Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-07-31
NATIONAL PLATFORM.


ADOPTED BY The crScISN sTI CONVENTION.
The Democratic party Of the United States
! in convention assembled, declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to tie
constitutional doctFines and traditians of the
Democratic party as illustrated by the teach
ing and examples Of a long line Of Democrat
| ic statesmen and patriots, and embodied
! III the last national convention Of the party.
Second-Opposition to centralization and
that dangerous spirit Of encroaehment which
tends to consolidate the powers Of all the de-.
| partRents IN one, and thus to create, what
! ever be the forms of government, real dep
otisni; no sumptuary laws; separation of
churci, and State for the good of each; com.
Thira-Home rule. honest money. the
! 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 tariff
for revenue onlr T.
Fourth-the subordination of the military
to the civil power. and general aud thor
ough reform Of the civil service.
Fifth--Right to free ballot as the right
preservxtivs of all rights, and must and shall
be maintained in every part OF the United
States.
Sixth-Thc existing administration is repre-
sentative Of conspiracy only, and its claims
Of right to surround the ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals, to intinaidate
and obstruct the elections, and by unprece.
rupt and despotic power, insults the people,
and imperils their institutions.
Seveuth-Thc great fraud of 1876 by
which, upon false count of the electoral
vote of two States, the candidate defeated at
the polls, was declared to he President and
for the first time in American history, the
will of the people was set aside under the
threat Of military violence, struck deadly
blow at oui system of representative govern
nent. The Democratic party, to preserve
the country from the horrors of civil war,
submitted for the time, in tho firm and pat
riotic faith that the people would punish this
crime in 1880. This issue precedes and
dwarss every other. 1t imposes more sacred
duty upon the people of the Union than was
; ever addressed to the conscience of u nation
Of freedmen.
Eighth--We execrate the course of this ad-
nilnistrArion in making places for political
criminals, aud demand a reform by statute
which shall make it forever impossible for a
defeated candidate to brbe his way to the
seat "f usurper by villainies upon the peo-
pie.
Ninth--The resolution of SamuelJ Tilden
not agniu to be candidate for election, the
exalted place to which lie was elected by Il
majority of hfs countrymen, anl from which
he WIS excluded by the leaders of the Re
publican party. is received by the Democrat.
. | of the United States with sensibiIity, and
r they declare their confidence in his wisdom
and patriotism and integrity, nnsulled b,
the assault Of the common enemy, and they
> further declare to him that he is followed
into the retirement he has chosen for himsel
by the sympathy and respect Of his felow-cit
izens, who regard him as one who, by Gle
waiting the standard Of public morality an,
adorning and purifying the public service
merits the lasting gratitude Of his conntr,
and his party.
: Tan,h--Free ships and living chance fo
American commerce on the sea and OIL tn,
land. no discrimination in favor Of transpor
tstion lines. corporations or monopolies
& EtereatA---4mendm Of the Burlingana
Treaty; no more Chinese immigration erce1
for t'arsl, education and foreign commerce
y and therein carefully guarded.
Twelfth-Publc money and public credi
t. for public purp"ses solely. and public land
!, for actual settlers,
Thifsenth-The Democratic party is tn
friend of labor aud the laboring man, an
W pledges itself to protect him alike agains
: the cnrmorarts and the commune
1t Fourteenth-We congratulate the countr
lie upon the honesty and drift of the Democra
n !c Congress which has reduced the public Q,
;. peudtures to $40. .OOO, 900 year; upon til
continuation of prosperity at home aud til
W national honor arboad, and above all, upo
es the promise of such change in the admin,
e. tration of this government as shall insure il
n genuine lasting reform i'll every department ,
ID the public service. .
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