Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-30
National Democratic Platform.

| 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 teachings and example of long line
| of Democratic statesmen and patriots and
embodied in the platform of the last Ma
tional Convention Ofthe party.
| SecOnd--OppOSitiOn to Capitalization
and that dangerous spirit Of encroahment
| which tends to consolidate the powers of
| all the departments in one, and thus to
create. whatever may be the forms of COY
eminent Il real dcspotism; no sumptrary
| laws, separation of Church and State for
the good of each, common schools to be
| fostercd and protected.
| Third-.lIotnc rule, honest money, con-
sisting of gold, silver and paper converti-
BILE into coin on demands; the strict main
tenance OF the public faith. State and Ma
tional, and tariff for revenue only.
| Fourth-The subordination of the MILL
tary to the civil power, and u general and
thorough reform of the civil service.
| Fitth-Right to Il free ballot as the right
| prcServative of all rights, and must and
Shall he 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 dc! uty nlarshals,
| to intimidate and obstruct the election,
| ana the unprecedented use OF the veto to
| maintain its corrupt and dcspotic power,
insults the people and imperils their in.
| situations.
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 thu first time in Anne, lean history
the will of the people was set aside under
| threat of military violence, struck q dead
| ~ blow at our system OF representative
| government. The Democratic party, to
preserve the country from the horrors of
| civil war, submitted for q time i'm the
firm and patiotic faith that the people
would punish the crime in $780,. This is
sue precedes and dwarfs all others. 1t
imposes Il more sacred duty upon the peo-
| pie OF the Union than was ever addressed
to the conscience of Il nation of frccmen.
| Eightll-We eNecrate the course of this
| administration in making places for po-
| litical criminals and demand Il reform by
statute which shall make it forever inn
possible for a defeated candidate to bride
| his way to the seat of a. usurper, by val.
| lianies upon the people.
J Nlntll-The resolution of Samuel j. Til.
| den not aEuin to be acandiilatc for elertion.
| totheeNal ted place to which he was elected
| by a majority of his colintrvmcn, and
from which he was excluded by the lead
| crs of the Republican 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, ana lnrv fur..iGr de-
| clare to him that he is tuilun al into the
| retirement he has choS, tor himself by
| the sympathy and respect of his fellow
citizens who regard him as one who bv
eleyating the standard of public morality
and purifying the public service, merits
the lasting gratitude Of Ills country and
| his party.
Tenth-Froe shi,,s and living chance
| for American commerce on the sea and on
| tho land: no discrimination in favor of
transpostatio lines, corporations or mo
! nopOlieS.
| 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-Ihe Democ ratio party is the
| friend of labor ard the iaborng man. and
| pledges itself to protect him alike against
the cormorantS and the commune,
Fourtecnth-We congratulate the coun-
! try upon the honesty and thrift OF the DEM
ocratic Congress which has reduced the
public expenditure $4,000, 0O0a year; upon
the continuation of prosperity ut home
| and tho national honor abroad, and above
all, upon tho promise of such change in
the administration of this gov eminent as
shall insure its genuine lasting reform in
every departments of the public service.