Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-30
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democratic state
Convention, at Virginia city,
August goth. 1876.

bled, do hereby declare
First-Our unfaltering and cordial adher-
| ence to the declaration Of principle contained
in the platform of the National Democratic
Convention, which convened at st. Louis on
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, the nominees
| Of tho National Democracy for 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 lettors Of ncceet-
aDce and in the platform of the National
| Democratic Convention.
Third-We declare that we are in favor of
| maintaipg a free public school system, and
we are unalterably opposed TO any division Of
| the funds thereof. or to any religious or sec.
tartan Interference Herewith.
Fourth That religious liberty and sopara-
ton of Church from State are cardinal doe
| trincs of the Democratic party, and have ever
| boon maintained by it. That we are there
fore unalterably opposed to political pro-
scription on account Of religious faith and to
any interference by any religious scot or creed
in tho political affairs of the country.
| Fifth-We demand Of the Federal Govern
ment the Immediate modification of the treaty
| with tho Empire of China, known as tho Bur-
| lingame treaty. and such legislation and
| treaty regulations M shall utterly abolish
| 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 Repub biz
| can party as being the author Of the present
system of coolie importation and Mengolian
! i'm mig ration TO our country, through its blsn-
| dcring lcgE alton and administration; and we
chargsethc Republican party with having
promoted and fostered and countenaneed
| Chinese immig by gross perversion of
the meaning, intent and scope Of tho clause
| OF the Declaration of Independence which de-
ciarei that 'all men are created equal" and
| vo charge that the Republican party is in
| sincere in its declaration OF opposition to
Chinese immigration, as evidenced by the de-
| caration Of its acknowledged leaders in its
| National Convention at Cincinnati, and as
evidenced by tho fact that in noigh boring
| state the leaders of tho Republican party
have assessed and accepted funds from COM
panies engaged in the coolie trahc for the uso
and benefit Of the Republican party in the
pending political campaign.
! Sixth-That we view with satisfaction and
| point with pride to the la bors of the present
| Federal House of REPRESENTATIVE in uneartb-
! ing corruption and villsiny in high places and
I having in single year instituted economies
| whereby the expenses OF the Federal Gov
ernmcnt have boon reduced more than $780,
| 600 900. notwithstanding the determined Or
| portion and hostility OF the leaders Of the
| Republican party in Congress.
| Soyenth--We favor an economical admins
/ tration OF our State. county and municipal
governments; that taxation be so regulated
| that no surplus revenue be nccumu ated ::
/ mat all property tnc net proceeds
| Of mines shall bear its equal burden of TAXA
tion. and we arr opposed to any legislation in
aiy wise exempting such proceeds from taxa
| ton.
highth-That the Democratic party of this
| State utterly rcpudiates the assertion of its
| ftyoTing 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 those questions by the
| fifteenth Am. .ndment to the Constitution of
the United States. which provides: THE
validity Of ths public dobt OF tho United
| States, auth rized by law, including debt. or
payment Of pensions and bounties for services
| in suppressing instruction OF rebellion, shall
not b. questioned. but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
| r,etion or rebellion against the l nited States
| or any aim for tho loss or omanci patton of
any save; but all such debts. obligations and
claims shall be held Illegal and void"
Ninth-That we charge upon the Republi-
! can Congress tho clundestine, surreptitious
and fraudulent passing OF the act of March,
| 1873, demoneti1ing silver That we denounce
| that act as an infamous outrage on the debtor
| class of the United States, resulting as it has
| in inci easing their burdens to the startling
amount of over SI00000000. That we de-
| nOlnce that net as in an extreme degree in
| imical and disastrous to the people OF Nevada
| by mainly causing tie immense depreciation
| Of the value of silver and thereby prostrating
and pnraly1ing the great leading 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 peo-
plSi in this State, disregarding minor issues, to
| solidly support that party which has evidcnc-
| cd by its vote in the present Congress its deter
mination to do us ample justice in this vital
| question.
Tenth-The rulo of tn, Republican party
| during the eleven years past has been charac-
| terized by corruption and oppression, Of
which modern despotism furnishes no paral-
lei. Protesting to be the party Of liberty and
| mr. hua will mar Ipuu HaI
legislative bodies of sovereign States of the
| Union in violation of tho fundamental law,
thereby imperiling the existence Of FREQ gov
crnment. While advocating the restoration
| Of fraternal relations with the people of the
| States of the South, it mas misgoverned that
| unhappy section by means disgraceful TO a
civilized and Christian age. BY the incite-
ment of riot and insurrection it has main
tanned its supremacy in the South-a suprem-
| acy which has entailed PROSTATE industries,
uncultivatcd fields and general bankruptcy
upon once prosperous people. With loud
promises to the country OF reform in the civil
| service, of the reduction OF expenditures in
| the departments of tbesGovernment, it has
presented to the country and the world the
humilitating spectacle Of tho acquittal of a
high officer Of the Government successfully
| i'm mpeached for high crimes; of tho 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
|
their officials who, instead of punishment for
| their crimes, are protected by the Chief Mag
| istrate Of tho nation; of fraud in the Interior
Department whereby tho Indian Ring has
purloined tho appropriations made by Con-
gress to the Indian tribes. thereby instigat-
| ing said tribes to war, with its attendant hor-
rors, upon defenseless frontier; of currup-
ton in the Land Office of the Government
whereby decisions disposing of the Home
| stead, Presumption and Mining rights of the
ctizens have been bought and sold; of fraud
in tho Navy Department wherein many mil
Inns have been expended ostensibly. Tor the
maintenance of rotten ships and their arma-
| ments, but in reality for tho enrichment of
its high officials and the campaign purposes
of the party. of fraud in the advancement
by the Government of millions of the public
moneys to private banking institutions know q
to be on the verge of bankruptcy. OF corrup-
ton in the Executive Department in the ap-
pointg.ent of dishonest individuals as United
States Judges, Marshals and Revenue officers,
by whom the administration Of justice has
been brought into contempt and the reyenue
Of the people stolen. BY the porpetration OF
those high crimes and misdeneanors by the
leaders of the party in power, we claim that
il is no longer entitled to the confidence OF
| tho American neonle We therefore e0rn-