The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-11-05
Nsrada psmoeratie Platform.
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Ab'FifD SAlIINhEE ltTH, 1870.
The Democracy q Nevada. in sozrri;san assembled
DO resolve a. follows:
R,,oiri. That arc in favor Of tn. pcrpetuity OF
;hc Federal Casa. aud that viii rv-f-s any pruI-
shall stand Pledged Y elected. carry out and fuh
existing law-. vh,thsT organic or statutory, until
changed by tie proper authority.
E;,so'r,i That We deaouuec the present tartT a.
gigantic robbery Of tile labor and industry OF the
teTy-is ai few thousand nszoSscs: that 1t should
no longer be submitted q that candidate for pub
nc one ! N"tthy "i supp vi" = not ia favor
OF low revenue tariff. "hgi clearly appTuNinatcs to
free trade; and that ii tie &rr cement OF any FeNe
If. all the necvssaries UG lGc shoul be abso
luteiy free from duty.
RssnlrsI That the internal revenue ~ stem Of the
Jniica states i oppressive IN its eEzcDus that To-
impose burdens on one class OF ctzeUs. OP2as b1Ich
uf industry, To- build up another ALIAS, ~ the
taxing pnNer that the odesis INCOME tsA. which
only be efficiently collected b. private ard family
visitation and iuquisltiun 10y government officials. Is
IN its nature repulsVe to American sentiments of
personal liberty. and unequal in it, uperatiou and
that instead thereof We favor the consttitonai mod
of collecting revenue. by the appOrtiouneut Of the
same among the several States Of the Juiou.
RsSDiret. That opposed To- the system of ma
uonal banks. and demand the immediate repeal Of the
law creating them. and tin place OF the OF such
United States.
ReIotr,i. Tat we in favor o: funding the ma
oonai debt, and the substitution Of tiIne.DOnds at
rasOable rate OF interest for all other forms Of In.
debtclness, and the faithful Payment OF such bonds
according 10 the terms Of the same.
R~sOtr,d That the action OF the Republican party in
granting large portions " the public lands in various
states anu lcEfltpFits pi tGr mon u private
lions I'D without limitation gsnditiuu u
to the price per :ug which sErh land shall be zl
Ia actual yttlrTs, against public policy unjust 10
the pioneer citizen, and in violation of the sacred
trust reposrd IN the representatives the people to
guard aud preserve the puDll= main Al inheri-
tEnCe and homestead for actual occupants.
R,IoSrci. That We opposed TO any change IN the
naturalization !A"s Of tile United States. any
tempt by Congress to deprive the ul the
power OF naturalization, tending to Capitalization
and desput.sia, and imposing . heavy tax upon
persons S-.rling TO become citizens OF the United
StatCs
Rs'oirsi. That We opposed to . imposition Of
any tax condition precedent to- the exercise OF i
night OF suffrage. and III favor Of a reduction OF
Tees for naturalization IL tie courts 81 the State.
RsF"tr,f. That We az ~ favor Of safe and honest
administration OF tn FINANCIAL af.-s-s the state
government aud the PTS alton OF the public credit
OF economy ui the public resources. and IA rigid ac-
eountabAty 10 the poop q! all public servants
Rssoir,d. That will resist to the utmost the az
gressive spirit Of all mOucycd moEopOlcs who for
sakinS their legitimate business. rDdCayOr control
the great political parties, AMI thereby r,tder the
legislation 81 thu State -ubserys.ut to their own sci.
hsh interests that such control has heretofore and
II maintained, will again. render the many subject 10
the lew, labor subserYicnt 10 capital, and the bod
polite tributary TO such muuoIollrs.
RsSOirri. That under the pTvJsNt Of opposing cOoi
Importation c Republican party cloak their consent
To the unrtstTcte voluntary Immigration OF the Chi
nesc AM are therein false t. the interests the
country that the interests alike of labor and Cap
tai require and the spirit OF free demands
that the gates should be sealed against immigra-
hOn or importation, under any pretcuse whatever
AslAtics, who can not asEiInlIatc with social
political life, and whose competition threatens the de-
structIun OF free white labor and that all public
trea les faVUring permitting such Immigration or
Congressional legislation had will prohibit such
Immigration or importation.