Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-27
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democratic State
Convention, at Virginia City,
August goth. 1876.

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Convention, which convened at st. Louis ON
the 9th day of June. 1876.
| Sacond-We declare our adherence and orr
earnest and jealous support to Samuel J. til
| den and / homas A. Hendricks, the nominees
| of the National Democracy tor the Offices Of
| President snd Nco President of the United
States, and that we vicw with satisfaction the
candidacy OF thcee great representatives Of
the pledges made in their l1ttors Of accert-
anco and in the platform Of the National
| Democratic Convention.
Third We declare that we are in favor Of
maintang a free public school system, and
we are unaltsrably opposed to any division OF
tho funds thereof. or to any religious or Sec
| tartan Interference thercwlth.
Fourth-Tbat religious liberty and sopara-
tion of Church from State are cardinal doc
trines Of the Democratic party, and have ever
beon maintained by it. That we are there
fore unaltcrably opposed to political pro-
seription on account of religious faith and to
any interference by any religions sect or creed
in th n pol tioal sRairr Of tas soustry.
Fifth-Wo demand of the Federal Govern
mont the immediate modification of the trsaty
with the Empire Of China, known as The Bur-
lingsmo treaty. and sueh legts'ntlos ana
treaty regulations as shall utterly abolish
Chinese immigration to these shores. and We
declare that VIC will support no one for ofico
who is not determined and active in epposi
ton thereto. And wo denounce the Republic
can party as being the author OF the present
system Of coolie Importation and Meugolisn
ila mixration to our country, through its blum
dering lcEis alton and administration; and we
chargs the kspn blican, party with having
| promoted and fostered and ceuntepansed
l'Chinese immigration by a gross perversioR Of
| the meaning, intent and scope Of the clause
| Of the Declaration Of lRdepen denee which de-
clare, that all men are created equal" and
We charge that the Republican party is in
| sincere in its declaration Of oppoatlon to
| Chinese immigration as evidenced by the de-
cclarstion Of its Acknowledged leaders in its
National Convention at Cincinnati, and as
| evidenced by the fact that is neigh boring
! State the leaders of the Republican party
have assessed and accepted funds from COM
| panlss engaged in the coolie trahe for tho use
and benefit Of the Roputlicnn party in the
| pending political campaign.
| Sixih-ThSt we view with satisfaction and
! point with pride to the labors Of the present
| Federal House OF REPRESENTATIVE in uneartb-
/ ing corruption and yilniny in high places and
! having in single yonr instituted economies
! whereby tho expenses OF the Federal Gov
| ernmcnt have been reduced more than $780,
100000, notwithstanding the determined on
| position and hostility of the leaders Of the
/ iscpubllcan party in Congress.
| SeVcnth-W o favor an economical admins
| tration Of our State, county and municipal
| governments; that taxation be SO regulated
! that all property including the net proceeds
| Of minos shall bear its equal burden Of TAXA
| tion, and we are opposed to any legislation in
aay wise oxcmpting such proceeds from taxa
! tion.
| Eizbth-That the Democratic party of this
! State utterly repudiates the assertion of its
| fnvoring the payment of any claims tor slaves
| liberated, or any portion of the Confederate
war claims or debt. We recognize the full
| ard final settlement of these questions by the
| lEitteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of
| tho United States. which proyides: The
| validity of the pusllc debt of tho United
States, auth rized by law, including debts Tor
| payment OF pensions nd bounties for services
in 'uPpressing in.urrection oi rebel lion, shall
not bs questioned, but neither the tnltod
States nor any State shall assume or pay any
| debt or obligation incurred in aid Of Insur-
| r0ction or rebellion against the United states,
| or any aim for tho loss or emancipation Of
any save; bat all such debts, obligations and
| claims shall be held Illegal and void"
| Nlnth-That We charge upon the Republic
! can Congress the clandestine, surreptitous
and fraudulent passing OF the act of March,
| 1873. demonotizing silver. That we denounce
| that act n. an infamous outrage on the debtor
| class OF the United States, resulting as it has
| in iuci easing their burdens to the startling
amount of over s400, 100000. That we de-
nounce that act as In an extreme degree in
| imical and disastrous 10 the people of Nevada
| by mainly causing TIE immense depreciation
| of the value OF silver and thereby prostrating
and paralyzing the great leading industry Of
| silver mining in this state. That we demand
| the restoration of the doubie standard of
| gold and silver, and we call upon all the peo-
plz ~ this state, disrogardIng minor issues, to
| solldly support that party which has eyidenc-
| ed by itsyote in the present Congress its deter
mination to do us ample justice in this vital
| question.
Tenth-The rule of tho Republican party
| during the eleven years past has been cbarac-
terized by corruption and oppression, of
which modern despotlsm furnishes no paral-
| lei. Protesting to be the party of liberty and
progress, It has with armed mem invaded
| leg gislatlve bodies Of sovereign States of the
Union in violation of tho fundamental law
thereby imperiling the existence of free gov
Ia a1 tfpfr ion
of fraternal relations with the people Of the
| States of tho South, it has misgoverned that
unhappy section by means disgracetul to a
| civilized and Christian age. BY the ineite-
| ment of riot and insurrection it has main
| tanned its supremacy in the South-a suprem-
acy which has entailed PROSTATE industries,
uncultivated fields and general bankruptcy
upon a once prosperous people. With loud
| promises to the country OF reform in the civil
| service, of the reduction OF expenditures in
| tho departments of the Government, it has
presented to the country and the world the
humilitating spectacle of the acquittal of a
| high officer of the Government successfully
impeached for high crimes; Of the enforced
resignation OF cabinet officials, because their
purity of character and fearless prosecution
| OF thieves rendered such officials no longer
useful to the party managers; of frauds in
tho Revenue Department .perpetrated by
their officials, who, instead Of punishment for
their crimes, are protected by the Chief Mag
istrate of the nation; of fraud in the Interior
| department WucItby tuc tlHk mas
purloined tho appropriations made by Con-
gress to the Indian tribes, thereby instigat-
iis said tribes to war, with its attendant hor-
rors, upon defenseless frontier; OF currup-
ton in the Land Office of the Government
whoreby decisions disposing of tho Home
stead, Pre-emption and Mining rights of the
citizens have been bought and sold; of fraud
in the Navy Department wherein many mil
Inns have been expended ostensibly for the
maintenance of rotten ships and their arma-
ments. but in reality for the enrichment of
its high officials and tho campaign purposes
of the party. OF fraud in the Advancement
by the Government of millions of the public
moneys to private banking institutions know n
to be on the verge of bankruptcy. OF corrup-
tion in the Executive Department in the ap-
pointn. ent of dishonest individuals as United
States Judges, Marshais and Revenue officers,
| by whom the administration of justice has
been brought into contempt and the revenue
of the people stolen. BY the preparation of
these high crimes and misdemeanors by the
leaders of the party in power. we claim that
il is no longer entitled to the confidence of
the American people. We therefore earn
estly and cordially invite all men of whatse-
ever past affiliations, who love their country
better than party nam, to unite with us in
an effort TO restore In the Government OF our
country those habits Of simplicity and purity