Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-08
Platform and Resolutions Adept
ed by the Democratic State Con.
vomtiOm Of Nevada.

ed by the Democratic State Cen.
ventiom OF Nevada.
First-Our unfaltering and cordial adhef
ence to the declaration Of principles contained
in the platform of the National Democratic
Convention. which convened at st. Louis ON
the 27th Of June, 1876.
Second-We declare our adherence and
promise our earnest and jealous support 70
samuel j. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks,
the nominees Of the National Democracy, for
the offices of President and Vice President Of
the United States. and that we view with sat
isfaction the candidacy Of these great repre-
| sentatives of reform who, il elected. will carry
into effect the pledges made in their letters Of
acceptance, and in the platform Of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention.
Third-We declare that we are in favor OF
maintaining free public school system and
unalterAbly opposed to any division Of the
funds thereof. or to any religious or eectarian
interference Herewith.
Fourth That religious liberty and separa-
ton of Church from state are cardinal doc
trines of the Democratic party, and have ever
been maintained by it: that we are therefore
unalterably opposed to political prescription
on account Of religious faith, and to any in
reference by any religious sect or creed in
the political affairs of the country.
Fifth-We demand Of the Federal Govern
| ment the immediate modification of the
treaty with the Empire Of China known as
the Buriingame treaty, and such legislation
Chinese immigration to these shores, and we
declare that we will support no one for Office
| who is not determined and active in opposi-
| ton thereto; and we denOunce the Republi-
can party as being the author of the present
system Of coolie importation and Mongolian
| immigration to our country, through its blum
| dering legislation and administration, and we
charge the Republican party with having pro-
noted. fostered and countenanced Chinese i'm
migration by gross perversion of the mean
1 in, ipta of fha ri Of II IA,
| laration Of Independence, which declares that
| AL men are created equal" and we charge
that the Republican party is insincere in It's
! declaration of opposition to Chinese immigra-
ton as evidenced by the declaration of its
acknowledged leaders in its National Conven-
tion at Cincinnati. and as evidenced by the
fact that in a neighboring State the leaders Of
the Republican party have assessed and ac-
cepted funds from companies engaged in the
coolie traffic for the use and benefit of the
Republican party in the pending political
Sixth-That we view with satisfaction and
point with pride to the labors Of the present
| Federal House of Representatives in unearth-
ing corruption and villainy in high places, and
in having in single year instituted economies
whereby the expenses OF the Federal govern
ment have been reduced more than S00O0.-
ooo. notwithstanding the determined opposi-
ton and hostility Of the leaders of the Repub-
/, lican party in Congress.
Seventh-We favor an economical admins
tration of our State. county and municipal
governments; that taxation be so regulated
| that no surplus revenue be accumulated; that
| all property, including the net proceeds
of the mihes, shall bear its equal burden Of
taxation, and We are opposed to any legisla-
| ton in any wise exempting such proceeds
| from taxation.
| Eighth-That the Democratic party of this
State utterly repudiates the assertion Of its
| favoring the payment of any claims for slaves
| liberated, or any portion of the Confederate
| war claims or debt. We recognize the full
and final settlement of these questions by the
Fourteenth amendment to the Constitution Of
| the United States, which provides that 1.-The
validity of the public debt of the United
States, authorized by law, including debts in
Cured for payment of pensions and bounties
| for services in suppressing insurrection or re-
bellion, shall not be questioned But neither
| the United States nor any State shall assume
| or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid
of Instruction or rebellion against the Unit
| ed States, or any claim for the loss or enamel
patton of any slave; but all such debts, obi.
cations and claims shall be held illegal and
void"
Ninth-That we charge upon the Republi-
can Congress the clandestine, surreptitious
and fraudulent passing of tho Act of March,
1873, demonetizing silver; that we denounce
| that Act as an infamous outrage on the debtor
class of the United States. resulting, as it has,
in increasing their burdens to the startling
amount of over $500, 00o,00o; that We denounce
that Act rs in an extreme degree inimical and
disastrous 10 the people Of Nevada by mainly
causing the immense depreciation of the value
of silver and thereby prostrating and paralyz-
ing the greatleadlng industry of silver mining
in this State; that we demand the restoration
Of the double standard Of gold and silver, and
We call upon all the people in this State, diere
garding minor issues, to solidly support that
party which has evidenced by its votes in the
present Congress its determination to do us
ample justice on this vital question.
Tenth-The rule Of the Republican party
during the eleven years past has been charsc-
| terized by corruption and expressions Of which
modern despotisms furnish no parallel. Pro
Tossing to be the party Of liberty and pro-
grcss, 1t has with armed men invaded legisla-
tive halls Of sovereign States Of the Union, in
viulstion of the fundamental laws, thereby i'm
perilling the existence Of free government
While advocating the restoration of ffaternA
relations with the people OF the States Of the
South, 1t has misgoverned that unhappy sec-
ton by means disgracefnl to . civilized and
Christian age. By the Indictment Of riot and
insurrection, it has maintained Its supremacy
| in the South---a supremacy which has en-
tailed PROSTATE industries. uncultivAted fields
and general bankruptcy upon . once prosper
GUS people. With loud promises 70 the coun.
| try OF reform in the civil service, and Of re-
duetion OF expenditures In the departments
Of the government, II has presented TO the
country and the world the humiliating spec.
tacle OF the acQuittal Of high offcial OF The
government impeschsd of high crimes. OF the
enforced resignation OF Cabinet offcials be-
cause the purity Of character and fearless
prosecution OF thieves. rendered such ofhcials
no longer useful 10 the party manag<rsL OF
frauds psrpetrated In the Revenue Depart.
ment. psrpetrated by the ofiacials. who. tn
| stead Of punishment for their crimes. ere pro-
tected by the Chief Magistrate Of the nation.
OF frauds in the Interior Department, where
BY the Indian Ring" have pur,oined the ap-
| propriations made BY Congress to the Indian
tribes. thereby melting said txibes 10 war With
attendant horroFs upon defenssless frontier.
OF cogrupttons in the Land Once Of the gov.
ernment. whers BY decisaons diapoaing Of che
Homestead presumption and mining raghs Of
| the citisen have been bought and sold; Of
fraud In the Navy Department. wherein many
millions have been expended Oetensihly fce
the maintenance Of rotten ships and their ssm-
aments, but IN reality for the enrichment u
| its high ofAcials aud the campaign purposes
OF the party, Of fraud in the sdvsncsnens 81
the government u millions of The public
| monsys to private banking institutions
known 10 - upcn the verge q BANKRUPTCY;
If In