Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-24
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party Of the State Of Nevsds.
in convention assembled, afhrms its devotion
to the principle Is laid down in the National
Democratic platforms Of l76 and 1850, as We
believe that the maintenance Of these princi-
Piles Is necessary 70 the safety, prosperity and
perpetu1ty Of the Union under the Constitution.
We arraign the Republican party for having, in
s1diuo0 to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blow ever leyeled 81 the Hber-
ties of tbs American citizens and the perpetu-
ity Of republican Institutions, by the theft Of
the Presidency in 1s76. We concur in the un-
qualified condemnation expressed By the great
mass meeting recently held in New York City,
which declared. That fraud will forever be
. stain on CIR history Sc 9 people; 1t can never
be e9Scsd; ner should II ever be psrdoned. 1t
was sGe1dly fhr1sf aimed 1T the life Of the
Republic. An tutionsl commission,
created ID override the viii Of the pc pie. se-
oomPlshedfts purposes BY S vote Of 8 tot. Ac-
c1rdlEg 20 the revelations Of President Gar
Hel6. the army OF tie United States was con-
centrxfed IN and around tie capital by order
CT President Grant to prevent the represen-
tstlves Of the people from insuguratng the
isvfaily-elected President in the mode
provided In the oOnstitatisn-the rsnkest
usGrpsaon ever prsctced by . military
iyrknt The usurpation was eonsnmmat-
c1 tL1 Tie keeerelns OF sSlI-EoVtFnLEeut
were seTerAlly rewarded ont OF the public
treasury, snd IS Jet the greatest fraud of the
century hss not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the pAramountd duty Of the
Democracy IN the coming Presidential cam
pN1n- To attain this end We ask the earnest
cooperation Of every Democrat and every
American cirzen."
In the full conviction that the stamp of
fraud can be edsoed from the pages of Ameri-
eAE history, BY no means 90 effective as by the
re election Of the true and tried statesmen and
patriots against whom the successful con-
-pirscy WAS planned and execu led, the Democ-
rscy Of Nevsd. demands the nomination of
TIldea and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
; 10 :, created f0r the occasion, We confidently
zpPeAl 70 the supreme tribunal Of the AmeIi-
can people.
The delegstes to be selected by this conven-
ZION. 70 represent Nevada in the National JON
yeDton, are hereby instructed to cast the full
vote Of Seyada for Samuel ]. Tilden and
Thomas A. Hendricks for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency Of the United States. so long
A. their names shall remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
moyal Of all restrictions upon the eoins Q of
silver, believing that its restoration to its
ancient rank A. 3 circulating medium will
benefit not only the mining interests Of Ne
vsds, but the peoplesof the entire country We
denOunee the Republican party for the demon
iEzsIon of silver in 1873, for opposing its
partial restoration in ISIS, snd for persistently
endeavor1ng ever since to nullify, as far
ss possible, the operation Of said laws of
1878. By restricting the coinsge to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, and as FAR az
possible Withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. In the great States
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 ominously
silent upon this question of vital importance
n rDE nErmfA q Anv~Aa W. - II
telligent miners OF Nevada, and upon all other
cirzeos OF the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to express at the ballot box their
-ondeUsnstio Of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now threatens TO repeal the Act of 1873.
We clsim 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-reiief long but vAinly
sought At the hands Of Republican Congresses.
We point 10 the fact thai the passage of
this act Of partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by q large majority
OF the Republicans in Congress and
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 off
Gals, have been directed either to its absolute
or practical notification. We are In favor of
continuing in strict force snd execution the
present law OF Congress excluding Chin ese
laoorers from every portion of our country.
We hold that the trsrif should be so adjusted
ssto yield ample revenue for the r. quirements
OF honest and economical government. that
the burden Of duties should be laid chiefly
upon the Injuries Of life, and as lightly Ms
possible upon articles OF necessity, and that
IN sueh adjustment the interests of American
regarded.
Resolved. That our State Constitution is
dsneient in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institution by
statutory ensctments Of the economical re-
forms necess 2ry in our state and county gov
ernnents, and 70 prevent by wholesome legis-
lation the aggressive attitude of corporation
m~onopoiies. We therefore recommend that
the members Of the Democratic party in Ne
ysds vote a. the next election for q call of a
constitutional Convection; that the Demo
cratic party Ia now, and always has been. the
party Of the people, and therefore opposed 10
monopoiies OF all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations practiced BY the
railroads of this State, and favor any legisla.
uon, National or state, that will prevent this
snd VIII regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such g maximum as will yield a
fair profit on invested capital, ard at the
same time no longer be oppressive TO III G
people: the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator, makes this right
and imperative; that we favor the creation Vt
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ole 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 oppo sed ta any diversion or Interference
with the Public School Fund for sectsrian pur.
poses that We view with alarm the acouisition
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 aetna
settlers, and that there should be no monopIy
of acreage by subsidies to railroad CORPORA.
tons. for the violation Of which principles we
srraign the Republican party, q party which
precautionary speaks Of the public lands as thu
heritage of the people, after II hassquandered
the fsirest portions Of this domain In reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec.
lsrAtion of principles. we shall feel safe in
standing upon the platform to be put forth by
the National Democratic Convention, a body
whose wisdom we recognize as superior 10 ours.
and whose loyalty to the cause Of Democracy
we know to be as spirited and as earnest as our
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Neyads
to the hearty support Of the nomination of tina,
convention,