Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-12
Gurrkd Dailp 5entinel.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM.


The Democratic party Of the Union. through
TIA representatives in NatIonal Convention as
sembled, recognizes that as the bation sroWs
older new issues are born OF time ana progress,
and old issues perish. But the f~undamentA
principles Of the Democracy, approved by ms
united voice of the people. rsilains, and Mill
evar remain, as the best and only security Ior
the continuance Of q free governments anu .ne
preservation If personal Fights. Tae equAhy
Of all citiz ms before the law, the reserVso
rights of the states and supremacy Of the FED
eral Government with n the hunts OF the CJh'
srftu,ion, will form the true basis OF our iioef-
ties, and never be surrendered wi,n9ut
DESTROYING tue rights and powers which enaple
a continent to be developed. Peace and Social
orIer TO be maintained by local self-g 'vern,
ment. 1t is iOdi-peDs ,ble for the prs tici
application OF fundamental principles tns.tne
Government should not always be controlieo
by one political party. A frequent change OF
adm nistratiun Is rs necessary IS the constsnt
recurrence to popular will; otherwise abuses
grow and the Governments instrumentality
for imposing bur iens on the many VINO are
governed, for the benefit ~ the men VINO
govern, The public servants become Arbitrary
rulers. This is now the condition OF the
country. Hence. . change is demanded. 1hs
Republican party. so far as principle 10 con-
cerned, Is . rominiscence; In practice' .,
organization for en- iching those VINO controi
fts machinery. Frauds aud robbery nave oeeh
brought to light IN every department OF the
Government, y d sre sufficient TO have called
for reform within tue Republican party lei
those in authority are made reckless oy that
loug possession OF power, and have su cumoeo
to corrupting influences, and placed the nom
inatton Of y tioEet against the Independent
portion OF the patty in open revolt. A change
is demand d. Such q change was alike Deeee-
ssry 10 1876, but tue will OF the people was
defeated by o fraud which eau never DC ior-
gotten nor condoned. Again in ISL a change
was dems ded by the people. but Was deissleo
by the lavish use of money contributed oy un-
scrupuious contractors and shsmeless Jopoers'
who bsrgained for unlawful pr'nts or nlen
once. rhe Republican party, during It's legal,
its stolen and bought powrr. has steadily de-
cayed in moral CHARACTER aud political cspscity.
Its platform promises are now Q llst Oh past
failures. II d.msuds Q restoration OF our
ma y. 1t has squsudered huadreds OF millions
to create q navy that dues not exist. IL CELLS
upon congress to reneve I e burdens una T
which American shtpptng has been oepress u
lit Imposed aud Us, oontin ed those ooro Ms
1t Processes Q preference for free institu ions.
1t orgauizsd and tried to legaliZe q control OF
the st tie elections by Federal tro ps' II pro-
fesses y d sire to elev tie labor. IL subjected
Am .ricau w0rsingm n to competition with
convicts. IL importvd contract lsoor II pro.
fesses gratitude to all who were disaoled
during the war, leaving widows or orphans.
The Democratic House of representatives
male the first effort to equs.ize both
bounties and pensions 1t professed to correct
the irregularities of the tariff 1t created and
has continued them. Its own tsrif commits
sion confessed the need Of more than 20 per
cent reduction. Its Congress gave u reduction
of less than 4 per cent. Ii processes protec-
tion OF American msnufac urers. IL mas SUP
lee ted them to an increasing flood Of manu-
featured goods, aud hopeless competition with
the manufacturing centers, the nature OF
which taxes raw materials. II Processes TO
protect America an industries. 1t nas impover
ished many to suosidize sfew. 1t PROGRESSES
protection OF American labor. II mas depleted
the returns OF American agriculture, an In
dustry followed by half our people. 1t pro-
fesses equality of all c,tizens before the
law. Tue attempt to fix the status OF
colored citizens in Congress was over
turned by the decisions of the courts. 1t
accepts = new duty of leading the work Of
progress aud reform. Its caug terminals are
permitted to escape tn ougn contrived delays,
or actual conniyauce in prosecution. Honey
combed with corruption, the out breaking Of
exposures no longer shocks its moral sense.
