Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-16
NATIONAL PLATFORM,
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ADOPTED 81 THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

The Democratic party of the United States
in convention assembled. declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to the |
constitutional doctrines and traditions of the |
Democratic party as illustrated by the teach |
ing and examples of long line of Democrat
ic statesmen and patriots, and embodied |
in the last national convention of the party.
Second-Opposition to Capitalization and |
that dangerous spirit of encroachment which |
tends to consolidate the powers of all the de-
partments in one, and thus to create, what
ever be the forms Of government, real dep
otism; no sumptuary laws; separation of
church and State for the good of each; COM
mon schools to be fostered and protected.
Third-Home rule, honest money, tn
strict maintenance of public faith, consisting
OF gold, silver and paper convertible to coin
Oh demand; the strict maintenance of the
public faith, State and national, and tariff
for revenue only.
Fourth-the subordination of the military
to the civil power, and general and thor
ough reform of the civil service.
Fifth-Right to free ballot as the right
preservative of all rights, aud must and shall
be maintained in every part of the United
States.
Sixth-The 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 it's cor
rupt and despotic power, insults the people,
and imperils their institutions.
Seventh-The 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 be President, and
for the first time in American history, the
viii Of the people was set aside under the
threat Of military violence, struck deadly
blow at oui system of representative govern
| reut The Democratic party, to preserve
the country from the horrors of civil war,
| submitted for the time, in the firm and pat
riotie faith that the people would punish this
crime in 1880. This issue precedes and
dwarfs every other. It imposes more sacred
duty upon the people Of the Union than was
ever addressed to the conscience of nation
of freedmen.
Eighth-We execrate the course Of thisad-
ministration in making places for political
criminals, and demand reform by statute
which shall make it forever impossible for a
defeated candidate to bribe his way to the
seat Of usurper by villaiuies upon the peo-
pie.
Ninth-The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden
not again to be candidate for election, the
exalted place to which he was elected by a
majority of hfs countrymen, ami from which
he was excluded by the leaders of the Re-
publican party, is received by the Democrats
of the United States with sensibility, 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
into the retirement he has chosen for himself
by the sympathyan respect of his fellow-cit.
izens, who regard him as one who, by Gle
3 vating the standard of public morality and
, adorning and purifying the public service
merits the lasting gratitude Of his country
and hls party.
, Tenth-Free ships and living chance fol
: American commerce on the sea and on tn.
v land, no discrimination in favor of transpor
I tation lines, corporations or monopolies.
] EleuenM-Amendment of the Burlingom
6 Treaty; no more Chinese immigration erce1
, for travel, education and foreign commerce
r and therein carefully guarded
Twelfth-Public money and public credi
/ for public purposes solely, and public land
]. for actual settlers.
r Thirteenth-The Democratic party is tn
J friend of labor and the laboring man, an
pledges itself to protect him alike agains
the cormorants and the commune.
= Fourteenth-We congratulate the countr!
- upon the honesty and drift of the Democrs
y, ic Congress which has reduced the public e
|, penditures to $40 OOO, 900 a year; upon IL
s, continuation of prosperity at home and Il
? national honor arboad, and above all, upe
- the promise of such a change in the admin
y tration of this government as shall insure
genuine lasting reform in every department
the public service.