Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-23
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of, the Unit ed
States in Convention assembled, declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to
| the constitutional doctrines and traditions
| of the Democratic party as illustrated by
| the teachings and example of a long line
of Democratic statesmen and patriots, and
embodied in the platform of the last Ma
| tional Convention ofthe party.
| STANDARDIZATION to Capitalization
and that dangerous spirit of encroahment
which tends 70 consolidate the powers Of
all the departments in one, and thus to
create. whatever may be the forms of COY
eminent, Il real despotism; no sumptuary
| laws, separation of Church and State for
| the good of each, common schools to be
| fostered and protected.
Third-Iiome rule, honest money, con.
sisting of gold silver and paper converti-
bic into coin on demand; the strict main
| tenance OF the public faith. State and Ma
| tional, and a tariff for revenue only.
Fourth-The subordinatiOn of the mill.
tary to the civil power, and a general and
thorough reform of the civil service.
Fifth-Right to n free ballot as the right
preservative of all rights, and must and
shall be maintained in every part of these
United States.
Sixth-The existing administration is
representative of conspiracy only, and its
claims of the right to surround the ballot
boxes with troops and deputy marshals,
TO lntimidate and obstruct the election,
ana the unprecedented use OF the veto to
maiutain its corrupt and despotic power,
insults the people and imperis their in
Sevcnth-The great fraud Of 1916, 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 Anc, lean history
the Will OF the people was set aside under
threat of military violence, struck dead
~ blow at our system of representative
government. The Democratic party to
preserve the country from the horrors of
firm and patiotic faith that the people
would punish the crime in 1850. This is
sue prccedcs and dwarfS all others. 1t
imposes more sacred duty upon the peo-
pie OF theU Mon than was ever addressed
10 the conscience of "a nation of freen,en.
Eighth-We eXecrate the course of this
administration in making places for 20
litlcal criminals, and demand u reform by
statute which shall make it forever inn
possible for defeated candidate to bride
his way To the seat Ola usurprr, by val
lianies upon the people.
Ninth-fhe resolution of SamuelJ Til
den not again to be candidate for election,
to the exalted place to which he was elected
by a majority of his countrymen, and
from which he was excluded by the lead
by the Democrats of the United S..,rs
with senSibility, and thty ..Hrlale l.leir
confidence in his wisdom anti patriotism
and integrity unsullied H. ~ assaults of
the common enemy, and iuuy 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 who regard him as one who, hy
elevating the standard %: public morality
and purifying tn, puh'ic service merits
the lasting gratitude of his country and
his party.
Tenth Free ships and living chance
FOR American commerce on the sea and on
tho land: no discrimination in favor of
transpo. tation lines, corporations or mo
nOpOliCS.
Eleventh -Amcndment of the Burlin-
game treaty; no more Chinese immigra-
ton except for travel, education and for
eign commerce., and therein carefully
guarded
Twelfh-Public money and public cred
1t for public purposes solely, and public
lands for actual settlers.
Thiltccnth-The Dcmoc ratio party is the
friend of labor ard the laboring man, and
pledges itself to protect him alike against
the cOrmorantS and the commune
Fourteenth-We congratulate the conn
try upon the honesty and thrift OF the Dem
ocratic Congress which has reduced the
public expenditure $40, 600 900 a year; upon
the continuation OF prosperity at home
and the national honor abroad, and above
all, upon the promise of such a change i'm
the administration of this government as
shall insure its genuine lasting reform in
every departments of the public service.