Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM
The Democrats party OF the State Of
Nevada. in convention assembled, ssirms
il devotion TO TIE principles laid down in
The National Democratic platforms Of 1876
and 1850. a. We believe that the nsinien-
sucs q these principles Is necessary 20 the
safety, prosperity and perpesuiiy Of the
| Union under the Constitution. We ar
rsign the ~Rspublicsn party for having, IN
addition 10 its other grave crimes, dealt
| the most dangerous blow ever leveled IS
the liberties Of the American citizen and
the psrpesuity Of republican Institutions,
BY tie theft Of the ~Presideney IN 1916
We eonclr in the unqualified eondemna-
ton expressed BY the great mass meeting
recently held in Ns~ York City, which
declared That fraud vii forever
be = stain on our history 4 5 pso-
pie; il can never Be e1Aced; nor should II
ever be pSrdoned. Il Was 8 deadly thrust
aimed al the life Of the Republic. An 4
constitutional commission, created 10
override the ~ll Of the people, accom-
plishsi its purpose By = vote OF ) TO 4
According 10 the revelstions OF President
Garfield, the army Of the United States
was concentrated in and around the CAPT
iAl By order Of President Grant 20 prevent
the representatives Of tie people from Insa-
g1rsting the laEtully-elee;ed President in
the mode provided in the CoosntGtion-the
rSakesf usurpsfion ever prseficed By = mill
isry tyranf. The as1rpstion vAs consum-
mated and the sssSssins Of seH-goTernmept
we're sever2Ily rewarded out Of the public
treasury. and - yet the greatest fraud OF
the century has not been punished. To
redress this wrong becomes the para
mount duty Of the Democracy in the
coming Presidential campaign. To at
tain this end We ask the earnest eo-opers-
ton Of every Democrat and every Ameri-
can citizen"
In the full conviction that the
stamp OF fraud can be eEsced from
the pages Of American history, BY
no means so effective IS by the
reelection Of ths true and tried statesmen
and patriots against whom the successful
conspiracy Was planned and executed. The
Democracy Of Nevada demands the nomin-
stion Of Tilden and Hendricks. From the
tribunal Of 3 TO !, created for the occasion.
We confidently appeal 10 the supreme TIL
banAl Of the American people.
The delegates to be selected by this con-
yention, to represent Nevada in the Ss-
nonAl Convention, are hereby instructed
TO esst the full vote o. Nevada for Samuel
J.. Tldsn and Thomas A. Hendricks. for
the Presidency aud Vice Presidency Of the
United States, 50 long &C their names shall
remain as candidates before the conven-
ton. We demand the removal Of all re-
sfricnons upon the coinage of silver,
believing that its restoration 10 its ancient
rank a. . circulating medium, will benefit
not only the mining interests Of Nevsds,
bat the people Of the entire country. We
d~enounee the Republican party for the
decentralization Of silver in 1878, for op-
posing its partial restoration in 1878, and
for persistenily e~ndssyoring ever since 70
nulit!, a. far as possible, the opers-
ton Of said laws OF 1878, by restrict
ing the coinage to ope-hslf the max
imuu permitted BY law, and a. far ss
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 silver. while their nz-
tioaal platform is ominously silent upon
this question Of vital importance 70 tie
people OF Nevada. We call upon the H.
telligent miners OF Nevada, and upon ali
other citizens Of the State, regardless Of
partisan preferences, to express st the bal
lot box their condemnation Of this party, |
which has proved itself to be their most
dangerous enemy, and which nov
threatens 70 repeal the Act Of
1878. We claim for the Democratic
party OF the country the honor OF having
given TO the people of the Pacific Coast
their first and only relief from the blight
ing effects of unrestricted Chinese immi-
grstion-relief long but vsinly sought at
the hands of Republican Congresses. We
point 70 the fact that the passage Of this
Act OF partial relief was bitterly and yigor-
ousiy opposed BY q 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 officials, have been directed
either TO its absolute or practical nullihca-
ton. 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 tariff should be so adjusted
as to yield ample revenue for the require
ments OF honest and economical Govern
ment, that the burden Of duties should be
laid chiefly upon the Injuries of life, and
as lightly as 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
reforms necessary in our State and county
Governments, and TO prevent BY whole
some legislation the aggressive attitude of
corporation monopolies. We therefore
recommend that the members Of the Dem.
ocrstic party in Nevada vote Of the neg,
election for the call Of . Constitutional
Convention; that the Democratic party is
now, and always has been, the party of the
people, and therefore opposed 10 mopopo-
lies of all kinds; that we are opposed 10
the unjust determinations prscticed by the
railroads of this State, and favor any iegis-
lation, national or State, that will prevent
this, and will regulate fares and
freights, and reduce both 70 such
q maximum as will Weld
fair profit on invested capital, and At the
same time no longer be oppressive TO the
people; the truth that the creature must
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