The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-22
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATroRm
The Democrats Of the United States in Con.
yention assembled declare:

The Democrats of the United States in Con.
yention assembled declare:
First-we pledge ourselves anew in the Con-
stitutional doctrines and traditions OF the Dem
ocratc party, as illustrated by the teachings
and example of long line of Democratic states
men and patriots, and embodied in the plat
form of the last National Convention of the
party.
Second-Opposition to the Capitalization and
that dangerous spirit OF encroachment which
tends to consolidate the powers Of the Depart
| ments in one, and thus create-vhatever the
forms OF governn "a real despotism; no
sumptu Ty laws sel~tssl.on of church ar State,
for the good of each; common schools, fostered
and protected.
Third-Home rule; the strict maintenance OF
the public faith, State and National honest mon
ey, consisting of gold and silver and paper con
vertible into coin on demand; a tariff for reve
| nue. only
the civil power, and a general and thorough re-
| form Of the civil service.
Fiftn-1he right of a free ballot, as the right
| preservative OF all rights, must and shall be
| maintained in every part of the United States
Sixth-The existing Administration, rerre-
sentative of conspiracy cnly, and its claim OF
| right to surround ballot boxes with trocrs ard
! Deputy Marshals to intimdate and obstruct
| elections, and the unprecedented use of the veto
! to maintain its corrupt and despotic power in
SuiS Uf1b illlpeTllS ltlblF
! Seventh--The great fraud of 1876, by which,
! upon false count of the Electoral vote Of two
f, States, the candidate defeated at the polls was
declared to be President, and for the first tine
| in American history the will OF the people wa9
| set aside under threat of military violence
| struck deadly blow at our system Of represen-
tative government. The Democratic party, t0
| preserve the country from the horrors of civil
| war, submitted for the time in the firm and
patriotic faith that the people would punish
| this crime in 1880 This issue precedes s.d
| dwarfs every other. 1t imposes more Sacred
| duty upon the people of the Union than ever
befere addressed the conscience OF free men.
J Eighth--Ne execrate the course of this Ad
ministration in making place for political crime,
and demand reform by statute which shall
make it forever impossible for defeated caE
didate to make his way to the feet OF q usurpe-
| BY bileting villains upon the people.
| Ninth--ihe resolution of Samuel ], Tilden
| not again to be candidate for election to the
/ exalted place to which he was elected by a nls
| iority Of his countfymen and from which he
vas excluded by the leaders of the Republican
party, is received by the Democrats Of TIE
/ United States with sensibility, an1 they decs:e
their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism ard
| integrity, which have resisted the assaults Cf
the common enemy; and they further assure
| him that he is followed into the retirement he
has chosen for himself by the sympathy ard
respect OF his fellow-ctizens, who regard him as
| enc who, ly elevating the standards Of moral
| ty and adoning and purifying the public ssr
vice, merits the lasting gratitude Of his country
and his party
Tenth-Free ships and living chance fo.
| American commerce on the seas and on the
land: no discrimination in favor Of transports
i ton Iines corporations or monopolies.
| EIeyenth--1he amendment of the Burlir
| game treaty; no more Chinese immigration,
| except for travel, education and foreign com
! merce, and therein carefully guarded -
Twelfth--Public money and public credit fcr
public purposes solely, and the pablo lands fos
| actual sett ers.
Thirteenth-The Democrats party is the
friend of labor and the laboring man, and
pledges itself to protect him alike against the
-corinorant and the commane .
| Fourteenth-We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift OF the Democratic
Congress, which has reduced the public expen
diture $40, 600 year, and upon the continu
alton of prosperity at home and the nationsl
honor abroad, and above all upon the premise
of such change in the administration OF Ne
Government as shall insure genuine and lasting
reform in every department of the public ser
vice c