The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06

CINCINNATI, June 24.-The democrats Of
the United States in convention assembled,
declare:
l. We pledge ourselves anew to the constl-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the DEM
ocratic party as illustrated by the teachings
and example of a long line of democratic
statesmen and patriots as embodied in the
platform Of the last National convention of
the party.
2. Opposition to Capitalization, and that
the dangerous spirit of encrOachment which
tends to consolidate the powers of all the de-
partments in one, and thus create, whatever
be the form OF government, real despoism.
No sumptuary laws, separation Of church and
state for the good of each; the common
schools tostered and protected.
3. Home rule, honest money, consisting of
gold, silver and paper, convertible to coin on
demand; the strict maintenance of the plblic
faith, state and national credit.
Fourth, fifth and sixth, resolutions missing,
| failing to come by telegraph
I. The great fraud of 1876, by which, upon
false count Of the electoral vote of the states
| the candidate defeated at the polls WAS de-
| clared to be president, and for the first time
| in American history the will of the people
was, under threat OF military violence
struck deadly blow. The democratic party,
to preserve the country from the horrors of
civil war, submitted for the time, in the
firm and patriotic belief that the people would
punish this crime in 1880, This is sure, and
dwarfs every other consideration. 1t imposes
a more sacred duty upon the people of the
union than ever addressed the conscience of
a nation of freemen.
| 3. We eXecrate the course OF this admins
tration in making places for political crime,
and demand reformation by ststute which
shall make it forever impossible for a defeated
candidate to bribe his way to the seat.
0. The resolution of S. J. Tilden not again
to become a candidate for election to the eX-
ated place to which he was elected by a ma
jority of his countrymen, and from which he
was excluded by the leaders of the republican
party, is received by the democrats Of the
United States with sensiblity, and they de-
clare their confidence in his wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity, unsullied by the attack o.
the common enemy, and they assure him tha
Ii. is followed into the retirement he ha
:. chosen for himself by the sympathy and re
spett Of his fellow citizens, who regard hin
, . as one who, by elcvating the standard Of pub
lie morality and adorning and purifying th'
public service, merits the lasting gratitude o
his country and his party.
10. Free ships and living chance 70
=: American commerce on the sea and on tn
; land no discrimination in favor Of trans
> II. Amendment of the Burlingame treaty
> no more Chinese immigration, except 70
:, travel, education and foreign commerce, an
" therein carefully guarded.
u y. Public money into public credit fo
public purposes solely, and public land fo
actual settlers.
13. The democratic party is the friend {
IL IL labor and the laboring man, and pledges itse
! to protect him alike against the colmorant
and the commune.
Il Il IS. We congratulate the country upon tn
o honesty and thrift of the democratic congre:
L. which has reduced the public expenditul
u , $40, 600, coo year; upon the continuation {
l. prosperity at home, and the national hone
IS abroad; and above all, upon the promise
IS I, such a change in the administration of u
Il government as shall insure its genuine lastiI
! reform in every department of the publ
: service.