The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

~"'P'eu ~ 'hc HAW"hh bcnIocrnti: Convention
on the 2s:h of juno. 1876. ct st. Lnttia. 40:
We, the Democratic rassy of the United States
IN NATIONAL Convention 'assCIntlctl. do hereby
declare -" administrator Of the Federal Cow
ctntnrht tp ba ia nr.,ut heed Cf inii.:CdiU c re-
furnl. We ilo hereby Cnloin upon the nominees
Of This convention aud Of A.c Democratic uarty
In each State u Jealous "flprt and corporation To
tht~ emf. ahd In hereby appeal to Iu. fellow
CttiL:ns OF every former I-p,itical connection tn
undertake with us this iirst and most patriotic
duty Of the cIn',rracy of tho whole cniIitry.
We do hers sttrm UHr faith i'll thu pcrInancu.
ry II the Fedora! UnCu. uGd our devotion To
the Constitution uf tho United states with is
"mcndmcnis universally accepted ~ IL final
settlement Of tic 'rri.truVcrsics that were eli.
Erndcrcd 10y the civil war at:l do her, record
our htcadfa't condolences Ia tho prrpc:uily Of
fcI ubicar sci government In absolute acluir-
seInce 70 the VIII ~ tho majority; the vital
rttucipirs of Rd! ublicS Ia this SlIprrm1cy OF tho
civil ever thu military aLth ri f. s; Ia tile to al
separation Of church Sird State for the fake
alike or civil and l.lf;ioms IrvelUm; In the
tpu1'iy 81 all citizens 12iurc Just lawE of their
own cricimrnt; IN the liberty Of Individual
conduct, MnrcNctl Ivy EumpIiiary Laws: In The
faithful educution Of tht RI ing generation that
thry may preserve. eijOy AMI transmit those
best conditions CT human Happiness aud hope
We bel'uih the MODEST productions Of a hun.
irc'i years 81 eli ingcfnl history, but Will MP
holding The lCLd If our Union aud tho great
Charter ut these our In.his, IL bcliUur.s 4 free
people To Practice also that ttrri!lI VIGILANCE
which il the Iicc Of Hurry. RECON- i ucc;.,.
The Whole ct pc, the Union clovrn years n-u
Iialilily rescued fruIn the danger Of a co.rUIa
c'nIra!iSIn, which. after inillctinS upoa TIN
airs the raplcitv 'uf rarpt has .yraIIiicI has
IL ", rIIbrd the Offices Of Ill. Federal Govern
i.icnt t.clf with iIcallciiy. Wa to and fraud
injected States AMI municipalities with the CHI
tigi.n " nis-rulr ard locked fast tho pr,sprr!-
IS 81 All industrious people ia the paralysis Of
hard tinlrs.
lie arm n rsccsrAry 10 cslab,i 81 sonna cur
Tency, restore tho public CREDIT and rn1iItI II
tile na ionIl honor.
Ne d"nOmlIcc the future OF all thcsc al ven
years To make ~ cd tie promise Of the legal
bnhr hoicS: which ar,rn changing standard OF
Nalnc i'll the hands Of the people. Hid'thr non.
pHinrnt 81 Which Is n disregard of the plichtcd
faith If lite nation.
We dcnouncc tbs Improvidcncc, which IN
eleven years GI peace has taarn from the pru.
pie, III Federal takrs, thirteen tunes the " hole
amount Of the lcgai tender notes, aIl,I s1IiIIr.
dCTtd four times this siI.u IN uSc.Css EXPENSES
~Shont"cirinulEiinS Any reserve for their re-
dcnip'ipn
We dSaonncG Tie fiaincil, ImJec.lity and Int
In6ia!ity Of the panty which during eleven ycI,s
OF IL aro has ninIu no advance towards rcsnnii,-
tioni that Instead las distracted RESUMPTION Ly
wasting our RESOURCES and cNhIustiEg all our
surplus iLcnine, AMI While annually PROTECTING
return To- specie payment las autiu illy ri:actcl
fresh hindraucc5 thereto. .AS such i hinlranrc
We dcnoihc2 She resumption clause uf the act
/ OF lhIi. R;:ti We here demand ItI REPEAL.
