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

laws by which labor organizations may be In
creased, and such legislation as will tend to
eniight.n the people as to the true rclat ons
of capita aud labor. We balieve that the
public lands ought, ss far as possible, be k.pt
as homesteAds for actusl settles; that al I'M
earned lands heretofore improvidently granted
to railrosd corporations ny the Republican
party, should be restored to the public de-
main; no m re should be made to corpora
lions. or be allowed to fall into the ownership
of alier absentees. We are opposed to any
proposition which, by aoy pretext, would con-
vert the General Government into Q machine
Z r the collection of taxes. to be distributed
among the States or citizen thereof. The de-
clarstIon of the Democratic platform In 1855,
that the liberal principles embodied by Jeh-r-
son in the Declaration of Independence. and
sactioned in the Constitution, which make
our land one of liberty, aud an asylum OF the
oppressed of every nation, have ever teen
cardinal princip es In the Democratic faith
We nevertheless do not sanction the impor-
talon of foreign labor, or the admission OF
ssrvile races. unite I by habits, training. re-
ligi3n OF kindred, for abso pit on In the great
body of our people, or the citizenship which
our laws confer. american civilization de-
msnds that against tue immigration OF Mon
goliaus to these shores our gates be- closed
The Democratic party insists that 1t is the
duty of the Government to protect with eQua
hde ity aud vigilance the rights of citizens,
native or nsturslized, ct home or abroad. To
the end that this pr ,tecti IN may be assured.
United States papers of natura ~izstion, issued
by courts OF competent jnri-diction, must be
re pected by the Executive and Legis, alive
Departments of our Government by all for
eign powers. 1t IS the imperative duty If the
Government to efficiently protect all the rights
# pers lbs and property of every American
cit zen in foreign iauds. and demand aud en-
for e ( III PREPARATION for any invasion thereof.
An American citizen is only responsible TO his
own Government FIR any act dono in his own
country or nnder her flag aud law, aud can
o1iy be tried therefor on her own soil and &C
c riding t. her laws, and no pos er exists in
this G vernment 10 expstriste an American
citizen TO b. tried in any foreign land for any
such act. Tlis country has never had q well
defined. educated foreign policy. save uuder
Democratic administration: that policy has
ever been in regari to foreign nations, so long
"a they do not act v to the inter-
ests of tie country, or hurtf lily to our citi-
zens, TO let them alone; that as result Of this
p ,iicy we recall the q qni itlon II Louisi ana,
Flo ida, C.l fornia, aud of the adjscent M-xi-
can territory by purchase alone, and contrast
these grand cquisittcDs OF Democratic tstes-
ma ship with The purchase of Alssks. the s lie
fruit of licsn adm nistrstion for nearly
9 q isrter of a c-utury. The Federal Govern
ment should care for atd improve the
Mississippi river and other great wafer
ways of The Republic, SO as to secure
to the inter-States easy and cheap trans
port-tion to Underwater. Unier a loog period
of Democratic policy our merchant marine
" RF . IA Va II pOls " u
stripping that of Great Britain Uuder 20
ye.rs of Repub lean rule the policy of CON-
merce has been eff to the British, sud almost
has the American flag been kept OF the high
seas. Instead of the aepublicsu-Britsh pol.
icy, we demand for the people of the United
states an american policy under Demncratic
rule, and q policy for our merchants, flying the
stars and stripes in every part, successful ly
searching out a market for the varied products
OF American industries. Uuder q quarter of .
cpntuTV of RpnuhlIcau FnlA n nnlicY dpsDifA
the manifest advantage over all Other nations,
In high-paid lab ,rs, favorable climates and
f-rtile soils: dasp te the freedom Of trsi Q
among the United Stat 3 despite = population
OF the foremost races OF men,. and an annual
i nmigrat on Of thrifty adventures of ali ns-
tons; despite the freedom here from Inherited
burdens OF life and industry in the old world
monarchies, the r costly war ~navies. their vast
aud consuming standing armies; despite 20
years of peace, that Republican rule and policy
have managed TO surrender to Great Britain,
along with our control of the
msrkets Of the W rid. Instead OF the Repub-
licsn party's British policy. we demand, on
beha I of the American Democracy, an Ameri-
can policy, instead of the Republican pariy's
discr dit, shame and false pretense of friend
ship to American labor. expressed by imposing
taxes. We de nsnd in behalf of the Democracy
the freedom Of Amer Can labor by reducing
taxes, to the end that the United States may
co.upete uohindered with the powers for per-
manency among the nations of all the W rid
i'll pace aud the fruits of liberty. 1t Is W tn
p ofouad regret that we have been apprised
by 8 venerab e statesman. through whose per-
son was s ruck & bl W at the vital pr nci ole OF
the neutrality-suspicious. In the will OF the
majnrity-that he cannot permit us to D ace In
his hands the leadership of the Democratic
host. for the reason that the achievement of
thu Government is an undertaking now too
heavy for his fatlipg strength, en- orcing this,
that his life has ben prolonged until the gen
eral Judgment of his f1llow-countrym men mites
in the wish that the wronk were right-d in
his person The Democrats OF the United
Ststes offer him upon his Withdrawal from
these cares, not only respectful sympathy and
esteem, but. also, that beat homage of free
dom the pledge Of devotion to the principles
and course We deem inseparsble in the history
Of the Republic from it's leaders and the name
Of Samuel J. I'll iden With this statement Of
the hopes, principles and purposes of the
Democratic party, The great issue + reform
and change in the administration Ia submitted
to the people Ia the calm copfdsl ca that the
p 'pnlsr voice will pronounce III favor of new
men and new aud more favorable conditions,
for the growth Of industry, extension of trade,
empl yment and due reward OF labor and CAPT.