therefore, we are in favor of observing 

 Sunday as a day of rest and recreation ; and while we 

 expressly disavow the right or the wish to force any 

 class of our citizens to spend that day in any particu- 

 lar manner, we do favor the maintenance of the pres- 

 ent Sunday laws, or similar laws, providing for the 

 suspension of all unnecessary business on that day. 



6. Corporations are creatures of law and subject to 



