Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-12

of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
the State platforms have already demanded
the immediate cessation OF the Coinage OF all
yer, while their national platform is otninously
silent upon this question OF vital importance
To the peopl. of Nevada. We cali upon the ill.,
telligent miners OF Nevada. and upon all "ther
citizeus of the State, regardless OF partisan
preferences, to ex pIees at the ballot box thelr
condemnation of this party, which has proved
itself TO be their moet dangerous enemy, aud
winch now thr, a ems to repeal the Act Of 1878.
We claim for the Democratic party of the
| country the honor OF having gwen 10 the PEG
ole of the Pacific Cast their first aud only
relief from the bl Citing fleets OF unrestricted
| sou.ht at the hands of Republican Congresses.
We point to the fact that the passage of
this Act Of partial reiief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by . large majority
Of the Republicans IN Congress an,
leaders Of that party. We further charge that
since the pssssg- of that Act the efforts of
| Republican Judge and OF other Federal ON
ctals. have been directed either to its absolute
or practical publication. We are g. favor OF
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chinese
laborers from every portion OF our country.
| We hold tbs at the tratiff should be so sdju ted
as TO Weld ample revenue for ther quirements
of honest aud economical government that
| the burien of duties shou d he laid chiefly
| upon the Injuries Of life, and as lightly ~
d ssiple upon articles OF necessity, and that
| in such adjustment the interests of American
labor. and not of monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
deficient in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institute n by
statutory ~ensctments of the economical re-
forms nAcess ay 10 our stste aud county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome iegis-
lstioa the sgsresslve attitude of corporation
monopolies. We the efore rec mmend tina.
the members of the d. mocra ic party in Ne
yada vote at the next election for a call of q
constitutional Convention; that the Demo-
cratic party IL now, and al - avs has been, the
party of the people. and therefore opposed to
In%ouopoli-s of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust d .scriminations prscticed by the
railroads of this State, and favor any leg tsla-
| ton, National or stale that will prevent this.
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such q maximum as Will we q q
fpir pr fit on invested c,pita', ard at tn-
same time no longer be oppressive to Il e
people: the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator. makes this right
and imperative; that We favor the creation of
a State 80 ard OF Equaliza ti n, as the only feast
BILE way by which q uniform and equitaDie
assessment may be made on property situated
in two or more counties In this State. Fbat
we are opposed to any diversi N or interference
with the Public School Fund for s~ectarian pur-
poses that W. view with alarm the acquisition
Of large bodies of land in this couhtry by
wealthy aliens. and we believe that legi 'lAtion
should be had restricting such acquisitions FOR
the future; that the public lands should be re-
served by the General G~,"ernment for actual
settlers. and that there should be no monopoly
of acreage by subsidies to railroad CORPORA
tinns. for the violstios of which principles we
arraign the Republican party, q party which
precautionary speaks Of the pnblic lsnds as the
"heritsge of the people after 1t hassqusndered
The fairest portions of this domain Ia reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec.
l.ration 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 our
OWL, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevsds
to the hearty support of the nomination Of that
convention.