The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-07-14
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

F'"'NNf ia auN Dttu at 81 LOUIS, Oulle 2Sln
We, the legate5 Of the Democratic party
," the I'M ted ates, i'll National Convention
sssellble', do hereby uecIaie the aumiuistIa-
tioh OF Tire Federal Government TO be greatly
III need vi immed ate reform, and 40 .ieteUS
ehJoin upon the nominees OF tins Convention
-ho o. The Dom Icratlc pa ty III each state
Heal' Us effort AID co operation to TINS end and
90 Ii, reby appeal to our fellow citIzc-s Oh
Very former political CONNECTION, to under
tAhe "ith us TIL hrst and most patriotic dutS.
FOR thS Democrats of the wh, IL country ~
here rcaiiitm our faith III the peimInency OF
the rcd raj UniOn, our devotion TO the Con
stitution Of tie United states, with Its ameud-
ments, universally accepted as final settle
lheut oI tie controversies that were tngt IL
deIed by the ciVll war, and do Lere record our
caIidst confidence Ia the pripetuit> OF IT.
| puUIIcan sell gUVerLneIt III tie absolute
acqutsence III he Will " ,Le IAaJority, the
Vital pllhelplc OF u pubi.cs i'll the slprenIa-
! g Ot the ciNn over Tue nIliitily authority in
the total r. partition Of ChLtcii and state lu4
the sake ak" u civil and rciI 5ious fr eaoia
Ia the tqGalIty OF u citizens before just laws
OF their 'Wh eDactme.t; III the llUelty Of ill.,
div dual cond Ct, unyexed W sumptuary laws:
| III the iAltHiuI education Oi The lis ny genera
tIoh, tina they may pr, serve, enjoy ana ,faus-
nut these b ut conditions 0t human zap 4iHess
and hope. We behold the nubiest PRODUCTS of
hundred YEAS Il chbuGefl history but
while "phUidIn8 the bond If our / mon, dnd
me great chaittr Il these, our nigh 5, it he
hooEes a free people to practice that eternal
NiSillan. Which L. the price of liberty.
ARRAIGSMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish
III The hear's OF the whole people the Union,
happily Rescued from the danger Cf cor
rupt centr. llzaCo II which after Inhlctng upon
tea states the rlpac. y OF carpet b x tyraunIs
| has h"hey ihOcd The Otiic ii the T. deral
/ 6oNelIlueIt Itself with lDcs pacity worse Than
fraud 'ihn'c'ns states aud municipal les with
the cot-tas.on OF Dilsrulc, and locke d fast he
prosper OF all Industrious people with the
paraly hls 81 hard ,Imes. sefoim is nsct ss.ry
To estao1~h sound CURRENCY. estore the pub
| lie cIedlt and maintain he atioHai honor , e
d'hobhce thc failure Tor all tIt se eies en years
to mi.he good the promise of the legal tender
notes, winch are changing standard Of value
Ia the hands of the eUpie a Il Tie non nav
h"ht OF vi men II disregard Of the p4ighled
faltn Of the nation. W. d nuunce he inn,rty-
ldehce which III eleven years Of p, ace has ta-
Aeh from the PEE pie ia Fedei&l taxes
thirteen times TIL whole amount of
the legal tender notes and suuau-
dered f"ur time, the aI4ount in useless tx
p'hse win ut accunulutlug any reserve for
theli redomItlon,. We dcnOuLce the financial
lmDecllty and immortality Of Nh party which
duflho eleven years OF y; ace haa made no adj
vance toh"1d esumpti Ii, II PIE aration Tor
resumption, but Instead has bs ructed re-
sumption by wasting our resources and tx
hau"tlnB all our suIplns income: and while
3 ~A'HN"ias HiSt' HSiHS ~ liltdiu Slt cay nin
10 spech payment has annually added fresh
hlhd anc stncreto. AS sucn l.indrance We
dcnouhce the RESUMPTION clause OF the Act Of
1919, and We demand its repeal
HOW raE PUBLIC CIR DIT SHALL BE SUSTAINED.
We demand a judIcious system o prepare
tloh. oy pHb!lc ccohomi Shy official retire, Gu
lneilts, ana by . wise nnaIciIl SYSTEM, which
shall tnab.e the nation 50, II to assure the
whole void oil Its perfect ability and its u, r
feet readiness to meet Iuy OF It's promises at
the call Of the creditor entitled to p;lymeht
We believe such.a system should be wei de-
vlsed, and. above ali, Intrusted to competent
hands Tor execution. creating at no time al ar
tlhclai scarcity of currency, and at no time
alartIins the pubic mind into withdrawal
OF that vast machinery O. credit by " hich %
per cent. OF All business transact rs are per.
formed. system open, public and insp ing
general confidence, would from the day of its
al ptoh bring healing on its wings to all oar
hatlaSstd industries set III motion he wheels
oi coinlueicc, manufactures and the mechahi-
cal arts resto e employ m,ut to labor an
prosperity to the pc pie. Reform is no Necessary
III the sum and III de of Feoeral taxation T.,
the eHd that capital shall be set free from dis
trast, and labor lightly burdened.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
We donounce the present tariff levied upon
nearly 1000 articles ar "A master piece of INNS
tiee, inequality and false prctence 1t yields a
dwlhdhnS not yea ly risilg revenue. 1t has
lmpoNei ished many indus ries to substitute a
lew II prohibits imports that might pur-
chase the products Of American lub r.
1T has degraded commerce from the
mrs. 10 an inferior rank on the hiuh
seas; IT has cut down the sale OF American
manufacturers at home and abroad ant. uepltt-
eo thefetufhs OF American agriculture All in
dustry followed by one hat Of our people. IL
costs the people riyo times NOR. than il pro
duces IL the treasury; Ubstructs the process, Of
production ana wastes : he fruit of labor 1t
promotes frauds; fosters smuggl ing: enr. ches
dishonest otfi lals and bankrupIs hon, 81
merchants We denand Tat Gust IN house
taxation snail lie only Tor revenue, Reiorm is
necessary III the tcale oi public EXPENSES
Federal, state and municipal
FRDERAL TAXATION.
our Federal taxation has swollen from 500
UOO,OuO bold, III 1861, to S45O, UUU 100 currency
III 1917 our aggregate taxation from ) 54 600
uuu gold III 1861, to $3.50, 900 900 currency in
lS'o, or IN one decade from less than IS to
more IMAM SlS per head. Since the return of
peace the people have paid to their
Lax gatherers more than thrice the sum of
the national debt, and more than twice the
sum Tor Federal taxes Above all we demand
a vigorous iruSality in every department and
from every officer of the Government.
WASTE OF PUBLIC LANDS
Reform is hscessaryto put stop to the pro
higate Waste of pubic lands und their diver
sion from actual settlers by the party in power
which has hquand red two Hundred millions
OF acres upun Railroads alone, and out of more
man thflce that aggregate has disposed Of
less than sixth directly to the tilers of the
soil.
MODIFICATION OF THE BURLINoAME TREATY.
reform is nee ssary to correct he omissions
of republican CongIess and tie errors of
a o "A nlIF al NH, 1,