Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

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The Democratic party of the State of Nevada,
in convention assembled, afirms its devotion
TO the principle Is laid down in the National
Democratic platforms of / 76 and lsS0. IS We
b lieve that the maintenance of these priHci-
Piles is necessary to the safety, prosperity and
perpetuity of the Union under the Constitution.
We arr ,igu the Republican party for having. in
addition to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blew ever leyeled at the lber-
ties of the American citizens and the perpetu-
ity of republican Institutions, by the theft of
the Presidency in 1876. We concur in the un-
| qualified condemnation expressed by the great
mass meeting recently held in New York City,
which declared: THAT fraud will forever be
q stain on our history as a people; 1t can never
be effaced; nor should il ever be pardoned. 1t
was deadly thrust aimed st the life Of the
Republic. An unconstitutional commission,
created to override the VIII of the pc pie, &C
complishedits purposes by & vote of 8 tot. Ac-
| c. riding to the revelations of President Gar
field, the army of the United States was con-
centrated In and around the capital by order
of President Grant to prevent the represen-
tstives of the people from insugurating the
lswfulIy-elecied President in the mode
provided in the Uonstitutisn-the rsnkest
usurpation ever prscuced by q military
tyrsnt. The usurpstion was consummst-
ed and the asssssins of self-government
were severslly rev srded out of the public
treasury, and as yet the greatest fraud of the
century has not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty of the
| Democracy in the coming Presidential CAIN
pain To attain this end we ask the earnest
cooperation Of every Democrat and every
American citizen"
In the full conviction that the stamp of
| fraud can be effsced from the pages of Ameri-
can history, by no means SO effective as by the
re election of the true and tried statesmen and
patriots against whom the successful con
spiracy was planned and executed, the Democ.
racy of Nevada demands the nomination of
| Tildea and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
| 8 to 7, created for tue occasion, we confidently
appeal II the supreme tribunal of the Anne l.
can people.
The delegates to be selected by this conven-
ton. to represent Nevada in the National Con-
v~entiop. are hereby instructed to cast the full
vote of Nevada for Samuel ]. Tilden and
Thomas A. Hendricks for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States. SO long
as their names shall remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
movsl of all restrictions upon the coins e of
silver, believing that its restoration to its
ancient rank as q circulating medium will
benefit not only the N ming interests OF Ne
vsds, but the people'of the entire country We
denounce the Republican party for the demon
itiz stion OF silver in 1873. for opposing its
partial restoration in 1878, snd for persistently
endeavoring ever since to nullify, as far
az possible, the operation of said laws OF
1878. by restricting the coinage to one-hslf the
maximum permitted by law, aud as far as
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 sill
yer, while their national platform is omfnously
silent upon this question Of vital importance
to the people of Nevada. We cali upon the in
t~eliigent miners OF Nevada, and upon sll other
~citizens of the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to express at the ballot box their
~demns of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now thre siens TO repeal the Act of 1878.
We claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor of having given TO the peo-
pie of the Pacific Coast their first and only
relief from the bli ghting effects of unrestricted
Chinese immigrstlon-reiief long but vsinly
sought st the hands of Republican Congresses.
We point to the fact tnat the passage of
this Act Of partial relief was bitterly and
vigorously 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 Judge, and of other Federal Off
Gals, have been directed either TO its absolute
or practical notification. We are fu favor of
continuing in strict force and execution the
present law of Congress excluding Chinese
laoorers from every portion of our country.
We hold that the trsrif should be so adjusted
as TO yield ample re senae for the I, quirements
of honest and economical government. that
the burden of duties should be laid chiefly
upon the luxuries of life, and as lightly 81
p ssiple 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 is
deficient in its provisions for our present
wants, and Inadequate to the institution by
statutory e~nactments of the economical re-
forms necess AIRY in our state and county gov
ernments, and to prevent by wholesome legis-
lstion the aggressive attitude Of corporation
mouopolies. We the efore recommend that
the members of the Democra ic party in Ne
vada vote at the next election for a call of q
Constitutional Convention; that the Demo
cratic party is now, and al " avs has been, the
party of tue people. and therefore opposed to
monopolies Of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust discrimination pract1ced by the
railroads of this State, and favor any legisls-
ton, national or state. that will prevent this,
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both to such q maximum as will vie d q
fair proht on invested cspital, ard at thu
same time no longer be oppressive to tle
people; the truth that the creature must
be subject to the creator, makes this right
aud Imperative; that We favor the creation uf
q State board OF Equalization, as the only feast
BILE way by which q uniform and equitable
assessment may be made on property situated
in two or more counties in this State. That
we are opposed ia any diversion or interference
with the Public School Fund for sectsrian pur-
poses that We view with alarm the acquisition
of large bodies Of land in this couutry by
wealthy aliens, and we believe that legi .lation
should be bad 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 monopoly
of acreage by subsidies tn railroad corpora
tons. for the violstios of which principles We
arraign the Republican party, a party which
pretentiously speaks of the public lands as the
"heritsge of the people after 1t hassquandered
the fairest portions of this domain in reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
lsration of principles. we shall feel safe In
standing upon the platform to be put forth by
the National Democratic Convention, q body
whose wisdom we recognize as superior to ours,
and whose loyalty to the cause of Democracy
we know to be as spirited and as earnest az our
own, and We pledge the Democracy of Nevada
to the hearty support of the nomination of that
convention.