Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-03
Democratic Platform.
AdCpted by the Democratic State
Convention, at Virginia city.
August 39th, 1875.

| bled, do hereby declare
! First-Our unfatering and cordial adhor-
ence to the declaration of principle contained
in the platform OF the National Democratic
| Convention, which convened at st. Louis OK
the 9th day of June, 1876.
Second-We declare our adherence and our
| earnest and Jealous support to Samuel j. Til
| den and Thomas A. Hendricks, tne nominees
| of the National Democracy tor the Offices Of
| President and Vice President of the United
| States. and that we view with satisfaction the
| candidacy of these great representatives Of
reform, who if elected, will carry into effect
| the pledges made in their letters OF accept
| aDce and in the platform of the National
| Democratic Convention.
| Third-We declare that we are in favor Of
maintaing n free public school systeIn, and
we are nnnlterably opposed to any division Of
| the funds thereof, or 10 any reii- or sec
| tartan interference herewith.
| Fourth That religious libsrty and scpara-
ton OF Church from State are cardinal doc
| trines of tho Democratic party, and have ever
| been maintained by it. That we are there
| fora unalterably opposed to political pro-
/ scTipton on account Of religious faith and to
| any interference by any religious sect or croed
| 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 Bur-
| lingame treaty. and such legislation and
| treaty regulations as shall utterly abolish
| Chinese immigration to these shores. and we
| decls re that we will support no one for oi1ce
| tion thereto. And wo denounee the Republic
| can party as being the author OF he present
| system of co0lie importation and Mougol1an
! lin mmfgration to our country, through It's Dlun-
! dcriug legis stiun and administration; and we
| charge tho Repu bican party with having
| promoted and fostered and counienaneed
| Chinese immigration by a gross perversion OF
/ the meaning, intent and scope OF the clause
( of the Declaration Of independence which de-
cares that ALI men are created equal,p and
| we charge that the Republican party is In
/ sincere IN its declaration OF opposition to
/ Chinese Immigration, as evidenced by the de-
| claration Of ITS acknowledged leaders in its
| National Convention at Cincinnati, and as
| evidenced BY the faet that IN nelgh boring
| state the leaders of the Republican party
have assessed and accepted funds from com
! panieS 8rgaged in tie coolie tra6c for the usd
and benefit Of the Republican party ia the
pending political csmpaign.
| SIKH That We view with satisfaction and
roint with pride to the labors Of the present
/ Federal House OF Representative in HneartE-
| ing corruption and yillainy in high places and
I having in single year instituted economies
| whereby tho expenses Of tho Federal Cow
| crnment have been reduced more than S5O.-
| 10000, notwithstanding tho determined or
portion and hostility Of the leaders Of the
Republican party IN Congress.
Seventh-We favor an economical admins
| tra:iOn 9f our state, county and municipal
/ governments, that taxation be so regulated
that no Surplus revenue be accumu'ated;
| that all property including the net proceeds
| of mines shall bear its equal burden o! taxa
1 ton, and we arc opposed to any legislation IN
aay wise oxempting such proceeds from taxa
tion.
tighth-That the Democratic party Of this
State utterly repudates tho assertion of its
/ fhvoring the payment Of any claims tor slaves
liberatod, or any portion of the Confederate
/ war claims or dobt. We recognize the foil
and final settlement Of these questions by the
i.itteenth Amendment to tho Constitution Of
| the United States. which provides: The
| validity of the public debt OF the United
States, auth Tked hy law, including debts for
payment oi pensions and bountics for services
in suppressing insarrecticn o. rebellion, SHALL
not bs questioned, but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation Incurred in aid of lnsur-
| roction or rebellion against the United States,
or any c'aini for the loss or patton Of
any ave; hat all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held Illegal and void"
Ninth That we charge upon the Repaid
! can Congress the clnndestine, surrepttiOus
und fraudulent passing OF the net Of March,
! 1913, demGnrti1ing silver That We donounce
that act as an infamous outrage on the DOCTOR
class Of the United states, resulting as IT has
In Increasing their burdens 10 the startling
amount OF over Sl00,0O0,O0O. That we de-
nounce that act ns Ia an extreme degree IN
imical aud disastrous 10 the people Of Nevada
! by mainly causing Tie immense depreciation
of the value Of silver and thereby prostrating
and poralyliug tho great leading industry OF
| silver mining In this State. That we demand
the restoration OF the double standard Of
gold and silver, and VIC call upon all the peo-
pla in this State, disregardlng minor issues, to
| solldly support that party which has evldonc-
cd by its vote in the present Congress ITS deter
minuti0n to do us ample justice In this vital
question.
Tenth The rule Of tho Republican party
during the eleven years past has been ehurae-
! terized by corruption and OPPRESSION, OF
which modern desp0tsm furnishes no paral-
e Protesting to be the party Of liberty and
progress, u hns with armed nom invaded
legislative bodies of sovereign States Of the
Union in violation Gt the fundamental law,
thereby importing the existence Of free gov
ernment While Advocating the restoration
Of iraternal relations with tho people Of the
States of the South, 1t mas mlsgoverned that
unhappy section by means disgraceful to a
civilized and Christian age. BY the inelte-
ment of riot and ipSurrecti0n it has main
tanned its supremacy in the SOuth-a suprem-
acy which has entailed PROSTATE industries,
uncultivated fields and general bankruptcy
upon n once prosperous peopl6 With loud
promises TO the country of reform in the ciyl,
service, of the reduction of expenditures in
the departments Of the Government, It 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 otlelals, because then
purity of character ana fearless prosecution
of thieves rendered such officials no longer
useful TO the party managers; Of frauds in
tho Revenue Department perpetrated 10y
| their oi1clnls, who, instead OF punishment ioi
their crimes, are protected by the Chief Mag
istrate of the nation; of fraud in tho Interior
Department whereby the Indian Ringp has
purloined the appropriations made by Con-
gress to tho Indian tribes, thereby instigat-
ing said tribes TO war, with its attendant hor-
rors, upon a deienseless frontier; OF currup-
tion in the Land Office of the Government
whereby decisions disposing of the Home
stead, Prescription and Mining rights Of the
ctizens have been bought and sold; of FRAUD
in the Navy Department wherein many mil
Inns have been expended ostensibly Tor thC
maintenance of rotten ships and their arma'
ments, bat in reality for the enrichment o.
its high officials and the campaign purposes
of the party. OF fraud in the advancement
by the Goyernment OF millions of the public
moneys to private banking institutions knowt
to be on the verge Of bankruptcy. of corrun
ton in tho Executive Department in the ap
pointH.ant of dishonest individuals rs Unitot
States Judges, Marshais and Revenue officers
by whom the administration OF justice ha'
been brought into contempt and the revenue
of the people stolen. BY the preparation o
these high crimes and misdeneanors by th'
leaders Of the party in power. we claim tina
il is no longer entitled to the confidence O
the American people. We therefore earn
estly and cordially invite all men of whatso
| ever past aflilintions who love their cOuntr,