Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-15

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war, and made 9 fund TO defray the ex-
| penses for the care and comfort Of wounded
soldiers disabled in the line Of battle in
the wars Of the Republic; for the payment
Of such pensions as Congress may, from
time to time, grant such soldiers like
fund FOR the sailors having been already
provided, and any surplus should be paid
into the Treasury. We favor the Ameri-
can continental policy, based on more inti-
mate commercial and political relations
with the sister Republics Of North, Central
And South America, but entslling an
alliance with none. We believe in homes.
money, gold and silver, the eoinSge Of the
country, or 9 medium convertible into
such money, without loss. Asserting the
equality Of all men before the law. We
hold that il is the duty Of the Government
to meie out equal and exact Justice 70 all
citizens, Of whatever nativity, race, color
or persuasion. religious or political. We
believe in . free ballot and . fair count.
We will recall to the memory Of the people
the noble struggle Of she Democracy in the
Forty-it;h and Foriy-sixib Congresses, BY
which the reluctant Republican opposition
WAS compelled TO ascent ~ Legislation
making everywhere Illegal the presence Of
troops 8. the polls. As conclusive proof
thSi the Democratic administration Will
preserve liberty with order, The selection
OF Federal officers in the Territories should
be restricted 10 citiEsns previously resident
therein. We oppose sumptuary laws which
vex citizens and interfere with individual
liberty. We favor honest Civil Service
Reform and compensation OF United States
officers BY fixed salaries; separation Of
church and Stats, aud the diffusion OF free
education by common schools. 50 thai
every child in the land may be taught the
rights aud duties Of citizenship. While Ss
favor ali legislation which will tend 10 Al
equitable distribution Of property, The
prevention Of monopoly. and ihs strict
enforcement Of individual rights against
corporate abuses, se hold that the welfare
Of society depends OF 3 scrupuloas regard
for the rights Of property, a. de1aed D.
law. We believe that labor IS best re-
za-ded where i; IL fressis1a most e1ligni-
ened-it should Be fosisred and cherished
We favor the repeal Of all laws restraining
the free action Of labor, the enactment OF
laws By which labor organizations may be
increased, and such legislation s. viii
tend 20 enlightsn the people ss to the tine
relations Of capital and labor. We believe
shat the public lands ought, Is far IS pos
si5le, be kept As homestesds for actual
settlers; that all unesrned lands heretofore
~improyidensly granted % railroad corpo-
raHons By the Republican party. should Be
restored 10 the public domain; no more
should be made 10 corporations, or be
allowed 10 fall into the ownership Of alien
Ahsensees. We are opposed 10 any proPo-
osition which, BY any pretext, Eo1ld con-
veri the General Government into 9 ms-
chine for the collection Of taxes, 10 be dis
fribu;ed among the States or citizens
thereof. The declaration Of the Demo
cratic platform IN 1856, that the liberal
principles embodied BY Jefferson in the
Declaration Of Independence, and n
toned in the Constitution, which make
our land one OF liberty, and an asylum O!
the oppressed Of every nation, have ever
been cardinal principles IN the Democratic
faith. We nevertheless do not sanction
the importation Of foreign labor. or the
admission of seryile races, united by
habits, training, religion or kindred, for
absorption in the great body OF our people,
the citizenship which our laws confer.
American civilization demands thai
against the immigration OF Mongolians 70
these shores our gates be closed. The
Democratic party insists that il is the duty
of the Government to protect with equal
fidelity and vigilance, the rights Of eiti-
gems, native or n~8.uraliZed, st home or
abroad. To the end that this protection
MAJ Be assured, United States papers OF
naturalization, Issued by eourts OF comps-
Jurisdiction. must be respected BY the
Executive and legislative Departments Of
our Government by all foreign powers. 1t
is an imperative duty Of the Government,
10 efficiently protect all the rights Of per-
and property Of every American citi-
zen in foreign lands, and demand and en-
force full repsrstion for any invasion there
Of. An American citizen ID only respon-
sible TO his own Government for any act
done in his country or under her flag and
Law, and can only be tried therefor OF her
own soil and according TO her laws, and no
power exists in this Government 10 exp8-
trists an American citizen 70 be tried in
any foreign land for any such act. This
country has never had . well defined,
educated foreign policy, save under Demo-
cratic administration that policy has ever
been in regard 10 foreign nations, so long
As they do not act d~etrimentslly to the in.
terests OF the country, or h~urtfully TO our
citizens, TO let them alone; that 60 9 result
of this policy we recall the acquisition OF
LouisiAns, Florida, California, and
of the adjacent Mexican territory
by purchase alone, and contrast these
grand acquisitions Of Democratic states
manship with the purchase of Alaska, the
sole fruit Of Republican administration for
nearly 8 quarter of q century. The Federal
Government should care for and improve
the Mississippi river and other great water
ways Of the Republic. so as to secure TO the
inter-Sta,es easy and cheap transportation
to Underwater. Under & long period Of
Democratic policy our merchant marine
was fast ov~ertsking, and ON the point of
outstripping that of Great Britain. Under
20 years OF Republican rule the policy OF
commerce has been left to the British, and
almost has the American flag been kept of
the high seas. Instead Of the Republican
British policy, WI demand for the people OF
the United States an American policy
under Democratic rule. and q policy for
our merchants, flying the stars and stripes
in every part, successfully searching out q
market for the varied products of Ameri-
can industries. Under & quarter OF q GEN.
fury of Republican rule. q policy despite
the manifest advantages over all other
nations, in high-psid labor, favorable
climates and fertile soils; despite the free.
dom of trade among the United States;
despite q population Of the foremost races
OF men, and an annusl immigration OF
thrifty Adventures of all nations; despite