The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-13
0EMOCRRTIG PLATFORM.

Suopteu " tue Nauona Democratic Convention
on the os;h OF June. 1870. at ST. Louis. No.:
We. the Democratic rarity Of The United States
In National Convention assembled. do hereby
"drcisre tho administration Of the Federal Gov.
tfnment to DC m urgent need CT immediate re-
s form. I'VE 10 hereby cpicin upon The nominees
Of this convention and Of tho Democratic party
In each State jealous effort and eo-opr ration to
this end. and do hereby appeal 10 our fellow
citizens Of eySry former political connection 10
undertake with us this hrBt kpd most patriotic
duty dIthe Democracy Of The whole country.
III We do here affirm our faith in the permauen.
cy Of the Federal Union. and our devotion 10 .
1bo Constitution Of the United States. with its
amendments universally accepted ns n final
settlement OF tho controversies that were Ell.
:. sendercd by tho civil war, ind do hero rOt-:vd
our BteadfGst confidence Ia tho rToretulty of
secncc To The Will OF tho majority; tho vital
principles Of Republics IN the supremacy Of tho
ciSil over The military authorities; In tho total
separation OF church aud State. for tho cake
alike Of civil and religious frGSlumi In tho
equality Of all citizens before Test laws Of their
own enactment; In the liberty Of individual
conduct. nnye1ed Gy sumptuary laws; in tho
they may preserve, enjoy and transmit those
: best conditions Of human happiness and hope.
Wc behold the no6sst ErcansuTns Of hun
holding the bend of our Union and tho great
charter OF thcGo our rights. II bchocrcs Irfrce
people TO- practice also TINT eternal Vigilance
Eary In rc.buiiGz-s:Id establish 81 tho hearts OF
tho whole people, tlIc Union. eleven years ago
happily rescued from tho danger of a corrupt
ceniraiIsm, Which, after inkic,ing -hpon ten
States the rapacity '0f CARPET bug tyrai.nies Esa
Z, llnncy combcd the'Cficcs OF tho Federal Govern
Llcnt itself With 1nonplcity, waste and fraud,
infected States md municipalities with the con.
bgIou OF nis-rulc, and locked fast the prospect
y IL. uf an Industrious People In the paralysis Of
7. hard tmeH. -
REFORM is necessary to establish sound cur.
rrncy, restore the public credit and maintain
the national honor.
We denourco tho failure OF all these eleven
years to make good the promise of the legal
Gender notes. which are changing standard OF
value In tho hands Of the people, and the
d payment of which is disregard OF the pllghted
n We denouncc tho improridencc, which In
eleven years CT peace has taken from the pco.
Pile, In Federal taxes, thirtccn times tho whole
amount of the legal tender notes, and squan-
derrd four times this sunl In use!cSs expenses
without accommodating any reserve for their re-
dcmp:ion.
MOI atty of the party which. during eleven years
> Of peace. has tsaio no advance towards resnnp-
ton; that insterl hns obstrnctcd resumption by
wasting our rCsourcCs and cxhausting all our
. surnluB Income, AMI vlilo annually protesting
q return TO specie payment has annually enacted
fresh hirdrnnccs thereto. As such hindranco
we denouuce tic resumption clause OF the act
( Of 1875. and VIC here dtmand Its repeal
We demand Judicious system OF preparation
by public economies, by official rctrenchment
:. 81 by wise finance which shall enable the ma
-. soon 10 assure tho world OF its perfect read.
10. to meet any Of It's promises at the call OF
, UosS hitor entitled TO payment We believe
lnoStI rstcm well devised, Gpd above nll In.
fhch 50. competent hands for execution, ere
IIlHed to time nu artificial scarcity of curren-
hIihg NJ 40 time alarming the public mimi in-
-, ara ~ 30 al OF that waste macliirsEy Of
% withdlah. 95 per cent. OF all business
GIeuit ny which performed A system, open,
nnSIIo .ma ;r STe gEcneral confidence. would.
puohc anu insptr1h 'doption, bring healing on
rom the DAY OF It's sscti industry, and set in
ts minGs to our ltsrr commerce., manufactures
mG s lho wheels OF restore employment to
ha inc mechanical arts, IS national free tho
abor and renew In all I....
prosperity Of the people. tariff Icyied upon
We den0unco tho present tcr.plcco OF inc.
early 4'oOo articles, ns q ina yields dwind-
uahiy and false FreGenscs. II It las impJv.
ng, not yearly rislnR. rcycnud. 'iZc few II
r, as,i many industries 10 snlst. se the pro-
ncts OF American labor Il lIas dc6raI rank on
an commerce from hTIt to al infeTka aIneri.
