Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-28
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democratic state
Convention, a. Virginia City,
August goth. 1876.

We, tho Delegates Of the Democratic Party
Of the State Of Nevada, in convention assem-
bled, do hereby declare
First-0pr unfaltering and cordial adher-
ence to the declaration Of principle contained
in the platform Of the National Democratic
Convention, which convened at st. Louis on
the 9th day of June. 1876.
Second--We declare our adherence and our
earnest and Jealous support to Samuel j. Til
den and Thomas A. Hendricks, the pomiaecs
| of the National Democracy Tor the Office. Of
! President and Vice President Of the United
| States, and that we Wow with satisfaction the
| candidacy of those great representatives. of
! re'orm, who, il elected, will carry into effect
the pledges made in their letters Of accept
aDee and in the platform of the National
! democratic Gonvt nsion.
| Third-We declare that We are In favor Of
maintaing a free public school System. and
we are Gnalterably opposed to any division of
| the funds thereof, or 70 any reli .ious or Sec
| tartan interference herewith.
| Fourth That religious liberty ard separa-
/ ton Of Church from State are cardinal doc
| trinos of the Democratic party, and have ever
| been maintained by it. That we are there
| fore unalterably opposod to political pro-
| scription on account Of religious faith and to
| any interference by any religious sect or croed
| in the political affairs Of the country.
| tifth-We demand Of the Federal Govern
mont the immediate modification Of the treaty
| with the Empire Of China. known as tho Bur-
| liBgame treaty. and guch legislation and
! treaty regulations ne shall utterly abolish
| Chinese immigration to these shores. and we
declare that We will support no one for Office
| who is not determined and active in oppose
| tiOn thereto. And we denounce the Repu bli-
| can party as being the author Of the present
| system of coolie importation and Mongolian
i'm migration 10 our country, throughlt It's blsu-
! dcrins legis stion and administration; and we
| charge the kepa blican party with having
| promoted and fostered and countenansed
| Chinese immigration by gross perver.ion OF
| the meaning, intent and scope Of tho clause
/ Of the Declaration Of Independence which de-
claras that "ail tnen are created equal" and
We charge that tho Republican party is in
| sincere in its declaration OF oppomtlon to
! chinese immigration, as evidenced by the de-
elarati0n Of its oeknow lodged leaders in its
| National Convention at Cincinnati, and as
| evidenced by tho fact that in nsigh boring
state tho leaders Of the Republican party
| have assessed and accepted funds from com
1 panies engaged in the coolle trafc for the use
snd benefit of tho Republican party in the
| pcndin. political CAMPAIGN.
| sixth That VIC view with satisfactien and
\ point with pride to the Ia bors of the present
| Federal House of Representative in unearth-
! ing corruption and VillAny in high places ard
! having in a single year instituted economies
| whereby tho expenses OF the Federal Gov
| ernment have been reduced more than s30,-
/ 100000, notwithstanding the determined op-
! position and hostility OF the leaders of the
| Eepublieau party in Congress.
! seyenth-N favor an eeanom'ca! admins,
! tTation Of our state, county and municipal
! governments; that taxation be so regulated
! that no surplus rev enuo bs accumulated;
| that all property including the net proceeds
| ef mines shall bear its equal burden Of taxa
tion, md wear opposed to any legislation in
asy wise exempting such proceeds from taxa
! tioB.
/ tighth-That the Democratic PARTY Of this
| State utterly repudiates the assertion Of its
| f1yoriug tho payment OF any claiUs ior slaves
| liberated, or any portion OF the Confederate
/ war claims or debt. We recognize the full
ard final settlement of these questions by the
| J fifteenth Ame ndment to the Constitution of
/ the United States. which provides: THE
validity Of thu public debt OF the United
| Sistes, auth rizcd hy law, including debts or
| pas nent Of pensions and bouuties for services
! in suepressing insurrecuOn ol rebellion, shall
| not b questioned, but neither the United
| States nor any State shall assume or pay any
| deot or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
| roetion or rebellion against the United States,
| or any cain for tho loss or enanci patton of
| any save; bat all such debts, Obligations and
| claims shall be held Illegal and void
| Ninth That we charge upon the Republic
can Congress tho cianGestine, surreptltious
| and fraudulent passing OF the act of March.
| 1873, demonoti2ing silver That we denounee
| that act as an infamous outrage on the do btOr
| class Of the United states, resulting as II has
/ in iHci easing their burdens TO the startling
amount of over si00,O00,00O. That we do
| nognce that act aS In an extreme degree in
| imical and disastrous 10 the people of evada
] by mainly causing tie immense depreciation
| of the value OF silver and thereby pro9trating
and paralyaing the great leading industry of
! silver mining in this state. That we demand
| tho restoration of TIE double standard OF
| gold and silver, and we call upon all the peo-
plS IN this State, disregGrdlng minor issues, to
| solfdly support that party which has evidence
cd by its vote 10 the present Congress its deter
minaton to do us ample Justice in this vital
| question.
Ten,h-The rule OF tho Republican party
| during the eleven years past has been chHrac-
! teriled by corruption and oppression, Of
which modern despotsn furnishes no paral-
| lei. Processing TO be the party Of liberty and
| progress, II has with armed mem invaded
! legislative bodies of sovereign states of the
| Union in violation ot tho fundamental law,
thereby imperilng the existence of free gov
| crnment W bile Advocating the restoration
| of traternal relations with tho people of the
States Of the Soah, 1t mas misgoyerned that
| unhappy section by means diSgraceful to a
| civilized and Christian age. BY the incite-
| meut of riot and iDsurrection it has NAM
tanned its supremacy in tbs South-a suprem-
| aey " hlch has entaled PROSTATE industries,
| uneultiyated fields and general bankruptcy
upon a once prosperous people. With loud
promises to the country OF reform in the civil
| service, of the reduction Of expenditures in
| tho departments Of the Government, il has
| presented to the country and tho world the
| humilitating spectacle OF the acquittal OF a
high officer Of the Government successfully
| impeached for high crimes; of the enforced
| resignation OF abinot 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 the Chief Mag
| istrate of the nation; of fraud in tho Interior
| Department whereby tho Indian Ring" has
purloined tho appropriations made by Con-
gress to the Indian tribes, thereby instigat-
| ing said tribes TO war, with its attendant hor-
| rors, upon defeLseoss frontier; of currup-
ton in tho Land Office Of the Government
whereby decisions disposirg of tho Home
stead, Presumption and Mining rights of the
citizens have boen bought and sold; of fraud
| IN the Navy Department wherein many mill
Inns have been expended ostsnsibly tor the
maintenance OF rotten shins and their arma-
ments, but in reality for the enrichment of
its high officials and the campaign purposes
of the party. OF fraud in the Advancement
by tho Government of millions of the public
moneys to private banking institutions known
to be on the verge of bankruptcy Of corrup-
ton in the Executive Department in the ap-
/ pQ!utH.ent OF dishonest individuals rs United
/ States Judges, Marsh6is and Revenue officers,
/ by whom the administration Vt Justice has
been brought into contempt and tho revenue
of th3 people stolen. By the perpetrau0n Of
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