Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-09
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the State Of Nevada
in convention assembled, aft rms its devotion
to the princip q Is laid dow in the Nstioual
Democratic plstf, rms of / rs and 1880 81 we
b lieve that the maintenance of I ese princi-
pies Is necessary to the safety, prosperity and
perpetuity of the union und-r tb Constitution.
We arr .igu the Republican party for having. III
u idiuol to it's other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blow ever leveled 1t the liber-
ties of tho Am. rican citizens and the perpetu-
ity OF republican IL stitutions, by the theft of
the Presidency in 1876 We concur in the IN
qualified cond. mDstion expressed by the great
mass meeting recently held In New York City,
which declared: "Thst fraud will forever be
= stain on our history as q people; it can never
be effsced; nor should 1t ever be psrdoned. 1t
was zdesdly thrust aimed at the life of the
hepub ic. An demonstrations commission,
created to override the will of the Pc pie, &C.
comp .ished Its purposes by q vote Of 8 tot. Ac-
C riding to the revelations Of President Gar
deld, the army of the United States was con-
centrat-d In and around the capital by order
of President Grant to prevent The repre-en-
tstives of the people from inaugurating the
lswfully-elected Pr sident in the mode
provided in the Oonstitutisn-the ranhest
usurpation ever practiced by q military
tyrsnt. The usurpstion was consummat-
cd and the assassins of self-government
WFEo boNcEhiiy row pfucu OUT OF Iu6 pubic
treasury, aud as yet the CREATES. frau OF the
century has not beeu punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty OF the
Democracy IN the coming Presidential Gam.
pal IN. To attain this end we ask the earnest
cooperation Of every Democrat and every
American citizen"
In the full convict on that the stamp of
fraud can be effsced from the pages of Ameri-
caa history, by no means so effective as by the
re election of the true and tried statesmen aud
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sptracy was planned and execu led, the Democ-
racy Of Nevadt demands the nomination of
filden and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
8 to z, created I r tue occasion, we confidently
appeal to the supreme tribunal Of the AmeI-
can people.
The delegates to be selected by this conven-
ton. to represent Nevada In the National Con-
%vention, are hereby instructed to cast the full
vote of Nevada for Samuel J. Tilden and
Thomas A. Hendricks for the Presidency aud
Vice Presidency of the United States, so long
IS their names shall remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
movsl OF all restrictions upon the coins g of
silver, believing lat its rest ration to Its
ancient rank as q circulating medium will
benefit not only the LII ming interests Of Ne
veds, but the peupie'of the entire country We
denaunce the Republican party for the demon
itization OF silver in 1873. for opposing its
partial restoration in 1878, snd for p-rsis .ently
endeavurin8 ever since to NULL y, as far
rs pps5lDit, tue operation OF BalQ laws OF
1878. by restric ing the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, ad IS ar as
possib. Withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. In the great S tat-s
Of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
the State platforms have already dem anded
the immediate cessation Of the Coinage of all
YER, while their national platform is o~minously
silent upon this question Of vital impor ance
to the people OF Nevada. We cali upon the in
teliigent miners of Nevada, and upon all other
Led zA - A.
preferences, to express at the ballot box their
condemnation of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now thr, 8 ems to repeal the Act of 1878.
We claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor Of having gwen TO the PEG.
pie OF the Pacific @ asst their first and only
relief from the bl ghting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigratlon-relief long but vainly
soush hit ut the hands of Republican Congresses.
We poiut to the fact that the passage of
this Act of partial reref was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by q large majority
Of the Republicans In Congress and
almost unanimously by tn Eastern press and
leaders of that party. We further charge thar
since the pssssg- Of that Act the Efforts Of
Republican Judge and of other Federal off
cials. have been direc ed either to its absolute
or Practical ratification. We are L. favor of
continuing In strict force and execution the
present law Of Congress excluding Chinese
laborers from every portion Of our country.
We hold that the ira, if should be so sdju ted
as TO yield simple revenue for the qutrtments
OF honest and economical government that
the burhen of duties shou d he laid chiefly
upon the Injuries of life, and rs lightly ~
p ssiple upon articles of necessity, and that
IN such adjustment the interests of American
| DOT and not OF monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
Resolved. That our State Constitution lie
deficient in its provisions for our present
wsnts, and inadequate to the institute n ny
statutory enactuents Of the economical re-
forms necess 4ry in our State aud county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legis-
lstion the aggressive attitude of corporation
nonopolies. We the efore rec mmend thai
the members of the D.mocra ic party in Ne.
vsds vote at the next election for a call OF a
constitutional Convention; that the Demo-
cratic party IL now, and al avs has been, the
party OF the people, and therefore opposed to
monopoli-s Of all kinds; that we are opposed
TO the unjust d scriminations practiced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any leg isla-
ton, national or state, that will prevent this
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both TO such 8 maximum as will vie d a
fHir profit on Invested c,pitat,. and at tn
same time no longer be oppressive to the
people; the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator, makes this right
AID imperative; that We favor the creation vf
Estate 80 nd o. Equalizati n, as the only feast.
BILE way by which q uniform aud equitabls
assessment may b. made on property situated
J. tWO w M'Eo uut i lis otst6. Inat
we are opposed to any diversi N or in Interference
with the Public School Fund for ssctarian pur.
poses that W. view with alarm the acquisition
# large bodies Of land in this cou try by
wealthy aliens. and we believe that leRi lstiou
should be bad restricting such acquisitions fol-
the future; that thu public lands should be re.
served by the General Government for actual
settlers, and that there should be no monopoly
of acreage by subsidies to railroad corp ,ra
lions. for the violation Of which principles we
arraign the Republican party. = party which
precautionary speaks of the public lands as the
heritage Of the people after 1t haasqusndered
the fairest portions of this domain ia reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
ration of principles. we shall feel safe IL
standing upon the platform to be put forth BY
the National Democratic Convention, q body
whose wisdom we recognize "a superior to ours
and whose loyalty to the cause of Democracy
we know to be AZ spirited and az earnest as oul
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevada
to the hearty support of the nomination Of tina
convention.
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