Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democratic State
Convention. at Virginia city,
August goth, 1876.

| the 9th day Of june. 1919.
S3cond-We declare our adherence and our
| eArDest and Jealous support to Samuel j. lii
/ den and lhoaas A. Hendricks, the nominees
/ Of the National Democraey tor tbs Offices Of
| President ans Vice Pretidant Of the United
| Stares, nd that we view w..h satisfaction the
/ candidacy Of these great presC ntntivoS of
re'orm. who, II elected " carry into effect
4 tho pledges made in thoir lutters Of accept
ance ond in the platform of the National
/ Democratic Convention.
! Third Ne declare that we are in favor Of
msintaing FREQ public school system, and
NO arc upalterably opposed to any division OF
| the funds thereof, or to any reli iSi0us or sec
tartan interference Herewith.
Fourth That religious lib rty and separ2-
| tion Of Church from State are cardinal doc
| trines of the Democratic party, and have ever
been maintained by il. That we are there
for- usalterably opposed to political pro-
scription oa sccOunt Of religious faith and TO
any intcIiercuce by any religious sest or creed
iR the pol eieai stsirs of thu eSugiry.
t1fth-We dcmsnd Of tho + sdsral Govern
rnert the immediate modification Of the treaty
with the Empire Of hina, known as the Bar
lngame treaty. and s2Sh Legislation snd
treaty regulations az shall utterly abolish
Chinese immigration to those shores, and we
declare that we will support no one for office
who is not determined and active in oppesi-
ton thereto. And wo denouncc the Republic
can party as being tho author Of the present
system Of ceoie importation and Mengoisn
lm nj grafton to our country, through its biap-
dcrins legis stion and administration; and we
charge the Republican party with having
promoted and fo.tered and counrenansed
Chinese immigration by a gross pervcrsion Of
the meaning, intent and scope Of Tho clause
OF The Declaration Of Independence which de-
clares thnt "all men are created equal" and
We charge that the Republican party is in
nncero in its declaration Of oppOdtion to
Chinese immigration, as evidenced by the de-
claration of It's acknowledged Leaders in its
National Convention at tiuclnnati, and as
hv n Fac AZ in NJ Ilsb
>tste the lcaoers of the Republican party
| have assessed ard accepted funds frors cou-
pani9s eugHsed IL the coolin trafc for the use
and benefit Of the Republican party ia the
psnding poliscal campaign.
>ixth-Ihat we view with satisfhctiOn and
point with pride TO the labOrs Of the present
Federal House Of Reprssentative in uHearth-
ing corruption and yillauy in high places and
havins In single ysaF instituted economies
whereby the expenses ot the Federal tiov-
eminent have been reduced more than 330-
0Oo,C0j. notwithstanding the determined o.
position and hostility OF tho leaders Of the
Republican party in Congress.
Saysutl-G efaYor an economical admins
tration o. our state, county and municipal
FoYcrnmcutsf f5tlat taxation be 80 regulated
that 10 ssrTlus rev enuc be 0rcumu q ted:
that all property including the not proceeds
uf mines shall boar its equal burden Of tnXa-
tion, aEd we arc opposed 20 any legislation in
a.y wise oXcmptlng such proceeds from taxa
tion.
Eighth -Thst the Democratic rartv Of this
State utterly repudiates the assertion OF its
fIyoring the payment OF any claims tor slaves
liberated, or any portion Of the Confederate
war claims or debt. We recognize the full
and final settlement of these questions by the
iftcanth Amsudment 10 the Constitution Of
the United States. which provides; The
validity of thS pusllc dobt of the United
> SITES, auth TiZed by law, including debts or
payment Of pensions and bOuntiss for services
in susprossing ln.urTcction OF rebellion, shall
not b questioned, but Mother the United
states nor any State shall assume or pay aGy
debt or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
r,ction or rebellion against the United States,
or any aim for the loss or ep'anei patton Of
any save; hlt all such debts, Obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
Ninth-'ihat we charg. upon the Eepubli-
can Congress the clanaestine. Surreptitious
AMI fraudulent passing oil the act Of March,
1913, demonetlling silver That we denounce
that act as an iataaou rus outrage on the debtor
class OF the United states, resulting rs II has
in ircl easing their burdcns 20 the startling
au.ouut Of over $500 100000. That we DE-
no lnce that act IA in an extreme degree IN
lmical and disastrous TO the people of Nevada
by mainy causing tho immense depreciation
Of the value Of silver and thereby prostTaung
and paralying the great leading industry ol
SILVER Mining ia this state. That we demand
the restoration Of tho double standard OF
gold ami silver, and we call upon all the peO-
plo in this State, disregurdlng minor issues, to
suli1iy support that party which has eyidenc-
cd by its vote in the present Congress its deter
mination to do us ample justice in this vital
question.
Tcnlh-The rule Of tho Republican party
during the eleven years past has been churac-
terlZed by corruption and oppression, OF
which modern deSp0tlsm furnishes no paral-
lel. Protesting to b. the party of liberty and
progress, u has with armed mem invaded
legislative bodies Of sovereign States of the
Union in violation of the fundamental law,
thereby importing the existence Of FREQ gov
ernment. While Advocating the restoration
Of traternal relations with the people Of the
states of the South, 1t mas misgoyerned that
unhappy section by means disg TO u
civilized and Christian age, by the incte'
ment Of riot and insurrection it has main
tained its supremacy in the South-a suprem-
acy which has entailed Prostrate industries,
uncnltivated fields and general bankruptcy
upon once prosperous people. With loud
promises TO he 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
hnmilitating spectacle of the acquittal of a
high officer Of the Government successfully
impeaehed for high crimes; Of the enforced
resgnation OF cabinet officials, because their
purity of character and fearless prosecution
of tbioyes 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 Chiet Mag
istrate of the nation; Of fraud in tho Interior
department whereby the Indian Ring has
purlOned the appropriations made by Con-
gress to the Indian tribes, thereby insiigat-
ing said Tribes 20 war, with its attendant hOr-
rorS, upon defclseleSs frontier; OF curruu-
tion in the Land Office Of the Government
whereby decisions disposirg Of tho Home
stead, Presumption and Mining rights Of the
citizens have been bought and sold; of fraud
in the Navy Department wherein many mil
Inns have been expended ostensibiy tor the
maintenance of rotten ships 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 the Governmcnt Of millions OF the public
moneys to private banking institutions know n
to be on the verge of bankruptcy. OF corrup-
ton in the Executive Department in the ap-
pointment Of dishonest individuals as United
States Judges, Marshals and revenue officers,
by whom the administration of Justice has
been brought into contempt and the revenue
of the people stolen. BY the porpetrati0n of
these high crimes and misaeneanOrs by the
leaders of the party in power, we claim chat
Il is no longer entitled 10 the confidence of
the American people. We therefore earn
estly and cordially invite all men Of whats0-
ever past affiliations. who love heir country
better than party name, to unite with Us IN
an effort 70 restore in the Government ut our
country those habits uf simplicity and purity
which characterized the earlier and better
days ot the Rep lblio