Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-03
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the State of
Nevada, in convention assem- bled, sfhrms
its devotion TO the principles laid down in
the National Democratic platforms OF 1876
and 1880, IS we believe that the msinten-
ance of these principles is necessary TO the
safety, prosperity and perpetuiiy OF the
Union under the Constitution. We ar
ra;gn .ha Republican party for having, in
addition to its other grave crimes, dealt
the most dangerous blow ever leveled 81
the liberties Of the American citizen and
the perpetuity OF republican institutions,
by the theft of the Presidency IN 1876.
We concur in the unqualified eondemna-
ton expressed by the great mss meeting
recently held in New York City, which
declared That fraud Will forever
be s stain on our history a 5 peo-
pie; il can never be efsced; nor should 1t
ever be psrdoned. II was 8 deadly thrust
aimed ST the life of the Republic. An IN
constitutional commission, created TO
override the will of the people, sccom-
plished its purpose by $ vote Of 5 TO q.
According to the revelations Of President
GARFIELD, the army Of the United States
was concentrated in and around the capt.
tai BY order OF President Grant to prevent
the representatives of the people from inau-
gursting the lswfully-elected President IN
the mode provided in the Constituiion-'he
rsnkest u~surpation ever practieed by a mill
tsry tyrant. The u~surpation was consum-
mated and the ssssssins of self-goyernment
were ~seyerally rewarded ont OF the public
treasury, and as We, the creates. fraud of
the century has not been punished. To
this wrong becomes the para
mount duty of the Democracy in the
Presidential campaign. To at
tain this end We ask the earnest. co-opera-
iion Of every Democrat and every Ameri-
can citizen"
In the full conviction that the
stamp of fraud can be efsced from
the pages of American history, by
no means so effective az by the
Of the true and tried statesmen
and patriots against whom the successful
conspiracy was planned and executed. The
Of Nevada demands the uomin-
alton Of Tilden and Hendricks. From the
We confidently appeal to the supreme tri-
La4 u III ALIEAiCs1 RCOElEs
The delegates TO be selected by this con-
E%ention, to represent Nevada in the Ma
tionsl Convention, 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 conven-
ton. We demand the removal Of sll re-
upon the coinage Of silver,
believing that its restoration TO its ancient
rank as s circulating medium, will benefit
not only the mining interests of Nevada,
bus the people of the entire country. We
ienounce the Republican party for the
iemonitizstion Of silver in 1873, for OPP
its partial restoration in 1878, and
Tor persistently endesyoring ever since to
nullify, as far as possible, the opera
lion of said laws of 1878, by restrict
the coinage TO ope-hslf the max
mum permitted by law, and as far as
Withholding from circulation the
quantity coined. In the great
States OF New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts, the State platforms have
demanded the immediate cessation
Of the coinage Of silver, while their ma
tional platform is o~minously silent upon
his question OF vital importance to the
OF Nevada. We call upon the in
miners Of Nevada, and upon all
other citizens Of the State, regardless of
preferences, to express at the bal
OF box their condemnation Of this party,
which has proved itself to be their most
dangerous enemy, and which now
to repeal the Act Of
1878. We claim for the Democratic
oarty OF the country the honor Of having
,iven to the people Of the Pacific Coast
heir first and only relief from the blight
ng effects Of unrestricted Chinese immi-
long but vsinly sought at
he hands of Republican Congresses. We
,oint to the fact that the passage Of this
Act OF partial relief was bitterly and vigor-
,usly opposed by q large majority Of the
in Congress, and almost
by the Eastern press and
eaders OF that party. We further charge
since the passage Of that Act the
,forts of Republican Judges, and of other
federal officials, have been directed
ither to its absolute or practical nulliica-
ion. We are in favor of continuing in
trict force and execution the present law
II Congress excluding Chinese laborers
rom every portion of our country. We
lold that the tariff should be so adjusted
IS to yield ample revenue for the require |
nents Of honest and economical Govern
nent, that the burden of duties should be
aid chiefly upon the Injuries Of life, and
IS lightly as possible upon articles of
necessity, and that in such adjustment the
Of American labor, and not of
nonopolies, should alone be regarded.
Resolved, That our State Constitution ia
in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institution |
BY statutory enactments Of the economical
necessary in our State and county
and to prevent by whole.
legislation the aggressive attitude of
~monopolies. We therefore
recommend that the members Of the DEM
party in Nevada vote at the next
for the call Of q Constitutional
that the Democratic party ia
now, and always has been, the party of the
people, and therefore opposed to monopo.
of all kinds; that we are opposed 10 |
the unjust determinations practiced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any iegis.
lation, national or State, that will prevent
this, and will regulate fares ana
freights, and reduce both to such
8 maximum al will yield a
profit on invested capital, and At the
time no longer be oppressive TO the
the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator. makes this right