Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-26
eureka Dailp 9entinfl.
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

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The Democratic party of the State of Nevada,
in convention assembled, ahirms Its devotion
to the principle is laid down IN the Nstiohal
Democratic platforms of 1916 and ls8O. as we
believe that the maintenance of these pr1nc1-
pies is necessary to the safety, prosperity ana
perpetufty of the Union under the Constitution.
We arrsign the Republican party for having. IN
addition to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blow ever leveled at the 1oer-
ties of the American citizens and the perpetu-
ity of republican Institutions, by the theft OF
the Presidency in 1876. We concur IN the IN
nualifed condemnation expressed by the great
mass meeting recently held in New York CITY,
which declared: 'That fraud will forever be
a stain on our history as a people; 1t can never
be effaced; nor should 1t ever be pardoned. III
was q deadly thrust aimed at the life OF the
Republic. An unconstitutional commission,
created to override the will of the people, ac-
complished it's purposes by q vote of 8 to-. Ac-
cording to the revelations of President Gar
field, the army of the United States was con-
centrated In and around the capital by order
of President Grant to prevent the represen-
tstiyes of the people from inaugurating the
lawfully-elected President in the mode
provided in the Constitutien-the ~rankest1
usurpation ever prscticed by q military
tyrant. The usurpation was consummat
ed and the asssssins of self-government
were severally rewarded out of the public
treasury, and as yet the greatest fraud of the
century has not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty OF the
Democracy in the coming Presidential CAM
paig an. 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 effaced from the pages of Ameri-
can history, by no means SO effective as by the
re election of the true and tried statesmen and
patriots against whom the successful con-
spiracy was planned and executed, the Democ-
racy OF Nevada demands the nomination of
Tildea and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
8 to 7, created for the occasion, we conhdently
appeal to the supreme tribunal OF the Amerl-
can people.
The delegates to be selected by this conven-
ton, to represent Nevada in the National CON-
vention. 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 convention. We demand the re
moval of all restrictions upon the coinage OF
silver, believing that its restoration to its
ancient rank as q circulating medium will
benefit not only the mining interests OF Ne
vada, but the people'of the entire country we
denouuce the Republican party for the demon
i~tization of silver in 1873, for opposing Its
partial restoration in 1878, snd for persistently
endeavoring ever since to nulliiy, as far
as possible, the operation OF said laws OF
1878, by restric ting the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by law, aud as far as
possible withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. In the great states
of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
the State platforms have already demanded
the immediate cessation of the coinage of sill
yer, while their national platform is omtnously
silent upon this question OF vital Importance
to the people of Nevada. We call upon the in
t~elligent miners of Nevada, and upon all other
citizens of the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to ex press at the ballot box their
condemnation of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now threatens to repeal the Act of 1878.
We claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor of having given to the peo-
Il . &hA a,G nNaa% khai~ Hraf md .n1v
relief from the blighting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigration-relief long but vsinly
sought at the hands of Republican Congresses.
We point to the fact that the passage of
this Act of partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by a large majority
of the Republicans in Congress and
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 Judges, and of other Federal Off
Gals, have been directed either to its absolute
or practical notification. We are In favor of
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chinese
laborers from every portion of our country.
We hold that the trarif should be so adjusted
as to yield ample revenue for the requirements
of honest and economical government, that
the burden of duties should be laid chiefly
upon the luxuries of life, and as lightly a.
possible upon articles OF necessity, and that
In such adjustment the interests of American
labor, and not of monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
Resolved, That our State Constitution ia
deficient in it's provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institution by
statutory enactments of the economical re
forms necessary in our State and county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legis-
lation the aggressive attitude of corporation
monopoltes. We Therefore recommend that
the member of the Democratic party in Ne
vada vote ut the next election for a call of a
Constitutional Convention; that the Demo-
cratic party is now, and always has been, the
marty of the manila and therefore, OpnOspd tn
monopolies of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations practiced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any legisla-
ton, national or State, that Will prevent this,
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such a maximum as will yie'd a
fair profit on invested capital, and at the
same time no longer be oppressive to the
people; the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator. makes this right
and imperative; that we favor the creation of
sState 30 ard OF Equalization, as the only feast
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 interference
with the Public School Fund for sectarian pur-
poses that We view with alarm the acquisition
of large bodies of land in this country by
wealthy aliens, and we believe that legislation
should be had 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 railroad corpora
tions, for the violation of which principles we
arraign the Republican party, a party which
precautionary speaks of the public lands as the
.'heritage of the people" after 1T hassquandered
the fairest portions of this domain in reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
lsration of principles, we shall feel safe in
standing upon the platform to be put forth by
the National Democratic Convention, a 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
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevada
to the hearty support of the nomination of that
convention.