Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-19
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by She Democratic state
Convention, at Virginia city,
August goth. 1876.

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Convention. which convened at St. Louis on
the 9th day of juno. 1875.
| .Socond-We declare our adherence and our
earnest and Jealous support to Samuel J. Til
| den and Thomas A. Hendricks. tho nominees
Of the National Democracy for the Offices of
| President and Vice President of the United
States, and that wo Wow with satisfaction the
candidacy OF thceo great representatives Of
| reform, who, IL elected. will carry into effect
| the pledges made in their istters of accopt-
| aDce and in the platform Of the n ational
| Democratic Convention.
Third-We declare that We arc in favor Of
| maintaing q free pHblio school system, and
We are unaltsrably opposed to any division of
tho funds thereof. or to any religious or sec
| tartan interference herewith.
Fourth That religious liberty and sspara-
| tioa Of Church from State are cardinal doc
| trinss of the Democratic party, and have ever
been maintained BY ii, That We are there-
fore unalterably opposed to political pro-
| scription on account Of religious faith and to
in tho polieal sf,irs sf Il. ..uatry.
Fifth-Ws demand of the Federal dovorn-
mont the immediate medication Of the troaty
with tho Empire Of China. known as the Bur-
treaty regulation. as shall utterly abolish
| Chinese i'm mig ration to these shores. and we
Declare that we will support no ono for once
who 10 not determined and active in oppo.i-
can party as being tho author Of tho present
system Of eoolie importation and Msngolian
in mig gration TO our country, through it's b an
dcring lcgis alton and Administrations; and We
promoted and fo.tered and countenansed
| Chinese immig ration by gross perversion of
| the meaning, intent and scope of the clause
Of the Declaration Of Independence which de-
wo charge that the Republican party is in
sincere in It's declaration of opposition to
Chinese immigration, as evidenced by the de-
ciaration Of its acknowledged leaders in its
National Convention at Cinsinnati, and as
evidenced by tho fact that in . neiE boring
| State the leaders Of the Republican party
have assessed and accepted funds from COM
| panies engaged in the coole tra6e for the use
and benefit Of tho Republican party in the
| pending political campaign.
| Sixtb-That wo view with satisfaction and
| point with pride to the labors of the present
! Federal House Of Representative in unearth-
| ing corruption and villainy in high places and
I having in single year instituted economies
! whereby the expenses Of the Federal Gov
ernment have been reduced more than $780,
100000. notwithstanding tho determined op-
| position and hostility OF the leaders OF the
| Repu blicnn party in Congress.
Seyenth-W favor an economical admins
| tration OF our state, county and municipal
| governments; that taxation be 30 regulated
that all property including the net proceed.
| Of mines shall boar its equal burden of tnxa-
| ton, aRd we ara opposed to nny legislation in
aay wise exenpting such proceeds from taxa
| ton.
| tighth-That tho Democratic party of this
State utterly repudiates the assertion Of its
| favcring the payment of any claims tor slaves
liberated, or any portion OF the Conicdorate
| war claims or debt. We recognize the full
and final settlement Of these questions by the
| Fifteenth Amendment TO the Constitution Of
the United States. which provides; The
validity of the public debt OF the United
States. authorized by law. including debt. or
payment OF pensions al nd bountios for services
in suppressing insurrection oil rel cllion. shall
| not be questioned. but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay any
| debt or obligation incurred in aid OF in.ur-
| rcctien or rebellion against tho United States,
or any ciaim for the loss or enanci patton OF
any save; but all such debts. obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
Ninth-That we charge upon the Repu bli-
| can Congress tho clandestine, surreptitious
and fraudulent passing OF the act of March,
| 1873, demonetizing silver. That we dcnounce
| that act as an iniamo Gus outrage on the debtor
class OF the United States. resulting as it has
| in Increasing their burdens to the startling
amount OF over s40o,000,0O0. That We de-
nounce that act ms in an extreme degree in
| imical and disastrous to the people OF Nevada
by mainly causing tho immense depreciation
| Of tho valne OF silver and thereby prostrating
| and paralyzing the great leading industry o.
| silver mining in this state. That we demand
| tho restoration Of the double standard of
| gold and silver, and we call upon all the pco-
| pie IN this State, disrogarding minor issues, TO
| soiidly support that party which has evidenc-
ed by its vote In the present Congress its deter
mination to do us ample justice in this vital
| question.
Tenth-The rule of the Republican party
| during the eleven years past has been charac-
terized by corruption and oppression, of
which modern despotism furnishes no paral.
| lei. Processing 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
aFn la I'D tom
| Of fraternal relations with the people of the
| States of the South, IL has msgoyerned that
unhappy section by means disgraceful to a
civilized and Christian age. By the incite.
mont Of riot and insurrection it has main
| tanned its supremacy in the South-a suprem-
| ncy which has entailed PROSTATE industries,
unouldvated fields and general bankruptcy
upon once prosperous people. With loud
| promises to tho country of reform in the civil
service, of the reduction Of expenditures in
| the departments of tho Government, il 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 the Chief Mag
istrate of the nation; Of fraud in the Interior
purloined the appropriations made by Con-
! gress to the Indian tribes, thereby instigat-
ing said tribes to war, with its attendant hor-
rors, upon defonseess frontier; OF currup-
whereby decisions disposing Of the Home
stead. Presumption and Mining rights of the
| citizens have been bought and sold; of fraud
in the Navy Department wherein many mil
maintenance of rotten ships and their arma-
| ments. but in reality for the enrichment of