| we demand tsdici1nS system "f prep ration
10y pnOh: economies, hy Ui!icnl rrircuC!Irncnt
/ anu by wise finance which shHH uuabln the ua-
tinn soon to rs Tr tho wU:d nT It's I,rr Get re-
| mess to nr"rHny If itS promises at the rIii IL
!, Tile crcifor entitled Ia payment. No Iriryc
4 sIH'h system well devised. and above all in.
/ trtlsr'l 10 competent hands Tor execution, ere.
ihg nj no time an artificial scIrrty uf currsrI-
cy, End at no time alarming tile public mimi III
| to y withdrawal ~ that waste mac ,iIcry al
credit by which - pr cent. uf all LusIIcss
transactions are rrr:OrnHsl. \ sys;cm open ,
| pubil: anl Inspiring general coincidence, wIul
| from the day al il adoption, bring hcI!l:IG on
/ lis winGT To oar hlIr1sscd industry, aud set in
motion tho wheels of coiinuTcI'. manufactures
and tho hcclIl;;!.Il arts. restpic employment 20
| labor AMI r"nuw IN all It's national rec the
prosperity Of the people OIL.
We hsnUnnre the I.-sScnt tariff levied upon
| nearly i,OO1 articles. rs n Masterpiece uG inc
qua y tn false pr,t.Gs:s. 1t Yields a dwin l.
lang. nat yctrly ri-inG, rcVunue. IL Il II imp ~.
trlsli'l mans' Industries TO sub>i l.X,a few II
prohibits Imports ikEt might bETt1yi the j,rO-
ducts or AuUrirnn llolr; II has degraded Amer
lean commerce from INST tn un utci i.r rluL Ou
the high ECIs; u has cut down the sale OF AurIi
can manufactures at huaiC Snl Ubrold, and do.
I'lcied the returns Of American Eqsrscu.;urc-au
Industry followed by hall uhr people: IL c0St4
t;c pCoi 10 five iinrH more than II IL rduccs II
| The trc suiy; 0Ls!ructs the Pr:cc-s at ptn,iur-
tim, anu wastes thu fruits 'f lab r; il promotes
fraud Ind lost. II Snug &: cnr.rlIcs diSIOnc
OIL ials. and LarITults honest merchants. wc
"cs1aI'h initial custom Eoute isIati i4,tI!l bU
only fir revenue
Etf .rin Is uICcfsary in lie al, o! public cx-
prnSrs, Federal, state and u.uni,I;,aI. Uur
tcccEHl laSit!uII has swollen from so on, oIp
w W. tsfObJO wv, ia CURRENCY,
1870, ur In Il decade from lrsI tnsn 50 DIT head
| to more than $is per head. Since the return
at pcRre The people lave put Ia their tavsr,h.
crtrs more uian thrice the n,In 1T the national
debt, and np re- than twice that EIIn for the
Federal Government alone.
We demand II vigorous rItal!y IN every dc.
"'T'"cnt and from every "::ic". Of tho nn"c-''
1 q: y &c -CSssry Ia pat sinp Ia the pro-
iliSatc waste Of Inic lands and ticIr diu3rSon
| from actual settlers by The party In ppS-E
ncrrs upon railroads alone and out Cf more
Than three that aggregate lIII disposed Of lvsn
Than u sixth directly {" tho iiilrrs III tile set
Reform IL nFCCES.Iry tn correct the omissions
81 tho Republican Congress AMI tho errors -!
our treaties and uur diplomacy. wli!c!, have
stripped our citizens Of foreign biiIh and kill
Cred tacc, TCrrUHSing the Atlantic. ur the rh.cll
ci American citizenship. and have exposed our
b:CtirCp ~ Tho rH-iBC Cu.st To- tho iuCurEiOus
Oi rA"c not sprung from tho sliiu great ~ rent
StucS. and In fact bnY b. Law dnni,I citiZ, u siIIp
through NATURALIZATION Hs being neither ncc;I4-
Toned tu the tTHlitiOUS Of prog crSivu cSii:I.
