Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-11
DEMOCRATIC PLATF.

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Adopted mt the Democratic County
@ Convention. heIa at Eureka.
September 26, 1876.
We. the Democracy of Eureka. assem- bled
in convention, declare as follows:
the late civil war, believing them to be on
the whole beneficial to the cause of national
progress and individual liberty. We cheer
fully recognize the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments to the. Constitu-
ton as a part of the fundamental law. We
know that these sentiments are entertained
by us in common with all the people Of all
sections OF our country; and we charge upon
the Republican party, that in endeavoring to
force an issue Of loyalty to the Union into the
present canvass, it is itself sectional and par
tisan, seeking to inflame bad passions be-
tween the different sections Of the land, and
between the white and colored races solely
with q view to perpetuate its own corrupt
Second-We know that during the past
eight years hundreds of millions Of dollars
have been lost to the taxpayers. of the coun-
try through the. corruptions Of numberloss
many instances the stain OF these corrup-
tions has been traced to the Executive cham
ber. We know that tho beueticiarics of
Grant hope to be the beneficaries Of Hayes.
We believe that under the administration Of
IInyes the present corruntions would still
prevail; and we believe that practical re-
form is only to be attained by elevatiDg to
the presidential chair SAM Ell J. TILDEN,
Of Now York, himself practical reformor.
Third-We regard coolieism as form Of
slavery more odious than the chattel slavery
of past years. We believe that the coloni-
zation of Chinese among us degradcs FREQ
labor, retards European immigration, jnstils
nameless immoralities into the minds of
American youth; and for all these OWLS re-
turns to our people not one good. We echarge
upon the Repu blican party that by law and
treaty il has fostered this colonization: and
we hold that laws and treaties should he SO
modified as to forever seal the gates against
the importation o. immigration Of these peo-
pie under any pretense whatsoever. And for
such modification of laws and treaties we
confidently look to Democratic admins
tration.
Fourtb-The free public schools of Amer
ica are the basis of American freedom. No
sectarian control thereof, no sectarlan in
struction therein should be permitted. We
are unalterably opposed to rendering any aid
from any portion of the public funds to any
system of instruction under sectarian con-
troll.
Fifth-We believe the law now in force in
this State, commonly known as the bulllon
tax law" to be Just and equable We. OPP
pose any modification Or that law as unjust
to the citizen and resident miner, and solely
in the interest Of FOREIGN and aggregated cap-
ital; and we pledge ourselves to support no
ono for q legislative position who does not
pledge himself as opposed TO sach reauc-
ton.
Sixth.-We know Of no good purpose to be
subseryed by calling Constitutional Con-
vention in Nevada. We believe the PROPOSE
tion for such convention to be in the interests
solely Of the foreign capitalists who seek to
reduce tho tax on bullion. Such convention
would be mer, ly q source of public expense;
The taxpayer, irrespective OF party. should
vote against the proposition at tho approach
ing election.
Seventh county of Eureka is entitled
to the territory now lying in Eiko, county, oc-
cupied by the Eureka and Palisade railroad,
and known as the mineral Hill strip" Our
candidates for the Senate and Assembly are
instructed to use all honorable means to se-
cure the passage of an efectual bill assigning
that territory to Eureka county.
Eighth We heartily indorse, the declara-
ton of principles promulgated by the De-
mocracy Of Nevada. in convention, in Nir-
gipia ity. on the 10Th ultimo. We recognize
in A. c. Ellis, our nominee for Congress- IN
M. kirkpatrick, our nominee for the Su-
preme bench Of this State; and in J. 9. Cur
rie. Z. Blepnerhassett and J. G. Hagerman,
our candidates for Presidential Electors,
worthy and honoroble men. deserving Ct 4Yr
support; ane that support we pledge TO
them.