&c nigh sens; 1t has cut down the sau Oi d DO
,u nnnuiacturcs at homo and abroad, a an
Isttd tile returns Of American agriculture ltE
lhusiry followed by half our people; Il TO- ,
70 people five times more than It PRODUCES
70 treasury; obstrncts tho process Of prodne- r.
on, and wastes the fruits OF labor; Il promotes
auu and fosters Smuggling: enrichcs dishonest !
nclais, ana 0anI TNLts honest merchants, WU
nhhd that all custom house taxation shall be- (.
Jy for revenue ..,..IF
lteiorm rs necessary In tho scale Of public OK.
Us ~; fedGEal, State and municipal. Our
d>EI Taxation has swollen from SEQ 90 900,
odd. z,'laGl, to $3.50, 600 coo, in cmrren. y, III
!. x in decade from less than 50 pcr head s
moro .aan SSs aef head. Siucc the r. ,turn
rG moro tilan thrice ti.o am OF The mai tonal
d and more than twice that sum for tho
lerai Government hloue.
yo demand vigorous frlIgalitS In every de-
triSnt and from every oilirGr of the Gov, ,rn-
Iclorrr Is mo- essI-y 10 rnt stop TO tIrn ro-
a:cNsste Of public lands and their divers !on
!" sv...ers by the party mu,tio"s Of
ich has su,andered two hundIea "a 80 m, re-
IN thrice that aggregate las disposed OF
IN sixth directly to the tiilers OF 'hu nfssior
Iciorm is necessary TO correct the Isn,n,'
the Republican Congress and the IL, have
+ treaties aud our diplomacy, whit u Yin.
ippod our citizens OF foreign birth NJ ,,,Jcih 4
ed race recrossing the Atlantic. OF tho onr
American citizenship, md have exposed 1us
rihrru OF the iacIGc coast 10 the incursl NJ
race not sprung from the same great pre-: =
,ck, aud IN fncI now by Law denied ctti2enshil |
rpugh naturalization. as being neither aceus'
1,rd 10 hiid .rndltiOtS Of progressive ctNiliZi'
IN Tor exercised IN liberty Under equal lawE.
No dtnounco the policy which thus discaTds
q liberty loving German and toleraioa the ro
val Of The coolio trade In Monaghan women p.
,,,otted for immoral pnrposeE, and Monaghan
IN bircd to perform teIyile labor contracts T.,
ID demand such modification OF tho treaty ~
th the ClincSc Empire, or such legislation W y"
,,,arsss Within constitutional Limitation, M
all prevent the further immigration or I'M s
,riatlon OF tho Moi goan race.
I{IlUTm IL necessary anu can never bc CHtCttu |
M by nnkInG Il tho controlling issio Of tho
cotton and lifting IL above the Two false issues
jlh which tho oflicc-holdiIg class and the
iriy I'm power LCCk 10 smother II. Tho false
sle with which they would cnklndic sectional
rifc In respect 10 The public schools. which tho
cnlocra!ic party has cherished from their
,unilatiou and resolved TO maintain without
arIiaiiiy or preference iOr any class sect or
reed, 1nd without contributions from tho
rrasnry TO any Of them, and tho la!sc issio by
rhIch They seek TO light anew tho ctnbrrH al
eclionai hate between Kindred pcopin once
strapped but now rciuiiCd ~ ono inuifleaDIo
cp,,biic aud o cOnimun dckiuy. |
Eriorm u ueccssnry IN tho civil service. TX:
,crlCpcc proves that CinciCnt and economical
I,nluct OF the government business IL not pos
Ihic II Its civil service b0 subjected to change
4 every ciccllOnj boa prize fought Inrat the
,aIlOtbox; DO brief reward OF party zeal III.
trad OF posts Of honor assigned for proved
aud held for fidelity IN the public
,mpioy; illat the Dispensing OF patronage
Irblto men nor Tic instrument uf their -ah.N'
Ion. Here again professions faIsincd IN per-
oTfnaice otifst that the party In p1Srr can work
10 practical or satutary reform. .-
kI(orni Ia necessary even more III tho higher
-radcR OF tho public Ecrvicc, PRECEDENT, Vice.
Judges, Senators, Representatives..
Cabinet oiIirttR JlIeso aid oil others III au'
lhoriIy are the peoples servant! ~, Their oilGf.
rust. When tie annals az lllia republic show
tho disgrace md conruIc OF Is Sicc.frcsilcnt.
late SpcAkcr Of tho house 81 Representatives.
ihtcc Senators prUfing Fcrrciiy i,y their votes
aE law makers, Jlvo ChhirinciI 81 Tho leading
Of The lato iourc Of Representatives
exposed IN jobbcry, o late StCroiary ar HE
Treasury fOTCirE bRlauccH In public accounts. !
laic Attorney General nisappI oprlhllhg public
fuuds, Secretary Of tho navy enriched or ell.
richIng friends by pCtct Iitagc levied of tha pro-
ITS OF contractors with His department.. U Am.
OassaJOr To Enginpd ccpsufcd Ia dishohorablp
Ia private secretary |