Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-04
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ADOPTED BY lHE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

! ADOPTED By iHE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
/ The Democratic rartr of the United STATES
! in convention a-seinb bed, declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to Ike
constitutional doctrines and traditions Of the
democratic party IA Illustrated by the teach
! ing and examples Of q long line Of Democrat
&c statesmen and patriots, and embodied
III the last national convention OF the party.
Second-Opposition to centraiiza,iou and
that dangerous spirit OF encrnach,nent which
tends to consolidate the powers Of all The de-
partrnents in one, and thus TO crea,s, what
ever he the forms of government. n real den.
otism; no su,nptuary laws; separation of
church and State for the good of each; COM
mon schools to be iostered and protected.
Third-Home rule. honest money, tn
strict maintenance OF public faith. consisting
OF gold, silver and piper convertible to coin
Oh demand; the strict maintenance Of the
public faith, State and national, and a tariff
for revenue only
/ Fourth the subordination of the military
to the civil power, and a general and thor.
Fifth Right to free ballot as the right
preservative of all rights, and must and shall
be maintained in every part OF the United
States. -
Sxth--Thc existing administrator is repre-
sentative OF conspiracy only, and its claims
Of right to surround the ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals, to intimidate
and obstruct the elections, and by unprece.
dcnted use of the vote TO maintain its cor.
rllpi and despotic power, insults the people,
and imperils their institutions.
Seventh The great fraud of 1876, bv
which, upon false count of the electoral
vote OF two States. the canlidate defeated at
the polls, was declared 70 I've 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
bio" 1T oui system of representative govern
nent The Deln"cra. &c PARTY, to preserve
'hc country from til. m"rrors of Il civil war,
submitted for the time, in the irm and pat j
rlotie faith that the people would punish this
crime IN 1850. This issue preccdes and
dwAris every "ther 1t imposes more sacred
duty upon the people of the Union than was
ever addressed to the conscience of a natio,,
of freedmen.
Eighth We eNccrate the course OF th;sad
nlnistras.ou iu making places 70. political
CRIMINALS, and demand a reform by statute
which shall make it forever impossible for a
defeated candidate to bribe his way to the
seat of n tlsurper by viilaiuiss upon the peo-
pie.
Sinth--Tl.e resolution OF Samuel j. Tilden
not again 10 be Il candidate for slection the
eXaitc,. place 70 Which he was elected hy :, !
n.aio!!Ly cl his eeuntrymell, AM from whicl, |
he was excluded by the leaders of the Re
publican party, is received by the Democrats |
ot the United States with scnsibiity, and !
they declare their confidence in his wisdom |
and patriotism and integrity. unsullied by
the assault of the common enemy, and they
further declare to him that he is followed
nto the retirement he has chosen for himself
by the sympathy and respect OF his fellow.cit.
zens, who regard him rs one who, by ele-
vating the standard of public morality and
adorning and purifying the public service,
merits the lasting gratitude Of his country
aud his party.
Tenth Free ships and living chance for
American commerce eli the sea and on the
land, no discrimination in favor of transpor-
tatlon lines. corporations on momopolies.
Elerenha-.dpasndpent Of tie Burlingame
Treaty.; no more Chinese Immigration excep
for trorel, education and foreign corg,srce
and therein carefully guarded. .
Twelfth-Public money and public credit
FOR public purposes solely, and public lands
Tor actual settlers,
Thirteentl-The Democratic party is the
fri nd of labor and the laboring map, and
pledges itself to protect him alike against
the c"riorants and the c immune.
Fourteepth-We congratulate the country.
upon the honesty and drift Of the Democrat
ie Congress which has reduced the public ex
pcnditures to $4,000, 900 year; pnop the
continuation of prosperity at home aud the
national honor arboad and above all, upon
the promise of sucha change ia the admins
tration OF this government as shall insure it's
genuine lasting reform. in every department Of
the public ssrvics.