Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-13
HSETSCRATIC PLATFORM
Adopted Mt the Democratic County
Convention heIf at Euregsa.
Septefllber 20. 1876.

Adopted Mt the Democratic County
Convention helf at EureBsa,
september 2G, 1876.
We. the Democracy Of Eureka. Assem- blcd
in convention, declare as follows:
First-Wo cordially accept the results Of
the late civil war. believing them to be on
the whole beneficial to tho cause Of national
progress and individual liberty. We cheer
fully recognize the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments to the Cousttu.
tion as part Of the fundamental law. We
know that these sentiments arc entertained
by MS in common with all the peoVlo of all
sections Of our country; and we charge upon
the kepu blican party, that in ondeav0ring to
force an issue OF loyalty to the Union into the
present canvass, 1t Is itself sectional and par
tisan, seeking to infame bad passions be-
tween the diff rent sections of the land. and
between the white and c0lGred races, solely
with view to perpetuate its own corrupt
control of power.
Second-We know that during tho past
eight years hundreds of millions of dollars
have been lost to the taxpayers of the coun-
try through tue corrurtions Of numbcrless
rings of Federal officials. We know that in
many instances tho stain OF these corruy-
lions has boon traced to the Executive cham
Der. We know that tho beneGciarles Of
Grant hope to be the benefciaries of Hayes.
We believe that under the administration Of
Hayes the present corruptions would still
prevail; and VIC believe that practical re-
form is only to be attained by elevatng to
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of New York, himself practical reformor.
Third-We regard coolesm as q form OF
slavery more odious than the chattel slavery
Of past years We believe that the coloni-
zatlOn of Chinese among us degrades free
labor, retards European immigration, instilS
nameless immoralitles into the minds of
American youth and for all these evils re-
turns to our people not one good. We charge
upon tho Republican party that by law and
treaty il has fostered this colonigation: and
we hold thnt laws and treaties should he so
modified as to forever seal the gates az ainst
the importation o" immirratiou of these peo-
Pile under any pretense whatsoever. And for
such modification OF laws and treaties we
con IDENTIFY look to n Democratic admins
tratOn.
fourth-The free public schools of Amor
lea arc tho basis of American freedom. No
sectarian control thereof, no sectaran in
are unalterably opposed to rendering any aid
from any portion of the public funds TO any
system Of instruction under seetarian con-
trol.
Fifh-We believe the law now in force in
this State, commonly known as tho "bnllion
tax law" to be Just and equable. We op-
pose any modification OF that law as unjust
to the citizen and resident miner, and solely
in the interest Of forelgn and aggregated cap
ital; and we pledge ourselves to support no
ono for a legislative position who does not
pledge himself as opposed to such redue-
ton.
SlNth.-N know OF no goou purpose 10 DC
subseryed by calling a Constitutional Con-
venton in Nevada. We believe the PROPOSE
ton for such convention to be in the interests
solely of tie foreign capitalists who seek to
reduce the tax on bullion. Such convention
would be mer, ly a source of public expense
The taxpayer, Irrespective of party, should
vote against the proposition at the approach
ing election,
Seventh The county of Eurc' is entitled
to the territory now lying in Elto county, oe :
cupied by the Eureka and PaliSade railroad,
and known as tho Mineral HID strip" Our
candidates for the Senate and Assembly are
in .tructed to use all honorable means to Sc
cure the passage of an effectual bill assigning
Tint territory to Eureka county.
Eighth We heartily indorse the declara-
ton Of principles promulgated by the De-
mocracy of Nevada, in convention, in Nir-
giuia ity, on the 29th ultimo. We recognize
in A. G. Ellis our nominee for Congress, in
NJ. Kirkpatrick,. our nominee for the Sn-
preme bench Of this State, and in j. G. Car
rie, L. Blennerhassett and j. C. Hagorman,
our candidates for Presidential Electors,
worthy and honoroble men, deserving Of our
support; ap6 that support wo pedse TO
tnem.