Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-27
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party OF the nited
States in Convention assembled u.t'lare:
Fir>t-Wr plri@" ourselves anew to
the constitutional doctrines and traditions
of the Democratic party a. illustrated toy
the teachings and example of a long lin"
of Democratic statesmen and patriots, ana
embodied in the platform of tn" last Ma
tiom! Convention ofthe party.
StrnnI-p9po>tion t. rrn'raliHtion
and that dangerous spirit of "nr."ahincn;
which tends to consolidate the powers ct
all the DEPARTMENTS in one, and thus To
r,natr whatever may be the forms of GOV
- ,.uent. \ real dc>patism, no sum pttiarv
l.. -, separation al tHurcn ana State for
tn good ot r.tt'i common schools to he
fnstcrcd and protected.
Third--iIpinc rClr, honest money, con
siSting of gold. silver and paper convcrti-
bic into coin on demand; the strict main
tenance ot the public faith. State and Ma
tional. an Il ttriii for r"vrnu' only.
FOurth-rhc suhnrdinatipn of t.tr MILF
tirv t. the civil power. AMI 4 general and
thoruiign iy!"li.i Ui III" civil ScrN lc".
Fitth-Ei.ht To- Il free i,ailot - the right
prnSrrvativr OF all rights, and must and
Shall I've maintained in every part OF these
United States.
SiXth-The existing administration il
representative of coE>pira Y only and its
claims of the right to Surround the ballot
boxes with trOpi,,' and dpuutV mtr>halS,
to intimidatc and Distract the election.
AMI the unprecedented us" OF the veto to
mautain it's corrupt and deSpo,ic power,
insults the people and imperila their in
stitutiOnS.
Scventh-Thp 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 itr President
and for the first time in American history
the Will OF tn" people was set aside under
threat OF military violence. struck a dead
" blow AZ Our system of representative
government. The Democratic party. IL
preserve the country from the horrors al
y civil war, submitted for Il tim p. in the
firm and patiutr faith that the prop!t
"" Hid punish the crime IN 'Noi. Tui> is
. prcccdcs a'il twarf, all others. 1t
imposes II more sacred duty upon the lI"o.
pie ofthc Union thtn was ever addressed
| to the conscience of Il nation of trrrIncn.
Eighth-Nr rNr"rat' The cOtirSr of this
administration il uittinr places tor 20
| liticai criinin"iS. .tnd demand II reform bv
statute which shall make j, forever I'M
possible fora defeated candidate To bride
his way to the seat ora u,urprr, by val
lianieS upon the people.
Ninth - fhe resolution OF Samuel j. Til
den not again ph2 arandidate for election,
to iheeXalted place to which he WAS elected
by a majority of his cUuntrVnrn, and
! from which h was excluded by til" lrad-
crS of the Republican party. il 'c'riNru
| by the Democrats of the United Sales
with sensihititY, and thcy declare their
! confidence in his wisdom and patriotism
and integrity unstliicd 10y the assaults OF
! the coninion enemy, and they further de-
clare to him that he is followed into the
retirement he has chosen for himself by
| the sympathy and respect of his fellow
citizens VIII" rrGaId him as one VINO, by
eievating the Standard of public morality
and purifying Tie public service, merits
the lasting gratitude Of his country and
his party.
Tenth Free ships and living chance
the land: no discrimination in iavor of
tranSpoi tatlon lines, corporations or mo
nopOles.
Eleventh Amendment of The 3urlin-
game treaty; no more Chinese immigra-
eign commerce, and therein carefully
guarded.
Twelft!I-Public money and public cred
II lor pnblc purposes solely, and public
lands for actual settlers.
Thirteenth-The Democratic party is the
friend of labor and the laborng man, and
pledges itselfto protect him alike against
the cOrmOraiitS and the commune.
Fourteenth,-We congratulate the coun-
try upon the honesty and thrift oil the Dem.
ocratlc Congress which has reduced the
public expenditure S4O, 900, 900 a year; upon
the continuation of prosperity at home
and the national honor abtoad, and above
all, upon the promise of such change in
the administration of this government as
shall insure its genuine lasting reform in
every departments of the public service.