Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-13
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the United
States in Convention assembled, declare:
Flr,t-We pledge ourselves anew to
td.' r>nstituti0nai doctrines and traditions
g. .,c Democratic party as illustrated by
Ia teachings and example ola long line
OF ID 'mocrtiic stat 'smen and patriots, and
embodied in the platform of the last Ma.
! tional Convention ofthe party.
Second--OppOsitlon to Capitalization
and that dangerous spirit of encroa hnent
all the departments in one, and thus to
create. whatever may be the forms of Eov-
crnnicn,, 3 real deSpotiSm; no sumptuary
laws. separation of Church and State for
the good .! each, common schools to be
foStered and protected.
Thir,l-lIpn,e rule, honest money, con-
sistng of gold, silver and paper converti-
bic into coin on demand; the strict main
tenanre ni the public faith. State and Ma
tiona. and a tariff for revenue only.
Fourth The subordination of the mill.
tiry to the civil power. and general and
thorough reform of the civil service.
Fifth-Right to Il free ballot as the right
preventative all rights, and must and
shall be maintained in every part of these
United States.
SiNth-Thn existing administration is
representative of conspiracy only, and its
claims of the right to surround the ballot
boxes with troops and deputy marShals,
to intinidate and 0bstruct the election,
AMI the unprecedented use of the veto to
maiutain its corrupt and despotic power,
! insults the people and impeiils their In
Saventh--'rhe great fnul of 1875. by
which upon Il falls, count ~, the electoral
" oftwo States, the candidate defeated
at ,nt polls was dncl ,red to he President,
AMI for the first time in Anerican history
the Will OF the people was set aside under
threat OF military violence, struck Il dead
ly blow at our system of representative
government. The Democratic party, to
preserve the country from tic horrors of
civil war, Suhmit:t'l for tim =. in the
firm and patiotic faith that the people
would punish the crime in 1880. This is
sue precedcs and dwarfS all others. 1t
| imposes more sacred duty upon the peo-
| pie of the Union than was ever addressed
to the conscience OF a nation of iret,ncn.
| Eighth-Wc cXecrate the course of this
administration in making places for 10.
litical criminals, and demand Il reform by
statute which shall make it forever i'm.
| possible for a defeated candidate to bride
| his way to the seat Ola u5urpcr, by val
lianies upon the people.
Ninth The resolution of Samuel J. Til.
den not again to be IA candidate for election,
| to heeXalted place to which he was elected
| by a majority of his cOuntrVmcn. and
from which he was excluded by tie lead
ers of the Republican party. is ,ceived
by tho Democrats of the United States
| WIN thCy ttCldIt ttclI
confidence in his wisdom and patriotism
and integrity unsullied by the assaults OF
the common 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 who regard him as one who, by
| elevating the standard OF public morality
and purifying the public 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 lavor OF
transportation lines, corporations or mo
nopolics.
| Eleventh Amendment of the Burlin-
game treaty; no more Chinese immigra-
! ton except for travel, education and for
eign commerce, and therein carefully
guarded.
| Twelfth-Public money and public cred
1t for public purposes solely, and public
lands for actual settlers.
Thirteenth-The Democratic 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 coun-
| try upon the honesty and thrift OF the DEM
! Ocratic Congress which has reduced the
public expenditure $4,000, 600 a year; upon
the continuation of prosperity at home
and the national honor abroad, 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.