The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-10
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

s'oIiSvSng is tho full text or ite 5rIA.fou
adopted by the National Democratic CouyeptIo'
Tn the 2Sih OF June. 1915. Z. ST Lorit. 80:
We. the Democratic perty o! tne Uniled stitc
n National Convention aSt:nGb.e.l. 10 kcreh
declare the administrations Of thc Federal Cos
eminent 10 be IN nr4cn, need CT iIur.eli,;a re
form. We do hereby eulU!Tupnu the nominee
of this convention ami ~ the Democratic part;
i ia each State = zcI!oGs effort anil Ch-Or' ration &
bis cnil. and do hereby appeal To orr fellow
{llticnl. OF every former political connection. I,
tlnRGrtAft with ns this FIST ami most patriotic
duty OF the Democracy OF tho whole country.
We do here Affirm Orir faith in the prErnlnen
cy Of the Federal Union. aud our devotion &
tha CONSTITUTION OF the un!tGl States, with g.
-I-rc.lda:cnH universally accepted as FINAL
FettIcinrnt VI the controversies that WIRE Ell
gendered by the Civil war. and do here record
our stradfast confidence, in the p:cpotuity OF
Republican self-gGTcrnHrGt In absolute EcIuir.
Eceucn To tho viii Of the majority: the vital
principles Of Rcpublics In the supremacy Of the
civil over the military autho!i'ies: la The total
separation a church and State. for tho sake
alike Of civil AMI religious freedom: In the
t;lSal.ty 81 Ill citizens before just laws Of their
own Enactment: in the liberty IL individual
conduit, rHye<cd ly. sGtuptnaTy laws: III the
hiihful education Of Tho rising generation that
they may preserve. enjoy and transmit those
bost conditions VI human happiness aud hope.
We behold the MOBILES. productions of hua-
died years Gi ,cilangcfnl history, hut while NJ.
holding the bend ~ cur Union aud the great
charter OF these our rights, 1t bchoo"cs free
rcnIilo to practice also that eternal vigilance
which Is the pricg Of liberty. RcteEni Is neos:
Eary 10 rebuild and establish IN the hraris Of
Tho whole people. the Union, eleven years ago
happily rescued from the danger OF corrupt
ecnirliisni, which, after ini'icting upon ten
Stats the T.pSrity OF carpet bT,i tyrannies. has
honey.combcd The offices of tho Federal Govern
iacnt itself With incHpicity. va to AMI fraud.
infcc!Sd States and municipalities with the con
taEion Of mIs-rulc. and locked fast tie rr0speri.
~ az rn Industrious people In tho paralysis II
Reform Is necessary 70 establish sound eur.
rCncy, restore tho PUBLIC credit anu ihLihIl'n
We dcnS.Gcc The failure Of all ,hcse clsvrn
r ye&rs 10 make good tie premise OF ihe legal
lender notes Which GTr a changing. standard vi
yaluc IN tho hands of the people, atl tie non
payment OF which iG disregard Of Tie phSa:cd
faith OF the nation.
81 Tie 6enouErc tho iihproy!dcaco, which In
eleven years { I peace has taEc:l from the peo.
pie In Federal taxes. thirteen times :ho whole
amount Of the legal fender notes, and hIu1l-
tered four times this s1n In less expenses
without accommodating any reserve ioE their re-
We ,lrnounco the financial ifnbccility End ifl.
morality of the parly which, during eleven years
Of peace. has made no advance towards r. snap
tiun; that instead has obsirSciCd resumption by
3. Wasting our resources anu cAhlnSNcB All our
surpluB Income, and JYhtle ANNUALLY PROCESSING
return 10 speelc 20 yEnGut has ANNUALLY enacted
fresh hEnilEances thereto. As such = hiadranee
we denoupcc tile rcsnnTtson clause OF TIE act
OF 1915 and We here demand it, repeal
We demand Judrioas system Of preparation
bS f1biio 1cuuoiniys. 10y Official rrircEchmeni
- and Ey wise finance which shall enable tile M
ton som to hfs rc the worlA Of It's perfect rad
intss 10 meet any ~ It's promises NJ the call 81
She creditor entitled To payment. We believe
iuch system well devised, had above all In
trusted 10 competent bands for execution. Gre
niing OF ~ tic an artificial scarcity 81 cnrreu-
cy, and at no time alarming tho public min In.
10 a withdrawal Of that waste inachihc:y al
credit by which - per cent. OF AL business
.trausaciiona mrs performed. kysicni' oPen'
public EHd inspiring general couadehce, Nouli'
from the day CT itI sarp;tnp, BRING healing on
its wings to cur haIrasscl Industry, and set In
motion the wheels of cOunIntnCr. manufactures
and the mechanical artF, restore employment To
labor and rGacw IN all lis national free The
prosperity OF the people
: We lciic;lnce lilo irrtssnt tariff levied upon
hearty i. 60 articles, rs EasteF-iicco OF me
qualify anil false preicnscs. It Yields dwini-
ling. no: yearly rising. revenue. IL has impSv-
crishch many industries 70 sdSstiiza = few II
prohibits imports that might purcl;a.ii the pro-
ducts Of American labor; IL has degraded amer
lean commerce from first to an Inferior rank on
The high seas; IL has cut down the sale of Amcrl
can manufactures At hUnlc AMI abroad. and de- |
plc,cd the returns Of American E7rtcu!'nrn-an |
Industry followed by half our people; 1t costs |
the people fivc times more than IL produces 10 |
the trclEury; obEtTilctS tho process OF prUluc- |
tioD, md wastes the fruits Of labor; Il promotes
fraud aud fosters smuggling; cnrichEs dishonest
officials, aud banETupts honest merchants. We |
demand that all custom house taxation Shall be
only FOR rsYGnuc.
