The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-30

have already been announced.
THE PLATFORM
Reported by the committee on resolu.
tions, declares tina. the Republicans of
Ma ssachusetts by THAR failure to con.
denim the plot to capture the presiden-
cy, and by their tacit approval of the
result Of it and sharing in tie benefits
derived from tina. result. have shown
themselves unfaithful 20 the maxims of
our own State Constitution and are not
entitled to call upon any Democrat or
independent citizen to act with their
party or vote for their candidate. That
the constant policy Of the Republican
party throughout the United States has
had constant tendency to centralize
the powers Of government in Washing
ton. That the Republican party has
disregarded tue admitted rights of the
States and Of the people. 1t has de.
frauded both the State and tue people
out of their constitationally elected
Chief Magistrate and imposed on the
country president whose only title to
that Office is derived through legisla-
ton agreed to by Democratic members
of Congress and assented to by the
people in the interest Of peace and in
the belief that a solemnly constituted
tribunal, appointed to carry out law
without regard to party. would render
q decision III accordance with the facts
Is ascertained by 9 Judicial investigs.
ton. That . disregard of the first
Limitation of the powers of the govern
,Dent by the Republican party is shown
both in the federal aad State govern
ments. People have been taxed beyond
measure in enterprises in which the
government cannot rightfully embark.
and both the nation and the State have
been made tools of private enterprise,
and Congresses and Legislatures have
shaped their laws to meet the demands
thereof. Against this perversion of the
public funds, this concentration OF
capital and power in the hands of .
few; that the revival of the great in
dustries Of manufactures. of commerce
and fisheries now paralyzed by un.
friendly legislation is essential to the
future prosperity of Massachusetts,. and
that reciprocal free trade with the civ
ilized world, restricted only by neces-
ssry measures to provide national
revenue, will alone once more whiten
the seas with the sails of our ships,
quicken our languishing industries and
relieve the masses from the pressure of
indirect taxation that BOW robs them
of q large portion of their daily earn
ings. The Democratic party has ever
been the truest friend of the laboring
classes and we demand the overthrow
Of monopolies, and the enactment Of
such laws a. shall protect.he rights Of
labor as well as those of capital-not
discriminating sgainst either. but franz
ed for the mutual benefit of both. That
the process for the collection of debts
known as the trustee process" oper-
ates with especial severity upon the
laboring classes. We therefore de-
mand the passage of . law exsmpting
the wages of . laborer from attach
ment. That the platform here adopted
and the candidates Of the Democratic
party of Massachusetts,, is an alliance
with tho National Democratic party,
and the pretense that any candidates
nominated BY any other party or body
Of men represented As the Democratic
party, Is utterly false and fraudulent.
We summon all true Democrats to rally
to the support of the candidates this
day nominated. because they alone rep
resent the principles and organization
of the tims.honorcd Na,iousl Demo-
cratic party. The scheme initiated and
carried into effect by the Republican
party Of providing . paper currency
not redeemabls in coin. and compelling
the people to receive the same in pay
ment OF debts, 10 without authority Of
the constitution. and Congress has no
power to make anything unless it be
gold or silver . legal tender. What.
ever constitutional power it may have
to authorize an issue of notes to circu-
late - money. whether issued directly
from the treasury or indirectly through
banks, should be exercised only subject
to certain restrictions: lst. That no
! sxscutive officer OF the government
shoed have discretion to enlarge OF
contract the volame Of currency. I'd.
That the total lmcunt Of currency su-
thorised should b Axed BY law. "a.
That whatever the amount. it should
b only that which shall at any moment
b redeemabls u coin. lth. That al
coins OF the same denomination shall Be
- nearly a. possible Of equal value.
5th. That further currency. ifissued by
the government. shall be receivable BY
tho government 10 payment of public