Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-24
EUREKA Dailp Sentinel.
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.


The Democratic party of the State of Nevada,
In convention assembled, affirms its devotion
10 the principle Is laid down in the National
Democratic platforms of 1916 and lsSO, as We
helieve that the maintenance OF these primer
pies Is necessary to the safety. prosperity anu
perpetuity of the Union under the constitution
we arrAign the Republican party for having, III
addition to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blew ever leveled at the hoer-
ties of the American citizens and the perpetu-
ity of republican Institutions, by the theItoi
the Presidency in 1876. We concur In the I'M
condemnation expressed by the great
mass meeting recently held in New YORK Clty,
which declared: THAT fraud Will forever De
a stain on our history as q people; 1t can never
be effaced: nor should 1T ever be pardoned' II
was sdesdly thrust aimed at the life OF the
Republic. An unconstitutional commission
created to override the Will of the people, ac-
complished its purposes by q vote OF 10 &C
cording to the revelations of President gar
field, the army of the United States was con-
centrated In and around the capital by order
of President Grant to prevent the represen-
tatiyes of the people from inaugurahng the
lswfully-elected President in the mode
provided in the constitutien-the rsnsest
usurpation ever practiced by a military
tyrant. The ~usurpation was consunmst.
ed and the asssssins of self-goyernment
were severslly rewarded out OF the puoile
treasury, and as yet the greatest fraud oil the
century has not been punished. TO redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty OF the
Democracy in the coming Presidential cam.
paign. To attain this end we ask the earnest
cooperation Of every Democrat and every
American citizen
In the full conviction that the stamp Of
fraud can be effaced from the pages of Ameri-
can history, by no means so effective as oy the
re election of the true and tried statesmen ana
patriots against whom the success1uI con-
spiracy was planned and executed, the Democ-
racy OF Nevada demands the nomination OF
Tildeu and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
8 to 7, created for the occasion, we confidently
appeal to the supreme tribunal OF the Amerl-
can people.
The delegates TO be selected by this conven-
ton, to represent Nevsds in the National Com
v~ention, are hereby instructed to cast the iuii
vote of Nevada for Samuel j. Tllden ana
Thomas A. Hendricks for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States, so long
as their names shall remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
moval of all restrictions upon the coinsse OF
silver, believing that its restoration TO us
ancient rank as q circulating medium Will
benefit not only the mining interests of Ne
vads, but the people'of the entire country we
denounce the Republican psrty for the demon
itization OF silver in 1873, for opposing ITS
partial restoration in 1878, snd Tor perslstehtIy
endeayoring ever since to nulify, as Tar
as possible, the operation OF said laws or
1878, by restricting the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, aud as !ar as
possible Withholding from circulation the
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of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,
the State platforms have already demanded
the immediate cessation of the coinage OF Sill
yer, while their national platform is omfnously
silent upon this question OF vital importance
to the people of Nevada. We call upon the ill.,
~telligent miners of Nevada, and upon all other
citizens of the State, regardless OF partisan
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 threatens to repeal the Act of 1878.
W. claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor of having given to the peo-
pie of the Pacific Coast their first and only
relief from the blighting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigrstion-relief long but yainly
sought at the hands of Republican Congresses.
We point to the fact that the passage of
this Act Of partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by a large msJority
almost unanimously by the Eastern press and
leaders of that party. We further charge that
since the passage Of that Act the efforts OF
Republican judges, and of other Federal OH
Gals, have been directed either to its absolute
or practical publication. We are in favor of
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chinese
lsborers from every portion of our country.
We hold that the trarif should be so adjusted
as to yield ample revenue for the requirements
of honest and economical government, that
the burden of duties should be laid chiefly
upon the Injuries of life, and as lightly a.
possible upon articles of necessity, and that
IN such adjustment the interests of American
labor. and not of monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
Resolved, That our State Constitution is
deficient in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate TO the institution by
statutory e~nactments of the economical re-
forms necessary in our State and county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legls-
lation the aggressive attitude OF corporation
monopolies. We the -efore recommend that
r. - 80 4ha na-$v IN No
vada vote at the next election for a call of q
constitutional Convention; that the Demo-
cratic party is now, and always has been, the
party of the people, and therefore opposed to
monopolies of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations practiced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any legisla-
tion, national or State, that will prevent this,
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such q maximum ss will yield a
fair profit on invested capital, and at the
same time no longer be oppressive to the
people; the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator, makes this right
and imperative; that we favor the creation of
q State Board of Equalization, as the only feast
BILE way by which q uniform and equitable
assessment may be made on property situated
in two or more counties in this State. That
we are opposed to any diversion or interference
with the Public School Fund for sectsrian pur-
poses that we view with alarm the acquisition
of large bodies of land in this country by
wealthy aliens, and we believe that legislation
should be had restricting such acquisitions for
the future; that the 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 corpora
tons. for the violation of which principles we
arraign the Republican party, a party which
pretentiously speaks of the public lands as the
"heritage of the people. after it h ssquandered
the fairest portions of this domain in reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
larstion of principles. we shall feel safe in
standing upon the platform to be put forth by
the National Democratic Convention, q body
whose wisdom we recognize as superior TO ours
and whose loyalty to the cause of Democracy
We know to be as spirited and as earnest as ouI
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevsds
to the hearty supper of the nomination of that
convention.