Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-11
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

UEMUCRATlC ETATE PLATINUM.
The Democratic party of the State of Nevada,
in convention assembled, afirms its devotion
to the pribcip e Is laid down In the National
Democratic plstf, rms of l 76 and 1880. as we
b lieve that the maintenance of these princi-
Plies Is necessary to the safety, prosperity and
perpetuity Of the Union under the Constitution.
We arraigu the Republican party for having, In
aIdiuou to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blow ever leveled at the liber-
ties of the Am ricau citizens aud the perpetu-
ity of republican Institutions, by the theft of
the Presidency in ls76. 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
a stain on our history as q people; 1t can never
be effaced; nor should 1t ever be psrdoned. 1t
was deadly thrust aimed at the life of the
hepub ic. An uaconstItutional commission,
created to override the will of the Pc pie, &C.
comp ished its purposes by q vote ot 8 u. Ac-
C riding to the revelations OF President Gar
held, the army of tie United States was con-
centrated IN and around tue capital by order
Of President Grant to prevent the repre-en-
tatives OF the people from inaugurating the
lswfully-elected Pre- sident in the mode
provided in the Oonstitutien-the raukest
usurpatlon ever pracrced by q military
tyrant. The usurpstion was consulnmat.
cd and the assassins of self-government
nttC ScfcknAAg TOW sEQcu Out VI Tue puDllC
treasury, and as yet the greatest frau 1 OF the
century has not beeu punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty OF the
Democracy In the coming Presidential CAM
pal IN. 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-
Con- history, by no means so effective as by the
re election Of the true and tried statesmen ana
patriots against whom the successful con-
spiracy was planned and execu led, the Democ-
racy OF Nevadt demands ihs nomination Of
F1lden and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
8 to 7, created for tue occasion, we confidently
appeal t. the supreme tribunal of the Amefi-
can people.
The delegates to be selected by this conven-
ton, to represent Nevada in the National Con-
y%ention, are hereby instructed TO cast the full
vote Of Nevada for Samuel j. Tilden and
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 COMA 9 of
silver, believing tuRt its restoration to its
ancient rank MS q circulating medium will
benefit not only the IN ming interests of Ne
vads, but the psople,of the entire country We
denOunce the Republican party for the demon
itrzat1on of silver in 1873. for opposing it's
partial restoration in 1915, snd for prrsistently
endeavuring ever since to NULL v, as far
as possible, the operation of said laws OF
1878. by restric ing the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, AID as tar az
possib Withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. Ia the great States
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 ominously
silent upon this question of vital impori ance
to the people of Nevada. We cali upon the iu.
tsllfgent miners of Nevada. and upon all uther
~citzens of the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to ex press at the ballot box their
condemnation of this party, which has proved
itself TO be their most dangerous enemy, aud
which now threatens to repeal the Act of 1878.
We claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor OF having given to the PEG
pie Of the Pacific Coast their first aud only
relief from the bl ghting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigration-relief long but vAinly
sought at tue hands of Republican Congresses
We point to the fact tina the passage Of
this ACT OF partial relief was bitterly ant
vigorously opposed by q large majority
of the Republicans in Congress AM
almost unanimously by the Eastern press ant
leaders of that psrty. We further charge tina
siuce the passugs of that Act the Efforts OF
Republican Judge and of other Federal off
Gals, have been direcied either to its absolute
OF practical nuliicstion. We are IL favor OF
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chimes
laoorers from every portion of our country
We hold that the trait If should be so adju, TED
as TO yield ample revenue for the r quir-ments
Of honest and economical government thai
the burden Of duties shou d be laid chiefly
upon the Injuries of life, and ss lightly y
p .ssiple upon articles of necessity, and To a
IN such adjustment the interests of Amer ca,
labor, and not of monopolies, should alone b
regarded.
Resolved. That our State Constits ton 1
dehcient In its provisions for our presen
wants, and inadequate to the insti tutia h
statutory enactments of the economical re
forms necess sry Ia our state aud county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legis
lation the aggressive attitude of corporatio,
monopolies. We the efore rec mmend tha
the members OF the d, mocra ic party in Ne
vada vote ut 1.-THE next election for a call Of
Constitutional Convention; that the Demo
cratic party Ia now, and al avs has been, tn,
party OF the people, and therefore opposed Il
m~ouopoii.s of all kinds: that we are opposef
to the unjust d, determinations practtced by tn,
railroads of this State. and favor any leg ala
ton, national or state, that will prevent this
and will regulate fares and freiPhts. and p,
duce both to such a maximum as will vie {,
f"lr PRINT on invested Capita, ard at tn
same time no longer be oppressiy We TO n
people; the truth that the creature nm.
be subject to the creator, makes this ,.iob
and imperative; that We favor the creati an :,
q State noArd o. Equalization, as the only feas
BILE way by which a uniform and eo,,it.hl
assessment may b. made on property a tns,a
In two or more counties In this Etate tn,
We are opposed ts any diversion or inter- ferenc
with the Pnblic School Fuud fo'e ssctsrian mn,
poses; tina W. view with ~alsrr, the scouislfio
Of large bodies of land In this countrv r
wealthy aliens, and we bell eve that leei .Istio
should be had restricting such scauisitions fc
the future; thst the pub ic lands should he n
served by the General Government for actin,
settlers. and that their should be no monopI
OF acreage by subsi lies to railroad corpor,
tions for the vioist ,os of which principles "
srraign the Repuf ,lican party, a party whic
pretentious,y sp' AXIS of the public lands as II
heritage OF the people after IL h assquandere
The fairest po' .tions of this domain in rockies
grants.
In all m alters not touched upon in this de,
l.ration Of principles. we shall feel safe 1
standinfs upon the platform TO be put forth b
the NJ .tlonal Democratic Convention, . bod
wnosf wisdom we recognize as superior to our
aud whose loyalty to the cause Of Democrat
we know TO be as spirited and as earnest az OF
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevad
10 The hearty support of the nomination Of thi
convention.
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