The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-10-10

me NATIONAL DEHocRAnc
PLATFORM.


FnsT-we pledge eu-renes aae~ TO Ii.
esnstffnttonAi doctrines and traditions Of ths
penosrstse party .. Illustrated By the teach,
s.aissmsa and Patrtots e eneodIed IN ths
pl.tfe-H q the last National Convention o.
The parc.
A-Oppo-s;sce to Capitalization, and thu,
The dangerous Spirit Of encrUaehment uhieh
tends To con soBdate the powers q al Ii.
SepSrtnsnts In oae and thas create, whate eel
. .es iorta Of eoSernmeni, 4 real desPotisn
No surapiuary hv-, separation Of Church and
Ssate Tor The good Of each: tie common
Ecaool tnetered and protested.
Sd-Home rule, honest money. the strict
n.siaienanee OF the pIbie hiih. eonsistinS Of
Eo-c- tnNer and PspSr. eosvrFtible 20 coin on
egEant' the strict tnsinicEa-ee of the public
fh-The su~bordinaiion Of the military 70
ths civil P1NeT. and = reneral and Thorough
reform o. the civil serriee-
p~reserAiiye OF all rights. must and thaIf be
maintAined In every part OF the United
TN existing Administrator, repre.en-
iaiiSe OF conspiracy only, and is claim OF
right to surround 6ailot-baIcs with troops and
osputy h2rshals TO lntinidate and o6.truet
veto TO naintain its eSrrapt and denote
instituticpt.
uh-Th great fraud Of is-a hy which upon
mise count OF the electoral vote OF the States
the candidate defeated ~ the polls Was &c
elared 10 be President. and for the ART time
IN American history the will Of the people
Sss. nndsr q isfeaiof military violence, struck
adeAcly blow. The Democratic party TO pre-
serve the eoaEiry from the horrors or = civil
war, tuenitted for the time, in the nrn and
this crime in 1880. This is sure, snd dwarf
every other consideration. IL imposes 4 more
sacred cuiy uPon the people OF the Union than
ever Addressed thr conscience OF = Nation OF
free men.
sh-we sIecrzte the course o, this Admin
isr-ztion In making places for political crime,
and demand reformation by statute which
.hAIl make IL sn---eT Impossible fsr . defeated
c.ndidAlei - brlbe his way TO tho sect.
Eh-tser resolution offs. j Tiiden not again
10 become 4 candidate for election to the .r
Allied place 10 which be was elected BY a ma
Jointly ofhis oountrymen- and from which he
WAS excluded by tie leaders Of the Republican
parry, is received by the Democrats Of the
United States with sensibility, and they de-
clare their confidence In his WIsdom. patriot
Ism and integrity russllied 10y The as.ault Of
the common envny, and they assure him that
chosen for hinEelfby the sympa,hy and re-
spcct OF his fellow citizens. who regard him,
A. one who. by eleyaiing the standard OF pub
lie morality aud adoTnIng and purifying the
public service. merits the lasting gratitude OF
E!- eouniry and HE parry.
iCih-FEe- ships and \ living chance for
American on the sca and on Ian /;
no discrimination in favor of transportation
lines, coTporations or monopolies.
iith-Amendm-nt Of the Buriingame treaty:
no more Chinese immigration except for
travel. education Snd foreign commerce and
therein 'r-fully guarded.
iIh-Public money into puiic credit for
settlers.
l3Ih-The Democratic party IL the friend II
labor and the laboriEs man and pledge iisclf
TO protect him alike against the cOrnorants
and the
iith-WC congratulate the country upon the
honesty and Thrift % the democratic Con-
Ers-s which has rvdHosd the public cxpcudl-
tuTe tib.UcDU : year: upon the continuation
OF prosperity 81 home. anu the national honor
abroad and above all, upon the promise Of
such : change In the administration Of the
Government A. hail iH-urc its genuine lat.
Ing reform In every department OF the public
service.