The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-07-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFonsI
Following is the text Of the Democratic
platform adoCted at 81 Louis June 2Sth.

Following is the text Of the Democratic
platform adopted at 1T. LOUIS, June 2Sth:
We, the a .lega:es of the Democratic party
Of the United . ates, III National Convention
assembled, do'heIeby declare the adninisua-
tlUn of tbs Federal Government to bv greatly
IL need of immediate reform, and do "eIeby
.nJOln upon the nominees OF this Convention
and OF the Democratic pa ~ III each state Il
Jealous effort aiid 60 operation to this end and
do h, reby appeal ~ our fellow cltlZe.,s OF
every former political connection, To under
take With Us this first and most patriotic aUty.
For the Democrats Of the VIII lie country Ne
lcre rcaiiirnI our faith III the perm iuency OF
the tcd raj mon, our devotion to the Con
stltutiou OF tie Uni cd states, with its ancnd-
nents, aniversally accepted as d tiual settle.
meut Of the couJr lslts that were eugcn-
de- ei W the rlNll Wal, ana do here record our
s,cAIt.st confidence III the perpetu4tl Of To-
pIbIican government III the absolute
aCqulcsencc III the viii OF the maJS rity, The
vital principle of republics in the suprenIa-
cy OF che civil over The military authority i'll
It's. to,al separation of Church and State for
the SAKE a.lkc of civil aud reiIs ious fr edom
in the ,q1aiHy OF citizens before just laws
OF their own euactinelt; III the Liberty Of III
div,dual cund Ict,unveXed ~ sumptuary laws:
in the latin III education of the rising genera
ton, tina they may preserve, enjoy ANA trans
nit these best conditions OF human happiness
and hope. We behold the nobiest products OF
"a hundred years ~ ch2nSttul history, out
while UNFOLDING the bond Of our tnion, and
he great cha ter Of these, our nigh 5, 1t De
hooves free people to practice that eternal
Vigilance which Is the price of liberty.
AGRAIGNMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish
III the hearts uI the whole people the Union,
happily rescued from the danger II cor
rupt c"ntr .liZatIun which after iutiictln3 upon
tel states the rape y OF carpet bag tynnnies,
IA fHss ..f M 4
Government Itself with incaracity worse than
the costagion of misrule, and locked fast The
prosperity of an industrious people with the
papall sis OF hard ,lnes. heform is necessary
to establish . sound currency. estore the pub
lie credit and maintain the national honor. We
denouhce the failure for all these eleven years
To make good the promise of the legal tender
notes, which are changing standard of value
III the hands of the people, aud the non pay
mcnt of hich Ii u disregard of the plighted
faltn of the nation. We 'nonnce the improv-
idehce which in eleven years OF peace has Va
ken from the people III Federal taxes
the legal tender notes, and sQuan-
pense with ut. accunulating any reserve for
imbecihty and immortality Of that party which.
during eleven years OF peace has made no adj
vAncetoward resumptl ~. Nor pre-. aration Iora
resumption, but instead has obstructsd re-
sumption by Wasting cur resources and ex-
hAusting all our sarplns income; and while
annually protesting " intend speedy return