Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-04
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

| DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the State Of Nevada.
in convention assembled, afirms its devotion
90 the priucip c Is laid down III the National
Democratic platf, rms of l 16 and 1850. as we
b lirve that the maintenance of taese princi-
pies is necessary to the safety, prosperity and
nerpetuity of the Union und-r til e Constitution.
We arr ign the Republican party for having, in
aIdiaon 10 its other grave crimes, dealt the
most d dangerous blow ever IeveleJ at the hoer-
ties of the Am, ricsn citizens aud the perpetu-
ity OF republican il stitutlons, by the theft of
| the Presidency in 1876 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 orr history as q people: IL can never
be effsced; nor should 1T ever be psrdoued. 1t
was sdeadly thrust aimed st the life OF the
hepub ic. An demonstrations commission,
created TO override the will of the Pc pie, ae-
eompgishedit its purposes by 6 vote OF 8 to- Ac-
c riding to the revelations of President Gar
field, the army of tie United States was con-
ceairsted In and around the capital by order
Of President Grant ~ prevent the represen-
tstaves OF the people from inaugursuug the
lawfully-elecied President in the mode
provided in the Constitatisn-the rsukest
usurpstion ever prsctced by 8 military
tyrAnt. The usurpation was consummat-
ed and the assassins of self-government
were seyerslly rewarded out of the public
treasury, aud as yet the greatest frau OF the
century has not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty of the
Democracy In the coming Presidential cam.
pain. 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 efsoed from the pages Of Amerf-
Can history, by no means so effective as by the
re election of the true and tried statesmen aud
patriots sgainst whom tae successful con-
spirscy was planned and excused, the Democ-
rscy OF Nessds demands the nomination of
Tildea and Hendricks. From tue tribunal OF
8 10 !, created II tue occasion. We confidently
appeal to the supreme tribunal Of the Ameri-
can people.
The delegates TO be selecied by This conven-
riou. TO represent Nevsds in the National Con-
~vention, are hereby instructed TO cast the fun
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 nsmrs sha all remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
movsl of sl restrictions upon the coins e of
silver, believing tat its rest ration to its
suci-nt rank as q circulating medium will
benefit not only the III ming interests of Ne
ysds, but the people'of tue entire country We
denounc the Republican party for tie demon
it1Zstion OF silver in 1873. for opposing its
partial restoration in Isis, snd for p-rslstently
eudeavoriDg ever since to nulli Y, IS far
IS possible, the operation of said laws of
1878, BY restric ing the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, std as ar as
possible Withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. In the grest States
Of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
the State platforms have already dem anded
the immediate cessation of the Coinage OF sill
Yer, while their national platform is ominously
silent upon this question of vital impor ance
to the people Of Nevada. We cali upon the in-
t-lligeat miners OF Nevada. and upon all ther
~eiiizeas of the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to ex OTess at the bsllot box their
of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now thre 8 ems to repeal the act of 1878.
We claim for the Democ -stic party of the
country tbs honor of having gwen to the PEG.
pie OF the Pacific Cast their first and only
relief from the bl ghting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigrstlon-relief long but vsinly
sought at tue hands Of Republican Congresses.
We point to th- fact that the passage of
this Ac. Of partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by q large majority
of the Republicans in Congress ami
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 Judge and Of other Federal Off
cisls, have been directed either TO its absolute
or practical nulihcation. We are f. favor Of
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chinese
lsoorers from every portion of our country.
We hold that the trarif should be SO tdju.ted
as to yield ample revenue for Their quir-ments
OF honest aud economical government. that
the burden Of duties shou d be laid chiefly
upon the Injuries of life, and as tightly a.
p ssiple upon articles OF necessity, and that
In such adjustment the interests of American
lsbor. and not of monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
deficient in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institute n by
statutory e~nactments of the economical re-
forms neeess Try in our stste and county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legis-
lstion the sg Sresstve attitude of corporation
monopolies. We the efore rec mmend that
the members of the D. mocra ic party in Ne
vada vote at the next election for q call OF q
Constitutional Convention; that the Demo-
cratic party is now. and always has been. the
party of the people, aud therefore opposed to
mouopolies of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations prscttced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any legtsls-
ton, national or state that will prevent this.
and will regulate fares and freigh s, and re-
duce both To such q maximum as will vie d q
fair profit on invested capita, 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
aud imperative: that we favor the creation uf
q State 10 ,rd OF Equalization as the only fessi-
BILE 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 opposed to any diversion or in Interference
with the Public School Fund for sectsrian pur-
poses that W. view with alarm the acquisition
Of large bodies Of land In this couttry by
wealthy aliens. and we believe that leRi >lation
should be bad restricting such acquisitions for
the future; that the public lands should be re-
served by the General Government for actual
settlers. and that there should be no monopoly
Of acreage by subsidies to rsiiroad corp IRA.
tons, for the violation of which principles W.
arraign the Republican party, a party which
pretentiously speaks of the pablo lands as the
heritage Of the people "sfterithassquandered
The fsirest portions of this domain 10 reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
l.rstion 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 aud as earnest az our
own. and VIC pledge the Democracy Of Nevsds
to The hearty supports of the nomination Of that
convention.
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