The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-13
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PIATFonM.
The Democrats Of the United States in Con-
venticn assembled declare:

The Democrats Of the United States in Con.
venticn assembled declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew in TIE Con:
st.tutional doctrines and traditions Of the Dem.
ocratlc party, as illustrated by the teachms1
and example of long line Of Democratic states
men and patriots, and embodied IN the plat
gorm of the last National Convention of the
party.
Second-Opposition to the centralization and
that danger US spirit Of encroackrHens whicE
tends to consolidate the powers Of The Depart
ments in one, and thus create-w naueycr tEo
forms Of gove.nmt nt--a real despoiisin; nc,
sumptuary laws separation Of church ard Etstss
for the good of each, common Schools fCstered
and protected.
Third-Home rule; the strict maintenance cf
the public faith, state and National honestsacn
ey, vcnsisting OF gold and silver ara pepper ccrs
vertible into coin on demand; tariff for revc-
nue. only.
Fourih-The subordinaticn Of the military to.
the civil power, and general and thorough re-
form Of the civil service. ~
Fifth--1he right Of free ballot as the Iioht :
preseryative of all rights, must and shall Is
maintained in every part of the United States
Sixth-The existing Administration, repre-,
sentative of conspiracy only, and its claim Of:
right to surround ballot boxes with troops and
reputy Marshals to intimidate and obstfilct
elections, and the unprecedented use O. the veto;
to maintain its corrupt and despotic power in.
suits the people and imperils their institutional
CIA.4
upon false count of the Eiccio ora vote Of two !
, States, the candidate defeated at the polls wss.
declared to be President, and for the first time
in American history the Will Of the people ws5
set aside under a threat of military violence. !.
struck deadly blow at our system OF reprCscf,-
tative government The Democratic party, t5r
preserve the country from the horrors of q civil,
war, submitted for the time Ia tlle hrTl and ,
patriotic faith that the people would puniI.
this crime in 1885, This issue preccdss ard
1f
duty upon the people of the Union than ever
before addressed the conscience of free men. =.
Eighth-Ne execr;te the course OF this Adj
mnstraticn in making place for political crime,
and demand reform by statute Which sLsll
make it forever Impossible for defeated cex.-.
ddate to make his way to the feet Of usurper
by bieting villains upon the people. :.
Ninth-1he resolution OF Samuel ]. Ti1ien,
not again to be candidate for election TO the
exalted place to hich he was elected by a Tna-.
jority of his countiynon, and from which Eos
vas excluded by ta, leaders of the Republican
T. party. is received by the Democrats OF tho
United States with sensihility, and they declare
their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism a,.c.
integrity, which have resisted tns assaults Of
TIE common enemy; and they further assure.
him that he is followed into the retirement he,
has chosen for himself by the sympathy and
respect OF his fellow citizens who regard him ~
one WHO, ty eleyatins the standards OF morsii.
ty and adorning and purifying the public scr.
vice, merits the lasting grGJtuOe o1 his CoCCxT
| and his party. -.
Tenth-Free ships and living chance for.
American commerce on the seas ana CT thb
! lana no discrimination in favor Of transporta-
i ton lines, corporations or monopslies s.,~
Eieven'h-The amendment of the Burlin-
game treaty; no iaorc Chinese Immigration,
except for travel, education and foreign ccm-'
merce, and there in carefully guarded. =,
Twelfth--Public money and public credit ios,
public purposes solely, and the public lands for
acSual sett trs. .
| Thirteentl-The Democratic party is tha,
| friend of labor and the laDoriilg man, and,
I pledges itself to protect him alike against tho
| cormorant and the commune, ett
| Fourteentl.-We congratulate the country
| upon the honesty and thrift of the Democratic
! Congress, which has reduced the public cxpen q
diture $50 900 900 year. and upon the continuc
/ ation CT prosperity at home and the natiopss,
| honor abroad and above all upon the premise.
! OF such a change in the administration of tho,
Government as shall insure genuine and lasting
reform in every department of the public sor-
| vice.