Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-05
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democratic state
Convention. at Virginia city,
August goth. 1876.


in the platform Of the National Democratic
Convention, W wbich convened at st. Louis on
the eth day Of June. 1876
Sscond-We declare our adherence and our
earnest and Zcalous support to Samuel }. Ill
den and Thomas A. Hendricks. tho nomiHees
| Of the National democracy for the Offices of
President and Vice President Of the United
Stains, and that We Wow with satisfaction the
| candidacy OF those great representatives Of
reiorm, who, f elected. will carry into effect
| tho pledges mado in their lettors of accept
anco and in the platform Of the National
| Democratic Convention
| Third-Wc declare that we are in favor of
maintaing . free public school system, and
| We are unaltera bly, opposed to nny division of
the funds thereof. or to any religious or Sec
tarinn interference therowith.
| Fourth-That religious liberty and sspara-
| ton of Church from State are cardinal doc
| triDes OF the Democratic party. and have ever
been maintained by ii. That we are there
| foro unalterabiy opposed to POLITICAL pro-
any interference BY any religious sect or creed
! in tho political affairs Of the country.
Fifth-We demand Of The Federal Govern
mont the immediate modification Of the treaty
| lingame treaty. and such legislation and
| treaty regulations as shall utterly abolish
| Chinese immigration to these shores. and we
declare that wo viii support no one for office
| who il not determined and active in opposi-
| ton thereto. And We denounce the kspubli-
| can party as being the author OF tho prssent
| system Of coolis i'm portation and Mongoian
| inm ration to our country, through its blum
| dcring legislation and admini.tration; and wc
charge tho Republican party with having
| promoted and fostered and eounreDanecd
| Chinese immigration by gross peryersion of
\ the meaning, intent and scope Of tho clause
| OF the Declaration OF Independence which de-
| clares that "sll men are created equal" and
we charge that the kepubican party is in
| sincere in its declaration of opposition to
| Chinese immigration, as evidenced by the de-
1 lota wt..l. tZnI
National Convention at Cincinnati, and as
| evidenced by the fact that in a neigh boring
| State tho leaders of the Republican party
have assessed and accepted funds from COM
| panics engaged in tho coolie trafc for the use
and benefit of the Republican party in the
pending political campaign.
Sixth-Thai we view with satisfaction and
| point with pride to the labors of the present
| Federal House OF Representatiye in unearth-
| ing corruption and villainy in high place. and
having in single year instituted economies
whereby the expenses OF the Federal Gov
| ernment have been reduced more than $780,
100000, notwithstanding the determined op-
| position and hostility of the leaders Of the
| Republican party in Congress.
Seventh-We favor an economical admins
tration Of our State, county and municipal
governments: that taxation be so regulated
| thnt no surplus revenue DO accumulated:
that all property including ths net proceeds
| Of mines shall bear its equal burden OF taxa
| tion, and we are opposed to any legislation in
/ fighth-That the Democratic party of this
| State utterly repudiates the assertion OF its
| fnvorirg the payment OF any e aims Tor slaves
liberated. or any portion Of the Confederate
war claims or dobt. We recognize the full
ard final settlement of these questions by the
| Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States. which provides: The
validity of ths public debt OF tho United
| States, auth riZed by law, including debts or
| payment Of pensions and boubties for services
| in supprossing instruction OF rebellion. hall
not be questioned, but neither tho United
States nor any state shall assume or pay any
| debt or obligation incurred in MD of lnsur-
| rection or rebellion against the United States,
| or any claim for the loss or emancipation OF
any Save; bn, all such debt., obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
Ninth-I That We charge upon the RepubE-
can Congress the clansestine. surrepttions
and fraudulent passing OF tho act Of March,
1873. demonetizing silver That wc denounce
| that act as an infamous outrage on the de btor
class Of tho United states, resulting as II has
in Increasing their burdens to the startling
amount Of over $500, 900 900. That We de-
nounca that act as in an extreme degree in
imical and disastrous to the people OF Nevada
| by mainly causing tie immense depreciation
of the value OF silver and thereby prostratinE
and parnly1ing the great leading industry OF
silver mining in this State. That VIC demand
tho restoration OF tho double standard of
| gold ana silver, and we call upon all the peo-
| plc in this State, dlsregardIng minor issues, to
| sOnlly support tnat party Whlcn has evidence
cd by its vote in the present Congress its deter
mination to do us ample justice in this vital
question.
Tenth-The rule of tbs Republican party
during the eleven years past has been charac-
| terized by corruption and oppression, of
which modern despotism furnishes no para-
lei. Protesting TO be the party Of liberty and
progress, It has With armed mem invaded
legislative bodies of sovereign States of the
Union in violation Of tho fundamental law,
| thereby imperiling the existence of free gov
ernment. While advocating the restoration
OF fraternal relations with the people OF the
states oil the South, 1t has m,,ssoverned that
unhappy section by means disgraceful to
| civilized and Christian age. BY the incite-
| ment Of riot and iDsurrcction it has MAIN
| tainod us supremacy in the South a suprem-
acy which has entaiied PROSTATE industries,
uDcultivated fields and general bankruptcy
upon once prosperous people. With loud
promises to the country OF reform in the civil
service, of the reduction Of expenditures in
the departments of the Government, it has
presented to the country and the world the
humilitating spectacle of tho acquittal of a
high officer of the Government successfully
impeached for high crimes; Of the enforced
resignation Of cabinet officials, because their
purity Of character and fearless prosecution
OF thieves rendered such officials no longer
useful to the party managers; of frauds in
the. Revenue Department .perpetrated by
their officials, who. instead Of punishment for
their crimes, are protected by tho Chief Mag
istratc of the nation; Of fraud in tho Interior
Department whereby the Indian Ring" has
purloined the appropriations made by Con-
gross to the Indian tribes, thereby instisat-
ing said tribes to war, with its attendant hor-
rors, upon a defeIseless frontier; OF currup-
| tion in the Land Office of the Government
whereby decisions disposing Of tho Home
| stead, Presumption and Mining rights of the
| citizens have been bought and sold; of fraud
In the Navy Department wherein many mill
| Inns have been expended 0stensibly tor tho
maintenance OF rotten ships and their arma-
ments, but in reality for the enrichment of
| its high officials and tho campaign purposes
| Of the party. Of fraud in the advancement
| by tho Governmcnt of millions of The public
moneys to private banking institutions known
to be ON the verge of bankruptcy. OF corrup-
| tion in the Executive Department in the ap-
pointment OF dishonest individuals as United
States Judges, Marshnls and Revenue officers,
| by whom the administration of justice has
been brought into contempt and the revenue
Of the people stolen. by tho preparation OF
these high grimes and misdemoanors by the
leaders of tho party in power, we claim that
II is no longer entitled to the confidence OF
tho American people. We therefore earn
estiy and cordially invite all men of whatso-
| ever ST atli liniions w m lava thoir onuptrv