The silver state., 1880-05-28
government as necessary to the perpetuatiOn of

Secondwe declare that among the leading
issues of the campaign are the vindication Of
! the right OF the people to self.government, the
condemnation Of the ctimes against the ballot
committed four years ago, resistance to impe'
rialisn, the maintenance OF the reserved rights
Of the States and opposition to Chinese imnli
grafton.
Thrd-'fnat We are unquaiAcdly opposed to
I Chinese immigration to thiscountry, and pledge
ourselves 10 use all lawful means to prohibit it,
even though it involves tho abrogation of the
| Burlingame Treaty; that there Is no hope for
relief from this seryile Immigration scourge.
which degrades the dignity of labor, lowers the
| standard OF morality and menaces our civiiiza-
tion except through the election Of Demo-
cratic President; that we condemn and de-
nounce in the strongest terms the veto of the
J till limiting the Chinese immigration to thi,
| country.
! Fourth-That the drift Of the Republican
| party towards an empire, through the oppress-
i've concentration Of capital is al outrage upon
the masses and an insult to the men who carry
che guns in defense OF our liberties.
| IHtIl---l Hkt We Will thS wv
| trnes Of Capitalization recently announced by
the Republican majority Of the Supreme Court
OF the United States, as having been made in
the interest Of party and is intended to blot
! out the last vestige OF State rights and change
! the Federal Union to an Empire.
| Sixth-1hat the labor OF country Is its cap
| ital, and deserves the protection and guardian
| ship OF our Governments Estate and Federal
SeventR-That we favor the maintenance OF
the public schools the hope and pride OF free
| State
! Eighth-That all property should bear its
! JUST proportion OF taxation; and we favor the
| enactment Of such laws as will accomplish this
! end
n Ninth-That we favor the equal protection of
The rights Of labor and capital under just laws,
thereby bearing the burdens and increasing
| the advantages of the working people.
Tenth-That we claim as amongst the powers
reserved to the States the right to pass at any
time by their Legislatures, laws to prevent
common carriers from making unjust discrimi-
nations against persons and places and we
recommend the County Conventions to take
action in accordance with the foregoing resolu-
| ton.
| Elevenih-That the Democracy demand free
and fair elections, and to that end dcnounce all
interference with elections by the military
powers; that the experience of this and other
| countries has abundantly proved that the pres
enee sf troops at the polls is destructive OF the
| freedom of elections, and Is incompatible with
| the existence of free in5titutions; that we
| pledge our earnest endcavors 20 upholding .
| system of untransmeled suffrage, absolutely
free from Federal force and supervision.
Twelfth-The doctrine promulgated hy the
leaders Of the Republican party, that strong
and centralized Government is essential to the
maintenance and perpetuity OF American insti-
tutions, is a doctrine dangerous TO the liberties
OF the people, destructive Of the right OF local
self government, and must eventually termin-
ate in anarchy and Imperialism.
/ Thirteenth-That the Democracy oppose all
favoritism and class legislation; no single inter
est or class OF persons should be protected at
the expense of others.
Fourteentl-That We are opposed TO the So
! called new Mining law recommended by the
| Public Land Commission, and re- ard the same
as destructive Of the great industry of our
State The miner should DC permitted to fol-
low his lode On the dip wherever II may 90
That we are also opposed TO the so-called Public
| Land Law recommended by the Public Land
| Commission, and regard it as all innovation on
| the ancient Democratic doctrine that the public
domain should be preserved to make homes for
| the people.
Fifteenth--we denounce the great fraud by
which H. B Hayes and W. A. Wheeler were
| made President and Vice President of the
United States, and the fairly elected candidates,
Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks,
counted out; that this great crime against civil
liberty and popular government should never
| be forgotten or condoned.
siSteenth--rhat we instruct our Delegates to
the Convention to meet at Cincinnati to vote
| for the retention Of the tme-honored two
| thirds rule in nominating candidates for
| President and Wee President.
| Scventeenth-rhat we heartily pledge our
| support to the candidates Of the Cincinnati
| Convention as well as to the nominees of the
| Nevada Democratic state Convention.
j. e. HAGElsMAN, Chairman. y
TILDEN AND THURMAN.
A resolution that Tilden is the choice
OF the Democracy of Nevada for Presi,
dent, elected considerable discussion.
Mr.. Canavan urged it's adoption.
Mr.. McBeth, of Lander, and Mr..
Sadler, of Eureka, opposed it.