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Show SELECTED. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PI AT-FOK.H. AT-FOK.H. The Democracy of California, id Suie coDTCDiion at Saerameoto lat week, adopted the following platform : Resolved, By the Democracy of California Cal-ifornia : First That waiving all differences of opinion aa to tbe eiraordiuary means by which they were brought au.iut, we accept the nutural and legi-limttte legi-limttte reulu of the war, eo far as wjed for the ostensible purpose to maintain tbe Union and the constitutional constitu-tional rights and power of tbe Federal government. Second That we regard the three several amendments to the Constitution rtrceutly adopted as a settlement in fact of all the issues of the war, and thai the same are no longer issues before be-fore the cuuutry. Third That we demand that the rule of ctrict constiucnon as proclaimed by the Demi-crauo lathers, and embodied em-bodied in tbe Tenth Amendment to tbe Federal Const. tutiun, be applied to the Constitution as it is, including the three recent amendments to that instrument; that the absolute equality uf each State within the Union is a fundamental principle of the Federal Government; that wo shall always cherish and uphold the American system sys-tem of State and local government for 1 State and local purposes, and of the I General Government for general pur-! pur-! po.ies only, as essential to the maintain-ance maintain-ance of cwil liberty : aod are unalterably unalter-ably opposed to all attempts at cetitial-izaiion cetitial-izaiion or consolidation ot power iu the hands of the Federal Government. F'ourth That we demand of Con-press Con-press universal amnesty for political o3enses; Fitib That while we condemn all riotous and unlawful combinaiions to disturb the peace orinliinge the rights of any citizens, we denounce the Act commonly calied the "Bayonet bill," j.iased by Congress, and the more recent re-cent Act commonly called the "Ivu Klux bi l," as enacted lor no other purpose pur-pose than to complete the work of centralization and by establishing a military despotism to perpetuate the present Administration without regard io the will uf tho people; (hat these measures are not merely incom-isteut with the whule theory aud character of the Federal Government, and revolutionary revolu-tionary and danyerous in their tendency, tenden-cy, but are iu direct conflict with the spirit, and- letter ot the Constitution, including ihe amendments which they pretend to enforce. Sixth That we are in favor of a tariff lor revenue only, und we de proiecive tjiatem as unjust, oppres aive, prolific- of corruption, and inju-tious inju-tious to the best interest? of the country; coun-try; thut the tariff legislation of tbe Republican party during the past ten years has iestroyed our shipping, par-aljzed par-aljzed industry, and piuudeied the mass of the people for ihe benefit of capitalists und monopolists. eleventh That the profligate grants of vast true; a of tbe public domain made by the radical majority in Congress Con-gress 'o railroad corporations, regard-ieas regard-ieas Of the lights Ot stftLluivi, ud mtli out ny proper conditions or restrictions, restric-tions, are a fraud upon the people of the country. Kilitli That the failute of Congress Con-gress to repeal the odious income tax, i he maintenance of a vast army of tax-utherers tax-utherers to harass the people and eat out their substance, aud the failure to restrict the importation of Cbiuose coolies, wtiose competition tends directly direct-ly to cheapen aud degrade white labor, . Constitute u catalogue of grievances for which a radical Congress will be held juatty accountable. .Ninth lhat we are uncompromisingly uncompromis-ingly opposed to subsidizing railway or oilier private corpoiations out of the pubho treasury, to the overwhelming lucre ate of debt and taxation; that laws nhich impose taxes upon the mass ot citizens in aid of tuih. corporations, whether iu the form of donations, loans or subscriptions, are an invasion of the rights uf private property and a departure depar-ture from sound maxims of government, govern-ment, and result in tbe bankruptcy of towns and counties; that tbey lead to gross abuses; are a prolific source of corruption, and violate the cardinal principle of Democracy, to wit: thai government is iosiituted for the wel-tare wel-tare and security of the mass of the people, and not for the aggrandizement of a favored few; and that the law upon up-on tbe statute book known as tho Five-per-ceut. law ought to bo immediately ie pealed. Teuih That we aro in favor of amending ihe Slate Cunstitution so as to provide additional safeguards against the taxation of private property in aid of private corporations or individuals, indi-viduals, aud against improvident legislation, legis-lation, aud of securing needed constitutional constitu-tional retbrma. Kleveuth That the Democratic paity, deriving its strength from the work i ug-oi asses, is :he natural enemj of monopolies, aud has always been and always will be ready to support and urge such measures for tbe cleva-tiuu cleva-tiuu uf the laboring population and the amelioration of their condition as an ell lightened pulmy may suggest; thai wy puim to the legislation of the pasi tliree years, reducing the hours of labor, requiring public work to bo dont by me uay, and seeking to restrict Uhiucae iuiuiigraiion, as evidence ol tbe sympa by ot Democracy with the wishes and imere.-ts of the laboring cla.-ses. Twelfth That we believe tbe labor of our white people should not b brougtit into competition with the labor of a class of interior people.whose living costs comparatively nothing, and who care and know littlo about oui churches, schools, and sooiul and political politi-cal institutions, and that we are, therefore, there-fore, opposed to Chinese immigration; that Congress, by its legislation, had sought to foster such immigration and to prevent our local authorities from 1 interfering with it, and by its attempteo abrogation of foreign miners' licensi tax, deserves our severest condemnation, condemna-tion, and has given us another illutra-tiou illutra-tiou ot its intention to concentrate al power in the hands of the Genera Government Thirteenth That the pubho landr yet left to the United States and tin S ate of California should be disposed of only to actual settlers in Huiitec quantities, and on the most favorabl t'-rm; and tho laws, both State anti Fi deral, eh-mld be so framed as to in sure this result, so vital to a fret people. Fourtrenth That the interference by the President of the United Stat p with the military pnwer of the Union in elect ioo.s to overawe the people and conrrol the right of suffrage, is treason to 'ho Constitution. Fifteen; h -That we are compelled, by profound convictions of their injustice injus-tice and impolicy, to record our t-ol-etnn protest against the leading m a-! a-! f-ures of the National Administerati' n, I and wo pledge all the power ffith which we may be entrusted to earnest efforts to lesson the expenditures of the Government, to reduce and equalize taxation, to hasten the extinction . ol the public d.-bt,aud by honest legislation to protect the public domain agaiosi the rapacity of r-peculators and robbers, and restore early and cordial uuiun aud fraternity to the State and the people oi the Kepublic Sixteenth That by thorough organization organ-ization and concerted action another victory is within the reach of the Democratic Dem-ocratic party of this State, and this Convention pledges itself to effect sucb organization and action, and to secure, by all honorable means, the electiun of the candidates this day njmiuated. Seveuteenth And whereas, since the adveut of the Democratic party to power in 1S67, the rateol taxation for Stale purposes has been reduced from $1 13 to So & nts on each $100 uf propel prop-el ty, and the State debi reduced more than one million dollars, aod at the same time that the School F'uud has increased, and large sums of mone have been judiciously expended on public buildings, a Otaic University organized or-ganized and put in operation, the tide lands of the State rescued from the grasp of speculators, android for the public beuetit, special franchise legislation legisla-tion successfully checked lor the first time by executive veto, laws enacted for the revision of our civil and criminal crimi-nal code, the equalization of assessments assess-ments aud the re-funding of the State debt, and a successful opposition inaugurated inaug-urated to any taxation of the people for the beuetit of railway or other private pri-vate corporations, besides other useful ; reforms; therefor, Fisolved That we hartily endorse the Democratic State Admiuisteratiou, uud declare it eminently entitled to the cuutidence and aproval of the whole people. |