The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-06-15
THE DEmooRATIc PLATFORM.

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pies laid down in the National Demo
cratic platforms Of 1876 and 1850. as Ne
believe ihat the maintenance of these
P1in-iri=s is Necessary TO the safety,
prosperity and perpstuity Of the Union
under the Constitution. We arraign the
Republican party for having, in addition
to its other grave crimes, dealt the mos;
dangerous bicv ever Ieyeled At the EbeE-
tees o! the American citizen and the per
PetGity Of Rcpujlican Institutions, 10y
the theft o.: the Presidency in 1876. We
coucur in the unqualified condemnation
expressed by the great mass meeting
recently held in New York City, which
declared: That frIud will forever b. a
stain on or history Is a people; it can
never IL eiiaecd; nor should il ever be
pardoned. 1t WAS a deadly thrust
aimed ut the lie Of the KepuJlic. An
unconstitutional commission, created To
override the will Of the people, accom-
plished it. purpose by u vote Of s to :.
According 10 the revelations Of President
Garfield, the army Of the United States
Was concentrated in and around the cap
ital 10y order Of President Grant L pre-
vent the representatives, Of the people
from inaugur,iug the lawf~uIly-clccted
President IN the mode provided in the
COnstitution-thc nukcst uslrpltiOn
ever pract!cld by u military tyrant.
The usurpatiun was contaminated and
the assassiUs of the self-gOycTnmeut
were scycTully rewarded out Of the public
treasury, aud rs yet the greatest fraud Of
the country 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 cooper
alton OF every Democrat and every
American citizen"
In the full conviction that tn stamp
Of fraud can be cdlced from the pages
Of American history, 10y no means 50
effective as by the reelection Of the true
and tried statesmen and patriots against
whom the successful conspiracy WAS
planned AMI executed, the Democracy
OF Nevada demands the nomination Of
TIiden and Hendricks. FROM the tribu-
nal q! ; u :, created for the Cccasiuu.
we confidently appeal TO the supreme
tribunal Of the American people.
The delegates to be selected 10y this
convention. TO represent Nevada in the
National Convention, are hereby in
s,ruc;ed to cast the full vote of Nevada
for Samuel J. Tildcn and Thomas A.
Hendricks, for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency OF the United States, 50 long
as their names shall rc.Iain as cludi-
dates before the convention. We de-
maHd the removal Of all restrictions
upon :he c9.nHgc Of silver, believing
that its restoration to its ancient rank As
a circulating medium, will Lluca. not
only the mining interests OF Nevada, but
the people OF the entire country. We
dcnounce the Republican party for the
decentralization of siiver in 1915, for op-
posing its partial restoration III 1878,
and for pcrsistcnt'y cndcuyoring ever
since TO nuliiiy, a. far as pos 'ible, the
operation Of said laws 81 1879, 10y r,-
strict.ng the coinage to oue-huli hcmaN-
iInum permitted 10y law. and a lar ~
possible Withholding from circulation
the limited quantity coined. In the
great States Of New York. Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts the State platforms
have already demanded tLo Immediate
cessation OF the coinage Of silver, While
their national platform is omniou+ly
silent upon th!, question Of vital i4por.
tnmcc TO the people Of Nevada. We call
upon the intelligent miners Of Nevada.
and upon all other citizens o! the -. t.,
regardless Of partisan preferences, 70 e.
press ut the ballot box their couLcmuu.
ton Of this paIty, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy,
and which nov threat ns to repeal the
Act Of 1873. We claim for the Demo
cratic party Of the country the honor ol
having given to the people OF the Pacific
Coast their first and only relief from the
%blighting effects 81 unrestricted Chimes,
iinmigrntion-relicf long but vrinly
sought at tho hauds Of Republican Con
grcsscs. We point to the fact that thu
passage Of this Act OF partial relief wal
bitterly and vigorously opposed 10y 4
large majority Of tho Republicans IN
Congress. AMI almost unanimously l.,
the Eastern press and leaders Of tina
party. We further charge that sine,
;hc passage Of that Act the efforts Of Il.
pullman Judges, and Of other Frdcra
officials, have been directed either 10 il,
absolute or practical nullihcstion. ",
are in favor Of continuing in strict fore,
and execution the present law Of Con
gross and excluding Chinese 1aborcr
from every portion Of our country. ",
hold that the tariff should bc 80 nliustc,
rs TO yield ample revenue for the re
quircmcnig Of honest and c]conomicn
Government, that the burden of duiir.
should be laid chiefly upon the ~luSuric
OF life, and rs lightly ~ possible upoi
articles Of necessity, and that in sucl
adjustment the interests OF American
labor. aud not Of monopolics, Shout,
alone be regarded.
Resolved, That our State Constiluiio,
is deficient in it's provisions for our pres