The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-17
BEMUCRATiG: PLATFORM.

we, Nle LtHOCEtI.C party OF the United States
In National Convention assembled. do hereby
declare the administration Of the FEDERAL Gov
CrnmInt To bo Ia urgent need CT iin":ctliAto re-
form: We do Hereby eniOin upon the nominees
Of ihis convention and az the Democratic party
In caca State zcIlorI cGur. and c6-opc ration t.
h!s end. ard ln hereby appeal ~ orr fellow
tisZcnS OF .lIFy former political CONNECTION. to
GnGTrtaEc with us this nrrt AMI mos. patriotic
duty az the EtEccEacy cfthC wlIolc country.
We do here affirm cnr filth in ;hc pvriuanen-
cy Of the Federal Union, and our devotion to
RIO cSEsHtution OF tho Cnltel States, with its
aT:cI1=Iv1i1 uuiYGrtlliy accepted IS n fnal
settlement Of the c.rniroyC:sicS that were en-
ScndeFed.by tbs civil W.T.. and DO here record
oar stc1hiase coEhlrucu in tho prrpetuily Of
Republican sGlf-goYcrnment In absolute acauIc-
kccncS ~ tho will Of tho majority; TIE vital
principles Of Republics In t!.e Luprs macy of tho
civil over the military auhorititsj In tho to.al
separation ~ Church AMI state. fns tho sake
alike OF civil and Religions freedom; In tile
equality OF I'll citizens Dtforc Just laws OF their
own enactment; in tho liberty uf individual
conduct, unNcNed Ivy Eumptuary laws: In tho
faithful education of tie rising generation that
they may preserve. enjoy and tTanGnit those
best conditions OF human Happiness and hope.
We behold the ncbl'E. productions OF q hull
tircd years Of chlnretul history buk while up
holding the fEoIh Of Gu Uniun and tho great
charter OF thCHn our rights, 1t bChuovrs n free
pcoB,c to practice also that eternal vigilance
which is the price Of liberty. Reform is EeCcs-
yary To rebuild aai caiiGiish IN the hearts OF
the whole people, the Union, clcTcn years ago
happily rescued from the danger of a corrupt
ccitr.iism, which,, after iuiiictInE urnu ten
States the rapacity of carpet bag tyranniCs, has
honcy-ccmbCd the oillccs OF the Federal Govern
Ihcnt itself with incapaci!y, waite and frlrd,
infected S;ate3 and municipalities with the con-
t2gion Of mis.rlIlc and locked fas. tho prospect
t. Of al Industrious Tteflc In the paralysis Of
hard tiincI
rcncy restore tho public credit s-:d maintain
the national honor. .....
We tlcnonncr The iIIlurc OF all these clsvcn
years to make cool The promise OF the legal
Changing standard
value III The hands Of The people, and the non
payment NJ which IS disregard Of the pliGhtGd
faith OF tbs nation. p
We denouucc tl.o imp:ov!lcnce, which in
eleven years CT peace has taken from the pCo.
pie, in Federal taxes, thirteen times the whole
amount Of the legal tculGr notes, and squEu-
dcTcd four times this Gum In useless expenses
Without accUmula.inS any reserve for tlio:r re-
dGmp Ion. ..,... ..
To ticnouucc the financial imiyGiii;5 and I'M
morality of the party which. during; eleven years
Of peace has made no advance towards rcsnnp-
ton; that Instead has obstrTc;cd resumption 10y
wasting our resourccs and cxlIanstirS nil our
surplus Income. anil while annually pTufcs sing
n return to specie payment las annually enacted
| fresh hindranccs thereto. As srSh 4 hlndrancc
VIC dcnouGcc tho resumption clause OF the net
| OF 1876 at;ll we here demand its repeal
| We demand a JudlciouS system Of preparation
| by p;ibiic economics, hy Official reircnchmcnt
and 10y wisu finance which shall enable the
ton soon to assure tho world OF its perfect read
mess To meet any nf its proIrisrs a. the call Of
| the creditor entitled 10 payment. wo believe
| such Rystcm well devised, Sni above all In
| trusted to competent hands for execution, Gre
aiing ut no time artificial scarcity oG cnrrcn-
cy, and ct no time alarming the public mini i'll
! to withdrawal or that waste machinery OF
| credit Gy which 95 per cent. OF all business
| transactions performed. system, open,
public and inspiring general confidence, would.
| from thu day Of lis adoption, bring healing on
| its wings 10 our harrasscd Industry, aud set in
motion tho wheels OF commerce, manufactures
and tho mechanical arts. restore employment to
| labor and renew In all It's national f:Fco the
prosperity OF the people.
We dcnounce the present tarih levied upon
nearly 600 articles. ES Masterpiece Of inc
| qualify and false Tretensc5. Il yields dwind5
\ ling. not yearly riding, revenue. u has impsv-
| Crishcl mauy Industries TO BubSidiZc n few IL
prohibits imports tha. might purchase this pro-
| ducts Of American labor; Il has degraded Amer
lean commerce IrOm nIBt to az inferior rank on
the high seas; II las cut down the sale Of Aincr-
| can manufactures at homo AMI abroad, and de-
plGtcil tho rT.unS Of American ssriculturc-ln
| Industry followed by half unr people; II costs
| the pcunic live times more than IL produces to
| the trcIsuFyI obstTurts the prncess OF IEoluc-
ton, aud wastes tho ir;ilts Of laborI - promotes
| fraud and fosters smuggling; cnrlGhCB dishonest
| oficiaIs and BankTUihs h0uGst merchants. We
| demand that all custom house. taxation shall be
] only for revenue.