Refor;n L. necessary In the scale Of public cx-
pcEtcs, Federal, State and municipal. Our
Federal taxation hal swollen from SEQ 10000. |
in gold, IN 1861, to si50,6O0 GO. in currency. in
1870. or IN decade from lees than s. per head
60 more than ti5 per head. Since the return /
Of peace the pcUpe lavc paid to their taN-E,7ih-
cTCrH moro than thrice the sum of the national |
debt. and moro tE5n twice that Gum for the |
Federal Government alone.
We demand vigorous fruSllily IN every de- |
parirnent and from every oiiiecr Of the Govern |
nsDL
Reform IS ne:ossary 10 pat E'ap To the pro. |
ligAtG waste Of public lGi.Gs md their iivcrfiun
from actual settlers by the party In power, |
which has s!TandcTCl two hundred millions Of |
acres upon railroads alone. ana out Ct more |
than ihTcc tlIst aggregate has disposed OF lees
than tiXth directly to tho tilierS Of tho sell.
HefGrm Is Necessary to correct tho Omissions |
OF the ntrnhlicaiI C"iiaTcrs auh the errors Of
our treaties and our diplomacy. which haze |
stripped our citizens Of foreign birth and kin |
drcd race. rrcICssug H.. Atlantic, Of the shield |
Of American citizenship, aud have oxpoEcd orr |
brtthrGn OF the Pacific coast to the incurslGns
Of race not sprung from the same great pIrcnt
stock, and III fart now by Law denied citizenship |
through nstur aiLstiOi. rs being neither Ercus- |
TONED la the traditions uf IrOsrCSGiSc ciylILa'
ton nor exercised Ia libnIty uniaT equal laws.
We dtnUulcC the policy which titus uiisards |
tho Ebcrty.lo'ing German and t"lcTAtDs ilu ro
SiTal Of the co1iin trade In HUnsDliIn women
imported for immoral purposes. ami Monaghan
men hired to perform s"rvilo Labor contracts !
and demand turh Modification Of the treaty |
With the Chinese Empire. CT such legislation by
CoDgTCEs Slthin a constitutional HfEitntun as
EhalI prevent the further immigration or 1m-
IortaiiOn 81 the NuI aDiiin rarc.
hut by mailing Il the controlling Issue of the
election and hniug II above The two fal-U issu"s
with which tie ollicc-hoiing class mud tln
Tsriy IN power tccE tI smother II. Tho fHigp
itIue with which they would onEIndlc sectional
strife IN respect {" ia. IJblic schools. which the
Democratic party htH cherished from ilCir
foundation and resolved u utaint!in without
Tariisli'y or FrcferCLre 10y any ciass. &c! or
cfItd, aud without contributions from The
treasury 10 any Of ttHin, and the jalsc i5anc by
which thty Fc1k 10 Hight hnhw this oilsrs ~
sectional hate between kiGdtCd people once
tstrangcd but now reunited Ia ono indiyiEIblc
republic and n common dcEtiuy.
lbfOTIa IL hc"sEeary ia tho, civil EcTvicr. J.1-
rerltnro proves that cGici,Tt aud economical
conduct Of the government hn-ltcSN l. not pcs.
hiblo il i,s riv!I service h1 subjected to ciitEgG
at every election: IN u Prize fought f0rat the
h1l0t.bOS; be a brief reward OF party zcll IN.
stead Of roRtA Gt honor assigned for proved
competency and held 10. fidelity ia tho public
nmPlnyj tint the GiapcnFing or ia:rgGa.e
should neither be n tax upon the UWr ~ all our
public iHCn GGr tho instrument Uf their 8mh!-
lion. Hero nRain Professions i#ltihcd IN per-
f0fmaner attest that I'll" party IN pOwcr can nofk
no practical Or f~tluiIFy reform.
EcfUrEt IL nscrpsary even Gu"ro In ihN higher
grades 81 ti1 Irbiic t"fyICc, President, vice.
President. judge. icTatO:E. R"jfcsaiiiatit
Cabinet Oti"'rr Thrco ami all Uth'r- IN ma.
uiOriiy are tho peoples servants. Their Offices
trust When iIo aunnl5 Of ihls republic slow
the Disgrace and fCrAifr Of NIc"-IT'Eihtu,.
lai" SiCJECr " th" hUuEp 81 Representatives
marketing Ills rllinps ~ n D!t Lijng EfY,Cr,
three Senators iITDG.ina secretly by their yotcs
~ Law m8h'r-, hYG chairman 81 Tho ltading
committees Of tho lslc IIOuEo 81 Representatives
rrrrscd IN jphb"ry. late Secretary az tho
Treasury fSTclIn balances Ia public arG0iutr, y
late Attorney ocucral igiEhpptoEfialiug rnbiic
funds, SStCrc;ary Df ihd nav. enriched or OF.
Tcbin2 friends " perez nia4e lsFicl or tho pro.
Et' of contractors With hiI department, hn Am.
byyatuf ~ EHslnri 1anauffi 10 u ligint,u:.l,lg
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