Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Deuorstic party Of the State Of yevsds
in cozyeztlon assembled, xfirus its devotion
20 the prircipie Il laid down IN the Sauonal
DenoersIc patterns Of 1-s6 and Ise0. - 10
believe that the EkinteE.1ce Of t1ese princi-
piss - necessary 70 the fsfety, prosperity and
perpetz.ry Of the UnI01 under the Constitution.
We k-rlgn the Republean party fer having, ia
&4diuo1 20 It's other grave crimes, dealt TIE
zao-t dangerous blew ever levele3 xf the hhsr-
ties o: The Amsr7eAr citizens and the Perpetu-
ity Of republican Institutions, By the theft Of
the Presideoey in 1876. We eoncur in tbs W.
qualified condemnation expressed By the great
nnss nesting recently held in New York City.
which declared "Inst fraud viii forever Be
. stain On CUR history - Q people; IL can neyer
be ezseed; nor should IT eve, Be pzrdooed- II
vas Xdesdly thr1st line II the life Of the
Eepu5ie- An Unconstitutional commission.
crested to override the Will Of the Pc PIE. &C
eonPdshedits purposesb! svote Of TO-. Ac-
c riding 70 the revelations Of President Gar
1e2s, the array of tie United States Vas eon-
eeafrxtkd IN and around the capital By order
Of Prazideot Grant 70 prevent the repre.eu-
txt4ves OF the people from insugursung the
lsEf1lly-eleefed President in the mode
provided in the Consatutisn-the rsufesr
asGrpstion ever pr1ccced BY . military
tyrz1L The lsurpktlol vN co1samnsf-
I'll ~ 49, c&ce4L u ~
were seyerAlly rev out Of the public
treasury. and IS yet the greatest fraud of the
century las not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount d1ty OF the
Democracy In the coming Presidential CAM
pain To attain this eld We ask the earnest
cooperation Of every Demoerst and every
American citizen"
In the full conviction that the stamp Of
fraud can Be e1seed from the pages Of Amer1-
Cas- history, BY 10 means 50 effective a. by the
- - ~ 80 anA
patriots against whom the successful con-
sPiracy Vas planned and executed, the Democ-
rAcy Of Sevsds demands the nomination Of
TIldsa and Hencrieks. From the tribunal OF
3 10 I, created far the occasion, We confidently
spp-&l 70 the supreme tribunal Of the Amefi-
can people.
The delegates 70 be selected BY this eonven-
zion, TO represent Nevada in the National Con-
v~sntiou, 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 tie United States. so long
a. their names shall rem&n a. candidates
before the convention. We demsnd the re-
movAl Of all restrictions upon the coins Of
silver, believing tost its restoration to its
ancient rank ss 8 circulating medium will
benefit not only the mining interests Of Ne
yads, but the peoplesof the entire country. We
den0unce the Republican party for tie demon
irZstion OF silver in 1873. for opposing its
partial restoration in lsT5, snd for persistently
c11raFDAA16 ever e4ICS u uu1Af1s as lar
Ss possible. the operation Of said laws of
1878, By restricting the coinage to one-half the
maximum permitted by Law, sbd as tar as
possible Withholding from circulation the
limited quantity coined. In the great States
Of New York, Pennsylvanis and Massachusetts,
the Stste platforms have already demanded
the immediate cessation Of the coinage of sill
Yer. while their national platform Ia ominously
silent upon this question Of vital importance
70 the people Ct Nevada. We cali upon the in
al -
~citizeus OF the Slate, regardless of partisan
preferences, to express at the ballot box their
condemnation Of this party, which has proved
itself 10 be their most dangerous enemy, and
which nov threatens 10 repeal the Act Of 1873.
We claim for the Democratic party Of the
country the honor Of having given to the peo-
pie o. the Pacific Coast their first and only
relief from the blfghting effects Of unrestricted
Chinese immigrst1on-relief long but vainly
sought al the hands Of Republican Congresses.
We point TO the fact that the passage of
this Ac. OF partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously opposed by 9 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
kepubien Judge, and of other Federal off
ctals. have been directed either to its absolute
or practical notification. We are IA favor Of
continuing in strict force snd execution the
present law Of Congress excluding Chinese
AnDOfcfs lIom every pOftioH OF our country.
We hold that the trsrih should be so adjusted
IS 10 yield ample revenue for the T. quirements
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 m~onopolies. should alone be
regarded.
Resolved. That orr State Constitution ia
dsncienf in its provisions for our present
wants, and inadequate to the institution by
statutory ensctments 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
monopolies. We the 'efore recommend that
the members Of the Democratic party in Ne
vads vote at the next election for q call Of .
constitutional Convention; that the Demo
erstic party Is now, and always has been, the
party Of tue people, and therefore opposed to
monopoiies Of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations prscticed by the
railroads OF this State, and favor any Iegisls-
ton, national or state, that will prevent this,
and VIII regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such q maximum as will vie d q
fair profit on invested capital, and st the
same time no longer be oppressive to tie
people; the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator. makes this right
and imperative; that we favor the creation VI
. State 30 Ld OF Equalization, as the only feast
bic way by which Q uniform and equitable
assessment may BIS 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 bsd 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 mopoulv
Of screage by subsidies to railroad corpora
tons. for the yiolstios Of which principles we
arraign the Republican party, . party which
precautionary speaks Of the public lands a. the
heritage Of the people. after 1T hassquandered
the fsirest portions Of this domain in 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, a BODY
whose wisdom We recognize - superior TO ours,
and whose loyalty to the cause OF Democracy
we know to be as spirited and a. earnest az our
own, and we pledge the Democracy Of Nevada
to the hearty support Of the nomination Of that
convention.