Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-10
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the State Of Nevada,
in convention assembled, Aft its devotion
to the priucip Q Is laid down in the National
Democratic platforms of l 76 and 1850, as we
believe that the maintenance OF these princi.
pies is necessary to the safety, prosperity and
perpetuity of the Union under the Constitution
We arrsign the Republican party for having, IN
sddiuou to its other grave crimes, dealt the
most dangerous blow ever leveled at the liber-
ties of the Ann rican citizens and the perpetu-
ity of republican Institutions, by the theft of
the Presidency in 1876. We concur In the I'M
qualified condemnation expressed by the great
mass meeting recently held in New York City,
which declared: That fraud will forever be
\ stain on our history as q people; it can never
be effaced; nor should 1t ever be psrdoned. 1t
was deadly thrust aimed at the life of the
hepub ic. An demonstrations commission,
created 10 override the Will of the Pc pie. &C,
comp,ishedi its purposts by q vote OF 8 TOT. Ac-
C riding to the revelations Of President Gar
field, the army of tie United States was con-
centrated In and around the capital by order
of President Grant to prevent the repre-en-
tstives Of the people from insugursting the
iswfully-elecied President in the mode
provided in the Uonstitutisn-the rsukest
usdrpation ever pracrced by q military
tyrant. The usurpation was consummat-
ed and the sssassins of self-government
were severslly rewarded out OF the public
treasury, and as yet the greatest frau / OF the
century has not been punished. To redress
this wrong becomes the paramount duty Of the
Democracy In the coming Presidential cam.
pal n 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 effaced 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 execu led, the Democ-
racy Of Eevada demands the nomination of
rildeu and Hendricks. From the tribunal OF
5 to 7, created for tue occasion, we confidently
appeal t. the supreme tribunal of the Ameii-
can people.
The delegates to be selected by this eonven-
ton, to represent Nevads in the National Con-
v%ention, are hereby instructed to cast the fun
vote of Nevada for Samuel j. Tilden and
ThomaSA. Hendricks for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States, 30 long
ss their names shall remain as candidates
before the convention. We demand the re-
moval Of all restrictions upon the coins e OF
silver, believing taat its restoration to its
ancient rank as q circulating medium will
benefit not only the IN ming interests of Ne
vada, but the peopie'of the entire country We
denOunce the Republican party for the demon
"a 1917 AA SRHCcAh h1
partial restoration in 1878, snd for persistently
endeavorine ever since to NULL v, as far
ss possible, the operation of said law OF
1878, by restricting the coinage to one-hslf the
maximum permitted by law, AID as ar 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 sil
yer, while their national platform is o~minously
III Tnasa thHa rnaffa NJ =
to the people of Nevada. We cali upon the in
telligeRt miners of Nevada. and upon all ether
citizens of the State, regardless of partisan
preferences, to xpress at the ballot box theii
condemnation of this party, which has proved
itself to be their most dangerous enemy, and
which now thrra,ens to repeal the Act of 1878
We claim for the Democratic party of the
country the honor Of having gwen to the PEG
pie of the Pacific Coast their first and only
relief from the bl ghting effects of unrestrtcted
Chinese immigration-relief long but vsinly
sought at tie hands of Republican Cons resses
We point to the fact that the passage Of
this Ac. Of psrtisl relief was bitterly snd
vigorously opposed by a large majority
of the Republicans in Congress an,
almost unanimously by the Eastern press and
leaders of that party. We further charge tina
since the passage of that Act the efforts oi
Republican Judge, and of other Federal Off
cials. have been direcied either to it's absolute
or practical nulifcation. We are 4, favor oil
continuing in strict force and execution tht
present law Of Congress excluding Chimes
laoorers from every portion of our country
We hold that the traIiff should be so sdju,ted
as to yield ample revenue for the T quirement:
of honest and economical government, thai
the burden of duties shou d he laid chiefly
upon the luxuries of life, and as lightly =,
p 'ssiple upon articles OF necessity, and thai
in such adjustments the interests of American
l-bor, and not of monopolies, should alone be
regarded.
Resolved, That our State Constitution IL
deficient in its provisions for our present
wsnts, and inadequate to the institute n ny
statutory enactments of the economical re
forms necess sry in our state and county gov
ernments, and TO prevent by wholesome legis
lstion the aggressive attitude of corporatiot
monopolies. We the efore rec 'mmend tina
the members of the D.mocra 'ic party In Ne
vada vote at the next election for a call of
constitutional Conventions; that the Demo
cratic party Is now, and always has been. tn
party OF the people, and therefore opposed Il
monopolirs of all kinds; that we are opposed
to the unjust determinations prscticed by the
railroads of this State, and favor any leg tsls
ton, national or state, that will prevent this
and will regulate fares and freights, and re-
duce both TO such 9 maximum as will vie d
fair profit on invested cspita,, ard at th'
same time no longer be oppressive to I'll
people; the truth that the creature mus
be subject to the creator, makes this righi
aud imperative; that we favor the creation VI
q State 30 nd OF Equalization as the only fessi
BILE way by which a uniform aud equitable
assessment may be made on property situated
in two or more counties in this State. Tina
we ara opposed to any diversion or interference,
with the Public School Fund for sectsrian pur
poses th at We view with alarm the acquisition
Of large bodies of land in this country b,
wealthy aliens, and we believe that legi -latioI
should be had restricting such acquisitions fo
the future; that the public lands should be re
served by the General Government for sctua
settlers, and that there should be no monopl,
Of acreage by subsidies to railroad corp IRA
lions. for the violation of which principles W,
arraign the Republican party, q party which
pretentiousiy speaks of the pnblic lands as tn,
''heritage of the people after 1t hassquanderet
the fairest portions Of this domain in reckless
grants.
In all matters not touched upon in this dec
l-rstion of principles. we shall feel safe IL
standing upon the platform to be put forth b,
the National Democratic Convention, Q bod
whose wisdom we recognize as superior to ourS
aud whose loyalty to the cause Of Democrac,
we know to be as spirited and as earnest as oul
own, and we pledge the Democracy of Nevad,
to The hearty support of the nomination OF tina
convention.