Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-18
NATIONAL PLATFORM,
ADOPTED BY THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.


ADOPTED BY THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION. |
The Democratic party of the United States
in convention assembled. declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party as illustrated by the teach
ing and examples of long line of Democrat
ic statesm IL and patriots, and embodied
i'll the last national convention of the party.
Second Opposition to centralization and
that dangerous spirit of encroachnent which
tends to consolidate the powers Of all the de-
partnents in one, and thus to create, what
ever be the forms Of government, real dep
otisn,; no sunptuary laws; separation of
church and State for the good of each; COM
mon schools to be fostered and protected.
Third-Home rule, honest money, th
strict maintenance of public faith, consisting
OF gold, silver and paper convertible to coin
Oh demand; the strict maintenance of the
public faith, State and national, and a tariff
for revenue only.
Fourth--the subordination of the military
to the civil power, and general and thor
ough reform of the civil service.
Fifth-Right to free ballot as the right
| preservative of all rights and must and shall
be maintained in every part of the United
| States.
Sixth-The existing administration is repre-
sentative OF conspiracy only, and its claims
of right to surround the ballot boxes with
| troops and deputy marshals, to intimidate
and obstruct the elections, and by unprece-
dcnted use of the vote to maintain its cor
rupt and despotic power, insults the people.
and imperils their institutions.
Seventl,-The great fraud of 1876, by
which, upon Il false count OF the electoral
vote of two States, the candidate defeated at
the polls, was declared to be President, and
for the first time in American history, the
will of the people was set aside under the
threat of i:ary violence, struck Il deadly
blow at oui system of representative govern.
meut. The Democratic party, to preserve
the country from the horrors of a civil war,
submitted for the time, in the firm and pat
riotic faith that the people woul punish this
: |
dwarfs every other. 1t imposes more sacrec
duty upon tho people of the Union than wal
ever addressed TO the conscience of i; natiol
of freedmen.
Eighth-We exccrate the course of thisad
mlnstration in making places for politica
+, criminals, and demand IL reform by statut
e which shall make it forever impossible for
defeated candidate to bribc his way to th
seat "f IL usurper by villainies upon the peo
pie.
Nintli-Thc resolution of Samuel J. Tilde
y not again to be q candidate for election, tn
f exalted place to which he was elected by
e majority of hfs countrymen, an1 from wlic
he was excluded by the leaders of the Re
publican party is received by the Democrat
of the United States with sensibilty, an
they declare their confidence in his wisdol
y ard patriotism and integrity, unsullied b
n the assault of the common enemy, and the
further declare to him that he is followe
- into the retirement he has chosen for hmse
:, by the sympathyand respect of his fellow-ci
:, izens, who regard him one who, by ell
waiting the standard of public morality al
9 adorning and purifying the public servic
merits the lasting gratitude of his conntl
OF and his party.
ed Tenth Free ships and a living chance f
g American commerce the sea and OH tt
. land 10 discrimination i'll favor of transpc
10 thtion lines. corporations or monopolies.
EhcrenM-Amendment Of the Bnrtimgo,
I'd Treaty; no more Chinese immigration eac
a for trura, education and foreign contmer'
and therein cn,efaliy guarded.
~ Twefth-Public money and public cree
for public purposes solely, and public Ian
as for actual settlers.
Thrteentll-The Democratic party Is
to frirnd of labor and the laboring man, a
IN pledges itself to protect him alike aga
the curmerants ard the commune.
Fourteentli-We congratulate the connt
lbs upon the honesty and drift of the Democ
ere ie Congress which has reduced the public
aw penditures to $40 000, 900 a year; upon
continuation of prosperity at home and
national honor arboad. and above all, IL!
'hI the promise of such: change in the admin
~ tration of this government as shall insure
of genuine lasting reform in every department
the public service.