Reform IL necessary In Tie scale Of public O.
| penses, Federal, State and municipal Our
/ Federal taxation has swollen from $50, 100000,
IN gold in 1861 to $3.50 0O0. 900. in currency. in
l 1870, or in u decade from less than So per head
to more than SIS per head. Since the return
4
erers more than thrice tho sum OF the national
| debt, aud morr than twice that sum for the
| Federal Government alone.
| We demand vigorous frugaIIty in every de.
| partmcnt and FROM every officer OF the Govern.
uent.
| Reform IL necessary TO put stop TO the pro-
| higEtn waste OF public lands aud their diversion
from actual settlers by the party III power.
! which las squaudGrcd two hundred millions Of
| acres upon railroads alone AMI out CO moro
| than thrice that aggregate has disposed Of less
| than u sixth directly to the tllcrs Of tho sell.
licfOTm IA necessary 10 correct the omissions
| OF the Republican Congress nnh tue crrOrI Of
| our trtnlcs aud uiir diplomacy. which have
stripped our citizens Of foreign birth and kin
drcd race. Tccros5iuR the Atlantic. Of the shield
Ct American citizenship, anh have exposed Onr
| brethren Of the Pacific coast to Tho incursions
OF u race not sprung from tho saline great parent
stock, and la fact Euw by law denied citizenship
| through naturalization, rs being neither accuG-
| toned to the traditions Of progressive civliSL'
| ton mur exercised in liberty under equal laws.
We denounCc tho rUllcy Which thus diSCGrtis
| tho ibeTty.lOvinG German and tOlcratJs the 70.
| Yivdl Of tho cnol!n trade In M"nEolinn women
| imported for immoral purposes. and MOngOliGn
| Incn hired To- perform scryilO labor Contracts
| mud demand such modification Of Tho trraty
with the Chinese EInpmG, or Er'! legislation by
| Congress- within a constitutional Limitation, as
| rlisi prevent the further immigration or iiu.
| rurtaiinn az the NOtE 0iiln race.
Reform il necessary Eni can never llr effected
hut 10y maxim. Il tho controlling issue Of the
election and lifting II above the iWn FALSE issues
| with which the CllirC.lInlhuE ClisB and the
| party Ia power E,Ck tp smother II. The hlsn
issue with which :hcy would ciikindlc sectional
strife ia respect 20 tho public schools. which the
Democratic pJriy has cherished from th'!r
| foundation AMI resolved t" nsninili9 without
rariiliny or preference for any class. gee: or
creed, and without contributions from the
treasury 10 any AZ them. aH'l tue faisc issI~ by
which they srtk To light anew tho Cnbors Of
tociiohul bate bai"cen liinlird rr"i.le "mr"
| cElranrci hut now reunited IN one indivislLlo
republic and Il common dCEiipy.
Reform IL HCCCsgITy ~ no civil service TX.
CCTipnCc proves that efficient AMI economical
conduct OF tho government bnsincss ia not pos.
sibic II It's civil service bo subjected To- ciIIugc
nj every election; br prize fought fUTat the
bail"ibDN; 10 brief reward Of Ilrty Zrnl III.
stead 81 posts 81 honor assigned for proved
competency mud held for fidelity la the public
employ that the disieDEiug nr Patronage
should neither Il" tax upon tie limo "f all "Ir
public uicn nor lie instrument nf thcir ntTbi-
tim. Here agile projections ialiG@d ia rcr.
Torrance nti,n TINT The PARTY in power rHn WORK
no irlrtlcil or riiutify fcf"Sm.
LCIp-lu Il pcTS10aiy oven more III the hi.hCr
rrat,s q lIr j,ui,lir rIrFirc, President, Yir"-
PRESIDENT, Judges. Scratnrs. Representatives,
Cabinet UnhCrtF. IhrEo Eni all UihrrB in NJ.
thnrity arc lIic peoples scrTa,ts' Their Offices
are not rsiva'" r"rInsGii". 1hcy orna public
itud. When ~" Ri,IIIg u tliS republic shrY
IL" dify,TIcu mud TtUFuTE 0G a Vice Precedent. q
late SroaErr Of The huusu ~ ErlrcI,niJiiy, =
narECiing hiE rulings 10 rrcaihfi: Ol!ir"r,
thfcr :. natIrH Fronting secretly by their y1trE
On lass Inak"rs. rs" chnitiucn az ih" leading
committees Of The iatn House 81 fcrrt s"nHtivrs
cEI"trd Ia j"bhfiy, laio Secretary Of Tho
Treasury t"Tcug baIIuC"z In public accounts,
late Attorney General IuiturpIurIiatiTE public
iDu1g. Secretary nf ihu navy cnrighci or On.
n, niur fi,Tds hy perez Mag" levied CH tho I:u.
~ Of "pniTSCipfB with lGiA department., M Nm.
b:yS,ipr iu England CcrAuTcd IN u dislIpnCrlhIc
Ep"culififn. a." Presidents private secretary
barely c,cIJiDg cInyirttrn upon trial for guilty
completely III irdHdi npcn Tho revenue, n sircrG-
tary 81 War inI~ hCls for high CrintG and cnit.
1csErd ms!cn'aror. tho demonstration IL com.
pioir that the htEt ttrPs IN trioffds must be The
peoples 'hpr" 81 homes. ri"u from another