Its honest members and Independent journals
no longer maintain q successful contest Tor
author.t ~ in its councils or q veto on bad nom
tnaioas. That u change ~ neee ,sary Il proved
by tue existing surplus of more than ) 0O.0oo,-
900, which have yearly been collected from q
suffering psople. An unnecessary tax ation Is
unjust taxAti N. We denouuce the Republican
parry for having failed to relieve the people
from crushing war taxes, which paraiyzod
business, crippled industry, and dspri ed
~ VA ARfI -ASas 1a0 eSN
Democracy pledges itself 10 purify the adj
ministrstiou from corruption. r store econ
omy, revive respect for the law, and reduce tax
alton to the lowest limit cousist-nt with q due
regard to the preservation of tue fsith of the
nation 10 its creditors and pensioners; know
log we'll, however. that Legislation affecting
the conditions Of the people should be- cautious
aud conservativ We in METHOD, not In advance OF
public opint n. but responsive to its demands.
The Democratic party is pledged to reduce the
tariff in q spirit of fsiraess to all interests;
but IN making 4 reduction IN taxes it is not
proposed to injure any domestic industries.
b t rather promote their healthy growth,
From the foundation OF this Government the
taxes collected It the have been
the chief source of Federal revenue. such
they must continue to be. Many industrier
have come TO rely on leg Station for their sue
cess nj maint nance, SO that q change OF law
must b. made at every step. regardless Of labor
aud capital involved The process OF refosm
must be subject to this plain dictate of justice.
All taxation should be limi ed to the require
ments OF &C 'nomical government. The neces-
sary reduction in taxstion can and must be
effected W thout depri wing American labor OF
the ability to compete successfully with for
eigu labor, and without imposing lower rates of
duty tn III will be amp 10 to cover any increased
cost Of production which m.y exist in con.
sequence OF higher rates of wages prevailing
in this country Sufficient revenue to pay al.
the expenses Of the Feiersl Government econ
omicsliy sdmi aist-red including pensions. and
the interest and principal Of the pubic debt
eau be got under our present system of tax stlon
from the Gust ,m-honss By .xes on fewer i'm
ported articles, bearing heaviest on articles OF
luxury. AMI bearing igatest on articles Ct ne
cesstty; therefore we denounce the abuses of
the existing tariff. We demand that Federal
taxation shall be imposed for public purposes
ami shall not exceed the needs of the Govern
ment economically administered. The sy-tem
OF direct sxation, Known as internal revenue,
Is q war tsx, a. long as the law continues the
money derived from 1t should be sscredly de-
voted to tre relief OF the people remaining a
burden by the war, and made u fund 10 defray
the expenses for the care aud comfort of
wounded soldiers disabled in the line of battle
10 the wars of the Republic; for the payment
OF such pensions as Congress may, from time
to time. grant sach soldiers Lire fund ior
the sailors having been already provided, and
any surplus should be paid into the Treasury.
We favor the American continental policy,
based on more Intimate commercial aud politi-
cal relations with the sister Republics of North,
Central aud South America. but entaiiing al
alliance with none. We bell We in honest
money. gold aud silver, the coinage of the
country, n . medium convertible into such
money. without loss Asserting the equality
of all men before the Law. We hold that 1t IL
the duty OF Government to mete out go aal and
exact justice to all citizens, of Whatever nativ-
tty, race. color or percussion. r-iigi rus or po-
ntical. We believe in n free ballot and q fair
count We will rec II to the memory Of the
people the noble struggle the Democracy in
the Forty-ffth AMI Fnrty-sixth Congresses, by
which the reluctant Republican opposition
was compelled to assent to legislation msSing