Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Na ional Democratic PlatformThe Democrat!- of the United States in Con« vention assembled declare: 1. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitu - tional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party as illustrated by the teaching and example of a long line of the Democratic statesman and patriots, and embodied in the platform <>f the last National Convention of the party. 2. Opposition to centralization, and to that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to consolidate in one. and thus to create whatever the form of government a real despotism; no sumptuary laws; separation of ehurch and state for the good of eaen; common schools fostered and protected. 3. Home rule, honest money, consisting 0! gold and silver and paper convertible into coin on demand; the strict maintenance of the public faith, State and National, and a tariff for revenue only. 4. The subordination of the military to the civil power, and a genuine and thorough reform of the civil service. The right tu a iree Uallot is a right preservative of all rights, and must and shall be maintained in every part of the United States. 5. Thecxistingadminietration is the represent tative of conspiracv onlv, and its claim of right to surround the ballot-boxes with troops and Deputy Marshals to intimidate and obstruct the alectors, and the unprecedented use of the veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic power, insults the people and imperils their institutions. 6. We execrate the course 01 this administration in making places in the civil service a reward for political crime, and demand a reform by statute, which shall make it forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe his way to the seat of a usurper by billeting villains upon the people. 7. The great fraud of 1876 7, by which, upon a false count of the electoral vote's of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to be President, and forthe first time in American history the will of the people was set aside under a threat of military violence, struck a dead.y blow at our system of representaiive government. The Democratic party, to preserve the country from the horrors of a civil war, submitted for the time in the firm and patriotic belief that the people would punish this crime in 1880. Tills issue precedes and dwarfs every other. It imposes a more sacred duty upon the people of the Union than ever addressee! the consciences of a Nation of freemen, 8. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to he a candidate for the exalted place to which he was elected by a majority of his conn trymen, and from which he was excluded by the leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep t sensibility, and they declare their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism and integrity unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy; and they further assure him that he is followed into the retirement he has chosen for himself bv the sympathy and respect of his fellow citizens', who regard him as one who, by elevating the standard of the public morality and adorning and purif' ing the public service, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and his party. 9. Free ships and a living chance for American commerce upon the seas, on the. land : n:> discrimi nation in favor of transportation line; , corpara- . tions or monopolies. I 10. Amendment of the Burlingame treaty; no more Chinese immigration except for travel, education and foreign commerce, and therein carefully guarded. 11. Public money and public credit for üblic purposes solely, and public land for actual settlers. 12. The Democratic party is the friend of labor and the laboring man, and pledges itself to protect him, alike against the cormorants and the Commune. 13. We congratulate the country upon the honesty and thrift of a Democratic. Congress, which has reduced the public expenditure §4O (XX) - 000 a year; upon the continuance of prosperity nt home and the National honor abroad, and, above all, upon the promise of attch a change in the administration of the government as shall imure a genuine and lasting reform in every department of ti e public sei vice.

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. 1. We, tl(c Democracy of Indiana, in Delegate Convention assembled, congratulate the Democracy of tha country upon the harmony prevailing within its organization, and upon it-- unanimity in the purposes to cast behind it every occasion and sentiment of discoi d, and to stand as one man for success in 1880; and we give assurance to the Democracy of the country that, acceptin'; tire- declaration of principles, anti purposes, that maybe made at Cincinnati, and (lie candidates who may be there chosen, we will give to them our earnest and undivided support. 2. We believe that laws should be enacted,executed and administered only Cor the public good, arid all class legislulion, anil all favoritism in the affairs of Government, should be defeated and made odious; that taxes should be levied justly, affd the most rigid economy should control public expenditures; that the elections must be freed from the control of the army, and of partisan officials, in that they shall be i'airand honest as they once were; that the rightful jurisdiction of the State Courts must be restored, in all cases where it has beeu usurped by the Federal authority, so that justice may be 'administered cheaply and speedily. 