The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-12
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATrORM.

The Democrats of the United States in Con
vention assembled declare:
First--We pledge ourselves anew in the Con
stitutional doctrines and traditions of the Dem
ocratic party, illustrated by the teachings
and example of long line of Democratic states.
men and patriots, and embodied in the plat.
form OF the last National Convention Of the
party.
second-Opposition to the Capitalization and
that dangerous spirit of cncroachment which
tends to consolidate the powers of the Depar;.
ments in one, and thus create--whatever the
forms OF governments real despotsm: no
sumptuary laws, separation of church and State.
for the good of each; common schools fostered
and protected.
Third-Home rule; the strict maintenance Of
the public faith, State and National honest mon.
ey, consisting of gold and silver and paper con.
vertible into coin on demand tariff for reye.
hue only.
Fourth-The subordinaton of the miIitar, "a
thecivil power, and general and thorough re-
form of the civil service
Fifth-The right of a free ballot as the right
preservative of all rights, must and shall be
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
Deputy Marshals to ntimidate and obstruct
elections, and the unprecedented use Of the veto
to maintain its corrupt and despotic power In
SultS bne people anu tnelf 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 wss
declared to be President, and for the first tine
in American history the will of the people was
SCI aside under a threat Of military violence,
struck deadly blow at our system of represen,
tative government The Democratic party, to
preserve the country from the horrors Of civil
war. submitted for the time in the Arm and
patriotic faith that the people would punish
this crime in 1880 This issue precedes aru
dwarfs every other. 1t imposes q more sacred
duty upon the people of the Union than ever
before addressed the conscience of free men.
Eighth-We execrate the course of this Ad
ministration in making place for political crime
and demand reform by statute which shall
make it forever impossible for defeated cai-
didate TO make his way to the feet of usurper
by biileting villains upon the people.
Ninth-Ihe resolution of Samuel j. Tilden
not again to be candidate for election to tho
exalted place to which he was elected by ma
jority of his countrymen, and from which he
was excluded by the leaders of the Republican
, party. is received by the Democrats of the
United States with sensiblity, and they declare
their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism and
integrity, which have resisted the assaults OF
the common enemy: and they further assure
him that he is followed into the retirement be
has chosen for himself by the sympathy and
respect OF his feilow-citizens, who regard him al
one who by eleyating the standards of moral
ty and adorning and purifying the public ser;
vice, merits the lasting gratitude of his country
and his party
Tenth-Free ships and a living chance for
American commerce on the seas and on the
land: no discrimination in favor of Transporter.
ton lines, corporations or monopolies.
EIeventh--The amendment of the B.rlln-
game treaty; no more Chinese immigration
except for travel education and foreign com
merce, and therein carefully guarded.
Twelfth--Public money and public credit for
public purposes solely, and the public lands for
actual settlers.
Thirteenth--The Democratic party is the
friend of labor and the laboring man, and
pledges itself to protect him alike against the
cormoiant and the commune.
Fourteenth--We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift of the Democratic
Congress, which has reduced the public expel
dture 4o,o0o, 600 year, and upon the continu
alton of prosperity at home and the national
honor abroad, and above all upon the premise
of such change in the administration of the
Government shall insure genuine and lasting
reform in every department of the public SER
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