The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted at cincinnati. ohio. June "a. lssO.

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
teachings and example ofSa long line of
Democratic statesmen and patriots, and
embodied in the platform of the last ma
tional convention of the party.
Second--Opposition to eentralization and
that dangerous spirit of oncroachment
which tends to consolidate tho powers Of
all the departments in one, and thus 10
create, whatever the form of government,
a real despotism; no sumptuary laws, sep
Rration of church and state for the good of
each, common schools 10 be fostered and
projected.
Third-Home rule, honest money, con.
sisting of geld, silver, and paper converts.
BILE into com ON demand; strict nainten.
ance of the public faith, state and national,
and a tariff for revenue only.
Fourth-The SuboriiuStiun of the mill
tary 10 the civil power, aud a general and
thorough reform of the civil service.
Fiah-Right TO a free ballot as the right
preservative of all rights, and must and
shall be preserved in every part of the
United States.
Sixth-The existing administration is
representative OF conspiracy only, and its
claims of the right 10 surround the ballot
boxes with troops and deputy matshals, TO
intimidate and obslruet the election, and
the unprecedented use of the veto to main.
tain its corrupt and despotic power, insults
the people aud imperils their institutions.
Seventh-The great fraud of 1876, by
which. Rpon 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 Sside under
threat OF military violence, struck deadly
blow at our system Of representative gov
ernment. The Democratic party, to pre-
serve the country from the horrors OF n
civil war, submitted for the time in the
firm and patriotic faith that the people
would puns sh this crime in 1850. This
issue precedes and dwarfs every other. 1t
imposes a more sacred duty upon the. peo-
pic of the union than was ever addressed
10 the conscience of a nation of treemen.
Eighth-We eXeerate the course of this
administration in making places for polit-
ieal criminals, and demand a reform by
statute which shall make it forever impoS-
sibie for q defeated candidate to brioe his
way TO the seat q q usurper by Yinainies
upon the people.
Ninth-rhe resolution of Samuel J. Til
den not again TO be candidate for re-elec-
tiOn to the exalted place TO which he was
elected by q majority Of his conntryInen,
and from which he was excluded by the
leaders of the Republican party, il re-
NSANO0 nE lll6 OGDlOGEalS OF the L RltSu
States with sensibility, and they declare
their confidence in his wisdom and patri-
otism and integrity unSullied by the as
Sau.t of the common enemy, and they.
further declare to him that ho Is followed
into the retirement he has chosen for him.
self by the sympathy and respect of his
feslow-eitizens, wEo regard him as one
who, by elevating the staudaid of public
morality and adOrning and purifying the
public service, merits the lasting gratitude
OF his country and his party.
Tenth-Free ships and a living chance
for American commerce on the sea and on
the land; no discrimination in favor of
transportation lines, corporations or mo-
nopOlies.
Eleventh-Amendmen of the Burlinr-
anne treaty no more Chinese Immigration
except for travel, education and foreign
commerce, and therein carefully guarded
Twelfta-Public money and public cred
u for public purposes solely, and public
lands for actual settlers.
Thirteenth-The Democratic party is the
friend of labor and the laboring man, and
pledges itself to protect him alike against
the cormorants and the commune.
Fourteenth-We congratulate the conn
try upon the honesty and thrift of the
Democratic Congress, which has reduced
the. public expenditures $40, ,O00, 600 a year;
upon the continuation of prosperity at
home and the national honor abroad, and
above all, upon the promise Of such
change in the administration OF this GOV
as shall insure il genuine lasting
reform i'll every department Of the public
service.