3. The coin and paper money of the country should be of uniform value, and readily convertible, aud should have as great purchasing power as the money of other first class commercial countries of the world, and the paper money, like the coin, should be fu mi shell by the United States, and should not be in excess of such quantity as will be, and remain always, at par with coin. 4. Inasmuch as the outstanding Treasury notes are no longer necessary to the Government in the use of its credit , and are useful only as money, they should be made subject to taxation, the same as other money. As tax payers, we declare our gratification at the action of the Democratic members of Con- ! gress in reducing public expenditure, and in cut- ! ting off the allowance and payment of questionai bieand fraudulent claims, resulting in a saving to the Treasury of more than $100,000,000. | 5. We will stand with all our might against the I aggression of the Republican le’.ders upon the rights of the States, made forthe purpose of building up a strong central power, dangerous i.o the liberty of the people. We will in all fidelity miiiutaiii the Constitutional rights and powers of the United States, and as faithfully we will maintain and vindicate the rights ol the States as reserved to them in the Con stitution. 6. The Legislature of 1879 is entitled to honorable mention for having redeemed the pledges of the Democratic Convention of 1876 to provide by law for the comfort and safety of laborers In the mines, and for securing their wages to the persons en.ployed by corporations, and we are in favor of such further legislation in the premises as maybe necessary and proper. We congratulate the people of the State that by the. action of the Democrats of the last Legisla ture in basing representation on population and contiguity of territory only, the shame and taint ot fraud have been removed from the apportionment of representation. and Unit now the people will be equally- and fairly represented. 7. The people of Indiana are justly proud of their system of free schools, and will maimain them in their full force mid usefulness, and to .hat end we must sec to it that the management theieof does not become wasteful or extravagant, and that no part of the niuniiicent fund which they have provided shall be- used for sectarian or for any other purposes whatever than the support of common schools 8. We are gratified that the Democrats in Congress have acted in respect to bounties and pensions forsoldies and their families in the spirit of justice and liberality. 9. We hold up to public detestation the conduct of the leaders in the Republican parly in placing Hayes and Wheeler by crimina’ practices shocking to every honest sentiment and damaging to our institutions,in offices to which i icy were not aected. It. was an on.rage upon fi-ee ;;ove—imeiit, cud a crime against the elective l -anchlsethat an not be forgiven, and must not be repeated, and for which the guilty parties must be driven f-om power and consigned to infamy. And we hold up to public detestation t’e conduct of the President in rewarding the guilty parties by conferr'ng upon them high and lucrative offices. To reward crime is itself criminal.

10. During the past few years our country has been blessed in a high degree with fevorab’e’seasons, and the production of our vn’y.rble staples has been enormously in excess of our ow.t consumption. We have sold to foreign countries many hundred millions more than we have purchased from them; gold and silver lias come to us; business confidence has been restored, and we havethe hope and promise of good limes again. In ail this we recognize the blessing of God upon our country, and we denounce it es false and blasphemous when partisan leaders claim that this is the work of theii hands, andtliat the people should be thankful to,hem and hot grateful to Heaven for our returning piosperity. 11. We approve the sentiment expressed by Goyernor Hendricks in his lelte; o' acceptance in 1876, rhat “the iniquitous coolie system wnieh, through the agency of wea’ .’ey companies impo -,s Chinese bondsmen, establishes a species of slavery, and interferes with the just reward of labor on our Pacific Coast, should be utterly abolished.” 12. Our State administration is entitled to the respect and support of the people. The governmen* of Indiana is efficiently administered, and more cheaply than that of any other State. 13. That we recognize the right of colored citizens as well as white to immigrate into Indiana, but we condemn anddenour.ee the action of the Republican party in importing into this State pauper negroes for the sole purpose of using them as voters. 14. We hereby insaruct our delegates to the National Convention at Cincinnati to present to that body the name of Thoma# A. Hendricks as a candidate for President of the United States, one who has at all times faithfully maintained the cause of Democratic truth and justice acceptably to the Democracy of the whole Union, thus assuring the election of a Democratic Legislature and United States Senator in 1881, and a fresh, pure and con B titutional administration of the General Government. 15. We favor the continuance of the two-thirds rule in the National Convention, and the dele gates this day chosen are hereby instructed to vote for Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks as our candidate for the Presidency, and to vote as a unit on all questions in said Convention, We have much pleasure m recommending Thermaline to our readers, as an aosolute curs for Malaria. The nianuiaeturers name alone is a guarantee of its merit. It sellsat2s per bor. For particulars see Advt. For sale by Emmet Kanual. business uow before the publie. You HEX can make money faster at work for mIH us than at anything else Capital not required. We will start you. sl2 a day and upwards made at home Dy the industrious. Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. You can devote your whole time to devote to the work or only your spare moments. No other business will pay yon nearly so well. No one willing to work can fail to make enormous pay by engaging a, once. Costly outfit and terms free. Agi ea r opportunity to make money easily and hon •rably. Address Tbvb A Co,, Augusta, Main