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

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soldiers disabled 10 the line Of battle in
the ware Of the Republic; for the payment
Of such pensions As Congress may, from
time to tne. grant such Soldiers like
fund for the sailors having beea already
provided. and any surplus should Be paid
into the Treasury. We favor the Ameri-
can continental policy, bAse1 on more inii-
maize commercial and political relations
with the sister Republics Of North. Central
and South America, but eniAiiing an
alliance with none. We believe IN honest
money, gold and silver, the cottage OF the
country. or . medium convertible into
such money, without loss. Asserting the
equality of all men before the Law We
hold that is i the duty Of the Government
20 meie out equal and exact justice 70 all
citizens, Of whatever nativity, race, color
or persuasion, religious or political. We
be.iere in . free ballot and . fair count.
We will recall 10 the memory Ct the people
the noble struggle Of the Democracy In The
For.y-if,h and ~Po.sy<ixth Congresses, By
which the reluet2n. Republican opposition
Was compelled to sssent ~ legislation
making everywhere Illegal the presence OF
troops at the polls. AZ conclusive proof
that the Democrats ADMINISTRATION viii
preserve liberty with order, the selection
Of Federal officers in the Territories should
Be restricted 20 eisizsns previously resident
therein. We oppose sumptuary lass which
vex citizens and interfere with individual
liberty. We favor honest Civil Service
Reform and compensation Ct United States
! officers BY fixed salaries; separation Of
church and State, and the diffusion of free
education BY common schools, 50 that
every child in the land may be taught the
rights aud duties Of e~isiZenship. While ne
favor ali legislation which will tend 20 Al
equitable distribution OF property, the
prevention OF monopoly, and the strict
enforcement Of individual rights against
corporate abuses, We hold that the welfare
Of society depends on q scrupulous regard
for the rights Of property, as deansd bY
Law. We believe that labor Is best re-
warded where il il freestAnd most enlight-
ened-it should be fostered and Cherished.
We favor the repeal Of ali laws restraining
the free action OF labor. the enactment Of
laws By which labor organizations MAJ be
increased, and such legislation a. viii
tend TO enlighten the people - 70 the true
relations Of capital and labor. We believe
| that the public lands ought, IS far - pos
sible, be kept a. housstezds for actual
settlers; that all 1ne4rned lands heretofore
improsiiently granted 20 railroad eorPo-
rasions BY the Republican party, should be
restored TO the public domain; no more
should be made to corporations, or Be
allowed to fall into the ownership OF alien
sbssntees. We are opposed 10 any prOpo-
osition which. BY any pretext, would con
vert the General Government q 8 Es-
chine for the collection Of taxes, 10 be dis
tribused among the States or Citizens
thereof. The declaration Of he Demo
-. - ra<E 3has Sha 1ftErz1
principles embodied by Jefferson in the
Declaration Of Independence, and sane
toned in the Constitution, which make
our land one Of liberty, and an asylum OF
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 seryils races, unified BY
habits. training. religion oil kindred, for
absorption in the great body OF our people,
or the citizenship which our laws confer
American civilization demands that
against the immigration Of Aongolians TO
these shores our gates be closed. The
Democratic party insists that il Is the duty
Of the Government 10 protect with equal
fidelity and vigilance. the rights of citi-
zsns, native or nsturalized, at home or
abroad. To the end that this protection
may be assured, United States papers OF
naturalization, Issued by courts Of compe-
tent Jurisdiction, must be respected by the
Executive and Legislative Departments Of
our Government by sll foreign powers. It
ia an imperative duty Of the Government.
TO efficiently protect all the rights Of per-
son and property Of every American citi-
zen in foreign lands, and demand and en-
force full reparation for any invasion there
Of. An American citizen is only respon-
sible 70 his own Government for q act
done in his country or under her flag and
Law, and can only be tried therefor on her
own soil and according 10 her laws, and no
power exists in this Government TO exps-
triate an American citizen to be tried in
any foreign land for any such act. This
country has never had q well defined,
educated foreign policy, save under Demo-
cratic administration F; that policy has ever
been in regard to foreign nations, so long
as they do not act detrimentslly 20 the in
terests- Of the country, or hurtfaiiy to our
OF this policy we recall the acquisition of
Louisiana. 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 q quarter Of a century. The Federal
Government should care for and improve
the Mississippi river and other great water
ways OF the Republic. 80 as to secure TO the
inter-States easy and cheap transportation
to Underwater. Under q long period of
Democratic policy our merchant marine
was fast overtsking, 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 off
the high seas. Instead Of the Republican
British policy, we 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 .
market for the varied products of Ameri-
can industries. Under a quarter Of a GEN.
tury Of Republican rule, a policy despite
the manifest advantages over all other
nations, in high-paid 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, n an annual immigration Of
thrifty adventures Of all nations; despite
the freedom here from inherited burdens