Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-07-08
Platform.

The National Convention at Gin
cinnati adopted the following plat
torn
The Democrats 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 teaching and
example of long line OF Demo
cratic statesmen and patriots, and
embodied in the platform of the
last National Convention of the
party.
Second. Opposition to centrali-
zaticnism and to that dangerous
spirit OF encroachment which tends
to consolidate the powers OF all the
departments in one, and thus to
create, whatever be the form of
government, as real despotism; no
sumptuary laws; separation Of
Church and State for the good of
each common schools fostcrcd and
protected.
Third. Home rule honest mon
ey-the strict maintenance OF the
public faith-consisting Of gold and
silver and paper, convertible into
coin on demand the strict main
teuance Of the public faith, State
and national, and tariff for reve>
nue. only.
Fourth. The subordination OF
the military to- the civil power, and
general and thorough reform OF
the civil service.
Fifth. The right to free ballot is
the right preservative Of all rights,
and must and shall be maintained
fv every part of the United States.
Sixth. The existing administra-
tior is the representative Of CON-
spiracy only, am: its claim Of right
to surround the ballot-boxes with
troops and deputy marshals TO in
tfniGate and obstruct the electors,
and the unprecedented use of the
veto to maintain its corrupt and
despctic power, insults the people
and irnperlls their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud of 1876
III, by which, upon false count
of the electoral votes of two States.
the candidate defeated at the polls
was lecla,cd to be President, and
for the first tin1e in American his
tory the will of the people was sci
aside under a threat of military
violence, struck deadly blow at
our system of representative gov
ernment. The Democratic party
to preserve the country from tho
horrors of civil war, submitted
for the time, in FIRM and patriot.
faith that the people woHld pnnisl
i. this erirae IN 1880. This issue
proceeds and dYarfs every other
1t imposes more sacred dirty upol
the people of the Union than evel
, addressed the conscience OF Il natlOl
Of frecmen.
Eighth. We cxecrafe thc course
OF tlnis administration in makil s
places in the civil service u Icwar(
for poli, Eal crime and demand /:
reform by statute which shall lnah'
!, it forever impossible for the de
teatcd candidate to bribe his wa,
. to the seat OF a usnrper by bisict-
: ing villains upon the people.
!, Ninth. Tire resolution OF Samne
a J. TilJcn rot again to be a candi-
i date for the exalted place to whic'
! he WAS elected by aority OF HI
6 countrymen, and from which h
o was excluded by the leaders Of tn
: Republican party. is received b
q tire Democrats OF the United State
with sensibility, and they declar
: their confidence in his wisdom
z. patriotism and integrity, unshakc
lr by the assaults of comroH enem,
e and they further asssre him TIL;
1t he is followed into the retirenver
: he has chosen for himself by til
sympathy and respect of his tel
low-citizenss who regard him
one who, by elcvating the stand
\ ards OF pubic morality ard adorr
in ing and purifying the public servic
to merits the lasting gratitude OF h
be country and his party.
- - Tenth. Free Ships and a liyln
30 chance for American commerce
e, e, Il c seas and on the land. No dl'
no elimination i'm fovor OF transport;
e. ton lines, corporations or monop
20 lies.
he Eleventh.. Amendment of tt
" Burlingame treaty. No more Ch
nix nese immigration except for trav'
.er education and foreign colnner'
zee and therein carefully guarded.
of Twelfth. Public money and pit
mt: Tic credit for public purposes solel
nd and public land for actual settle
lys Thirteenth. The Democra
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