;'nm nor exercised in liberty un'irr equal laws.
We d'nolihco the policy which Thus GiscaFis
Ire Iihriiy.luSlngG German and iulCTItJs tho rs
yl"ul ri the CSolic trgdC IN MUnguliau women
imported Tor iiG;tisrdl purposes. gid MongOliIn
""Cn lsTch to perform acryiia lgb',- CONTRACTS
aid hriI.HD1 such modification uf the treaty
With The ChnCEu Empire, or Surh legislation by
Congress Within y constitutional limitation, Us
shall prevent the further EMANCIPATION or i'm.
rcttdtiUn Of the Mo EOllan race.
RciUim II necessary mud can never lie Effected
but by iug IL tho controlling Issue ~ tie
election and Hitting il above the two false issues
with which the rflicr.hOlhim. r:a,a and JIic
iii lmwtr seek to smother il. The false
issue with which They wUu Il cnfiudlr sectional
siTic Ia resp ct TO The public sch"uls. which tho
DIn0crn'!c pIriy m.I cherished from their
rpurili;ian aul resolved to maintain wi .hput
par TALLY GT preference iUc any Cia-T. zee. ar
creed. AMI aYiIliuut contributions from the
treasury to any 81 lii,I. ana thn falsn l..ur JY
whifll tct y - ok Ia Hight nnCw tho cmburs Of
tss.iiOlal hate between li1lrgI pcpIls uu,'n
Cstrduccd but now rCIl!ilt'd In ono iulivi4ibiG
fCppJ ic and CUp9fuun dc4.lY.
N"fuIm II necessary In tho civil service. Ey.
Iurirurn proves thai efficient ami C..unoIui..l
e 'Edact Of thn government business H. not us,t.
siblc II it, ciNi service lri subjected ~ rhugc
st every election: b. prize fought for at thc
ballot box; bc u bfst: reward 81 PARTY Hehi IA.
stead II Ios's m lcnur assigned fO- proved
competency aud held for nd'iiiy in the public
employ; that tho dispcnSing of rIir"n r,.u
should neither hr q tax ppaIl the timp OF all our
public mon nor tho Instrument uf tliclr hinb!-
lion. Here n!.nin professions hI1iHcd III per-
fpTm1hc1 attest that tile party in power eau 9SUrk
no practical or ElutIry reform.
hrinrLI Is necessary even ihnrn IN the higher
grades OF Tho public service, PRESIDENT, Wee
President, Jmdg,g', Senators. Representatives..
Cabinet Officers. These anl all Uth,ra Ia an.
thorily nrr Iliu peoples FrTyHnlI Their uiur'n
nIn not private TtrIutit'. They are / pIblin
trust When the ahfIJis Of THIS republic Slinw
ihc disgrace and C"uEITo 1T y We. I'rrEtcnt u
lun Speaker Of ihp house uf Hcpr's .niaiiyrs
marketing his rulings ia l:r, S'inG ctrrr.
three Scn,tDrs ptuililng srCrrtiy by their votes
as law naEtrS I'VE chnirIncii IS tho LEADING
committees Oi the lJiO liuiIso uf Representatives.
exposed In JObhcry, late Secretary ~ the
Treasury forcing balances IN public ace rrin!s.
late Attorney UcHe!al in.sariir oi fiaiiAg public
funds, HS"crCtsrI' III the navy enriched Or tn.
fiching friends 10 pcfc niign levied OF the pro.
Mt Of contractors With his department, nh Am.
blEsatir 10 England C,nEuNVl III di.lInnurIblp
Ejaculation, the l. csid"nrE rrirat" secretary
UIrCly UScApiBg conviction upon iItlI fer g,tiIiy